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This blog is for the future: remembering the process as it unfolded.

Being Libre Blog
Hardware Devices that Support GNU/Linux
See Hardware Devices that Support GNU/Linux.
— beinglibre 2012-10-17 14:41:59
DRM-free
DRM-free – A label which indicates that all files provided by the supplier come free of DRM.
— beinglibre 2012-10-17 14:34:49
Hardware purchase?
Interesting initiatives: Dell: Sputnik (Ubuntu on a Dell XPS13). ZaReason Linux Laptops, Desktops, Servers running GNU/Linux, Android. system76 Anyone know of any more ? (hardware without non-libre...
— beinglibre 2012-09-16 09:55:25
SOPA and PIPA: Wikipedia is down today
… in case you haven’t noticed. Essential reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOPA_initiative/Learn...
— beinglibre 2012-01-18 15:05:02
Update on installing Oneiric
Added some screen-shots and a few additional notes: http://wikieducator.org/User:KTucker/ple/Install_Ubuntu/Oneiric
— beinglibre 2011-10-22 13:19:01

Libre Lens
The Future of Copyright (a contest)
How would you change copyright law as it stands today? A contest is on : Future of Copyright Contest (deadline is 15th April 2012). If you are thinking of participating, the following may be useful...
— beinglibre 2012-03-07 21:53:22
Reminder: libre means free as in freedom and is clearly defined
Libre means free as in freedom. This posting was prompted by the thread “[okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature“. The meaning of “libre” is well est...
— beinglibre 2012-03-04 02:07:03
Which software you use is an ethical choice
A reminder, especially for educators and specifically WikiEducators with implications for the OERu, the OERF and other open education initiatives: WikiEducator and Libre Software. It applies to you...
— beinglibre 2011-11-21 12:07:48
OERu: equality and freedom to learn
Response to ‘OER university’ to cut cost of degree (Times Higher Education, 10 February 2011, Rebecca Attwood) “… It is up to universities to see the opportunities and live...
— beinglibre 2011-11-09 07:58:11
Use of the word “ecosystem”
When people use the word “ecosystem” to refer to something which is not an ecosystem (e.g. the education ‘ecosystem’ or a network of people sharing resources...
— beinglibre 2011-11-07 19:03:09

31 October 2011

On libre lens:

In terms of Being Libre, celebrating this milestone (7 billion people) is an anti-pattern, and does not bode well for Sustainable evolution unless it stimulates change.

27 October 2011

Added Libre Lens to the external blog feed on the right.

25 October 2011

Workgroup Charter now available for comment etc.

16 October 2011

Updated the blurb on the Home page.

5 October 2011

Preface started. It will change over time.

1 October 2011

Renamed to "Be Libre" (as a sequel to "Say Libre").

30 Sep 2011

For now see (and also):

Feel free to add blog postings above (most recent first).

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