Tag: FREESOFTWAREFOUNDATION

Getting on the Free Software Foundation's page of acceptable Linux distros isn't the easiest task in the world. Stallman and Co. have very particular requirements about what can and can't be included. A first glance at the page might put you off -- there aren't any big name distros like Ubuntu, Suse, or Fedora. Trisquel, however, is definitely worth a closer look. It's Ubuntu-based and ships ...

The open source zealots over at the Free Software Foundation have left us here at Download Squad slightly speechless over a press release dropped in our never-ending pile of random crap from around the Internet. It would appear the FSF is pulling out all the stops in their new campaign (read: crusade) entitled Windows 7 Sins. The folks over at the FSF have been known for some time now for their ...

Well, it seems HP's order fulfillment for enterprise Linux desktop systems is so massive, (multi-thousand units) they are considering offering factory loaded Linux on PC's. The numbers may represent a trend that market demand and mainstream acceptance of Linux is here. We previously reported evidence of this when the number one consumer comment on Dell's Idea Storm website was having Linux ...

The Haz-Mat suited activists of DefectiveByDesign gained quite a bit of exposure when they waltzed into Apple stores across the country carrying signs and informing customers about the rights they give up when buying DRM controlled music from the iTunes Music Store. Our sister site, The Digital Music Weblog (she prefers to be called TDMW for short) caught up with the crafty folks at ...