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It’s better with GNU/Linux

After ASUS decided to turn their back to GNU/Linux (although GNU/Linux on their Netbooks made them famous), they started a “It’s better with Windoze” campaign. If you want a reason to laugh at...

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Oh happy day!

Today is a really great day for me, because not only am I running 64-bit GNU/Linux on my Notebook, which I last had back in 2006 (on one of the first AMD 64 X2 processors), but I was also accepted as a...

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Survived! (and enjoyed it)

I know I’m a bit late, since Matthias already wrote about our successful, adventurous weekend, but still I want to to tell you all how much I enjoyed our time together in Vienna. After I almost arrived...

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Geocaching and Freedom

Today I want to write about something that is not really related to Free Software, but to Freedom in another field. I have a hobby that some of you might know: Geocaching. Short explanation: Geocaching...

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Software Freedom Party in Vienna

I know I’m a bit late, but I still want to tell you about the Software Freedom party the Vienna Fellowship group organised for this year’s SFD. Although there weren’t to many visitors, the free (as in...

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FSCONS 2009

I know I’m really late with my blog this time, but I finally managed to write about this year’s Free Society Conference and Nordic Summit. I went to Göteborg (I needed some training to pronounce it as...

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Das “Würde” des Menschen ist unantastbar

Diejenigen, die der Titel dieses Eintrags an [1] erinnert, muss ich leider schon jetzt enttäuschen: Ich schreibe heute nicht über die Rettung der deutschen Sprache. Auch wenn ich sie liebe wie keine...

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FOSDEM 2010

It’s been a week now since I took my plane from Brussels back to Austria, but since I’ve been on holiday for the rest of last week, my short report on FOSDEM 2010 comes later than it should. It was my...

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Abhilfe gegen die USSD-Schwachstelle

Nach einem aktuellen Bericht auf Heise Security sind sehr viele Android-Geräte von der USSD-Schwachstelle betroffen. Mein Gerät seit kurzem nicht mehr dazu, da ich mir über F-Droid die...

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Happy I love FS day!

Since today we celebrate I love FS day, I want to say thank you to everyone who is working for Free Software. It doesn’t matter if you are a developer, a tester, an advocate, a user or whatever comes...

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The project: “Tracking for freedom”

With summer coming up and my body weight being far higher that I want it to be, I’d like to start a project that should achieve two things: Reduce my weight and further Free Software. Since I like to...

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“Tracking for Freedom”: First trip

Today I went for my first “Tracking for Freedom” trip. Having not used my bike for almost half a year, it was pretty exhausting. I probably should have chosen a shorter distance. The first 20...

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“Tracking for Freedom”: Not the best route chosen

Today, I finally managed to do my second cycling trip for the “Tracking for Freedom” project. While I originally wanted to follow the Danube southbound and return the same way, I managed to take the...

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“Tracking for Freedom”: Cycling with the pros

Today, I did another trip for the “Tracking for Freedom” project and for the first time, I was not alone. Three triathletes from TriTeam Chaos allowed me to join them on their bicycle tour. They taught...

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“Tracking for Freedom”: Survived the hills

Today, I finally managed to go for another trip for the “Tracking for Freedom” trip. I was once again with the guys from TriTeam Chaos, but this time we were even eight people. The beginning of the...

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“Tracking for Freedom”: Close to the fine line

Most of you probably know that there is a fine line between genius and insanity. I think there’s probably no place that reflects this fact better than the small village of Maria Gugging, right outside...

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“Tracking for Freedom”: Climbing the hills from the other side

Yesterday, I went for another trip. My original plan was to go along a similar route as on my last trip with TriTeam Chaos, but from the other direction and with a slightly smaller distance of about 53...

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“Tracking for Freedom”: Systems integration test, partly failed

Yesterday, I did my first ride after installing my new €5 cadence sensor and connecting it to my bike computer. I wanted to go for a short trip and when I left home, I assumed that I’d be alone. I was...

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“Tracking for Freedom”: Longest trip so far

Today, I went for my longest trip so far this season, which was about 75 km. Once more, I was with a group of people from TriTeam Chaos. The track itself was already well-known to me, so there’s...

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What the Heartbleed bug revealed to me

Today, I made a really negative experience with the StartSSL certificate authority. This is the first time that this has happened to me. The problem is that it affects StartSSL’s reputation because it...

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