Petter Reinholdtsen: Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt

Behind Debian Edu and +Skolelinux there are a lot of people doing the hard work of +setting together all the pieces. This time I present to you Andreas +Mundt, who have been part of the technical development team several +years. We was also a key contributor in getting GOsa and Kerberos set +up in the recently released +Debian +Edu Squeeze version.

+ +

Who are you, and how do you spend your days?

+ +

My name is Andreas Mundt, I grew up in south Germany. After +studying Physics I spent several years at university doing research in +Quantum Optics. After that I worked some years in an optics company. +Finally I decided to turn over a new leaf in my life and started +teaching 10 to 19 years old kids at school. I teach math, physics, +information technology and science/technology.

+ +

How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu +project?

+ +

Already before I switched to teaching, I followed the Debian Edu +project because of my interest in education and Debian. Within the +qualification/training period for the teaching, I started +contributing.

+ +

What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu?

+ +

The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the +out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the +Debian Project!

+ +

What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu?

+ +

As every coin has two sides, the out-of-the-box philosophy has its +downside, too. In my opinion, it is hard to modify and tweak the +setup, if you need or want that. Further more, it is not easily +possible to upgrade the system to a new release. It takes much too +long after a Debian release to prepare the -Edu release, perhaps +because the number of developers working on the core of the code is +rather small and often busy elsewhere.

+ +

The Debian LAN +project might fill the use case of a more flexible system.

+ +

Which free software do you use daily?

+ +

I am only using non-free software if I am forced to and run Debian +on all my machines. For documents I prefer LaTeX and PGF/TikZ, then +mutt and iceweasel for email respectively web browsing. At school I +have Arduino and Fritzing in use for a micro controller project.

+ +

Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to +get schools to use free software?

+ +

One of the major problems is the vendor lock-in from top to bottom: +Especially in combination with ignorant government employees and +politicians, this works out great for the "market-leader". The school +administration here in Baden-Wuerttemberg is occupied by that vendor. +Documents have to be prepared in non-free, proprietary formats. Even +free browsers do not work for the school administration. Publishers +of school books provide software only for proprietary platforms.

+ +

To change this, political work is very important. Parts of the +political spectrum have become aware of the problem in the last years. +However it takes quite some time and courageous politicians to 'free' +the system. There is currently some discussion about "Open Data" and +"Free/Open Standards". I am not sure if all the involved parties have +a clue about the potential of these ideas, and probably only a +fraction takes them seriously. However it might slowly make free +software and the philosophy behind it more known and popular.

+ + + Tags: debian edu, english, intervju. + + +

Jeg skal pÃ¥ konferansen Go Open 2012

13th April 2012

@@ -587,37 +674,6 @@ NÃ¦ringsliv skrev det som ble sagt, og ikke det journalisten hÃ¸rte.

Debian Edu screencast: Checking email with kmail using Kerberos authentication

25th March 2012

- -

The same Debian Edu developer that did the last screen cast I -published, Wolfgang Schweer, has created a new screen cast showing how -to set up Kmail in Debian Edu Squeze to authenticate using Kerberos, -allowing users to check their local email account without providing -any password. The video is embedded here in quarter size, -and also available from vimeo -and download as a -Ogg -Theora file. Check it out below.

- -

Download video as - Ogg.

- - - Tags: debian edu, english. - - -

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diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index c6376b0169..bdff3292ce 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,87 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:10:00 +0200 + Behind <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu and +Skolelinux</a> there are a lot of people doing the hard work of +setting together all the pieces. This time I present to you Andreas +Mundt, who have been part of the technical development team several +years. We was also a key contributor in getting GOsa and Kerberos set +up in the recently released +<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Squeeze">Debian +Edu Squeeze</a> version. + +Who are you, and how do you spend your days? + +My name is Andreas Mundt, I grew up in south Germany. After +studying Physics I spent several years at university doing research in +Quantum Optics. After that I worked some years in an optics company. +Finally I decided to turn over a new leaf in my life and started +teaching 10 to 19 years old kids at school. I teach math, physics, +information technology and science/technology. + +How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu +project? + +Already before I switched to teaching, I followed the Debian Edu +project because of my interest in education and Debian. Within the +qualification/training period for the teaching, I started +contributing. + +What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu? + +The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the +out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the +Debian Project! + +What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu? + +As every coin has two sides, the out-of-the-box philosophy has its +downside, too. In my opinion, it is hard to modify and tweak the +setup, if you need or want that. Further more, it is not easily +possible to upgrade the system to a new release. It takes much too +long after a Debian release to prepare the -Edu release, perhaps +because the number of developers working on the core of the code is +rather small and often busy elsewhere. + +The <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLAN">Debian LAN</a> +project might fill the use case of a more flexible system. + +Which free software do you use daily? + +I am only using non-free software if I am forced to and run Debian +on all my machines. For documents I prefer LaTeX and PGF/TikZ, then +mutt and iceweasel for email respectively web browsing. At school I +have Arduino and Fritzing in use for a micro controller project. + +Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to +get schools to use free software? + +One of the major problems is the vendor lock-in from top to bottom: +Especially in combination with ignorant government employees and +politicians, this works out great for the "market-leader". The school +administration here in Baden-Wuerttemberg is occupied by that vendor. +Documents have to be prepared in non-free, proprietary formats. Even +free browsers do not work for the school administration. Publishers +of school books provide software only for proprietary platforms. + +To change this, political work is very important. Parts of the +political spectrum have become aware of the problem in the last years. +However it takes quite some time and courageous politicians to 'free' +the system. There is currently some discussion about "Open Data" and +"Free/Open Standards". I am not sure if all the involved parties have +a clue about the potential of these ideas, and probably only a +fraction takes them seriously. However it might slowly make free +software and the philosophy behind it more known and popular. + + + Jeg skal pÃ¥ konferansen Go Open 2012 http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Jeg_skal_p__konferansen_Go_Open_2012.html @@ -520,30 +601,5 @@ NÃ¦ringsliv skrev det som ble sagt, og ikke det journalisten hÃ¸rte. - - Debian Edu screencast: Checking email with kmail using Kerberos authentication - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_screencast__Checking_email_with_kmail_using_Kerberos_authentication.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_screencast__Checking_email_with_kmail_using_Kerberos_authentication.html - Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0200 -  - -The same Debian Edu developer that did the last screen cast I -published, Wolfgang Schweer, has created a new screen cast showing how -to set up Kmail in Debian Edu Squeze to authenticate using Kerberos, -allowing users to check their local email account without providing -any password. The video is embedded here in quarter size, -and also available from <a href="https://vimeo.com/38601767">vimeo</a> -and download as a -<a href="http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux/press/screencasts/2012-03-14-Debian-Edu_Configure_Kmail_for_internal_usage.ogv">Ogg -Theora</a> file. Check it out below. - -<video id="kmail-kerberos-movie" width="256" height="184" preload controls> - <source src="http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux/press/screencasts/2012-03-14-Debian-Edu_Configure_Kmail_for_internal_usage.ogv" type='video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"' /> - Download video as - <a href="http://ftp.skolelinux.org/skolelinux/press/screencasts/2012-03-14-Debian-Edu_Configure_Kmail_for_internal_usage.ogv">Ogg</a>. -</video> - - - diff --git a/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html b/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html index c04dda6386..65dd3e6356 100644 --- a/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html +++ b/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ and remove the failing query. Nothing big, but very annoying.

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diff --git a/blog/sitemap.xml b/blog/sitemap.xml index 96b6cc39a7..97df5800d2 100644 --- a/blog/sitemap.xml +++ b/blog/sitemap.xml @@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ 0.50 weekly + + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + 0.50 + weekly + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__John_Ingleby.html 0.50 diff --git a/blog/systemd__an_interesting_alternative_to_upstart.html b/blog/systemd__an_interesting_alternative_to_upstart.html index a84ca4a0f0..186aaa6151 100644 --- a/blog/systemd__an_interesting_alternative_to_upstart.html +++ b/blog/systemd__an_interesting_alternative_to_upstart.html @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ with parallel booting enabled by default.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/debian edu/debian edu.rss b/blog/tags/debian edu/debian edu.rss index 03f23b5b49..56fd0e7ec9 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian edu/debian edu.rss +++ b/blog/tags/debian edu/debian edu.rss @@ -7113,5 +7113,86 @@ you would hardly need a strategy. + + Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:10:00 +0200 + Behind <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu and +Skolelinux</a> there are a lot of people doing the hard work of +setting together all the pieces. This time I present to you Andreas +Mundt, who have been part of the technical development team several +years. We was also a key contributor in getting GOsa and Kerberos set +up in the recently released +<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Squeeze">Debian +Edu Squeeze</a> version. + +Who are you, and how do you spend your days? + +My name is Andreas Mundt, I grew up in south Germany. After +studying Physics I spent several years at university doing research in +Quantum Optics. After that I worked some years in an optics company. +Finally I decided to turn over a new leaf in my life and started +teaching 10 to 19 years old kids at school. I teach math, physics, +information technology and science/technology. + +How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu +project? + +Already before I switched to teaching, I followed the Debian Edu +project because of my interest in education and Debian. Within the +qualification/training period for the teaching, I started +contributing. + +What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu? + +The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the +out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the +Debian Project! + +What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu? + +As every coin has two sides, the out-of-the-box philosophy has its +downside, too. In my opinion, it is hard to modify and tweak the +setup, if you need or want that. Further more, it is not easily +possible to upgrade the system to a new release. It takes much too +long after a Debian release to prepare the -Edu release, perhaps +because the number of developers working on the core of the code is +rather small and often busy elsewhere. + +The <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLAN">Debian LAN</a> +project might fill the use case of a more flexible system. + +Which free software do you use daily? + +I am only using non-free software if I am forced to and run Debian +on all my machines. For documents I prefer LaTeX and PGF/TikZ, then +mutt and iceweasel for email respectively web browsing. At school I +have Arduino and Fritzing in use for a micro controller project. + +Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to +get schools to use free software? + +One of the major problems is the vendor lock-in from top to bottom: +Especially in combination with ignorant government employees and +politicians, this works out great for the "market-leader". The school +administration here in Baden-Wuerttemberg is occupied by that vendor. +Documents have to be prepared in non-free, proprietary formats. Even +free browsers do not work for the school administration. Publishers +of school books provide software only for proprietary platforms. + +To change this, political work is very important. Parts of the +political spectrum have become aware of the problem in the last years. +However it takes quite some time and courageous politicians to 'free' +the system. There is currently some discussion about "Open Data" and +"Free/Open Standards". I am not sure if all the involved parties have +a clue about the potential of these ideas, and probably only a +fraction takes them seriously. However it might slowly make free +software and the philosophy behind it more known and popular. + + + diff --git a/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html b/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html index c8d811efd4..b885b6b172 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html @@ -8291,6 +8291,99 @@ you would hardly need a strategy.

+ Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt +

+ 15th April 2012 +

+ +

Who are you, and how do you spend your days?

+ +

How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu +project?

+ +

What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu?

+ +

The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the +out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the +Debian Project!

+ +

What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu?

+ +

The Debian LAN +project might fill the use case of a more flexible system.

+ +

Which free software do you use daily?

+ +

Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to +get schools to use free software?

+ +

+ + + Tags: debian edu, english, intervju. + + +

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diff --git a/blog/tags/debian/index.html b/blog/tags/debian/index.html index 5b4da70b90..af3deb4606 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/debian/index.html @@ -4314,7 +4314,7 @@ outdated.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/digistan/index.html b/blog/tags/digistan/index.html index bc3541b7bf..b5d7b32559 100644 --- a/blog/tags/digistan/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/digistan/index.html @@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ scared by the sketchy form of the current pages. :)

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diff --git a/blog/tags/english/english.rss b/blog/tags/english/english.rss index a808f415c8..954d479a52 100644 --- a/blog/tags/english/english.rss +++ b/blog/tags/english/english.rss @@ -7717,5 +7717,86 @@ you would hardly need a strategy. + + Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:10:00 +0200 + Behind <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu and +Skolelinux</a> there are a lot of people doing the hard work of +setting together all the pieces. This time I present to you Andreas +Mundt, who have been part of the technical development team several +years. We was also a key contributor in getting GOsa and Kerberos set +up in the recently released +<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Squeeze">Debian +Edu Squeeze</a> version. + +Who are you, and how do you spend your days? + +My name is Andreas Mundt, I grew up in south Germany. After +studying Physics I spent several years at university doing research in +Quantum Optics. After that I worked some years in an optics company. +Finally I decided to turn over a new leaf in my life and started +teaching 10 to 19 years old kids at school. I teach math, physics, +information technology and science/technology. + +How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu +project? + +Already before I switched to teaching, I followed the Debian Edu +project because of my interest in education and Debian. Within the +qualification/training period for the teaching, I started +contributing. + +What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu? + +The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the +out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the +Debian Project! + +What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu? + +As every coin has two sides, the out-of-the-box philosophy has its +downside, too. In my opinion, it is hard to modify and tweak the +setup, if you need or want that. Further more, it is not easily +possible to upgrade the system to a new release. It takes much too +long after a Debian release to prepare the -Edu release, perhaps +because the number of developers working on the core of the code is +rather small and often busy elsewhere. + +The <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLAN">Debian LAN</a> +project might fill the use case of a more flexible system. + +Which free software do you use daily? + +I am only using non-free software if I am forced to and run Debian +on all my machines. For documents I prefer LaTeX and PGF/TikZ, then +mutt and iceweasel for email respectively web browsing. At school I +have Arduino and Fritzing in use for a micro controller project. + +Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to +get schools to use free software? + +One of the major problems is the vendor lock-in from top to bottom: +Especially in combination with ignorant government employees and +politicians, this works out great for the "market-leader". The school +administration here in Baden-Wuerttemberg is occupied by that vendor. +Documents have to be prepared in non-free, proprietary formats. Even +free browsers do not work for the school administration. Publishers +of school books provide software only for proprietary platforms. + +To change this, political work is very important. Parts of the +political spectrum have become aware of the problem in the last years. +However it takes quite some time and courageous politicians to 'free' +the system. There is currently some discussion about "Open Data" and +"Free/Open Standards". I am not sure if all the involved parties have +a clue about the potential of these ideas, and probably only a +fraction takes them seriously. However it might slowly make free +software and the philosophy behind it more known and popular. + + + diff --git a/blog/tags/english/index.html b/blog/tags/english/index.html index 409001d147..a54618f12c 100644 --- a/blog/tags/english/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/english/index.html @@ -9183,6 +9183,99 @@ you would hardly need a strategy.

+ Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt +

+ 15th April 2012 +

+ +

Who are you, and how do you spend your days?

+ +

How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu +project?

+ +

What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu?

+ +

The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the +out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the +Debian Project!

+ +

What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu?

+ +

The Debian LAN +project might fill the use case of a more flexible system.

+ +

Which free software do you use daily?

+ +

Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to +get schools to use free software?

+ +

+ + + Tags: debian edu, english, intervju. + + +

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diff --git a/blog/tags/intervju/index.html b/blog/tags/intervju/index.html index cee33a2eb5..1a78d54c69 100644 --- a/blog/tags/intervju/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/intervju/index.html @@ -2364,6 +2364,99 @@ you would hardly need a strategy.

+ Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt +

+ 15th April 2012 +

+ +

Who are you, and how do you spend your days?

+ +

How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu +project?

+ +

What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu?

+ +

The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the +out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the +Debian Project!

+ +

What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu?

+ +

The Debian LAN +project might fill the use case of a more flexible system.

+ +

Which free software do you use daily?

+ +

Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to +get schools to use free software?

+ +

+ + + Tags: debian edu, english, intervju. + + +

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diff --git a/blog/tags/intervju/intervju.rss b/blog/tags/intervju/intervju.rss index c48f8b63f8..d4eedd850d 100644 --- a/blog/tags/intervju/intervju.rss +++ b/blog/tags/intervju/intervju.rss @@ -2086,5 +2086,86 @@ you would hardly need a strategy. + + Debian Edu interview: Andreas Mundt + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Debian_Edu_interview__Andreas_Mundt.html + Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:10:00 +0200 + Behind <a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu and +Skolelinux</a> there are a lot of people doing the hard work of +setting together all the pieces. This time I present to you Andreas +Mundt, who have been part of the technical development team several +years. We was also a key contributor in getting GOsa and Kerberos set +up in the recently released +<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Squeeze">Debian +Edu Squeeze</a> version. + +Who are you, and how do you spend your days? + +My name is Andreas Mundt, I grew up in south Germany. After +studying Physics I spent several years at university doing research in +Quantum Optics. After that I worked some years in an optics company. +Finally I decided to turn over a new leaf in my life and started +teaching 10 to 19 years old kids at school. I teach math, physics, +information technology and science/technology. + +How did you get in contact with the Skolelinux/Debian Edu +project? + +Already before I switched to teaching, I followed the Debian Edu +project because of my interest in education and Debian. Within the +qualification/training period for the teaching, I started +contributing. + +What do you see as the advantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu? + +The advantages of Debian Edu are the well known name, the +out-of-the-box philosophy and of course the great free software of the +Debian Project! + +What do you see as the disadvantages of Skolelinux/Debian +Edu? + +As every coin has two sides, the out-of-the-box philosophy has its +downside, too. In my opinion, it is hard to modify and tweak the +setup, if you need or want that. Further more, it is not easily +possible to upgrade the system to a new release. It takes much too +long after a Debian release to prepare the -Edu release, perhaps +because the number of developers working on the core of the code is +rather small and often busy elsewhere. + +The <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianLAN">Debian LAN</a> +project might fill the use case of a more flexible system. + +Which free software do you use daily? + +I am only using non-free software if I am forced to and run Debian +on all my machines. For documents I prefer LaTeX and PGF/TikZ, then +mutt and iceweasel for email respectively web browsing. At school I +have Arduino and Fritzing in use for a micro controller project. + +Which strategy do you believe is the right one to use to +get schools to use free software? + +One of the major problems is the vendor lock-in from top to bottom: +Especially in combination with ignorant government employees and +politicians, this works out great for the "market-leader". The school +administration here in Baden-Wuerttemberg is occupied by that vendor. +Documents have to be prepared in non-free, proprietary formats. Even +free browsers do not work for the school administration. Publishers +of school books provide software only for proprietary platforms. + +To change this, political work is very important. Parts of the +political spectrum have become aware of the problem in the last years. +However it takes quite some time and courageous politicians to 'free' +the system. There is currently some discussion about "Open Data" and +"Free/Open Standards". I am not sure if all the involved parties have +a clue about the potential of these ideas, and probably only a +fraction takes them seriously. However it might slowly make free +software and the philosophy behind it more known and popular. + + + diff --git a/blog/tags/kart/index.html b/blog/tags/kart/index.html index e738cfca8a..0e029ef729 100644 --- a/blog/tags/kart/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/kart/index.html @@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ Finnmarksvidda) ikke fungerer. Vet ikke hva det kommer av.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/lenker/index.html b/blog/tags/lenker/index.html index 3326813d09..89f5ca4b9b 100644 --- a/blog/tags/lenker/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/lenker/index.html @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ forslag for et rent og sikkert Internet.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html b/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html index 6a2ebb35cf..67209e8a38 100644 --- a/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ of these cards.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html b/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html index c53f46a7cd..6e4033e549 100644 --- a/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html @@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ meningslÃ¸s.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/norsk/index.html b/blog/tags/norsk/index.html index 4df51df505..64e6dd50b5 100644 --- a/blog/tags/norsk/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/norsk/index.html @@ -9860,7 +9860,7 @@ programvare i Norge der i Ã¥r. Kommer du?

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diff --git a/blog/tags/nuug/index.html b/blog/tags/nuug/index.html index 65d1f0dce7..76bfac914a 100644 --- a/blog/tags/nuug/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/nuug/index.html @@ -7263,7 +7263,7 @@ programvare i Norge der i Ã¥r. Kommer du?

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diff --git a/blog/tags/open311/index.html b/blog/tags/open311/index.html index aa2ec21f9b..0294505b6b 100644 --- a/blog/tags/open311/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/open311/index.html @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ to have a look. Please send feedback to the

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diff --git a/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html b/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html index 122d9c4ddd..9f700eb9c7 100644 --- a/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/opphavsrett/index.html @@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ libraries. :)

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diff --git a/blog/tags/personvern/index.html b/blog/tags/personvern/index.html index 8c94dc2f45..33d25771a5 100644 --- a/blog/tags/personvern/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/personvern/index.html @@ -2723,7 +2723,7 @@ til aktuelle artikler og innlegg om temaet.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/raid/index.html b/blog/tags/raid/index.html index 96197c7601..888373f226 100644 --- a/blog/tags/raid/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/raid/index.html @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ disk(s) is failing when the RAID is running short on disks.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/reprap/index.html b/blog/tags/reprap/index.html index 8b036de832..a67b4684ed 100644 --- a/blog/tags/reprap/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/reprap/index.html @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ very cool 3D scanner.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/rfid/index.html b/blog/tags/rfid/index.html index 13be782c0a..4a44a28893 100644 --- a/blog/tags/rfid/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/rfid/index.html @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ i 2007. Det er i dag mulig Ã¥ klone slike kort.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/robot/index.html b/blog/tags/robot/index.html index d078ce1f3a..94c88db3d6 100644 --- a/blog/tags/robot/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/robot/index.html @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ please let me know.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/rss/index.html b/blog/tags/rss/index.html index 086c23ca1b..ec6baae4cb 100644 --- a/blog/tags/rss/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/rss/index.html @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ forsÃ¸k.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/ruter/index.html b/blog/tags/ruter/index.html index 679f261e07..5d2b4434b8 100644 --- a/blog/tags/ruter/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/ruter/index.html @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ Commons Navngivelse 3.0 Norge (CC BY 3.0).

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diff --git a/blog/tags/sikkerhet/index.html b/blog/tags/sikkerhet/index.html index 3bfabcc30d..e983c8dd8a 100644 --- a/blog/tags/sikkerhet/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/sikkerhet/index.html @@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ for their packages.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/sitesummary/index.html b/blog/tags/sitesummary/index.html index 650b80f1d8..36f58e74aa 100644 --- a/blog/tags/sitesummary/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/sitesummary/index.html @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ original text, and have added it to the text now.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/standard/index.html b/blog/tags/standard/index.html index b0faea46de..3a0e951864 100644 --- a/blog/tags/standard/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/standard/index.html @@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ provided by external plugins like the Flash plugins.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/stavekontroll/index.html b/blog/tags/stavekontroll/index.html index a6f2c3f868..63ce880a74 100644 --- a/blog/tags/stavekontroll/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/stavekontroll/index.html @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ stavekontrollen.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/stortinget/index.html b/blog/tags/stortinget/index.html index ef16802fd9..63bf0191e4 100644 --- a/blog/tags/stortinget/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/stortinget/index.html @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ utviklingstimer for Ã¥ en norsk portal pÃ¥ plass.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/surveillance/index.html b/blog/tags/surveillance/index.html index 8f52b3ed59..5101da4447 100644 --- a/blog/tags/surveillance/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/surveillance/index.html @@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ jeg tror bidrar til Ã¥ holde ekstreme holdninger i sjakk.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/vitenskap/index.html b/blog/tags/vitenskap/index.html index 3ab4ee4ad9..ecea7f4ba5 100644 --- a/blog/tags/vitenskap/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/vitenskap/index.html @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ skyskrapere. Takke meg til en tur til mÃ¥nen.

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