Wrongfully Accused ‘Pirate’ Wants $62,818 Compensation
For more than a decade, file-sharers around the world have been pressured to pay significant settlement fees, or face worse in court. The practice is particularly common in the United States. While there is only a small group of independent companies involved, thousands of people are taken to court each year. These efforts, often characterized as “copyright trolling,” share a familiar pattern. After the film companies...
Steal This Show S04E03: ‘Printing A New Reality’, with Cory Doctorow
Cory’s most recent book, Walkaway, is a story of refusing a life of surveillance and control under a high-tech oligarchy and the struggle to live in a post-scarcity gift economy where even death has been defeated. Over this one hour plus interview we discuss: – Whether file-sharing & P2P communities have lost the battle to streaming services like Netflix and Spotify, and why the ‘copyfight’ is still...
5 open source role-playing games for Linux
Gaming has traditionally been one of Linux’s weak points. That has changed somewhat in recent years thanks to Steam, GOG, and other efforts to bring commercial games to multiple operating systems, but those games are often not open source. Sure, the games can be played on an open source operating system, but that is not good enough for an open source purist. read...
6 books on Raspberry Pi, Python, and more
Despite year-round schools and education of all types and stripes—from open courses and textbooks to online learning—this is a good time of year to consider new, innovative learning solutions. From software to hardware, we’ve got you covered with a list of books recommended by our writer community at Opensource.com. read...
Sharing open source alternatives to Google's online tools
In an earlier article, the crew from French non-profit Framasoft discussed their mission to help people slip the bonds of internet giants and take control of their own data. While promoting free and open source software is at the core of Framasoft’s mission, the group is also dedicated to educating people about both free software and free culture. What’s refreshing is that the group’s approach isn’t steeped in...
