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  1. LIbreOffice in Ubuntu by MagicFab · · Score: 3, Informative · on LibreOffice 3.3 Released Today

    If you're using Ubuntu, and want to try LibreOffice, I wrote a few details here:
    http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/2011/01/25/the-document-foundation-launches-libreoffice-3-3

    Most importantly *don't install .debs manually* and *don't reinstall if you already have 3.3 RC4, it's the same as 3.3 final* :)

  2. Bravo to FACIL, Cyrille and his team! by MagicFab · · Score: 4, Informative · on Free Software Wins Court Battle in Quebec

    No doubt the court decision documents will help many people understand what Free software is and how it can be considered for government use.

    Full (French) PDF of the court decision is available here:
    http://blogs.savoirfairelinux.net/cyrilleberaud/KMBT35020100602152155.pdf

    English background information:
    http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/2008/03/17/gnulinux-integrator-complains-to-supreme-court-about-quebec-government-illegaly-upgrading-to-vista-without-proper-rfps/

  3. check the Noma RX4 pocket charger by MagicFab · · Score: 1 · on What To Do With All of My Gadget Chargers?

    A Noma RX4 pocket charger may be your ticket to get rid of a few: http://www.fabianrodriguez.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/noma.pdf

  4. Easy, multilingual, open source by MagicFab · · Score: 0, Offtopic · on Actual Costs for the Space Station
    Hi,

    In spite of all the talk about how hard using GnnuPG is, I have always managed to train our customers in 30 minutes to 2hrs time to use it for basic encryption/decryption/signing of information. The installation was the most difficult part and thanks to people like Gustavo Valconcelos, it's getting easier by the day

    Now, I DID buy PGP 7.1.1 at promo price. I had a support issue last monday and I've been waiting since then.

    Meanwhile, everyone can download and freely use both commercially and personally WinPT+GnuPG from several mirrors, of which I offered my personal space, here.

    It'll be interesting to see how this develops, particularly in the other languages, of which GnuPG + WinPT already support many.

    Cheers,

    F.

  5. Easy, multilingual, open source by MagicFab · · Score: 1 · on PGP's New Release, Source Code, and PRZ
    An easy way to install WinPT is available now.

    Cheers,

    F.

  6. Not-zilla by MagicFab · · Score: 1 · on Mozilla: The Good And The Bad
    I am a very fond fan of all Mozillities, but I can't get over the fact that whenever I suggest this as a replacement to IE, users start having problems at the HOME PAGE of the "project". Mozilla.org IS a project, NOT a product, and certainly not as easy to install as IE. So far the few crashes of IE make up for Moz's inabilities (like displaying the Geotrust seal - and yes, it's important when you sell those and your customer wonders why you advised on using Moz).

    Yes, I consider finding the right download link and grandma-friendly instructions a pre-req to any IE squashing mass-effort. The home page is a huge improvement but past that point, the faint-of-heart won't feel at home. A wizard-Os-detecting download page would sure help a lot. The FAQ is still on 1.0!

    I also happen to be very interested in OpenPGP, and Enigmail seems a step in the right direction. But the problems I mention for mozilla.org combined with the fact that enigmail.mozdev.org can't behave under IE are enough to loose my audience.

    *I can put up with it*, but don't ask the same to somebody comfy with IE/Outlook.

    #1 thing you can't do with Mozilla (mail): drag and drop emails/attachments.

  7. Companies using PGP (OpenPGP), applications by MagicFab · · Score: 1 · on Can GnuPG Deliver?
    It took me a while to understand and be able to explain the differences/roles of PGP (the product), OpenPGP (the standard, as PZ renamed it), OpenPGP (the alliance), and NAI (the Empire ? :). I needed a short path through this story for customers and friend who I wanted to start using this, so I prepared a summary on Thawte X.509 certificates and OpenPGP Encryption.

    While doing this, I discovered that quite a few companies do support OpenPGP but it's our job to continue this effort in 2 ways:

    1. Educating others about it
    2. Participating in development efforts (and this also means bug reporting, translation and documentation, stuff that even I can do!)

    For a sample of companies supporting OpenPGP "movement" as Salon calls it, see:
    http://www.openpgp.org/members/

    It's a shame that the Salon article totally ignored to mention at least two of the easier (although not easiest) ways to use OpenPGP: Enigmail (for Mozilla/Netscape) and WinPT (for Windows/clipboard-based), among others.

    They also fail to mention that GnuPG really is the command line application/libraries, and then there's a layer of front end or integration to other products. A thourough visit of GnuPG.org will reveal this.

    Finally, for the webmail-oriented crowd, there's also Hush Mail (which is, BTW, a company that PZ joined after leaving NAI). What's so technically difficult about using this ?