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Got myself a Raspberry PI the other day 4 47of74 Mar 2016 Mar 2016 5 3414

Are there any printer manufacturers out there that don't force people to buy their toner via firmwar 4 47of74 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 21904

Can someone please explain SELinux to these folks? 1 a2liberal Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2125

Mighty Mint 9 Adelante May 2013 Jun 2013 3 3674

Linux Mint - Sound quality 3 Aerows Oct 2014 Jan 2015 0 2153

Free PDF editor for Windows 8.1? 2 alcina May 2015 May 2015 0 2419

Thoughts about Mozilla's new Firefox for iPads iPhones? 1 AllyCat Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1846

Make sure "DNS Changer Malware" isn't infecting your MS or Linux system(s). 3 Amonester Apr 2012 Apr 2012 2 4867

I have a Google smart tv. It runs Silk as a browser. It sucks. 9 AndyS Jan 2023 Jun 2023 0 7004

Need some recommendations on a good firewall 6 Angry Dragon Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3368

Open source window managers on Mac OS 10.5.x? 5 Aquavit Nov 2013 Dec 2013 0 2767

Open Source alternatives to Dreamweaver? 5 Aquavit Feb 2014 Jun 2015 0 3103

Ubuntu on an Android phone 8 Aquavit Apr 2014 Jan 2015 1 3307

Making a bootable MacOS 10.6.8 image from Ubuntu 3 Aquavit Mar 2015 Jul 2015 0 3162

Best Linux distro for laptops? 9 Aquavit Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 3886

Homemade cluster? 0 Aquavit Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1666

So I've decided to go for it... 0 Aquavit Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2502

Not sure if this is the right place, but does anyone know about DOIs? 2 Arugula Latte Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1527

AutoDesk Sketchbook is now FREE! 8 Atman May 2018 Jun 2020 6 7001

Question about Easy Print add on for computer 4 Attilatheblond Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 506

I'm rapidly running out of reasons not to abandon Windows. 13 backscatter712 Nov 2012 Dec 2012 0 4942

What caused you to consider using linux or other Open Source Software on your Computer? 15 ballreward Dec 2011 Jan 2012 1 4614

Debian Testing Wheezy (Very Stable so far on my computer, default desktop Gnome 3) 2 ballreward Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 6252

Another Linux User saying hi 7 ballreward Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2803

What I like about Open Source Freedom of choice! Standardized Linux????? 4 ballreward Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2352

Looking for a good KDE Debian Testing Distro? SolydK 64 or 32 might be the answer 1 ballreward Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3317

Hacker posts Symantec source code after ransom demand fails 6 bemildred Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 3229

Open Sourcers Pitch Secure Email in Dark Age of PRISM 4 bemildred Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 1739

I took the plunge! 7 Binkie The Clown Aug 2015 Aug 2015 4 2700

Sick of Windows spying on you? Go Linux 6 Binkie The Clown Aug 2015 Aug 2016 12 4757

Open Source and Free Software Continued...

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# Explore pages at mastodon.social 2 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 921

ZDNet article on twitter alternative Mastodon 3 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 2212

"A really big deal"--Dolly is a free, open source, ChatGPT-style AI model - Ars Technica 0 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1122

More features added to mastodon 0 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 5 1615

Mastodon fixes "confusing" sign-up process to attract users fleeing Twitter - Ars Technica 0 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 3 3265

boost and like syncing is coming to Mastodon 0 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 3 1958

As Twitter flounders, Mastodon refreshes its official app for Android users - Techcrunch+ 0 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 1940

What To Know About Threads - Mastodon blog post by Eugen Rochko 0 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1378

Posts gaining traction on the Mastodon network today 1 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 10 4044

Threads tracking activity posted about here 2 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 1702

Zuckerberg vs. Musk 0 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 601

Mastodon 4.2 A new search experience and more! 1 BootinUp Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 2960

7Zip RAR extractor is it safe? 6 brettdale Sep 2020 May 2021 0 7400

Malware removal 4 BSdetect Mar 2017 Dec 2018 2 4596

When uploading video to YouTube, is AVI or MP4 the better choice? 4 Bucky Sep 2016 Feb 2020 0 12411

Linux Mint 18.1 won't recognize wireless connections 14 bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 May 2019 1 7391

Browser upgrades continue apace - Firefox 89 4 bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 5708

What is the best protection for computers? 16 butterfly77 Mar 2014 Feb 2019 4 8143

Video converter and transcoder 3 canetoad Dec 2020 Dec 2021 3 6035

Can I run flt sim2004 on Win10? (eom) 2 CanSocDem Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2452

Need some help -- I must sign my absentee ballot request but have no printer 9 CatWoman Aug 2020 Aug 2020 1 5386

Not Sure Where To Ask This Question, But 3 ChiciB1 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 2322

Digsby platform to be open sourced 3 ChromeFoundry Jul 2012 Sep 2012 0 2558

Microsoft Open Sources .Net, .Net on Linux & OSX, Free Visual Studio 3 ChromeFoundry Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1748

Seems I need a phone 11 CountAllVotes Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 984

Revolution OS documentary. Blast from the past! (2001) 0 DanTex Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1441

A note to linux users about HeartBeat OpenSSL hole... 0 defacto7 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 1402

Linux, the quiet revolution used on 94% of the world's top 500 supercomputers. 4 defacto7 Jun 2014 Sep 2014 10 2164

Mozilla kicks off global 'digital literacy' program 0 defacto7 Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 1383

There's another Bash update today (Saturday) 2 defacto7 Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1446

Open Source and Free Software Continued...

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Hello those interested in Intenet stealth... 11 defacto7 Nov 2014 Aug 2015 0 4526

Starbucks app can take photos and video at will 8 defacto7 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 6531

Looking for suggestions for Pop-up blocker software. 2 Duckfan Dec 2015 Apr 2016 0 2905

Only $35, 8.8 cm long x 3.5 cm wide x 1.2 cm high, it plays high def videos, and it runs Linux 7 Electric Monk Jan 2013 Feb 2013 4 3189

DOOM's Not Dead... it's getting better 0 eniwetok Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 2198

Ubuntu swaps application menus for HUD control system (BBC) 4 eppur_se_muova Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2519

The Raspberry Pi computer goes on general sale (BBC) 3 eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 May 2012 0 2221

Sky high success for Raspberry Pi computer (BBC) {Raspberry Pi in the Sky} 3 eppur_se_muova Jul 2012 Sep 2012 0 2417

Ubuntu vs Mint vs um, Other ... recommendations ? 20 eppur_se_muova Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 3897

mprime under Mint wasn't working -- had to switch to Lubuntu 1 eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1631

Raspberry Pi rival unveiled by chipmaker Imagination (BBC) 2 eppur_se_muova Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1617

How do I reboot Linux with Nouveaux turned off ?? 2 eppur_se_muova Feb 2015 Mar 2015 0 1422

Adobe Flash Player will not support Linux in future releases. 7 eppur_se_muova Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2607

So I pulled the HD from a Dell, stuck it in a MacPro -- and booted it up. 0 eppur_se_muova Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1706

Linux Mint: "No such file or directory" -- WTF ?? 12 eppur_se_muova Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 4172

Holy fucking Hell, what happened to the GUI in Debian ? 6 eppur_se_muova Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2615

Need some really Unix-y help w/basic commands ... 3 eppur_se_muova Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 2477

What does it mean to install Linux "from a host system" ? 3 eppur_se_muova Mar 2016 Aug 2016 0 3064

Has there been a problem with Network Manager (or other network stuff) in recent Linux distros ? 1 eppur_se_muova Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 4537

Burner App 0 Equinox Moon Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2104

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