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Shame, Joy, Anxiety Visible in Brazil Political Fight

Alexandre Oliva shared his experience in the FSFLA battle in Brazil via his blog: http://www.fsfla.org/svnwiki/blogs/lxo/2007-08-31-joy-shame-anxiety.en.h...


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FSFLA Currently Fighting Two Battles

The Free Software Foundation - Latin America is currently fighting two battles.


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Administering phpGroupware: The Admin Module

We previously installed phpGroupware, and now we need to configure it so our users can do their work. This will be more of an overview to help you get up and running, than an in-depth tutorial.


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AWFFULL: Bringing Web Analytics to the Masses

If your boss is awfully analytical, you'll be glad to know about AWFULL's web analytics capabilities. Blue GNU interviewed Steve McInerney, to find out how the project came about and what AWFFULL (A Webalizer Fork FULL of features) offers to the modern-day webmaster.


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Installing phpGroupware (v. 0.9.16.012)

Need a virtual office? You can try phpGroupware, which is an official GNU Project. If you're not sure how to install it, just follow along with Don Parris as he installs the latest phpGroupware on a hosted Debian GNU/Linux System.


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Environmental and social justice groups unite to condemn Microsoft Vista

International coalition of environmental and social justice groups condemn Microsoft Vista and call for the adoption of free software


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Checking Out phpGroupware - the Virtual Office in a Box

I have been playing around with phphGroupware (version 0.9.16.011) for a little while, trying to get a feel for it. On the surface, it is fairly simple to use. And yet, it is also a fairly complex and flexible system. The question is, just how useful is it?


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Microsoft cannot declare itself exempt from the requirements of GPLv3

Microsoft cannot declare itself exempt from the requirements of GPLv3


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FSF Latin America Experiences Revival

Blue GNU interviews Alexandre Oliva to learn about Free Software Foundation - Latin America. After a bit of a stuttering start, the FSFLA is definitely well under way and making strong progress.


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GNU/Linux User - You Have The Right To Remain Silent, Anything you say...

What happens when it comes to light that terrorists are using the Linux Operating System to conduct their business. Linux already has a black-hat, bad-boy image.


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Logo Test - What Do You Think?

Another Sample Logo

I posted a sample logo, this evening to see what our readers think. We would love to know what you think!


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Importance of Grassroots Marketing Efforts for FOSS

Projects like the Tux Project and the Radio Talkshow Blitz are vitally important projects when it comes to helping the Free Software movement grow.


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Grassroots Campaign Seeks to get GNU/Linux On the Air

Grassroots public relations campaign aims to get GNU/Linux mentioned on radio talk shows.


Installing Simple Invoices On Debian Etch

This tutorial describes how to install Simple Invoices on a Debian Etch server. Simple Invoices is a web-based, basic invoicing system that lets you create and manage your invoices, export them as PDF or Excel files, email them to your customers, etc. It is intended for small businesses/organizations and home users.


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How do you market your FOSS project?

Blue GNU has launched a simple poll aimed at understanding whether and how FOSS projects market themselves. The 4-week project is an effort to help the community understand marketing and its impact on the progress of various projects.


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Needed - The Two Percent Solution

Most of us live our lives as consumers, and in most countries, regardless of politics, consumers drive the market.


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Microsoft Sales Tactics Breed Mistrust

A conversation between two IT management types displayed a definite mistrust of Microsoft's sales reps during a re-licensing negotiation. Yet we're supposed to trust a cmpany with a long history of dishonest behavior and a hostile attitude toward the FOSS community with the OSI stamp of approval?


Build Your Own Video Community With Lighttpd And FlowPlayer (Debian Etch)

This article shows how you can build your own video community using lighttpd with its mod_flv_streaming module (for streaming .flv videos, the format used by most major video communities such as YouTube) and its mod_secdownload module (for preventing hotlinking of the videos). I will use FlowPlayer as the video player, a free Flash video player with support for lighttpd's mod_flv_streaming module. I will also show how you can encode videos (.mp4 .mov .mpg .3gp .mpeg .wmv .avi) to the FLV format supported by Adobe Flash.


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GNU/Linux - Generate Funding For The Job At Hand

Insomnia and stress can put the mind into altered states of thought and I believe "thinking outside the box" came from just one stressed-out soul.


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GPLv3 Continues Strong Adoption Streak

According to Jack Loftus, over at Search TechTarget.com, GPLv3 adoption is up 14% week over