The New F-word

I am a fundamentalist. Better make that a Fundamentalist with a capital F!

There are certain absolute truths that are basic to my foundation. Without certain foundational (Fundamental) principles which must be adhered to there really is no need for principles at all!

A great concern of mine has been the number of Christian leaders who have been denouncing Fundamentalists as extremists. My heart aches for those who believe such teachings.

The same holds true with open source.

In yesterday's AP article, Nicholas Negroponte's quote "One can be an open-source advocate without being an open-source fundamentalist." really cut to the core. Either you are a person of principle or you are not.

In my faith and in open source, I am proud to be a Fundamentalist!

"a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children" is now joining with proprietary interests which stifle education and the sharing of knowledge. With regrets, I can no longer support OLPC1

Ubuntu Desktop Training Available

Canonical Announces Ubuntu Desktop Training

Online Course Designed for Corporate and Home Users

London, UK April 14, 2008 - Canonical Ltd., the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, today announced training for corporate and home desktop users to get started with Ubuntu.

The Ubuntu Desktop Training program provides simulations, practical exercises and information to make daily tasks easy. No prior knowledge of the Linux-based operating system is required, although computer literacy is a pre-requisite. ...

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Eben Moglen: How To Change The World

Today I have been viewing some Eben Moglen video interviews at Linux.com. Mr. Moglen is the Founding Director of the Software Freedom Law Center. He is a skilled speaker and interviews well.

One that I particularly like is "How To Change The World."

The videos can be viewed Linux.com and YouTube. I prefer Linux.com which uses the ogg open standard format.

Russian teacher takes on global software giants

Here is an update on Alexander Ponosov

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You may recall that Alexander Ponosov was imprisoned and fined for allegedly using conterfeit Microsoft Windows on his schools' computers last year. He claims the software was pre-installed. (Is your software legit?)

Russia along with Brazil, India, China, Malaysia and others strongly advocates Open Source Software in schools.

Read More about Open Source Software in schools by Clicking Here!

Everex Now Targets MySpace Users

Everex continues to create new niche markets for their products. The latest entry ia a mini-PC targeted towards the 100,000,000 MySpace users.

Featuring enhanced graphics, animations and a new icon dock, which aggregates the latest MySpace and Web 2.0 entertainment media sites, users of this new MyMiniPC can surf, email, blog, IM, Skype, rip and compute, all with the power of an Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor and the gOS Space 2.9 operating system.

gOS (Good OS!) is a Linux-based distribution and is custom designed to use Google, MySpace and other “Web 2.0” apps. gOS Space 2.9 utilizes MySpace's recently released API.

The Social Media Networking World

Yesterday I attended a networking event sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce. While there I met several members of InSocialMedia.com

InSocialMedia is dedicated to building relationships with anyone involved with Internet marketing and the Social Media world. The social networking site is presented by Chris Patterson, CEO, Interchanges.com

Here is my profile screenshot:

Here is the link for InSocialMedia.com

Is The Time Right For Linux???

Is the time right for Linux PCs to emerge
(AP)

AP - The free Linux operating system handles big tasks like running supercomputers and ATMs. Now Linux has a chance to finally crack Microsoft Corp.'s hold on computing's most visible domain — mainstream PCs — because of the rise of innovative, inexpensive machines.