“Quebec’s open-source software association is suing the provincial government, saying it is giving preferential treatment to Microsoft Corp. by buying the company’s products rather than using free alternatives.”
The problem is the Quebec goverment doesn’t “call for bidders” when the time come to buy microsoft software. They just buy, regardless if there’s a better and/or cheaper [...]
If you are a user of free and Open Source software you should consider joining as a participant or, better, help organize your local event. Last year 330 teams all around the world joined the event.
Why is it so important ?
Free and Open Source Software is often considered a thing for geeks, wired head and [...]
Everybody love the iPhone, this minicomputer that fit into your hand and with which you can also make call. People love the interface and the design. However the latest installment of the iPhone, the iPhone 3g, could go against Free and Open Source application, the apple iPhone developer licence agreement states the following :
You further [...]
I always dreamt that I could transform all the various intervention I did while in Viet Nam into something more permanent and better organized. I think it’s here now, Paul the guy who’s replacing me at the NGO resource centre has been very busy working with some NGORC members to do just that. Thank you [...]
If there’s one thing one Tay in Ha Noi want to pack up back to its place its the Bia Hoi, the beer, the ambiance, the food everything.
So for my last evening with all my friends what else can I do ? Going to the bia hoi, so please if you are a friendly person [...]
Because I leave vietnam I must sell things away, I’ll do a public thing on this sunday, just drop by. All the info is here
http://blog.ngowiki.net/selling-away/
I’m about to leave Viet Nam, to be frank I’m not very happy, I made many friends here and there’s some Nuoc Mam (fish sauce) flowing in veins. The feeling of being safe, driving my motorcycle, Nuoc mam, the noises, the smell, the sound of the Vietnamese language, eating out with buddies at the local [...]
The Microsoft hasn’t made the world better, it just made Microsoft richer along with several other companies who are benefiting from proprietary software : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7487060.stm
We need a real alternative, not Apple products - not Adobe or any of the companies who are monopolizing the right to distribute software. You believe it’s ok ? Think of [...]
Oxfam : “Biofuels are presented in rich countries as a solution to two crises: the climate crisis and the oil crisis. But they may not be a solution to either, and instead are contributing to a third: the current food crisis.” http://www.oxfam.org/en/policy/another-inconvenient-truth
In a rather long report Oxfam International explain that the current rise in [...]
Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X, OpenGL, and Unix. It is not an “emulator”, but a compatibility layer for running Windows programs. You don’t need windows to run wine, it is a completely free alternative implementation of the Windows API consisting of 100% non-Microsoft code.
The project is [...]
