Thursday, April 19, 2007
Vietnam gives priority to open source software
Vietnam gives priority to open source software
18 Ap 2007
The Vietnamese government has approved the software industry development programme to 2010, in which priority will be given to the use of open source software in state-funded IT projects. The state will encourage and assist organisations and businesses in providing services supporting the use of open source software.
Source: VietNamNet Bridge
18 Ap 2007
The Vietnamese government has approved the software industry development programme to 2010, in which priority will be given to the use of open source software in state-funded IT projects. The state will encourage and assist organisations and businesses in providing services supporting the use of open source software.
Source: VietNamNet Bridge
Labels: advocacy, asia, government, trends
McNealy Touts Open-Source Education Site
McNealy Touts Open-Source Education Site
17 Apr 2007
Since Sun Microsystems Inc. co-founder Scott McNealy stepped down as chief executive to focus on his chairmanship full-time, he's been spending a lot of time as pitchman for a project called Curriki -- short for curriculum and wiki, which is a Web site allowing users to add and modify content and claim a piece of authorship.
With Curriki, parents, teachers and students can post and download free lesson plans, sample tests, book chapters and other materials.
Read the full report from here @ MyFox Twin Cities
17 Apr 2007
Since Sun Microsystems Inc. co-founder Scott McNealy stepped down as chief executive to focus on his chairmanship full-time, he's been spending a lot of time as pitchman for a project called Curriki -- short for curriculum and wiki, which is a Web site allowing users to add and modify content and claim a piece of authorship.
With Curriki, parents, teachers and students can post and download free lesson plans, sample tests, book chapters and other materials.
Read the full report from here @ MyFox Twin Cities
Labels: advocacy, education, sun-microsystems
Bloggers Call for Open Source Lobbyists & Advocacy
Bloggers Call for Open Source Lobbyists & Advocacy
Via a post by Lora Bentley @ IT Business Edge, April 18, 2007
A Florida legislator’s efforts to insert pro-open source/open standards language into a bill that would create an enterprise information technology office in the state’s executive branch were foiled by lobbyists from Microsoft, according to Linux.com.
Rep. Ed Homan added text to Senate Bill 1974 that advocated the state’s adoption and implementation of systems that support open formats. Shortly after, it appears Microsoft’s men arrived at the Florida Legislature to convince its members that the addition to the bill was not a good idea.
Linux.com has now urged its readers to take up the cause of open source in Florida. So has ZDNet Dana Blankenhorn in a post.
Via a post by Lora Bentley @ IT Business Edge, April 18, 2007
A Florida legislator’s efforts to insert pro-open source/open standards language into a bill that would create an enterprise information technology office in the state’s executive branch were foiled by lobbyists from Microsoft, according to Linux.com.
Rep. Ed Homan added text to Senate Bill 1974 that advocated the state’s adoption and implementation of systems that support open formats. Shortly after, it appears Microsoft’s men arrived at the Florida Legislature to convince its members that the addition to the bill was not a good idea.
Linux.com has now urged its readers to take up the cause of open source in Florida. So has ZDNet Dana Blankenhorn in a post.
Labels: advocacy, microsoft, problems, usa
Red Hat tries spreading open-source idea
Red Hat tries spreading open-source idea
Posted by Stephen Shankland, April 18, 2007
Red Hat is taking a second crack at trying to spread its open-source philosophy beyond the realm of software development.
On Wednesday, the Linux seller announced a partnership with the nearby University of North Carolina to try to encourage use of the open, collaborative model in the fields of health care research, biotechnology, bioinformatics and public policy.
Read the full news report from here @ News.com
Posted by Stephen Shankland, April 18, 2007
Red Hat is taking a second crack at trying to spread its open-source philosophy beyond the realm of software development.
On Wednesday, the Linux seller announced a partnership with the nearby University of North Carolina to try to encourage use of the open, collaborative model in the fields of health care research, biotechnology, bioinformatics and public policy.
Read the full news report from here @ News.com
Labels: advocacy, government, healthcare, linux
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Norwegan Liberal Party Passes Resolution for File Sharing
Norwegan Liberal Party Passes Resolution in Favor of File Sharing
New Proposal Would Move Copyright Laws into the 21st Century
By TheCaptain, April 15, 2007
Norway's liberal party, Venstre, has recently passed a resolution that is nothing short of revolutionary-in favor of file sharing. Copyright law is out of date, the party says...technology now makes it such that current copyright laws actually impede the cultural progress that could otherwise take place, by stopping a tremendously efficient mechanism of sharing information. A new system is necessary that would facilitate the production of content while at the same time giving users access to it. The new resolution calls for a change of policy in four areas: file sharing, sampling, commercial copyright lifespan, and the use of digital rights management software (DRM).
Read this interesting article from Associated Content
New Proposal Would Move Copyright Laws into the 21st Century
By TheCaptain, April 15, 2007
Norway's liberal party, Venstre, has recently passed a resolution that is nothing short of revolutionary-in favor of file sharing. Copyright law is out of date, the party says...technology now makes it such that current copyright laws actually impede the cultural progress that could otherwise take place, by stopping a tremendously efficient mechanism of sharing information. A new system is necessary that would facilitate the production of content while at the same time giving users access to it. The new resolution calls for a change of policy in four areas: file sharing, sampling, commercial copyright lifespan, and the use of digital rights management software (DRM).
Read this interesting article from Associated Content
Labels: advocacy, copyright, europe, government, laws, norway
Open Source in Arts, Writing - Collage not copyright
Open Source in Arts, Writing - Collage not copyright
Apr 15, 2007
Author Jonathan Lethem, would like to see copyright laws tweaked to recognize the intrinsically collaborative nature of art. Taking up the fight against lifetime-plus-70-years copyright laws, Lethem wrote a clear and heavily documented 13-page essay for Harper's magazine in February titled 'The Ecstasy of Influence: A plagiarism.' In this well-researched and convincing piece, Lethem compares ever-lengthening copyrights and patents to the fencing in of the public commons in ancient England for private use...
Lethem also plans to give away an option on the film rights to his novel 'You Don't Love Me Yet.' He explains why on his Web site: http://jonathanlethem.com
Read the full article from here @ Santa Cruz Seninel
Apr 15, 2007
Author Jonathan Lethem, would like to see copyright laws tweaked to recognize the intrinsically collaborative nature of art. Taking up the fight against lifetime-plus-70-years copyright laws, Lethem wrote a clear and heavily documented 13-page essay for Harper's magazine in February titled 'The Ecstasy of Influence: A plagiarism.' In this well-researched and convincing piece, Lethem compares ever-lengthening copyrights and patents to the fencing in of the public commons in ancient England for private use...
Lethem also plans to give away an option on the film rights to his novel 'You Don't Love Me Yet.' He explains why on his Web site: http://jonathanlethem.com
Read the full article from here @ Santa Cruz Seninel
Labels: advocacy, arts, copyright, creative-commons, films
Monday, April 9, 2007
Open Source fund loses money source!
Open Source fund loses money source
By Nick Farrell, 09 Apr 2007
An open source outfit which funds open source projects through financing from credit cards, is losing its card provider. The Linux Fund cardholders received notice from the Bank of America recently that the program is being discontinued.
The letter says that the Linux Fund recently agreed to discontinue the existing credit card programme after June 30, 2007.
Read the full news report from here @ The Inquirier, UK
By Nick Farrell, 09 Apr 2007
An open source outfit which funds open source projects through financing from credit cards, is losing its card provider. The Linux Fund cardholders received notice from the Bank of America recently that the program is being discontinued.
The letter says that the Linux Fund recently agreed to discontinue the existing credit card programme after June 30, 2007.
Read the full news report from here @ The Inquirier, UK
Labels: advocacy, investments
Thursday, April 5, 2007
eBucks Rewards Programme Going Open-Source
eBucks Rewards Programme Going Open-Source
05 Apr 2007
Johannesburg - eBucks, the rewards programme offered by First National Bank (FNB), is the latest South African business to turn its back on traditional software platforms such as Microsoft in favour of an open-source platform.
This comes after government announced in late February that all government departments would switch from Microsoft to the open-source Linux operating system in a bid to lower administration costs and enhance local IT skills.
Read the full report from here @ News 24
05 Apr 2007
Johannesburg - eBucks, the rewards programme offered by First National Bank (FNB), is the latest South African business to turn its back on traditional software platforms such as Microsoft in favour of an open-source platform.
This comes after government announced in late February that all government departments would switch from Microsoft to the open-source Linux operating system in a bid to lower administration costs and enhance local IT skills.
Read the full report from here @ News 24
Labels: advocacy, banking, finance, south-africa
Monday, April 2, 2007
Oracle bands with open-source patent group
Oracle bands with open-source patent group
By Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
March 26, 2007
Oracle has licensed patents of the Open Invention Network, a group seeking to give open-source allies some clout in an intellectual property realm that favors proprietary software powers.
The network's patents are available royalty-free to any party that agrees not to file infringement suits involving its own patents "against the Linux environment." The environment includes not just the kernel of the operating system, but also higher-level components such as MySQL and PostgreSQL databases...
Read the full news report from here @ CNET News
By Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
March 26, 2007
Oracle has licensed patents of the Open Invention Network, a group seeking to give open-source allies some clout in an intellectual property realm that favors proprietary software powers.
The network's patents are available royalty-free to any party that agrees not to file infringement suits involving its own patents "against the Linux environment." The environment includes not just the kernel of the operating system, but also higher-level components such as MySQL and PostgreSQL databases...
Read the full news report from here @ CNET News
Labels: advocacy, databases, oracle
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