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This weekend we went to Winchester Farmers’ Market. It was a beautiful day and the season is especially rich so there’s a wonderful range of produce on offer. Our larder…
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Mind Your Own Business (Model)
I’m not sure why, but the “there is no open source business model” discussion has woken up again, with Matthew Aslett and Stephen Walli in particular chipping in views. Last…
Linux is now good enough for many end users
My activities in Open Source have paid for our house, car, etc etc (despite there being no such thing as an “open source business model”). However, I have never really…
Open Source Software Can Save India $2 BN/year–At least!
According to a new article in the Business Standard, Open Source software can save India $2 BN per year. Based on my experiences and discussions with Indian IT executives, that…
By The People…
Of the people, for the people, by the people. These three ideals were framed in the Constitution adopted in 1789, but according to 21st-century Pamphleteer Carl Malamud, the actual history…
Patent Trolls in the 21st Century
Moore’s Law has been a powerful enabler of innovation because every 36-48 months you get twice the CPU cycles at half the price. In 8-12 years, Moore’s law delivers 10x…
White House Director of New Media speaks about Open Source
I’m participating at the O’Reilly Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington DC this week, and it is amazing to see the people that the O’Reilly conference team has brought together, both…
Africa’s Lessons for OSCON
Sometime last year, after the 10th Open Source Convention in Portland, Oregon; I blogged about OSCON lessons for Africa. I had expressed my hope that the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa – FOSSFA would be given needed support to make an appearance and also have its say.
It happened this year.
Another step forward for open source video
The history and circumstances of video technologies have long militated against open source success, but a number of events this year point to the inevitability of open source reaching even…
Don’t be fooled again
Glynn Moody writes an insightful analysis of Microsoft’s latest attempt to confuse the issue of open standards by throwing a new word into the mix: balance. It didn’t fool Glynn,…
Legal Track at OSCON (from Mark Radcliffe)
Legal issues are very important for open source projects. We are providing free panels on open source legal issues at OSCON. These panels have been organized by Mark Radcliffe of DLA Piper and Allison Randal. The presentations will take place on Wednesday, July 22 at the San Jose Marriott in room Willow Glen 1. For more updated information, please see http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/public/schedule/detail/10440.
Red Hat now on the S&P 500!
An Open Source company, Red Hat (RHAT), is now listed on the S&P 500! Congratulations Red Hat!
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