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Save the Libraries – With Open Source

For some in the world of free software, libraries are things that you call, rather than visit. But the places where books are stored...

Why Use Open-source Software?

Author: JT Smith Free software is sought by Internet users everywhere because it is accessible right away and doesn't cost a dime. But did you...

Atheros Wi-Fi goes open-source, Linux friendly

At long last, Atheros has opened up the last binary barriers to making completely open-source, Linux-friendly drivers for its popular Wi-Fi chipsets. Link: blogs.computerworld.com Category: Open...

Spice up Your System with Open Source Fonts

Author: JT Smith Fonts are like candies: you can never get enough of them. So if you are getting tired of the fonts that come...

openDesktop.org provides super-portal to free software sites

Author: Bruce Byfield When users want the latest in free and open source software (FOSS), they are likely to think first of sites like freshmeat,...

The Open Source Force Behind the Obama Campaign

JFK said "Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan." So I'm here to claim Linux-based geek paternity for the successful presidential...

Free Icon-To-Speech: Open-Source Speech for Disabled

Cynthia, the daughter of my friend Sue, has cerebral palsy and uses a small touchscreen with picture icons to speak. Sue explained that this...

PC/OS 2009 OpenWorkstation Review

Author: JT Smith We take a look at this lightweight distribution. It is based on Ubuntu 8.04.1 and XFCE 4.4.2 and is geared towards novice...

Open source Untangle guard union’s privacy

Author: Ian Palmer When Maine State Employees Association SEIU Local 1989 needed software to safeguard confidential information and ward off online threats, it found...

Ubuntu vs. OpenSolaris vs. FreeBSD Benchmarks

Author: JT Smith Over the past few weeks we have been providing several in-depth articles looking at the performance of Ubuntu Linux. We had begun...