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Hackers scorn the theory that the economic downturn could hurt open-source software.
By Andrew Leonard
May 18, 2001
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How the Talmud, hacker whimsy and a love of Linux inspired a group of Norwegian programmers to attach packets of computer code to birds' legs.
By Peter Meyers
May 10, 2001
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Many free-software hackers make no attempt to hide their hatred of Bill Gates -- could they be the culprits?
By Andrew Leonard
October 27, 2000
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By Eric Raymond
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July 5, 2000
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The author of "Cyberselfish" takes issue with Raymond's screed defending libertarian geek culture.
By Paulina Borsook
June 30, 2000
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A hacker historian parries a wrongheaded New York Times assault on digital culture.
By Eric Raymond
June 28, 2000
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No graphics, no sound, no razzle-dazzle -- but Nethack is still one of the finest gaming experiences the computing world has to offer.
By Wagner James Au
January 27, 2000
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As dot-com mania sends shares in open-source companies soaring, the movement searches its soul.
By Andrew Leonard
December 23, 1999
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The open-source camp welcomes the findings of fact. But some think that Linux doesn't need the courts to beat Redmond.
By Andrew Leonard
November 6, 1999
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Researchers at the University of Michigan want to know how the open-source community "gets things done."
By Andrew Leonard
October 21, 1999
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Will all candidates in favor of free software please step forward?
By Andrew Leonard
September 13, 1999
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Eric Raymond incorporates reader insights into his essay on the open-source economy.
By Andrew Leonard
June 28, 1999
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Complete Salon Technology coverage of Linux, the open-source movement and free software's ideas and personalities.
May 4, 1999
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By Andrew Leonard
February 17, 1999
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HotWired advertiser sponsors a blackout. Scientologists lose a round in copyright fight. A costly tour of the Gates mansion.
By Salon Tech Writers
November 10, 1998
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An instant sequel to Microsoft's "Halloween" memo on Linux.
By Scott Rosenberg
November 6, 1998
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A leaked memo outlines the company's strategy against Linux and open source software.
By Scott Rosenberg
November 4, 1998
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How Larry Wall invented a messy programming language -- and changed the face of the Web.
By Andrew Leonard
October 13, 1998
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"The Saint of Free Software" sparks new debates about the philosophy of the open-source movement.
By Andrew Leonard
September 11, 1998
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Let my software go!: By Andrew Leonard. Netscape was desperate for a new strategy against Microsoft. Eric Raymond, hacker guru, had one. An interview with the author of 'The New Hacker's Dictionary.'
By Andrew Leonard
March 30, 1998