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Eric Raymond

No recession for free software
Hackers scorn the theory that the economic downturn could hurt open-source software.
By Andrew Leonard May 18, 2001
The pigeon protocol
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
Who cracked Microsoft?
Many free-software hackers make no attempt to hide their hatred of Bill Gates -- could they be the culprits?
By Andrew Leonard Oct 27, 2000
Don't tweak the geeks!
By Eric Raymond
Jul 5, 2000
Paulina Borsook to Eric Raymond: Don't you Kakutani me!
The author of "Cyberselfish" takes issue with Raymond's screed defending libertarian geek culture.
By Paulina Borsook Jun 30, 2000
Don't tweak the geeks!
A hacker historian parries a wrongheaded New York Times assault on digital culture.
By Eric Raymond Jun 28, 2000
The best game ever
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 Jan 27, 2000
Can Linux billionaires carry the free-software torch?
As dot-com mania sends shares in open-source companies soaring, the movement searches its soul.
By Andrew Leonard Dec 23, 1999
Is Linux the real remedy?
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 Nov 6, 1999
Casting an academic eye on Linux
Researchers at the University of Michigan want to know how the open-source community "gets things done."
By Andrew Leonard Oct 21, 1999
Log: Is the Oval Office going open source?
Will all candidates in favor of free software please step forward?
By Andrew Leonard Sep 13, 1999
Walking the open-source walk
Eric Raymond incorporates reader insights into his essay on the open-source economy.
By Andrew Leonard Jun 28, 1999
The free software story
Complete Salon Technology coverage of Linux, the open-source movement and free software's ideas and personalities.
May 4, 1999
21st Log: Name that movement: Open source or free software?
By Andrew Leonard Feb 17, 1999
21st Log: Brief reports and tidbits from the info-sphere.
HotWired advertiser sponsors a blackout. Scientologists lose a round in copyright fight. A costly tour of the Gates mansion.
By Salon Tech Writers Nov 10, 1998
21st Log: Brief reports and tidbits from the info-sphere.
An instant sequel to Microsoft's "Halloween" memo on Linux.
By Scott Rosenberg Nov 6, 1998
Let's Get This Straight: Microsoft's Halloween scare
A leaked memo outlines the company's strategy against Linux and open source software.
By Scott Rosenberg Nov 4, 1998
The joy of Perl
How Larry Wall invented a messy programming language -- and changed the face of the Web.
By Andrew Leonard Oct 13, 1998
The Richard Stallman saga, redux
"The Saint of Free Software" sparks new debates about the philosophy of the open-source movement.
By Andrew Leonard Sep 11, 1998
Let my software go!
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 Mar 30, 1998
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