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RMS Calls to Liberate Cyberspace

Jun 29th, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Software

“Proprietary software is an antisocial practice”.

RMS Calls to Liberate Cyberspace
Henri Poole writes “In an interview with Groklaw’s Sean Daly at GPLv3 Conference in Barcelona, RMS talks with passion about the dangers of DRM. From the article: ‘the point is, we shouldn’t be passive victims! We should decide that it will not happen! And the way we decide that is by activism. We have to …
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Order your copies of Edubuntu today, its free

Jun 29th, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Education, Software

I wrote a post in my EdNA group about shipit and how to get free copies of Edubuntu for yourself and your students. I orderred 60 copies of Edubuntu so if your near Brisbane and looking for a copy then send me a message. I read Klepas blog and his copies already arrived so you can see what I’m talking about below.

The bird has arrived
Hey, awesome! The …
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First video of a working “One Laptop Per Child” laptop

Jun 26th, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Education, Software, Video

For those that missed it, check out the $100 laptop video on youtube or just click play below.

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Nelson Mandela explains what Ubuntu means

Jun 25th, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Education, Video

I was reading Ubuntu blog and found this youtube movie of Nelson Mandela explaining what Ubuntu means. You can watch it below.
[tags] Ubuntu, mandela[/tags]

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Edubuntu Video

Jun 25th, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Education, Software, Video

I created this video of the Edubuntu Desktop a while back, it includes audio and I have been using a subtitle editor but havent finished that yet. Over at Osvids they have heaps of videos of the GNU/Linux desktop.
Slow connections can download Edubuntu Video 768 x 576.

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Novell Xgl Compiz Presentation

Jun 24th, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Software, Video

Heres the Novell Xgl Compiz Presentation from youtube. You can watch it below.

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Fresh install with Libre Software on windows

Jun 23rd, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Software

Libre Software for a fresh install of windows.

http://optusnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/sevenzip/7z442.exe http://optusnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/urlget/urlgfe-1.0rc2.exe http://mirror.pacific.net.au/openoffice/stable/2.0.2/OOo_2.0.2_Win32Intel_install.exe http://optusnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/clamwin/clamwin-0.88.2.3-setup.exe http://ftp-mozilla.netscape.com/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/1.5.0.4/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%201.5.0.4.exe http://mozilla-atl.osuosl.org/pub/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/1.5.0.4/win32/en-US/Thunderbird%20Setup%201.5.0.4.exe http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/videolan/vlc/0.8.5/win32/vlc-0.8.5-win32.exe http://optusnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/audacity/audacity-win-1.2.4b.exe http://www.webhostxpress.net/%7Emitiok/lame-3.96.1.zip http://optusnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gaim/gaim-1.5.0.exe …
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Volim te but we’re going through

Jun 23rd, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris

World Cup Germany 06

Australia 2 — Croatia 2

Johnny

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Intelligence Amplification Panel - Building the Metaverse

Jun 20th, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Podcast, Software

[audio:http://www.itconversations.com/audio/download/ITConversations-737.mp3]
Download the MP3 from ITConversations given at the Accelerating Change 2005 conference.
Intelligence Amplification Panel - Building the Metaverse
Posted: June 17th, 2006, 3:00pm EST
The Metaverse: the social, media-rich, 3-dimensional Web. In this panel at Accelerating Change 2005, entitled “Building the Metaverse”, two examples of the emerging Metaverse are demonstrated. Philip Rosedale, CEO of Linden Lab, shows off Second Life and David Alan Smith, creator of …
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Nicholas Negroponte - Participation Revolution

Jun 20th, 2006 | By Chris | Category: Blog, Chris, Education, Podcast, Software

Download the MP3 of this talk.

Nicholas Negroponte - Participation Revolution
Posted: June 10th, 2006, 3:00pm EST
Nicholas Negroponte wants to give every school child in the developing world a laptop computer. He has established a non-profit organization to design and produce $100 laptops for sale to governments in quantities of no less than 1 million machines on the condition that they are given to school children. …
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