Free as in, well, free. At least, that’s what the folks at Project Gutenberg believe. They work hard to make as many literary (in a very broad sense of the term) works as possible available in a variety of formats, languages, and media to as many people as possible. They are guided by similar principles that all open source enthusiasts share, that power and information should be available to everyone, not just the elite.
Project Gutenberg grew almost organically with the start of the Internet, starting on July 4, 1971, with the U.S. Declaration of Independence. » Read more
We bring the advice of experts straight from San Diego to your desktop.
Red Hat Summit 2007 collected hundreds of Linux users all in one place–many of them experienced Red Hat Certified Engineers® (RHCE). And somewhere between all those smart people walking around–and our video crew shooting footage–the idea for some video tips was born.
This tip is from Greg Swift. Look for more in the coming weeks.
For better or worse, DRM is everywhere. In the past six months, letters have zinged across the web and provided fodder for newspaper headlines. The issue balances the rights of the consumer to use purchased works against the rights of the artist to protect their works from illegal duplication and redistribution.
The 2007 Red Hat Summit hosted eMusic CEO David Pakman as a keynote speaker. If you haven’t heard his talk yet, check it out. We caught up with him afterwards to ask a few questions. Here, he explains why he believes consumer outcry over DRM is changing the music industry forever.
Like this video? Catch “The Future of Free Music” podcast. We think you’ll like that too.
A huge problem in most digital households is a growing collection of data without an easy way to share it and store it in one spot. Music. Movies. Pictures. Documents, backups, operating system images. Wow! Where do you put all of this stuff? » Read more
You might have seen Havoc (and, yes, that’s his real name) on the pages of Red Hat Magazine, last year or long before that. You can usually catch up with him–and the rest of the emerging technologies engineers–at the Red Hat Summit.
We cornered him in San Diego this past May after his Summit presentation to see just what he had been working on.
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Now that everyone has mastered the basics of Squid, we are ready to have a little more fun. In case you missed it, we published Part I of this series recently. » Read more
It’s been a while since our last reader survey, and we’ve seen lots of change since the move to the new server in December. But some things haven’t changed a bit: We’re always looking for ways to improve Red Hat Magazine, and we love to have your input. So, if you would, please take a few minutes to answer these questions. Tell us your likes, dislikes, and ideas for the future. We’re listening.
Whether you attended the Red Hat Summit or not–here’s a treat straight from sunny Cali. One popular presenter, programmer Ulrich Drepper, gave his talk on Programming for Tomorrow’s High-speed Processors. After it was over, we cornered him with a few more questions, and he humored us with some answers. Enjoy.
