Dr. Matt Lee (mattl)

Web standards, accessibility, free/open source software, old UNIX/TV/Music and occasional wargaming

Of course gNewSense doesn't include non-free software! (2008)

That’s the reason gNewSense exists, it’s the reason we developed GNU in the first place — to escape from proprietary software and to help others to escape as well. Recommending a distribution that steers users towards non-free software would defeat the purpose.Of course, most GNU users are unaware of this, because they think the system is called Linux, and because they’ve heard it associated with “open source”, a different philosophy from the free software movement.And yet, despite those imp

Exploring Freedom: the book (2008)

Coming later this year — Exploring Freedom: the book, by Matt Lee and Rob Myers.I’m pretty excited about this. It’ll be our first product, my first published book and it’s a great addition to this blog. Head over to the announcement and sign up to receive more information when it’s available.