http://www.libervis.com/x/ Free Culture community center enabling discussions and expressions from various points of view on topics such as Free Software (open source), Free Music, Free Creativity, hardware and freedom to create in a digital age. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:15:30 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss/ XOOPS WebLinks 0.9 XOOPS WebLinks libervis@libervis.com libervis@libervis.com en http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/book_review_using_moodle_teaching_popular_open_source_course_management The book“Using Moodle Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management”, by Jason Cole, Helen Foster, is a much needed reference book for Moodle.Moodle is an open source Course Mana ... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:06:49 -0500 2959 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/book_review_linux_system_programming Many people make the mistake of thinking of Linux as just another Unix. Though most system calls are indeed identical, some of them aren?t. Knowing the difference is important.read more Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:58:01 -0500 2912 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.activefreemedia.com/2008/11/crowdfunded_mar.html In an example of the demand for crowdsourced marketing for causes, check out the post from 1000 Heads about the Atheist Bus Campaign. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:18:36 -0500 http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bizarre_cathedral_32 Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral.read more Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:00:00 -0500 3059 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/book_review_sql_hacks SQL is the de facto method of accessing relational data within databases. Databases have been around for many years, and consequentially many many books have been written about them. However,SQL Hacks ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:41:50 -0500 2350 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/book_review_c_programming_a_modern_approach The C language, despite the best journalistic assassins, trained monkeys on bikes, an alleged lack of fashion taste, is still alive and rocking in the building. C is, beyond dispute, recognized as a r ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:32:58 -0500 2906 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/how_build_free_software_search_engine_and_use_it_too_welcome_wikia Mention Jimmy Wales and you automatically think Wikipedia; however, that is not his only love child. The Wikia search engine is his latest offspring— or least it was when it was launched in Janu ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:08:17 -0500 3056 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/linux_hosting/bytemark_review Is Bytemark the right hosting server for you, GNU/Linux lover?We interviewed Matthew Bloch, one of the founders of British hosting company, Bytemark. He talks about his company, and their commitment t ... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:32:14 -0500 3042 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/books/mihrfc/rule_2_create_a_community The“edge” for free software over proprietary software comes from volunteer effort. You should spend just as much effort on designing a comfortable and inviting project as you would on any ... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:46:07 -0500 3051 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/community_posts/unjustifiable_criticism_richard_stallman_linus_torvalds A recent attack piece against Richard Stallman was written by Linus Torvalds on the eve of Obama’s election.Black and whiteby Linus TorvaldsLinus begins with this:So I’m pretty well-known ... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:50:48 -0500 3057 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/creating_multilingual_website_smarty Some time ago I was required to adapt a bespoke website application (which I had originally written) so it not only supported multiple languages but also multiple character sets. The website,MakingCon ... Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:45:34 -0500 3052 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bizarre_cathedral_31 Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral.read more Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:45:33 -0500 3053 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.activefreemedia.com/2008/11/social_marketin.html Mashable has an interesting summary of social media marketing examples. I find it helpful for talking about some of the kinds of marketing that is worthwhile in the digital marketing space beyond tra ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:57:39 -0500 http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/mixing_free_and_proprietary_software_not_rosy_future A recent article caught my eye and turned it a nice shade of red. It discussed the— hardly new— idea that the future of software usage must involve a mixture of free and proprietary produc ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:45:40 -0500 3048 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.activefreemedia.com/2008/11/reality_art_mee.html Via Adverblog, check this interesting approach to bring a long street in Pittsburgh to life through Google Maps Street View. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:21:52 -0500 http://www.activefreemedia.com/2008/11/rip_a_remix_man.html Seems like a solid video project on the evolution of remix culture. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:15:07 -0500 http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bizarre_cathedral_30 Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral.read more Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:25:47 -0500 3049 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/songbird_plus_mozilla_ultimate_media_mashup_your_music GNU/Linux has come a long way since XMMS, the Winamp wannabe. The number of free media players has bloomed: Amarok, Banshee, Rhythmbox, Kaffeine, Kplayer and JuK. They have enough features to cater f ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:27:02 -0500 3047 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/opensocial_overview_how_opensocial_works_and_integrate_with_cms So, you’ve heard about Google’s free software release of its Gadgets server, and the new“Open Social API”. And gosh, wouldn’t it be nice if you could provide this technol ... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:48:40 -0500 3039 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/bizarre_cathedral_29 Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral.read more Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:04:13 -0500 3046 at http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com