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FREE SOFTWARE LINKSThe Internet is pretty much home base for the Free/Open Source software movement, so it would be silly for us to try to be exhaustive. Here are just a few links: GENERALThe Linux kernel is the core of the GNU/Linux operating system, but the GNU family of software makes Linux usable. The Free Software Foundation provides the philosophy behind the movement. This is a good read, and we're convinced it'll inspire you! THE FREEKBOXThe FreekBox runs the Ubuntu operating system (a variant, or distribution, of GNU/Linux), with the Gnome desktop environment. (Although the FreekBox doesn't come with it, many of our staff and core volunteers proudly use Ion, a lightweight tiling window manager, instead of Gnome.) The FreekBoxen also come with OpenOffice.org, a full-featured suite of office software including a word processor, spreadsheet, and other programs. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about OpenOffice.org. GEEK CULCHAThe jargon file is a wonderful lexicon of hackish slang. ("Why do you call them FreekBoxen?") And, well, we wouldn't be geeks if we didn't link to Slashdot ("News for nerds. Stuff that matters.") 
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