Thursday, April 19, 2007

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

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Monday, April 2, 2007

Open Source Science

Open Source Science

Good science is time-consuming. Most of what we do in the lab is failed experiments. That information typically is not shared. If it could be shared, researchers wouldn't have to repeat failed experiments, and could save time. So one professor and his team decided to try something new. The students at Drexel University now post all of their lab experiments on a wiki, or website, for anyone to see.

The concept of sharing scientific research is so new, they coined a phrase for it: open notebook science.

Read the full report on open science from here @ Public Radio

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