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Free software
I prefer free software when I can choose. But I think most people don't mind, or they even don't know about free software.
Free software is not only about money, but it is mainly about source code and building communities of users. You can modify any program and provide your changes to the community, so everybody can benefit from your work. If you don't know how to program computers, you can work on documentation, graphics, or you can help other users by answering their questions. Or you can be a humble user who requests enhancements and who reports bugs, what is also very useful for the others.
Free software is everywhere. Linux is inside many embedded systems and in many servers. Most of the Internet web pages are served by Apache (a free web server) running on Linux, the most famous free operating system.
What about you? Have you tried Linux? If you haven't, you can do it very easily. Just download a free image from the Internet, burn it in a DVD and boot your computer with it. The data in your hard disk will not be modified, and you will experience the real software (take into account that it will not run at full speed due to the lower DVD speed compared to the hard disk).
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Cultural facts
In Spain it we usually touch our friends while speaking. Putting a hand over the shoulder, giving a pat in the back or staying close to others is warm and welcome. This is different in other cultures.
I remember that, while being in London for holidays, I ran into somebody at the tube. I put my hand over his shoulder by instinct, and I said sorry. I'll never forget the look the throw to my hand. It was full of repugnance.
I suppose Londoners don't apreciate to be touched. Do they?
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Tirar de la manta
Los españoles utilizamos la expresión "tirar de la manta" para las situaciones en las que alguien decide implicar a otras personas cuando ellos mismos están acusados en algún tipo de asunto ilegal o simplemente turbio. Se suele utilizar como amenaza ("Como termine en la cárcel, voy a tirar de la manta").
Huelga decir que esta expresión es informal.
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First notebook entry: Introducing myself
I like very much to learn English. I'd like to speak as fluently as any native speaker, preferably with British accent, but I'm afraid I'm quite far from this.
My mother tongue is Spanish, and I know a little bit of Galician, a dialect from the northwest of Spain.
Besides learning English, I enjoy taking photographs, reading and running. I love eating and trying food from all around the world.
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