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Blog Post
Scuba dive with FOSS? There's an app for that
May 22, 2012 6:00am PDT
Looking to try a new summer activity? Marco Fioretti highlights some open source software that helps scuba divers keep track of their vital dive data.
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White Papers
Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of F/OSS Volunteer Participation in Defect Management
March 1, 2012 12:00am PST
Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) is an incredible and innovative opportunity of software development in the area of software engineering. An F/OSS project evolves by receiving submissions from...
Provided by: Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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Discussion Threads
FOSS is the end of the world as we know it
December 31, 2011 9:31pm PST
FOSS is the end of the world as we know it article root FOSS vs. Security As the creator, maintainer, and only contributor to my Open-Source texture website FOSS Media I have definite experience...
161 Started by SkyWlf77@... | Latest comment by dcolbert@...
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Blog Post
FOSS is the end of the world as we know it
December 31, 2011 8:36pm PST
The scientific community's debate about whether to release specific details about an airborne-communicable version of the avian flu reminds Donovan Colbert of the IT industry's open source vs....
161 Latest comment by dcolbert@...
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Discussion Threads
Android's apps are comparatively ugly: Is Linux to blame?
September 27, 2011 10:01am PDT
Android's apps are comparatively ugly: Is Linux to blame? article root KDE I agree and appreciate your comments, but I find KDE stunning, if that means anything. I expect more from Donovan I...
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Discussion Threads
All your Android are belong to us
September 26, 2011 8:21am PDT
All your Android are belong to us article root ok, I'll start.. "hi. My name is NS and I'm an OS-aholic" I'd say that Android not a Linux distribution. If it was a fork of a...
68 Started by Neon Samurai | Latest comment by pgit
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Blog Post
How to fix configuration anarchy on the Linux desktop
July 18, 2011 9:00am PDT
Marco Fioretti brings up one of the perennially pesky issues of the Linux desktop -- multiple configuration files for very similar programs. See if you agree with his proposed solution to...
34 Latest comment by victoria2403
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Discussion Threads
Why free software really isn't (and shouldn't be) free
March 9, 2011 11:35am PST
Why free software really isn't (and shouldn't be) free article root Huh? I have quite a lot of progs and scripts that I wrote to make things easier for me to manage the computers here at home....
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Discussion Threads
Secure code: Roboform (proprietary) vs FOSS password managers
February 11, 2011 3:20pm PST
Secure code: Roboform (proprietary) vs FOSS password managers A while back, I started looking for a FOSS solution for keeping track of my passwords. I did so as a result of Michael Kassner's...
5 Started by ITSecurityGuy | Latest comment by AnsuGisalas
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Discussion Threads
If open source can't accommodate Android Lusers, it ultimately fails
December 1, 2010 1:44pm PST
If open source can't accommodate Android Lusers, it ultimately fails article root I've never believed... ...the broad adoption of open source was necessarily a great thing anyway. It decreases...
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White Papers
The Future of Research in Free/Open Source Software Development
November 8, 2010 12:00am PST
Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) development is not the same as Software Engineering (SE). Why this is so is unclear and open to various interpretations. Both address the challenges of developing...
Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery
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Discussion Threads
GnuCash COULD be a Quickbooks killer
October 10, 2010 5:51pm PDT
RE: GnuCash COULD be a Quickbooks killer I use Quickbooks little brother Quicken. Can GnuCash connect and update to all of my accounts with one step update? GnuCash COULD be a Quickbooks killer...
65 Started by Mantronix! | Latest comment by itadmin@...
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White Papers
Collection of Time series of appetite-related sensations using a handheld computer: a case study
July 15, 2010 12:00am PDT
The authors present a case study in the design and subsequent use of "OKMO", a software program for the quantitative assessment of subjective appetite-related sensations, using a visual scale and...
Provided by: UC Regents
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Discussion Threads
A big legal victory for open source
February 22, 2010 1:59am PST
A big legal victory for open source article root Artistic License Hi... just a quick correction: the software was under the Artistic License when the infringements took place. Yeah, I remember...
33 Started by rowanwilson | Latest comment by Aaron Mason
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Collaboration Practices and Affordances in Free/Open Source Software Development
December 21, 2009 12:00am PST
This paper examines collaborative work practices, development processes, project and community dynamics, and other socio-technical relationships in Free and Open Source Software Development...
Provided by: University of California
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Discussion Threads
Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager
October 13, 2009 2:10pm PDT
Setting up a Cisco VPN connection with Network Manager article root WICD How about setting a VPN connection in WICD in Ubuntu. I know when you install WICD, you have to uninstall Network Manager...
3 Started by SysAdminII | Latest comment by kingttx
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White Papers
An Exploratory Study of the Evolution of Software Licensing
September 10, 2009 12:00am PDT
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is distributed and made available to users under different software licenses, mentioned in FOSS code by means of licensing statements. Various factors, such as...
Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery
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Discussion Threads
A journey into open source
July 11, 2009 10:30pm PDT
A journey into open source article root Nice insight Hey there! nice insight about your FOSS experience. Keep it up. Sumit Are you still old enough to be alive? Better question Is this 2002...
3 Started by sumit_www | Latest comment by Palmetto_CharlieSpencer
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Discussion Threads
10 tips for personal security when you leave an employer
February 12, 2009 10:33am PST
10 tips for personal security when you leave an employer article root 10 tips for personal security when you leave an employer Have you ever suffered any privacy-related problems when leaving an...
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Discussion Threads
Open source for U.S. government: Is there a downside?
January 26, 2009 8:42am PST
Open source for U.S. government: Is there a downside? article root Open The government is spending a lot of money for software, but then come security. Perhaps they can add closed security to...
109 Started by Marcelle Green | Latest comment by Neon Samurai
