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After Years of Abusive E-mails, the Creator of Linux Steps Aside 1 klook Sep 2018 Sep 2018 6 5046

For Linux, Dedoimedo's favorite Windows 10 theming package 2 LVZ Apr 2018 Jul 2018 0 2985

Are there any printer manufacturers out there that don't force people to buy their toner via firmwar 4 47of74 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 25356

This message was self-deleted by its author 6 SecularMotion Apr 2016 Dec 2017 0 4096

Burner App 0 Equinox Moon Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2243

Has there been a problem with Network Manager (or other network stuff) in recent Linux distros ? 1 eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 4670

CHVote: an open-source electronic voting system from Switzerland 0 Recursion Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 3152

I recently bought a new/old dell optiplex 7010 6 madokie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 3632

Galaxy 5 and linux 1 madokie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 3878

OpenBSD 6.0 released 1 Recursion Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2795

What does it mean to install Linux "from a host system" ? 3 eppur_se_muova Mar 2016 Aug 2016 0 3231

If you are interested in taking away control of digital communication from the isp's... 0 Shankapotomus Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 3462

Win for Open Source: SCO Court Case against Linux Hits End of Road 2 SecularMotion Mar 2016 Aug 2016 7 3505

Sick of Windows spying on you? Go Linux 6 Binkie The Clown Aug 2015 Aug 2016 12 4916

A Peek Inside Mr. Robot’s Toolbox 0 vinny9698 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 3252

Ubuntu 16.04.1 0 madokie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1810

Any vi/vim users? 2 Recursion May 2016 Jul 2016 0 1994

ZFS imported to Debian Testing 0 Recursion May 2016 May 2016 0 2747

Looking for Open Source Professional video and sound editing software. 2 PyaarRevolution Mar 2016 Apr 2016 1 3581

This message was self-deleted by its author 3 SecularMotion Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1987

Looking for suggestions for Pop-up blocker software. 2 Duckfan Dec 2015 Apr 2016 0 3079

DOOM's Not Dead... it's getting better 0 eniwetok Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 2388

US government commits to publish publicly financed software under Free Software licenses 0 Recursion Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 2769

Encryption / Redundant data systems Group suggestion 0 w0nderer Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2215

Microsoft announces SQL Server for Linux 2 Recursion Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2673

Fedora 23 x64 and Skype for Linux: I cannot get Skype installed properly 2 steve2470 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 3437

Can I run flt sim2004 on Win10? (eom) 2 CanSocDem Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2564

**link update** Toonz Software Used by Studio Ghibli and ‘Futurama’ Being Made Free and Open Source 0 eShirl Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 3515

TP-Link blocks open source router firmware to comply with new FCC rule 2 Recursion Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2853

Got myself a Raspberry PI the other day 4 47of74 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 3603

Open Source and Free Software Continued...

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The White House opens its doors to open source 1 SecularMotion Mar 2016 Mar 2016 7 2110

Has anyone gotten Oracle vbox and Win 10 to update a Garmin via Garmin Express. 4 RKP5637 Sep 2015 Feb 2016 0 3167

Just downloaded Ubuntu/MATE 16.04 Alpha 2 8 madokie Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 4030

So I've decided to go for it... 0 Aquavit Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2617

Homemade cluster? 0 Aquavit Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1823

Can any recommend an open-source Skype? 8 Ron Obvious Jul 2014 Feb 2016 0 3381

Debian mourns the passing of Ian Murdock 0 Recursion Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2278

BBS/HTTPD/FTPD/IRCD/NNTPD/imapd/pop3d/smtpd and more 2 w0nderer Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2080

other than Google, are there any Free web-hosting services out there? not talking about free-Intro 2 Recoverin_Republican Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1848

Raspberry Pi Zero - the $5 Computer - Computerphile 1 pokerfan Dec 2015 Dec 2015 5 2951

Ubuntu Mate 15.10 1 madokie Oct 2015 Dec 2015 2 2145

Thoughts about Mozilla's new Firefox for iPads iPhones? 1 AllyCat Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1961

Canonical previews 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" -- overlay scrollbars are back 0 Recursion Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1650

OpenBSD 5.8 released with many, many new features 0 Recursion Oct 2015 Oct 2015 1 1834

Need some really Unix-y help w/basic commands ... 3 eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2581

Not Sure Where To Ask This Question, But 3 ChiciB1 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 2487

Mandriva closes shop 4 Recursion May 2015 Sep 2015 0 2594

Happy 24th birthday, Linux kernel 1 Recursion Aug 2015 Aug 2015 4 1821

Holy fucking Hell, what happened to the GUI in Debian ? 6 eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2810

I took the plunge! 7 Binkie The Clown Aug 2015 Aug 2015 4 2906

Hello those interested in Intenet stealth... 11 defacto7 Nov 2014 Aug 2015 0 4797

Find the Perfect Linux-Compatible PC with Ubuntu's Hardware Database 1 Recursion Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1999

Free software fans land crucial punch in Ubuntu row – but it's not over 1 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2181

Linux Mint: "No such file or directory" -- WTF ?? 12 eppur_se_muova Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 4350

Firefox now blocks all versions of Flash Player by default 1 Recursion Jul 2015 Jul 2015 5 2182

So I pulled the HD from a Dell, stuck it in a MacPro -- and booted it up. 0 eppur_se_muova Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1811

Making a bootable MacOS 10.6.8 image from Ubuntu 3 Aquavit Mar 2015 Jul 2015 0 3339

Houston Area: Free IT courses San Jacinto College CCNA A+ just a few 0 vinny9698 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1862

Best Linux distro for laptops? 9 Aquavit Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 4124

18F (xpost in GD) 1 tk2kewl Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1770

Open Source and Free Software Continued...

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84-Year-Old Volunteer Rebuilds, Sends Linux Laptops to Africa 1 Recursion Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1961

Starting to play with Arduinos. Recommendation needed for C language learning. 9 Nac Mac Feegle Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 4554

Open Source alternatives to Dreamweaver? 5 Aquavit Feb 2014 Jun 2015 0 3220

Is Linux your only OS 40 pscot Jan 2014 May 2015 0 11133

Looking for a freeware utility to track wifi uptime 6 Old and In the Way Feb 2012 May 2015 0 13564

I'm a convert! 4 TreasonousBastard Apr 2015 May 2015 6 2153

Free PDF editor for Windows 8.1? 2 alcina May 2015 May 2015 0 2569

Revolution OS documentary. Blast from the past! (2001) 0 DanTex Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1562

Wow: Microsoft releases .NET for Linux, code editor for Linux 1 Recursion Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1855

Ubuntu 15.04/Mate download 0 madokie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1687

Need a free, web based scheduling program or spreadsheet program 7 Narkos Jan 2013 Apr 2015 0 6938

Ubuntu 12.04.4 has been released 13 madokie Feb 2014 Apr 2015 0 3831

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1595

Problem with GIMP and Fractalius 0 lunamagica Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1473

How do I reboot Linux with Nouveaux turned off ?? 2 eppur_se_muova Feb 2015 Mar 2015 0 1540

Anybody else using Musl libc? 1 Recursion Sep 2014 Mar 2015 0 1773

Adobe Flash Player will not support Linux in future releases. 7 eppur_se_muova Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2778

Huh. 2014 was the first year since 1992 without a Slackware release 0 Recursion Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1529

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