Open Source Revolution

Welcome to the Open Source Revolution

For many years I have been an Free/Libre or Open Source Software (FLOSS) advocate. Privately, selectively, professionally and above all quietly. I recently came to the conclusion, that quiet advocacy is not in our own best interest. So I picked up a Freelance Writing gig or two and began scriblling away on the topics that interest me and loudly bang the drum. This lens is a collection of those scribblings and those in the same vein.

It is important not to bang the drum obnoxiously, as that would be counterproductive to the cause. Most computer users only know one way, one way to obtain software, one way to use it, one company to buy from. Many are not even aware of the huge advances the FLOSS world has made, from Operating Systems, to Office Software and even Games. Approaching these users in a condecending or dismissive manner is foolhardy. They need to be educated if they are to join the ranks.

If you want to know more about Open Source or the changing tides, this lens wouldn't be a bad place to start.

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New Open Source YouTube vids

open source does not equal free

there is too much confusion as to what is free and what is open source and the relationship of each. Note in the vid i cite freebsd as os x kernel but the whole kernel is xnu which is a hybrid of freebsd and mach. I only wanted to cite the open source of freebsd.

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MAKE:Video - A Date with Peggy: After a frustrating day at the office, it feels good to go make something that simply works.
(playing with a bunch of ultra-bright LEDs doesn't hurt either)

Peggy v1.0 kit
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David Carter pop-ups: David Carter is the author of many silly pop-up books for kids - he also wrote The Elements of Pop-ups, a book about the construction and mechanics of pop-ups. He's put together a page of movies and PDF dies showing how to make your own pop-ups.
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Weekend Project: Hard Drive Wind Chimes: Reuse a crashed hard drive or two for a set of wind chimes. Easy to make and sound great. Thanks go to Thomas Arey for the original article in Make Magazine. To download Hard Drive Wind Chimes MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

Check out the Hard Drive Wind Chimes article MAKE 12 "Hard Drive Wind Chimes" & You can see that in our digital edition.

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Replace the cells in your old G3 powerbook battery: This mod shows you how to replace the AA batteries inside your old G3 powerbook's battery. Sure you can go buy a replacement, but why not just pry it open and do it yourself?

Replace the Cells in Your Apple Powerbook G3 (Lombard or Pismo) Battery
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Weekend Project: Hard Drive Wind Chimes (PDF): Reuse a crashed hard drive or two for a set of wind chimes. Easy to make and sound great. From Make Volume 12 by Thomas Arey. View the PDF

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