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The Great GNU/Linux Division

Bruce Byfield on April 22nd, 2019
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With or without the nod to GNU with the moniker GNU/Linux, desktop Linux is still the same under the hood. A rose is still a rose, as they say. […]

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What’s Wrong With the Music Modernization Act

FOSS Force Guest Writer on April 15th, 2019

An act of Congress that was supposed to level the playing field for performers and songwriters seems to do little to upset the status quo. As The Who once said, “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” […]

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The Demise of Google+ and the Case for FOSS

Bruce Byfield on April 8th, 2019

Google’s failed social network is now just another empty storefront on the Boulevard of Abandoned Tech

So much for Google+. As of April 2, 2019, the social media site’s personal accounts are no […]

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FOSS: On the Road to Nowhere

Bruce Byfield on March 18th, 2019
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Has FOSS traded its shared values for success? […]

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Eelo: Gaël Duval’s Open Source, Privacy Respecting Android Phone Clone

Christine Hall on December 27th, 2017
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The man behind the first user-friendly Linux distribution now seeks to produce a free-as-you-want-it-to-be Android phone that respects user rights. […]

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