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Why 'Free as in Freedom' is More Important Than Ever for Linux Users

The Free Software Foundation is having a video contest on the subject "Why is free software important to you?" It's a timely topic, with Windows 7 just out and with the free software community's bickering so bitter as of late that common goals ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  IBM

Kubuntu Netbook Edition Preview

Desktop developers are starting to understand that netbooks need different interfaces than workstations -- or even notebooks. The smaller screens on netbooks are a usability challenge, comparable to designing a business card when you're used to ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  11 Nov 2009

Why FOSS Matters to Me (But Maybe Not to You)

The Free Software Foundation is having a video contest on the subject "Why is free software important to you?" It's a timely topic, with Windows 7 just out and with the free software community's bickering so bitter as of late that common goals ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  IBM

3 recent OpenOffice.org extensions

Although I do most of my professional writing in Bluefish, I usually use OpenOffice.org at least once a day. Consequently, I keep a close eye on the page. These days, many extensions are language-specific or clipart collections that most people will ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, Linux Journal,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.

Why people don't use free software

Whenever ideas run short, columnists and bloggers like to pontificate about why free and open source software isn't more successful. Inevitably, they trot out the same old explanations. Microsoft's monopoly, lack of vendor support, community ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.,  Autodesk, Inc.,  Joe Six-Pack,  IBM

KDE Social Desktop Contest: Freeing the Web

Imagine being able to search for help online without leaving your desktop application. An About dialog you could use to contact the developer. A site where you could post works in progress directly from your desktop for criticism. These are a few of ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  14 Oct 2009

Gnome 3.0 Stealth Preview: Will Anyone Notice?

GNOME 2.28 was supposed to preview GNOME 3.0. But it hasn't quite turned out that way, and whether what is visible will leave users eagerly anticipating or uneasy and rebellious is still anybody's guess. The GNOME developers did their part, bringing ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  10 Oct 2009

7 Steps to Better Tables of Contents in OpenOffice.org Writer

Like other word processes, OpenOffice.org Writer makes creating tables of contents (ToCs) quick and easy. Unfortunately, it also works with unaesthetic defaults and allows you to make choices that complicate your work flow rather than improving ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  1 Oct 2009

Gnome and KDE Wrestle With Menus

If you believe that desktop features can be intuitive, then a survey of the available menus in free and open source (FOSS) desktops should disabuse you of the notion. Although many desktop features, such as the panel, differ in only minor ways ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  30 Sep 2009

How GNOME and KDE spend their money

Quarterly reports are the stuff of business. In most people's minds, they are as far from the spirit of free and open source software (FOSS) as anyone can imagine. All the same, as non-profit organizations, many FOSS projects issue them. And while your ...

From BRUCE BYFIELD, LXer,  17 Sep 2009

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