GNU/Linux and Free software

My contributions

My contributions to Free software can be found on this page. I hope to make the list longer in the future.

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GNU/Linux, freedom, people

Linux - or GNU/Linux - has become popular. There are lots of information on the net. For Finnish speakers, the links page of the Finnish Linux User Group (FLUG) and the Linux.fi wiki are good starting points.

The best "feature" of Linux and other free software (free as in freedom, not price) are the people around it, often called as the community. Superb technical support, new friends, something whose value cannot be measured in dollars or euros. Here are reports of some events I've attended:

• Debian Conference 5, Espoo, Finland 1-18.7.2005. (in English)
• Linux Demonstration Day 21.9.2002, Helsinki, Finland (in Finnish, English version also available)
• Hacking in Good Company: Libre Software Meeting 2001, Bordeaux, France 2-8.7.2001. (in English)
• Debian Conference 1, Bordeaux 2-5.7.2001. (in English)
• OSDEM - free spirit at the heart of Europe, Brussels, Belgium 2-3.2.2001. (in English)
• Libre Software Meeting, Bordeaux, France 5-9.7.2000. (in English)
• Linux Demo Day 19.2.2000, Helsinki, Finland. (in Finnish)
• Linux Demo Days 25-26.9.1999, Helsinki, Finland. (in Finnish)
• Otaniemi Installfest '99, Espoo, Finland (in Finnish)
• Ulvila Installfest '99, the first installfest in Finland. (in Finnish)

The place I most often go to look for software is Freshmeat.

I also encourage you to read about freedom of software on the web pages of Free Software Foundation.