http://thelinuxcolonel.com Militant About Free Software Thu, 31 May 2007 13:40:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been perusing the various documents released by Novell as part of their recent 10-K filing, and one thing that everyone has to notice when looking at the technical cooperation agreement, or especially the patent cooperation agreement is ***. So, I have decided to whip up a new Wordpress plugin ... http://thelinuxcolonel.com/index.php/2007/05/30/new-wordpress-plugin-the-redacter/ Here is a great site (www.getgnulinux.org) as an introduction to Free Software concepts, and this page does a pretty lucid job of clearing up some common misconceptions, including the infamous allusions to the dreaded "C" word. 5. Free software is like communism. Supporters of this idea argue that there can be no ... http://thelinuxcolonel.com/index.php/2007/03/21/dispelling-common-free-software-misconceptions/ If you want to learn about security and hacking, here is a fantastic place to start. Damn Vulnerable Linux (DVL) is a modified Damn Small Linux designed for IT-Security & IT-Anti-Security and Attack & Defense study. Actually, it is a perverted Linux distribution made to be as insecure as possible. ... http://thelinuxcolonel.com/index.php/2007/01/02/damn-vulnerable-linux-10-released/ Recently, it was declared that Novell is a mixed-source company, which really shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone familiar with their product line. At the CITI forum, Novell South Africa Country Manager Stafford Masie shared his insight in contrasting the philosophies of Red Hat and Novell, or ... http://thelinuxcolonel.com/index.php/2007/01/02/more-on-novells-mixed-source-model/ As reported on OpenSourceGovernment.com, ten major Dutch cities, including Amsterdam will be experimenting with open source alternatives to Microsoft Windows desktops and Office applications. The City of Amsterdam will be testing out open source software in two administrative districts, the housing department and one of its borough offices. Amsterdam is ... http://thelinuxcolonel.com/index.php/2007/01/02/dutch-to-reduce-their-microsoft-dependence/ A new Knoppix release is now available, featuring KDE 3.5.5, OpenOffice.org 2.1, NTFS-3G and Beryl, among the numerous improvements and updates. Finally, it's done. Just in the past couple of months, there has been quite a lot of new and exciting development in the GNU/Linux world, which of course should also ... http://thelinuxcolonel.com/index.php/2007/01/02/new-knoppix-release-51/ Earlier, it was reported that Mary Jo Foley had spoken to Samba developer, and recent Google hiree, Jeremy Allison. Allison has also taken the time to speak to BoycottNovell.com since his official departure from Novell on the 29th. BoycottNovell.com: Do you think that Novell will 'fix' the covenant with Microsoft and ... http://thelinuxcolonel.com/index.php/2007/01/02/boycottnovellcom-interview-with-jeremy-allison/