Tag Archives: software

A desktop for new Linux users – some thoughts

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

There is an Estonian legend telling about the Old Man of Ülemiste (Lake Ülemiste is the water source for most of Tallinn, the capital) visiting the city gates every midsummer and asking if the city is ready. The guards are … Continue reading →

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The same old tired song

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

BSA Estonia is apparently still not tired of singing the same stale litany… Quoting the article from ERR: “On one side, people have a habit of unknowingly using unlicensed software, and secondly, there is a popular misconception that using pirated … Continue reading →

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Is it why

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

… typical IT/CS students have serious difficulties in understanding the whole thing about free and open-source software (FOSS)? Just read a discussion on Slashdot about omission of elementary collaboratory software development tools from the CS curricula (in the US -  … Continue reading →

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