Free-Software

A balanced view of free software and open source helps effectively separate the hype from the facts. It is a long video, but anyone interested in software development methodologies will benefit from thinking about the ideas presented. Links When Free Software isn’t (Practically) Better - Benjamin Mako Hill — GNU MediaGoblin Shared with: Public Comments Christopher Hicks - 2013-08-10T21:26:50Z Can anyone find the slides for this talk? Christopher Hicks - 2013-08-11T15:32:57Z ...

Let’s build a supercomputer! Links Creating a $99 parallel computing machine is just as hard as it sounds Shared with: Public +1’d by: Paul Fernandez

Yay Links Verizon Galaxy S4 has Been Rooted Again Running Build VRUAME7 – Droid Life Shared with: Public +1’d by: Brandy Butler, Paul Fernandez Comments Christopher Hicks - 2013-07-30T00:59:46Z I have rooted my first phone! I was ready to take it back to Verizon and get one that I could root. Happy, happy. Nexus experience is next. Brandy Butler - 2013-07-31T03:18:16Z Nexus FTW

Please do it! Links Join Thousands Of Linux Users Asking Google For Native Drive Client [Updates] Shared with: Public +1’d by: Paul Fernandez

For all of us that made fun of Richard Stallman and other free software zealots, it is time for reflection. Is open source going to take a stand against overzealous government spies? Maybe hanging out with people that talk about freedom on a regular basis and act on that belief is a good idea after all. Is commercial software going to save us from the Global War on Terrorism? Maybe it is time to put time and earnest effort into our technological future instead of expecting to buy it at 7-11 for $9.99. ...

How LibreOffice Writer Tops MS Word: 12 Features in Datamation.com. Not only is it free. Not only do you get the source code. You also get stability, more useful features, and portability across Linux/Mac/win. It is hard to beat the utter satisfaction of using a friendly featureful free alternative to bloated buggy expensive commercial software. Many of your friends and colleagues may be stuck in the you-get-what-you-pay-for mindset and missing out on this chance to save money and sanity, so spread the word when opportunity presents.

This is amazing. And the code is now open sourced http://code.google.com/p/sixthsense/ Has anyone played with this? Video Watch Video Links http://code.google.com/p/sixthsense/ Shared with: Public

Android is eating the phone market impressively fast. Maybe open is better than closed. Who could have guessed? Links The One Chart You Need To See To Understand Mobile Shared with: Public, Comments Christopher Hicks - 2011-11-21T16:06:25Z +Heart Spring interesting. I haven’t seen any Mac or Android malware in the wild, but I will keep a keener eye out for it now.

So open source world, regarding that $2B value I’ve received, well now I’ve paid back $1. Cool? Links chicks-net’s profile on GitHub Shared with: Public +1’d by: John McWade Update 2025-12-16 I feel I have given a few dollars since then and I have a few more to give. It is strange and neat to be looking back on this after 14 years, during a year where I have ramped up my rate and quality of contributions to the free software and open source communities. ...

Microsoft may be a Monopoly, but being a commercial software vendor is far worse. Do you hate Microsoft? Do you love Linux? Do you hate AOL? Do you love Apple? Do you hate Apple? And why should any computer company make this much emotional difference to anyone? Because this technology matters. It can make your day to day life vastly better. It can make tedious tasks interesting. It can make hard task easy. It can turn sinking companies into rising ones. It can eliminate distance in personal communications. It can free the blind and deaf from their isolation. ...