Open Source Business Conference Retrospective
Along with the Free and Open Source Developers European Meeting, the Open Source Business Conference was one of the two best conferences I’ve been to recently (I generally hate conferences)….
Author Archives: OSI Policy Team
Please forget to FLOSS
In email to a third party, copied to me, Linux activist and long-time friend Rick Moen comments on the acronym FLOSS (usually explanded “Free, Libré, and Open Source”. I continue…
Reducing the risks of vendor lock-in
Peter Hansteen of Bergen Norway reports that the Norwegian Police Force has disclosed two large-scale information security incidents. He explains that: Apparently large parts of the bureaucracy that is responsible…
Finland warms up to Open Source for Public Adminstration
I just saw the news that Finland has made the decision to use open source software where possible for public administration. The order is written in Finnish, but thanks to…
A New Software Manifesto for India
A new voice is rising from the great democracy of India, and that voice is proclaiming that the only responsible choice for public sector software is software that is first…
From the End of the Beginning to the Beginning of the End
When Eric Raymond posted the first of the Halloween Documents in 1998, it marked the end of the beginning for open source. That is to say those documents demonstrated that…
One Laptop Per Child in Afghanistan
CNN reports Laptops bring lessons, maybe even peace. It’s good to see the One Laptop Per Child project back on track. To me, the most exciting thing about the One…
Support Carl Malamud as Government Printer
Please lend your support to Carl Malamud’s effort to be appointed as the Government Printer, called YesWeScan. He has a history of breaking out closed (or difficult to get) government…
UK Government Getting Real About Open Source
In December of 2008 it was discovered that Bernie Madoff may have perpetrated a scheme that defrauded investors of as much as $50B USD. With a fraud so large, the…
Open source powers massive theatrical mixing console
The latest news from Harrison Consoles (a company that pioneered the use of Linux in high-end audio applications) announces that Universal Studios has upgraded their massive theatrical mixing console with…
Looking for speaking opportunities in the Northeast, giving mapping parties in Boston and NYC
Hey all, I’m looking for speaking opportunities in the Northeast of the US, specifically near Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, and Pittsburgh. Will talk about Open Source, Open Data,…
The Open Source Initative at FOSDEM
The Board of Directors of the OSI typically conducts two face to face meetings each year. Our first meeting in 2009 will take place this week, just before FOSDEM, one…