Looking through posts tagged ‘free software’
SkypeKit Hypocrisy | 2nd Jul 2010
Skype finally announced it’s much-anticipated new project, SkypeKit. It’s a new SDK that basically separates the Skype user interface from their underlying proprietary protocol used to make and receive voice and video calls. I was generally thinking this would be good news since it will allow Skype to be incorporated into other programs like the [...]
Show your support | 21st Dec 2009
Advertising is a huge business on the Internet. Actually, advertising is huge just about everywhere. Some readers get annoyed by bloggers who use referral links in posts to promote products that will ultimately make them money. They feel like the Internet should be free of ads, and in some ways they’re justified. Occasionally, bloggers use [...]
Thanksgiving: Free Software We’re Most Thankful For | 1st Dec 2008
Thanksgiving: Free Software We’re Most Thankful For from LifeHacker. It’s a list worth taking the time to browse. Some great projects are listed.
Congrats, Theora | 4th Nov 2008
Xiph.Org announced the release of the Theora 1.0 video codec yesterday. A video “codec” is a program that allows you to play a particular type of video file on your computer. Theora is significant because it is free and unencumbered by patents, which would require developers to pay patent owners large sums of money in [...]
Comment of the Day | 13th Aug 2008
A comment on Mark Pilgrim‘s Hello Darkness My Old Friend: “No one cares about freedoms for the same reason that no one cares about oxygen. As long as they’re there, why bother? Freedom zero is so abstract to most people that no one even thinks about it, let alone care. It’s like the string theory. [...]
Selling free software | 13th Apr 2008
I think one of the best examples of how free software can work great (and be even be sold) is Dell’s adoption of Ubuntu. They can take free software (Ubuntu) and custom-tailor it to work on their specific laptops and desktops. They can even custom-compile their own Linux kernels that they don’t contain extemporaneous junk [...]
What’s this Linux thing? | 16th Mar 2008
What’s This “Linux” Thing and Why Should I Try It?. A pretty good description. Another real reason is because it’s fun and productive.
Free to apply | 7th Mar 2008
I need to renew my FAFSA for next year so that I am eligible for federal loans for school. I attempted to log in to the FAFSA website to do this, and I was greeted with the following message: “We have detected that you are using a non-certified browser.” They proceeded to give me a [...]
A Little Explanation | 28th Feb 2008
Well considering the amount of talking I’ve done about “free software” and “GNU/Linux” over the past few weeks, it’s about time I explain myself. During the past 6 months or so, I’ve learned a lot about a little thing called free software. I’d like to take a few minutes and explain what free software is [...]
I'm Jonathan Blackhall, a 4th year medical student at RMC. This is my blog, where I ramble about technology, medicine, free software, and other random stuff. 
