When I think of Open Source I think of people freely contributing for the greater good. Unfortunately, that glorious purpose can be co-opted by big business for their own ends. Given their history of always trying to get the most work out of people for the least compensation - which is one of many reasons why the world economy is crashing - would you be surprised that for-profit businesses would love to have the fruits of the labor of masses of intelligent, generous and good-hearted without … [Read more...]
We Need INDEPENDENT Open Source Alternatives
Corporations are systematically taking over Open Source alternatives which were independent (or at least appeared to be). All of us who value our freedom need to start identifying solutions free from Corporate control. Most likely in many cases we will have to create them ourselves and learn to protect them from infiltration and takeover. FireFox may as well be Google and the latest version of Ubuntu - an Operating System I chose because I do not trust Microsoft - has a new version of … [Read more...]
Open Source for Beginners: Basic Terms, Choosing Operating System and Programs
How long have you wanted to change operating systems and go Open Source? I've put it off for years because I had filled every waking hour with work to accomplish and just did not have time to research all the options. There was no time to dedicate to the steep learning curve that is required when you change EVERYTHING you know how to use. What if there were one site where you could easily find a path to the answers we need? … [Read more...]
