Free as in Intellectual Freedom!
Dyne:bolic is one of the GNU/Linux distributions recommended by the Free Software Foundation: no proprietary software is inside, no closed source firmware. You are free to study, modify, redistribute and even sell this operating system, as long you grant the same freedom to others. As our society grows more dependent on computers, the software we run is of critical importance. Free software is...
Read MoreFriendly to the environment
Stop consumerism! optimize your resources! This operating system is designed to run on Pentium2 processors with 256MB RAM, not even an harddisk is needed. Unleash the full potential of computers even with a second hand PC. Optimized to be friendly to the users as well to the...
Read MoreDigital Resistance
This software is about digital resistance to all those corporations trying to monitor and control the way we communicate, we share our interests and knowledge. The Roots of Rastafari movement are in resistance to slavery: this software is one step in the struggle for redemption and freedom from proprietary, closed-source and resource intensive software. Jah Rastafari Livity bless our...
Read MoreFreedom needs privacy
The distinction between what is public and what is private is becoming more and more blurred with the increasing intrusiveness of the media and advances in electronic technology. While this distinction is always the outcome of continuous cultural negotiation, it continues to be critical, for where nothing is private, democracy becomes impossible. New...
Read MoreFreedom of expression
Dyne:bolic includes free software for the production and not only for the fruition of media. For each application that lets you listen there is one that lets you express, without the need to buy or install additional components. Creativity is important and this is our approach to freedom of expression: make it possible for people to be producers and not just consumers of...
Read MoreAppreciated worldwide
The Dyne:bolic project is one of the few operating systems recommended by the GNU project, it is part of the Linux audio consortium and has been nominated among the top 10 open source projects in 2005. In its lifespan this project has been redistributed by several magazines and publications all across the world, it has been adopted by diverse projects in various universities, community...
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