As far as my experience is concerned most of the time when somebody would like to try out a software he normally download free versions (freeware, evaluation copy, etc.) or look for its equivalent or derivative. Moreover, when the software is found to meet the users needs, a few things normally happen these are:
Look for […]
Back to FOSS…
I just got my new 160GB HDD for my old but priceless laptop. Immediately after, I installed it and got my Rescue CD from Toshiba to run (something like ghost to replicate everything and start anew). However, because it’s using the ghost replication it created a single participation similar to the old one […]
For a couple of years now we have been using Moodle for our distance education programs. I for one have used Moodle for like 5 years and have seen the growth of the very powerful open source LMS. When I was in Australia ‘06 I had a chance to attend a Moodle conference but unfortunately […]
It’s been a while since I’ve used FOSS for all of my web related activities. From web design to graphics editing I’ve used GIMP and Inkscape. Yes, they are both powerful FOSS applications that most FOSS lovers (i.e.
Pilipino GIMP) are using. Indeed, they are very powerful and easy to use. They too have M$ […]
Now that I am back with ICT related stuff in uni, I want to continue my advocacy in using free and open source software to address the ICT needs of our institution. I have seen many ICT solutions nowadays who have migrated on using FOSS as part of their strategy to make their solutions/products stable […]
