Filmaster is a new social network for film buffs that features personalized content and recommendations. What makes it special is that it is an open service: both code and content is free as in freedom. Bias warning: Author of this article is one of ...
Last Thursday PKN (Polish Normalization Committee) had a meeting on which it was supposed to come up with the decision concerning Polish recommendation for ISO/IEC DIS 29500 (OOXML) proposed standard. The common stance has not been acheived. In ...
# apt-get install tftpd-hpa xinetd service tftp { disable = no socket_type = dgram wait = yes user = root server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd server_args = -v -s /var/lib/tftpboot only_from = 192.168.1. 127.0.0.1 } cp /home/johnny/netboot/* /var/lib/ ...
Thousands of Polish high school students now have a chance to learn about GNU/Linux and the benefits of using free software as Polish FLOSS foundation together with school headmasters, supported by local authorities organize a series of lectures on ...
It may be a brave opinion but I predict that Ubuntu Linux and Windows Vista are going to be the two operating systems that will take over the largest chunk of the desktop OS market during the next couple of years. This comparison is based on my ...
Recently I’ve laid my hands on the new IBM’s child — Lotus Symphony (beta version). It is an office suite based on OpenOffice.org. Lotus Symphony includes text editor, spreadsheet and presentation tool. I’ve, decided to try this new IBM wonder. Lotus ...
Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon has been released today. I haven’t tested any alpha or beta versions of the new product from Canonical. I have decided to wait for the Release Candidate, since this has proved to work for me in the past. In short: it did not ...
17 persons out of 21 present in the voting of committee 182 voted for OOXML without comments! 3 voted yes with comments and one abstracted from voting. There were 0 (literally: zero) votes against the broken standard. An observer (would-be member of ...
According to Sławomir Wroński from Technical Committee 182 (KT 182) the reason for changing the role of KT 171 from leading to “supporting” committee was made on a meritorical basis. The final decision will be made after the voting takes place in KT 182 ...
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