“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” Thomas Jefferson Rarely does an informal user group talk challenge my perceptions. This month’s Linux User’s of Victoria Beginner’s Workshop talk, presented by Ben Sturmfels, did. Many will be familiar with the oft-cited benefits of free and open source (FOSS) software; it’s cheaper to…
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Well, Software Freedom Day Melbourne has been and gone for another year! This year’s event was absolutely amazing, with thanks to Multimedia Victoria, Linux Australia, the State Library of Victoria, VicNet and Linux Users’ of Melbourne, whose generosity enabled us to produce hundreds of free DVDs packed with free and…
Comments closedIt’s just under two weeks until Software Freedom Day is celebrated – and I’m so excited by this year’s event! It’s promising to be the best Melbourne event ever – with Senator Kate Lundy confirmed to speak on Government 2.0 and Rami Olwan of Creative Commons also speaking. And let’s…
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