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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results12 Connexions Library1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 9 Sources Library 3 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryCIA sneak undetectable 'malicious' implants onto Windows OS - WikiLeaks Article 2017 Windows machines are targeted by the CIA under 'Angelfire,' according to the latest release from WikiLeaks' 'Vault7' series. The documents detail an implant that can allow Windows machines to create u... The Database Development Company Website "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." - Albert Einstein. This quote is especially true in our modern, wired, world with a seemingly lim... Philosophy of the GNU Project Article 2013 A collection of essays dealing with the ideas behind the GNU Project. The Software Freedom Movement Nicolson-Owens, Jeff Article 2013 Nicolson-Owens thinks that Alfredo Lopez’s article, "Stallman, FOSS and the Adobe Nightmare," gets some of Richard Stallman’s message wrong and ends up giving the open source movement credit for a fre... Stallman, FOSS and the Adobe Nightmare: Don't Say Stallman Didn't Warn You!  Lopez, Alfredo Article 2013 If the users don't control the program, the program controls the users. Free Open Source Software gives control to users, whereas proprietary software gives control to the corporations that own the so... Ten Steps You Can Take Right Now Against Internet Surveillance O'Brien, Danny Article 2013 One of the trends we've seen is how, as the word of the NSA's spying has spread, more and more ordinary people want to know how (or if) they can defend themselves from surveillance online. With a few ... TPP Undermines User Control and That's Disastrous for Accessibility Sutton, Maira Article 2015 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) threatens all users' ability to access information and participate in culture and innovation online, but it's especially severe for those with disabilities or who o... Volkswagen and the Quandary of Hidden Code Blunden, Bill Article 2015 After Volkswagen's emissions-rigging scandal, Blunden states that this company is not the only one engaging in the practice of secretly modifying technology. Rather, systematic hidden codes are embedd... Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software Stallman, Richard Article 2009 An article decoding the important differences in terminology, underlying philosophy, and value systems between two similar categories of software. Why We Need "Free Software" Voting Machines Nicolson-Owens, Jeff Article 2004 Argues that voting machines can’t be made more trustworthy by making source code to them available. The benefits for sharing and modifying voting machine source code lie elsewhere. Voting machine soft... Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing Stallman, Richard Article 2002 There are a number of words and phrases that GNU recommends avoiding, or avoiding in certain contexts and usages. Some are ambiguous or misleading; others presuppose a viewpoint that GNU disagrees wit... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCar remotely deactivated after Quebec teen refuses to pay for removal of GPS device 2017 A Quebec teenager's car was remotely deactivated by a dealership after he refused to pay to remove a GPS tracking device -- one that he never wanted installed in the first place. Defend Your Right to Repair! Software is subject to copyright, and than means that, as a rule, you might own your device but you only license the software in it. And that license (often called an “End User License Agreement”) is ... EFF Fights for Common Sense, Again, in DMCA Rulemaking Sources News Release 2014 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed six exemption requests with the U.S. Copyright Office today, part of the elaborate, every-three-year process to right the wrongs put in place by the Sect... EFF Wins Petition to Inspect and Modify Car Software Sources News Release 2015 The Librarian of Congress has granted security researchers and others the right to inspect and modify the software in their cars and other vehicles, despite protests from vehicle manufacturers. Free Software Foundation Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A non-profit corporation founded to support the free software movement. Open-source Software Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Computer software that is available in source code form for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits us... Permissive Free Software Licence Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Where the free software movement went wong-and how to fix it. Finley, Klint 2013 Finley discusses the differences between Free Software and OpenSource software from a political perspective. From the Connexions ArchivesIntelligentSearch.ca Website 2017 A web portal featuring topics related to research and the Internet. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make ... Newsforge The online newspaper for Linux and Open Source Website Online newspaper for the Linux and open source communities. |
