The federated social network, Diaspora, has been upgraded to version 0.7. With this release, there are many under the hood improvements as well as user-facing changes such as better markdown support.
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In a recent interview, Stallman has listed Facebook as a form of "mass surveillance". Thanks to the ubiquitous "like" button, the company can keep track of site visits all around the web.
Richard Stallman, the man credited with launching the free software movement, posted a note on his official blog saying that while he was not happy Steve Jobs has died he is "glad he's gone".