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A price to pay – the Free Software column
For a successful open source company, the lack of process control is just a small price to pay in the grand scheme of...
Mono – a gratuitous risk – The Free Software Column
Mono was never going to be an easy fit for the Linux desktop. Users didn’t like it, and neither did the developers,...
Free software and the necessity for idealism
Free software idealism is a necessary and desirable part of the software landscape, says Richard Hillesley….
How can the layman get involved with free software?
Contributing to the documentation of a free software project is a good route for those who want to get involved but...
The common goose
The rapid expansion of digital technologies, and opening up of new channels of communication and information, challenges...
Why open source needs Simon Cowell
With apologies for the sensationalist headline, Simon Brew wonders how to get a realistic debate going in the modern...
The future of free software – are we on rocky ground?
In this months column, openSUSE community manager Jos Poortvliet ponders the future of free software….
Fancy some free software, Grandma?
Why do we make things difficult for ourselves when promoting alternative software and services, wonders Simon Brew....
Appropriation – and the kingdom did not fall
Richard Hillesley, wonders if the much-used aphorism that 'information wants to be free' is still prescient in the light...
