Who’s Important
I am not about to start a flamewar, but how pointless is it we fret about what a couple of YouTubers and their sidekicks have to say about Linux desktops?
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Opinion
The Three Laws of FLOSS Projects
A relatively easy way to decide what communication activities are appropriate for your Free Software project.
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The Baseline
Technical writers are not always required to write exclusively for engineers. Sometimes they also have to write for their bosses, their bosses’ bosses, investors, buyers and end users. These readers may or may not come from technical background. In this article we will look at ways you can ensure your message gets across. (You can also just watch the video).
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The new and subtle Microsoft
Deep, deep, very deep inside me, I just hope all of this will turn out not to be true. Hopefully
Read moreDo not get excited about Microsoft joining the Linux Foundation
Let’s not get too excited about this. Firstly, Microsoft does not <3 Linux to any degree. Microsoft wants to contain
Read moreOpinion: Game Nearly Over
So here’s the news: Microsoft is forcing game developers and game developing companies through the hoop of their app store,
Read moreThe State of Gaming on GNU/Linux
So Alien: Isolation is probably getting a Linux port. Is this news? Hardly. The number of games, including AAA games,
Read more2017 – Year of the Linux Desktop
In a recent post Steve Burge reflects on how Free Software has managed to spread into tech companies in a
Read moreGive me Support or Give me Death
I guess I’m insecure like that, but I often find myself trying to rationalise my affinity for Free Software. How
Read moreAge of Makers
The late 70s and early 80s were arguably the golden age of computer nerdiness. This was an age of innovation
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