Free software
Jan 25 2005 10:38
Someone mentioned Bill Gate's attack on free ("open source"*) software as communist in the bittorrent thread. I thought I'd share some links on free software that'll be of interest to anarchists.
Definition of free software (this is a bit dry)
http//www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
A Speech on Sharing by Richard Stallman (nice friendly intro to fs)
http//www.fsf.org/events/rms-nyu-2001-transcript.txt
"Anarchism Triumphant Free Software and the Death of Copyright" by Eben Moglen
http//old.law.columbia.edu/my_pubs/anarchism.html
*it's better to say free (as in speech) software than open source, the free software movement regards sharing as a right while the open source argument is that it just makes better software.
Jan 25 2005 14:13
#2
http://www.enrager.net/newswire/stories.php?story=04/02/09/7133567
look at that, its still there.
Jan 25 2005 15:41
#3
Theres a couple more articles at:
http://www.enrager.net/culture/computer/index.htm
Gunna be re-doing that section soonish tho, with more emphasis on articles and texts so post any u find up here 
Jan 25 2005 15:49
#4
I think that one was off the register wasn't it? thats a good place to check, and slashdot is pretty good too even if I can never be bothered to read it.
Jan 25 2005 17:21
#5
Here's some actual free software:
Jan 25 2005 17:27
#6
warez sites are a bit dodgy though, most of them have shite porn pop ups or dont actually have what you want to download and/or give you spyware riddled software.
Jan 25 2005 17:28
#7
I've used this one myself and it was fine for most of the programs. One had a virus but my anti-virus picked it up and since the program has been removed.
Jan 25 2005 18:47
#8
Refused, I hate you. I've just spent ages playing with stupid fish... 
Jan 25 2005 19:06
#9
lucy82 wrote:
Refused, I hate you.
Music to my eyes!!
Jan 25 2005 20:09
#10
Ah but that software's free as in beer not as in speech. I use lots of non-free software, but I'd rather not... like all the music I've made for a year or more is stored in Cubase SX's proprietary format. So basically Steinberg control my music. That sucks ass.
Need to give rosegarden a try...
ages ago there used to be quite a good little article about open source software on the newswire, I dont know how long they keep stuff on there for though. I'll have a look.