You've probably heard that Android is free and open source. But that's not entirely true, and the team behind Replicant wants to change that. Replicant is an independent version of Android that includes no proprietary software whatsoever. But the Replicant team doesn't like the term open source. They prefer the term "free software," because to them, Replicant is all about freedom.
Webmonkey has been purchased by CondeNet, the parent company of Wired.com, Reddit and, as of today, ArsTechnica. The team here at Wired.com has given the site a complete redesign. The Compiler blog is once again known by its original name, monkey_bites. W
By Kevin Kelly - The Netscape IPO wasn't really about dot-commerce. At its heart was a new cultural force based on mass collaboration. Blogs, Wikipedia, open source, peer-to-peer - behold the power of the people.