Cyndi Bulka, my yoga teacher and co-author of our book, "Linux for Small Business Owners", and I...
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on 2025-07-20 at https://beardystarstuff.net/ and is reproduced here with the...
My own journey into free software began with my ethics. It was, and is, deeply personal but...
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Author’s note: This article is based on Chapter 6 of my book, “Linux for Small Business Owners,”...
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