Editor's Note: If Houses Were Like Proprietary Software

Breaking down the gender divide in open source and...
TechWorld: "Women's participation in open source development is an order of magnitude worse than in the proprietary software world."

OIN-A patent pool to protect Linux users from lawsuits
Unixmen: "OIN or the Open Invention Network is an industry-supporting independent group consisting of Linux users in a linux-logoroyalty-free environment and be protected from lawsuits for...

No Ubuntu Default Extras Install
The Ubuntu Technical Board has voted not to install the non-free extras package by default during a standard Ubuntu Install. This an option that, if selected, installs proprietary...