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Information as a concept bears a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. Generally speaking, the concept of information is closely related to notions of constraint, communication, control, data, form, instruction, knowledge, meaning, mental stimulus, pattern, perception, and representation.
Many people speak about the Information Age as the advent of the Knowledge Age or knowledge society, the information society, and information technologies, and even though information science and computer science are often in the spotlight, the word "information" is often used without careful consideration of the various meanings it has acquired.
Information as a message
Information is the state of a system of interest (curiosity). Message is the information materialized. More on [ Information ]
Behind the Doors of the Free Software Foundation
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:32:27 -0000
Linux.com: "The purpose of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) is probably obvious from its name -- but what does promoting free software mean in terms of everyday activity?"
Dell Unveils New Vostros With Ubuntu
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:02:27 -0000
Tom's Hardware: "On Wednesday morning Dell announced two new entry-level Vostro laptops and two new entry-level desktops featuring a choice of Ubuntu or Windows Vista."
New Firefox Plug-In Double-Checks So-Called Unsafe Sites
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:32:27 -0000
LinuxInsider: "...the latest version of Firefox has made security a top priority, and it will alert the user if a site you're about to click on appears to be a hacker's hook."
Why is GNU Software Better Than Proprietary Software?
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:02:27 -0000
Complete Dose of Linux Poison: "Proprietary software is often looked down upon in the free software world for many reasons:"
Open Source: What You Should Learn From The French
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:32:27 -0000
InfoWorld: "A decade ago, European countries leapt out of the gate to take the lead in the radical open source movement -- none more so than France -- and left U.S. developers in the proverbial dust."
Linux Jumps to 13.4 Percent of the Stalling Server Market
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:02:27 -0000
The Open Road: "If Linux server vendors want to continue to grow, at some point they're going to have to come to grips with Windows, rather than eating into the low-hanging Unix fruit."
If I Had My Own Distro - Article in 3 parts, proposes many tactics to make a more user friendly, new, fresh Linux, DistroX; over 100 forum comments. [OSNews.com]
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