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##Mozilla censors itself as part of American Censorship Day
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mozilla-censors-itself-as-part-of-American-Censorship-Day-1379903.html

##Protect the Internet------
https://www.mozilla.org/sopa/

##Indian Government To Popularize Use Of Open Source
http://www.muktware.com/news/2958

##Barnes & Noble Blows The Lid Off Microsoft's Android Patent
Squeeze-----
https://www.networkworld.com/community/node/79179

##God help us... the revolution runs on Windows!
http://zine.openrightsgroup.org/features/2011/god-help-us...-the-revolution-runs-on-windows!/

##C development on Linux - Types, variables, operators - III.
http://how-to.linuxcareer.com/c-development-on-linux-types-variables-operators

##How Does Spyware, Malware or Crapware Get on My Computer?
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2998/how-does-spyware-malware-or-crapware-get-on-my-computer/

##Give Your Computer A Voice With eSpeak
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/give-computer-voice-espeak-windows-linux/

##On the Jobs Front, Open Source Skills Remain in Demand
http://ostatic.com/blog/on-the-jobs-front-open-source-skills-remain-in-demand

##More Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 10.04 LTS [Upgrades
Available!- This is the advantage of FOSS, you don't have to wait till
next Tuesday!]
http://news.softpedia.com/news/More-Kernel-Vulnerabilities-Affect-Ubuntu-10-04-LTS-233749.shtml

##Software Can Be Modified as Users Wish-----
https://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/243607/german_court_rules_that_free_software_can_be_modified_as_users_wish.html

##Apache Harmony is Dead. OpenJDK Wins Open Source Java Battle.
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/apache-harmony-is-dead.html

##Intelligence agencies step up the Twitter and Facebook trawling
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/04/intelligence_agencies_step_up_the_twitter_and_facebook_trawling/singleton/

##Bribing Governments and People to Become Microsoft Customers
http://techrights.org/2011/11/13/negative-pricing-and-retaliatory-offerings/

##Acquia to push use of free website building software in India
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-08/news/30373389_1_website-google-india-software

##People Behind Debian: Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu’s founder
http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/11/17/people-behind-debian-mark-shuttleworth-ubuntus-founder/

##A faster Web server: ripping out Apache for Nginx
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/11/a-faster-web-server-ripping-out-apache-for-nginx.ars

##Warner Bros. Admits Sending HotFile False Takedown Requests-----
https://torrentfreak.com/warner-bros-admits-sending-hotfile-false-takedown-requests-111109/

##Introducing the ColorHug------
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107928060492923463788/posts/QNb3EtnWAGf

##Herman Cain backs waterboarding, frets over 'Arab Spring' at GOP
debate
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-pn-cain-waterboarding-debate-20111112,0,1540701.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+latimes/news+%28L.A.+Times+-+Top+News%29

##Weaponized UAV Drones in the Hands of Local Police [By Bruce
Schneier, Security Guru]--------
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/11/weaponized_uav.html

##BOSS to shut out Windows
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/boss-shut-out-windows-247

##Open source software development companies still struggle to survive
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/science-technology/15288/open-source-software-development-companies-still-struggle-to-survive.html

##Five years of open-source Java: Freedom isn't (quite) free
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/13/open_sourcing_java_five_year_anniversary/

##Google flings Bing into search engine bin
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/14/comscore_search_engines_google_bing_yahoo/

##How To Password-Protect Directories With mod_auth_mysql On Apache2
(Debian Squeeze)
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-password-protect-directories-with-mod_auth_mysql-on-apache2-debian-squeeze

##Google releases Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' source
http://www.muktware.com/news/2937

##Adobe moves Flex SDK to independent open source project
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Adobe-moves-Flex-SDK-to-independent-open-source-project-1378721.html

##Tomahawk media player version 0.3 released
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Tomahawk-media-player-version-0-3-released-1378695.html

##Airtime radio software update brings 'easy install' package
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Airtime-radio-software-update-brings-easy-install-package-1379804.html

##Test To Give When Hiring or Interviewing a Junior Linux System
Administrator
http://www.linuxforum.com/content.php/128-Test-To-Give-When-Hiring-or-Interviewing-a-Junior-Linux-System-Administrator

##How to Use KVM with Virtual Machine Manager
http://maketecheasier.com/use-kvm-with-virtual-machine-manager/2011/11/16

##LiveUSB Install – Not Just Another Live USB Creator for Linux
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/11/liveusb-install-not-just-another-live-usb-creator-for-linux/

##viDrop is free video transcoding software for GNU/Linux
http://vidrop.learnfree.eu/


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