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What is free software and why is it so important for society? — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software</tit

https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software

now many variants or 'distributions' of this GNU operating system using the kernel Linux. We recommend those GNU/Linux distributions that are 100% free software; in other words, e
The FSF is a charity with a worldwide mission to advance software freedom.

FreeBSD is an amazing operating system

https://unixdigest.com/articles/freebsd-is-an-amazing-operating-system.html

More and more Linux distributions began to emerge, and I eventually began running Debian more than FreeBSD. Partly because I was already running Debian on the desktop, but also be

List of archived operating systems | OS Archive

http://osarchive.sda1.eu/

2011. Like many small distributions, it highlights the versatility of Linux and the ability to tailor systems for specific performance and hardware needs.   PartedMagic Parte

Links 29/4/2020: TDE 10th Anniversary, Sailfish OS 3.3

http://techrights.org/o/2020/04/29/tde-10th-anniversary/

UTC Contents GNU/Linux Distributions Devices/Embedded Free Software/Open Source Leftovers GNU/Linux Server Is VPN secure for the Linux server? There has been a massive push to hel
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Without Systemd

https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Main_Page.html

installation 3.1 Linux distributions 3.1.1 Arch Linux derivatives 3.1.2 Crux (and derivatives) 3.1.3 Debian derivatives 3.1.4 Devuan (and derivatives) 3.1.5 Gentoo (and derivative

Kevin Boone: More like Windows every day

http://kevinboone.me/morelikewindows.html

Modern desktop Linux distributions are very slick. They're easy to use, and they look nice. However, they have achieved this superficial glossiness at the price of a huge increase
The ease of installation and use of modern desktop Linux distributions comes at a price. I review a couple of low-complexity alternatives to mainstream Linux distributions: Alpine

Digital Freedom across the World

https://eylenburg.github.io/countries.htm

on open-source Android distributions and without a Google account. As of May 2026, use of the app is not yet mandatory for any tasks. Norway 🇳🇴 Last updated: 2026.
Digital Freedom across the World

C-Kermit Unix Hints and Tips

https://www.kermitproject.org/ckubwr.html

for certain Linux distributions such as Centos and Ubuntu have certain features disabled, for example the SSH command , SET HOST PTY /SSH , and perhaps anything else to do with SS

The Retrocomputing Museum

http://www.catb.org/retro/

programs to add to the distributions for the following languages: FOCAL, ALGOL-60, JCL, TECO. Related Resources The Heirloom Project The Heirloom Project provides a large collecti
A museum of archaic computer languages

Fedora, secure boot, and an insecure future [LWN.net]

https://lwn.net/Articles/500231/

lose users to other distributions that might be more willing to make that effort. Some of those users may be lost to Linux altogether. The plan starts with a disclaimer that it is
The UEFI secure boot mechanism has been the source of a great deal of concern in the free softw [...]

Tux Machines

http://news.tuxmachines.org/

Developed by TUXEDO Computers, the system supports up to 128GB of DDR5 memory, dual NVMe SSDs, four 4K displays, and dual 2.5GbE connectivity. It can be used for software developm
Do you waddle the waddle

GuestArticles index [LWN.net]

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(January 16, 2008) Distributions in the Summer of Code (April 30, 2008) Gentoo: New release, "new" leadership (July 16, 2008) Google's Summer of Code: Past and Future (F


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