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Floss Minder
Downloads Floss Minder is a database program for cross-stitching and embroidery enthusiasts. Users can print reports on the threads they've run out of and need to buy, the charts they can make with their existing stock of floss, what floss they need to...
[March 31, 2001, 5:37]
Taking sides in the open source community
Talkback It is not good to see FLOSS community going splited. How can FLOSS software attract new applications in value-added devices? I believe the majority of FLOSS community will agree a solution which can keep the door open for more businesses and...
[October 13, 2006, 3:05]
The point is....
Talkback .that normal businesspeople, as well as technical folk who aren't as psychologically dependent upon one side or another of the FLOSS/commercial conflict, see what gives every appearance of a growing crowd of ever-more-immature individuals who...
[March 23, 2008, 14:34]
Open source rival attacks 'terrible' Linux
Talkback I agree with Lou Harrison about the comparison, though the case of comparing OpenBSD to Linux is more of an airing of dirty laundry of the FLOSS community, than is the comparison of Linux to Windows. That FLOSS in general is viewed as somewhat of...
[March 24, 2006, 23:05]
CrossMagic for Windows
Downloads It allows you to enter and maintain details on all your materials (i.e.floss, beads, etc), charts and projects. It will print reports on what materials you've run out of and need to buy again, which charts you can make with your existing stock...
[July 2, 2000, 8:00]
A Multi-Dimensional View of the "Sustainability" of Free & Open Source Software Development
White Papers Questions of "Sustainability" are at the core of much of the speculative discussion about the long-term significance of the open source software movement, and particularly the characteristic community-based mode of developing FLOSS (Free/Libre and...
[April 18, 2007, 1:00]
Open-source fight staged on 'wrong battleground'
Talkback I agree with other commentators, it is obviously in Microsoft's interest to encourage FLOSS Developers to "focus on enterprise level applications", providing them with time to implement a new filesystem in Longhorn to "lock-in" the data of their...
[November 13, 2003, 23:04]
Roadmap: Open source to take over mainstream IT
News The predictions were made in the 2020 Floss Roadmap, produced for the Open World Forum event in Paris this week. Floss (free/libre/open-source software) will become mainstream. Forty percent of IT jobs will be related to Floss
[December 3, 2008, 17:23]
Cut to the chase
Talkback Ecma and OASIS are vendor consortia where the rules governing standards specification work favor vendor innovation over the open and transparent interoperability consumers, governments and FLOSS efforts demand.
[March 3, 2008, 18:57]
Free/Libre and Open Source Software: Policy Support
White Papers In most software markets, where FLOSS provides significant competition, open standards can only be those that allow equal access to FLOSS products. This paper provides an overview of standards and standard-setting processes.
[April 5, 2006, 1:01]
Mozilla: Firefox licence in Ubuntu was a 'giant error'
News The correct content is clear that the code is governed by Floss [free/libre/open-source software] licences, not the typical end-user licence agreement language that is in the current version. We created a licence that points to the Floss licences...
[September 17, 2008, 14:38]
Microsoft ready for open source in schools fight
News The experience of schools involved in deploying Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) is that there is a huge range of resources and software available that will work alongside [it]," said Richard Rothwell, chairman for Schoolforge UK.
[May 9, 2005, 16:40]
Open-source Alfresco adopts the GPL
News However, the company did add to the GPL a "FLOSS exception" provision that permits the software to be embedded in other FLOSS (free/libre/open-source software) packages. Alfresco, a start-up that commercialises open-source software for helping...
[February 23, 2007, 9:22]
My Cross-Stitch
Downloads From projects, to floss supply, to resources, My Cross-Stitch got them all covered.A Projects database allows you to:store a project's info such as width, height and no.of pages categorize your projects remember when you started or finished a...
[August 11, 2001, 8:00]
BT's attitude is unsurprising
Talkback Its apparent lack of respect for the copyrights of the authors of the FLOSS software it takes advantage of is just the tip of a very dirty iceberg. In its submission to the Gowers Review, BT made clear its support for the economically unjustifiable...
[January 24, 2007, 12:52]
Taking sides in the open source community
Talkback "GPLv3 will mark the end of the FLOSS community" That's just plain silly. GPLv3 has created a schism that will likely never be undone. But the end of the community? That's silly and absurd.
[October 12, 2006, 15:47]
PM Stitch Creator
Downloads Program will automatically convert them to a stitch pattern designed for a specified floss brand, cloth and stitch type. Load image file, scan photo, or download pictures from digital camera. Stitch patterns can be edited manually with virtual...
[December 26, 2003, 11:52]
EU to invest in open source
News The newly approved funding is for the two-year FLOSSWorld project (FLOSS stands for Free/Libre/Open Source Software). Previous FLOSS projects, starting as early as 2001, have concentrated on the use of open source in Europe alone.
[May 26, 2005, 17:00]
Governments should switch to open source - study
News The Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) study, from the University of Maastricht's International Institute of Infonomics, argues that open-source software can bring substantial benefits to governments, including reduced costs, and that...
[August 23, 2002, 13:47]
Microsoft hides behind Linux for protection
Talkback Way to go FLOSS Well it is about time. MS started to give in for the benefit of the users. This isn't going to hurt them is it? May be it is time for MS to join and welcome OSS.
[August 28, 2003, 15:49]
