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"Short Bytes: Microsoft hates it when its customers wish to install Linux or other operating systems on its PCs. A Redditor has expressed concern over his inability to install Linux on a Yoga 900 ISK2 Ultrabook. Trying to justify this, Lenovo has said that Yoga 900 runs a Signature Edition of Windows 10 Home installed and it's locked per our agreement with Microsoft."

"As 2015 draws to a close, it is time to share a list of the best 20 Free and Open Source Software I found during this year. Some of these programs may not be new in that they weren't released for the first time in 2015, but they are new and have been helpful to me. It is in the spirit of sharing that I'm writing this article hoping you find some of these programs useful as well."

" In this post, we shall cover a few of the top, open-source artificial intelligence (AI) tools for the Linux ecosystem. Currently, AI is one of the ever advancing fields in science and technology, with a major focus geared towards building software and hardware to solve every day life challenges in areas such as health care, education, security, manufacturing, banking and so much more."

"Responding to the needs of IT administrators working with complex, heterogeneous environments, Microsoft announced it is opening up the source code behind PowerShell and making it available for the Linux and Mac OS operating systems. This news is, according to Microsoft Technical Fellow and PowerShell inventor Jeffrey Snover, the biggest news in PowerShell since the release of version 1."

"Christine Hall A member of the Libreboot development team has painted a picture of a lead developer who is out-of-control. It will probably not come as a surprise to anyone who's been following the news about Libreboot's sudden withdrawal from the GNU Project that not everyone connected with the Libreboot project is in agreement with project lead Leah Rowe's recent actions."

" Ernesto on September 18, 2016 C: 4 Opinion Not all anti-piracy vendors play fair when it comes to removing copyright-infringing content from the Internet. In fact, there is clear and convincing evidence that several companies 'make up' links that have never even existed, perhaps in part to boost their own numbers."

" Ernesto on September 18, 2016 C: 4 Opinion Not all anti-piracy vendors play fair when it comes to removing copyright-infringing content from the Internet. In fact, there is clear and convincing evidence that several companies 'make up' links that have never even existed, perhaps in part to boost their own numbers."

"Fact does not come from the grand leaps of discovery but rather from the small, careful steps of verification. That is the premise of the Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual also known as the OSSTMM (pronounced as "awstem") It is a peer-reviewed manual of security testing and analysis which result in verified facts."

"If you're a writer, then there's a strong chance you pay a lot of attention to getting your work published. And rightly so. It's important for writers to know their options so that they can make the best choice for their completed work."

"Nassim Nicholas Taleb What we have been seeing worldwide, from India to the UK to the US, is the rebellion against the inner circle of no-skin-in-the-game policymaking "clerks" and journalists-insiders, that class of paternalistic semi-intellectual experts with some Ivy league, Oxford-Cambridge, or similar label-driven education who are telling the rest of us 1) what to do, 2) what to eat, 3) how to speak, 4) how to think… and 5) who to vote for."

"We found that refugees in the transit camps were not being registered or provided with any way of alerting family members of their whereabouts. With no registration system in place, we decided to build one ourselves linking laptop computers and satellite phones to export our information to a United Nations refugee registration database. M"

Open source gear might be one way to get around LED pollution on wireless access points, routers, etc.

" Las negociaciones en curso sobre el tratado comercial EEUU-UE, conocido como Asociación Transatlántica de Comercio e Inversión (TTIP, por sus siglas en inglés), se están realizando a puerta cerrada, codo con codo con los grupos de presión de las grandes multinacionales. La influencia que ejercen estos grupos es tan grande, que su colaboración con los negociadores merece especial atención. Nuestra contribución: ¡conceder un premio al grupo empresarial más resultón!"

"TORONTO - Marc Merlin has been working as an engineer at Google since 2002 and has seen (and done) a lot of open source and Linux work during that time. Speaking at the LinuxCon North America event this week, Merlin provided a standing room only audience with an overview how Google uses and contributes to open source."

"Higher education is increasingly embracing different concepts of openness, from open access to open education resources (OER). But where does that other open concept-open source-fit into this model? Open source represents the best way to ensure these materials can be easily modified, without risk of material suddenly becoming unchangeable or inaccessible."

"Posiblemente los usuarios de Linux más novatos no saben qué es Linux From Scratch, sin embargo los más expertos no sólo la conocen sino que lo valoran positivamente. Seguramente que muchos de vosotros, os gustaría crear una distribución personalizada, otros seguramente que os gustaría saber como funciona una distribución Gnu/Linux, pues bien, Linux From Scratch es la solución a estas incertidumbres"

"El Foro de la Gobernanza de Internet en España se convoca en su sexta edición para los próximos días 13 y 14 de octubre en la sede de la Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información ? SETSI, en Madrid. El evento será inaugurado por el Secretario de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información D. Víctor Calvo Sotelo y D. Jorge Pérez Martínez, Coordinador del Foro de la Gobernanza de Internet en España."

"El Foro de la Gobernanza de Internet en España se convoca en su sexta edición para los próximos días 13 y 14 de octubre en la sede de la Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información ? SETSI, en Madrid. El evento será inaugurado por el Secretario de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información D. Víctor Calvo Sotelo y D. Jorge Pérez Martínez, Coordinador del Foro de la Gobernanza de Internet en España."

" Ernesto on September 10, 2016 C: 47 News It's no secret that copyright holders are trying to take down as much pirated content as they can, but targeting open source software is not something we see every day. Paramount Pictures recently sent a DMCA takedown to Google, listing a copy of the popular operating system Ubuntu. An honest mistake, perhaps, but a worrying one."

" Ernesto on September 10, 2016 C: 47 News It's no secret that copyright holders are trying to take down as much pirated content as they can, but targeting open source software is not something we see every day. Paramount Pictures recently sent a DMCA takedown to Google, listing a copy of the popular operating system Ubuntu. An honest mistake, perhaps, but a worrying one."

" Ernesto on September 12, 2016 C: 3 News Google has released a new and improved version of its Copyright Transparency Report. The revamped report makes it easier to get insights into over a billion reported URLs. Among other things, Google now specifies how many URLs it does not remove and why, highlighting various cases of DMCA abuse"

" Ernesto on September 12, 2016 C: 3 News Google has released a new and improved version of its Copyright Transparency Report. The revamped report makes it easier to get insights into over a billion reported URLs. Among other things, Google now specifies how many URLs it does not remove and why, highlighting various cases of DMCA abuse"

"In a previous article, I looked at four web-based alternatives to Evernote. I realize, however, that not everyone wants or needs to have their notes available on the web. Many people just want to do everything locally on their computers. That's not a problem since there are more than a few open source note taking applications for your desktop. In this article, I take a look at four of those applications."

" Andy on September 8, 2016 C: 48 Breaking A ruling from the European Court of Justice has clarified when the posting of hyperlinks to infringing works is to be considered a 'communication to the public'. Those who post links to content they do not know is infringing in a non-commercial environment can relax, but for those doing so during the course of business the rules are much tighter."

" Andy on September 8, 2016 C: 48 Breaking A ruling from the European Court of Justice has clarified when the posting of hyperlinks to infringing works is to be considered a 'communication to the public'. Those who post links to content they do not know is infringing in a non-commercial environment can relax, but for those doing so during the course of business the rules are much tighter."