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Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: Eric Raymond
No recession for free software
Hackers scorn the theory that the economic downturn could hurt open-source software.
The pigeon protocol
How the Talmud, hacker whimsy and a love of Linux inspired a group of Norwegian programmers to attach packets of computer code to birds' legs.
Who cracked Microsoft?
Many free-software hackers make no attempt to hide their hatred of Bill Gates -- could they be the culprits?
Paulina Borsook to Eric Raymond: Don't you Kakutani me!
The author of "Cyberselfish" takes issue with Raymond's screed defending libertarian geek culture.
Don't tweak the geeks!
A hacker historian parries a wrongheaded New York Times assault on digital culture.
The best game ever
No graphics, no sound, no razzle-dazzle -- but Nethack is still one of the finest gaming experiences the computing world has to offer.
Can Linux billionaires carry the free-software torch?
As dot-com mania sends shares in open-source companies soaring, the movement searches its soul.
Is Linux the real remedy?
The open-source camp welcomes the findings of fact. But some think that Linux doesn't need the courts to beat Redmond.
Casting an academic eye on Linux
Researchers at the University of Michigan want to know how the open-source community "gets things done."
Log: Is the Oval Office going open source?
Will all candidates in favor of free software please step forward? Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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