Can open source software free your mind?

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Free software and Open Source

Free software and Open Source 04/10/2005 07:12 AM
Free software and Open Source: The freedom Debate and Its Consequences By Mathias Klang
ht tp://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_3/klang/index.html

Abstract:
To most outsiders the ethics of software is not something usually considered. To most proficient computer users with a passing interest in this question the ethics of software is recognised as one of the fundamental questions in the digital rights area. To most of the latter, terms such as free software, open source, and their derivatives (FLOSS, FOSS, Software Freedom) are interchangeable. Choosing one over the other is a matter of taste rather than politics. However, to most insiders the
question is not one of taste. There is a fundamental difference between the two areas even if they share a similar root. Free software is not the same as open source. The two groups differ in their fundamental philosophical approach to software and its importance to society as a whole. This paper examines the two groups’ differing philosophies and explores how their actions have affected software development, access to fundamental software infrastructure, and the development of the concept of freedom.

Getting Help the Free Software (and Open
Source) Way

Getting Help the Free Software (and Open
Source) Way 10/28/2003 11:06 PM
What happens when the effectiveness of your favorite search engine turns against you, when it becomes almost too effective to be useful, giving you so much information that you're not sure where to start?... Well, my overworked friend, you're in luck. Today, I'll be covering the holy grail of information gathering: asking people... In the process, I will also show you some of the better locations to begin your searches and give you a few pointers in getting the most out of your queries.

What is open source and what is free
software?

What is open source and what is free
software? 03/06/2004 01:59 AM
Whenever I mention open source software, or the Linux operating system, I can be sure of getting lots of "interesting" mail in my inbox. There's a good bit of confusion about open source software among members of the general public, journalists of the general press and even among those of us who should know better.

The Semantics of Free Software vs. Open
Source

The Semantics of Free Software vs. Open
Source 12/28/2004 04:54 PM

New: Understanding Open Source and Free
Software Licensing

New: Understanding Open Source and Free
Software Licensing 09/22/2004 10:12 AM
O'Reilly's Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing discusses copyright, patent, and warranty issues with open source licenses and explores how to choose among the licenses.

Open Source and Free Software,
Concepts, Controversies, and Solutions

Open Source and Free Software,
Concepts, Controversies, and Solutions 05/12/2004 09:58 AM

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak at the Open Source and Free Software conference, held by the Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto.

The conference was designed to explore the legal, moral, political, social, commercial, and technical perspectives of open source and free software, to build a broader understanding of the movement.

I spoke on a panel entitled Education and Public Knowledge: Open Access, Open Content. The aim of the panel was to understand how the lessons from open source and free software could help develop a thriving open-content ecosystem, within the context of education.

The entire conference will be online soon -- check it out!

Advancing Economic Research on the Free
and Open Source Software Mode of
Production

Advancing Economic Research on the Free
and Open Source Software Mode of
Production 01/03/2005 06:25 AM
Advancing Economic Research on the Free and Open Source Software Mode of Production by Dalle, J.-M., P. A. David, Rishab A. Ghosh, & W. E. Steinmueller
http://opensourc e.mit.edu/papers/davidetal.pdf

Abstract:
Early contributions to the academic literature on free/libre and open source software (F/LOSS) movements have been directed primarily at identifying the motivations that account for the sustained and often intensive involvement of many people in this non-contractual and unremunerated productive activity. This issue has been particularly prominent in economists' contributions to the literature, and it reflects a view that widespread voluntary participation in the creation of economically valuable goods that is to be distributed without charge constitutes a significant behavioral anomaly. Undoubtedly, the motivations of F/LOSS developers deserve to be studied more intensively, but not because their behaviors are unique, or historically unprecedented. In this essay we argue that other aspects of the "open source" phenomenon are just as intriguing, if not more so, and possibly are also more consequential topics for economic analysis. We describe the re-focusing and re-direction of empirical and theoretical research in an integrated international project (based at Stanford University/SIEPR) that aims at better understanding a set of less widely discussed topics: the modes of organization, governance and performance of F/LOSS development -- viewed as a collective distributed mode of production.. We discuss of the significance of tackling those questions in order to assess the potentialities of the "open source way of working" as a paradigm for a broader class of knowledge and information-goods production, and conclude with proposals for the trajectory of future research along that line.

Does Open Source = Closed Mind?

Does Open Source = Closed Mind? 04/15/2005 09:40 AM
After a recent Yankee Group survey found that Linux is more likely to be run in parallel with Windows rather than displace its installed base, analyst Laura DiDio found herself on the receiving end of a torrent of abuse. In a guest column for BetaNews, DiDio discusses the events and asks, "Why would anyone hate an operating system?"

ExperimentalScene Announces Version 1.5
of Its Premier Windows XP Registry Tool,
RegCompact.net, Now Released as Open
Source, Free Software (GPL)

ExperimentalScene Announces Version 1.5
of Its Premier Windows XP Registry Tool,
RegCompact.net, Now Released as Open
Source, Free Software (GPL) 03/27/2005 03:20 AM
RegCompact.NET, a popular shareware utility for Windows is now free. It enables users to speed up their PC by optimizing the data storage of Windows XP's system registry, a critical and often sluggish part of the system. [PRWEB Mar 27, 2005]

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits."

NOSI, the Nonprofit Open Source
Initiative, announces the release of its
new guide "Choosing and Using Open
Source Software: A Primer for
Nonprofits." 02/17/2004 11:57 PM
As per a recent post, I love to see (and hope to one day do it myself) Open Source Software in Non-Profits. Seems http://www.nosi.net found my post: http://thelostolive.net/tlo/comments.php?id=1786_0_1_0_C And commented the release of its new guide "Choosing and Using Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits." And now in their own words: ___snip____ -- From: Katrin Verclas Email: steering (a) nosi.net Hi, Kevin - NOSI actually just released a new...

Newly Launched Patent Database Opens
Free Search Access to IBM's Open Source
Software Patent Collection

Newly Launched Patent Database Opens
Free Search Access to IBM's Open Source
Software Patent Collection 02/01/2005 09:16 PM
PatentCafe's Natural Language Based OSS Patent Search Engine™ Accelerates Software Developers' Use of IBM's 500 Pledged Patents. Freely accessible by the entire OSS community, PatentCafe's Open Source Software Patent Search Engine adds significant value to IBM's contribution by accelerating the integration of IBM's patented technology into the marketplace, helping to foster worldwide interoperability standards. [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

"Main Page - FreeMind - free mind
mapping software"

"Main Page - FreeMind - free mind
mapping software" 03/24/2005 01:51 PM

Free, Open Source OS For TI Calculators

Free, Open Source OS For TI Calculators 12/14/2003 06:18 PM

Free open source GIS app GRASS 6
released

Free open source GIS app GRASS 6
released 03/14/2005 04:36 PM
Version 6.0 of GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) was released on Thursday, its Italian-led development team announced. First developed in 1982 and under continuous revision by volunteers since 1997, GRASS is a geographic information system (GIS) that includes more than 350 programs and tools used to create, manage, store and visually display various types of data. It's currently used for spatial modeling, graphics production, map rendering and similar tasks in such fields as geography, urban planning, hydrology, geophysics and more.

Decoding the Free/Open Source (F/OSS)
Puzzle

Decoding the Free/Open Source (F/OSS)
Puzzle 05/13/2004 05:19 AM
Decoding the "Free/Open Source (F/OSS) Puzzle" - a Survey of Theretical and Empirical Contributions by Maria Alessandra Rossi
http://opensource.mi t.edu/papers/rossi.pdf

Abstract:
F/OSS software has been described by many as a puzzle. In the past five years, it has stimulated the curiosity of scholars in a variety of fields, including economics, law, psychology, anthropology and computer science, so that the number of contributions on the subject has increased exponentially. The purpose of this paper is to provide a sufficiently comprehensive account of these contributions in order to draw some general conclusions on the state of our understanding of the phenomenon and identify directions for future research. The exercise suggests that what is puzzling about F/OSS is not so much the fact that people freely contribute to a good they make available to all, but rather the complexity of its institutional structure and its ability to organizationally evolve over time.

A Free Open Source Virus Scanner

A Free Open Source Virus Scanner 06/02/2004 06:23 PM
“ClamWin Antivirus Features include: Scanning Scheduler; Automatic Virus Database Updates. ClamAV team updates Virus Databases on a regular basis and almost immediately after a new virus/variant is out; Standalone Virus Scanner; Context Menu Integration to Microsoft Windows Explorer; Addin to Microsoft Outlook.”

Free/Open Source research Community

Free/Open Source research Community 12/09/2003 01:27 PM
Free/Open Source Research Community
http://opensource.mit.edu/h ome.html

Free/open source software (F/OSS) is software for which the human-readable source code is made available to the user of the software, who can then modify the code in order to fit the software to the user’s needs. The source code is the set of written instructions that define a program in its original form, and when it’s made fully accessible programmers can read it, modify it, and redistribute it, thereby improving and adapting the software. In this manner the software evolves at a rate unmatched by traditional proprietary software. For many years free/open source software has been building momentum. Beginning amidst the technical cultures that produced the Internet and World Wide Web, it is now causing quite a stir in the commercial world as large software corporations are finding themselves competing against commercially available open source software.

This new demand for free and open source software has piqued interest among scholars in disciplines ranging from sociology to economics to social psychology, and has raised questions in fields of application ranging from innovation processes to strategic management. As an aid to these scholars, they offer the Free / Open Source Research Community. By having visitors contribute to our research databases, they hope to establish a community of information exchange that will lead to a greater understanding of open source and it's applications.

In the spirit of free and open source software (F/OSS), they are attempting to establish a community in which information will be freely exchanged, so that others may further the understanding of open source and its implications outside the realm of software development. They invite researchers to post their papers on open source and free software here, and to add themselves to the research directory, so that their community can become steadily larger and more comprehensive.

Free Can Mean Big Money - The Open
Source Economy

Free Can Mean Big Money - The Open
Source Economy 08/16/2004 06:26 PM

BEA Offers Free Open-Source Components

BEA Offers Free Open-Source Components 05/26/2004 07:51 PM
LinuxInsider.com,CA-8 minutes ago ... and open-source controls designed to help enable developers to tap into the Web services capabilities of the Amazon, eBay, Federal Express, Google, PayPal and ...

Best Free Open Source Cocoa Code To
Learn From?

Best Free Open Source Cocoa Code To
Learn From? 03/06/2004 02:03 AM

W3C Open Source Software

W3C Open Source Software 08/06/2004 06:17 AM
W3C Open Source Software
http://www.w3.org/Status.html

The natural complement to W3C specifications is running code. Implementation and testing is an essential part of specification development and releasing the code promotes exchange of ideas in the developer community. All W3C software is Open Source / Free Software, and GPL compatible. See the lice nse for details (and the following if you intend to contribute). Note that as this license is GPL compatible, it is possible to redistribute software based on W3C sources under a GPL license.

Sun announces new free support for open
source server companies

Sun announces new free support for open
source server companies 04/26/2004 08:10 PM
Sun Microsystems Monday announced free J2EE 1.4 technical support for all open source app server companies, so they can make their products square with the new specifications. Sun also released a new, freely downloadable" J2EE 1.4 Application Verification Kit (AVK). The new AVK tests for portability to J2EE APIs across Java-compatible application servers and applications -- including JBoss, Apache, and other open source servers.

Free/Open Source Research Community
Online Papers

Free/Open Source Research Community
Online Papers 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Free/Open Source Research Community Online Papers
http://opensource.m it.edu/online_papers.php

Free/open source software (F/OSS) is software for which the human-readable source code is made available to the user of the software, who can then modify the code in order to fit the software to the user’s needs. The source code is the set of written instructions that define a program in its original form, and when it’s made fully accessible programmers can read it, modify it, and redistribute it, thereby improving and adapting the software. In this manner the software evolves at a rate unmatched by traditional proprietary software.

For many years free/open source software has been building momentum. Beginning amidst the technical cultures that produced the Internet and World Wide Web, it is now causing quite a stir in the commercial world as large software corporations are finding themselves competing against commercially available open source software.
information. This new demand for free and open source software has piqued interest among scholars in disciplines ranging from sociology to economics to social psychology, and has raised questions in fields of application ranging from innovation processes to strategic management. The online papers archives represents the latest thinking and current happenings.

Open Source Spreads Beyond Software

Open Source Spreads Beyond Software 02/14/2004 09:27 AM

Open Source Software and Economics

Open Source Software and Economics 10/29/2003 09:19 PM

Open Source Software economics

Open Source Software economics 11/01/2003 05:18 AM
As an occasional user of Linux, and someone in the software industry, I've followed the "Open Source" movement for quite some time. To a minority, Open Source Software (specifically GPL licensed Open Source Software) represents an ideological and sociological movement, something that will change the world. To the majority, it is simply a way to get cool and useful software without going through the expense of buying, or the hassle of pirating it.

Listen to the web - via open-source
software

Listen to the web - via open-source
software 11/17/2003 05:44 AM
PublicTechnology.net Nov 17 2003 4:49AM ET

What's going on in the open source
software world?

What's going on in the open source
software world? 04/06/2005 09:22 PM

Dan Farber reports from the OSBC here in SF and let's us know what Larry Augustimn said. He's identified specific models and shown how companies are asking their clients to pay them to convince them to hire them.

That is so beautiful.

And watch Doc's IT Garage for more goings on in this area. It's time to cash in and kick the old school - out. I guess the next scene is Portland Aug. 1-4 at OSCON.

BTW Dan Farber is one of my favorite peeps.

Usability of Open Source Software

Usability of Open Source Software 01/10/2003 12:53 PM

Usability and Open Source Software

Usability and Open Source Software 12/06/2002 04:59 AM

Explaining Open Source Software

Explaining Open Source Software 01/04/2004 02:20 PM
scubacuda writes "Mark Webbink, Red Hat's general counsel, has written an informative article explaining free and open source software. Geared towards ...

emphasizing how damaging open source
software can be

emphasizing how damaging open source
software can be 07/12/2004 05:29 AM
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Open source CRM software makes a big
splash

Open source CRM software makes a big
splash 03/17/2005 03:42 AM
BlueWhale 1.0 is a new customer relations management (CRM) product from TechWhale, a Tampa, Fla.-based open source development company. TechWhale's president Alan Ranciato claims BlueWhale, which was released in December, is the first all-encompassing open source CRM application written in .Net.

Does the open source model apply beyond
software?

Does the open source model apply beyond
software? 01/04/2005 01:17 PM
Does the open source model apply beyond software? This is a question being asked more and more. For instance, is there potential for "open source biology"? If I actually knew biology, I might be able to answer that question. However, in twisting my brain to say anything meaningful, I had...

Some Userland Software Heading for Open
Source

Some Userland Software Heading for Open
Source 05/17/2004 04:34 PM

Script ing News: 5/17/2004: Dave Winer announced today that the kernel of Manila and Radio — the object databae code — will be open-sourced sometime in the next few months.

To fans of UserLand Software it must seem inevitable that the kernel will go this way, it sure did to me. But I am on the board of directors of the company, and I persuaded my fellow board members that it would be in the company's interest to let the kernel develop separately from the products that build on it.

Don't get too excited, however — these are the ugly guts of the system, written in C. It will take a fair amount of work for someone to do anything constructive with it.

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A model for open source software
development

A model for open source software
development 05/25/2004 11:36 AM
Critics of open source software have argued that, from an economic standpoint, "giving the product away" makes no sense. As a new business model, open source has been the victim of many misconceptions and mischaracterizations: that it's the equivalent of communism, that's it's like a virus, and that it's economically dangerous to society, for example. In such a hostile atmosphere, it's not easy to objectively assess a new paradigm that differs greatly from the status quo. However, though a comparable model may not exist in the IT sector, a parallel working model for open source already exists in at least one other field, biomedical research, and this model has been proven to be of great benefit to society.

HP Said to Support Two Open-Source
Software Vendors

HP Said to Support Two Open-Source
Software Vendors 06/01/2004 02:25 AM
Boston Globe Jun 1 2004 6:19AM GMT

Open Source Business Software One of
Best Kept Secrets On the Web

Open Source Business Software One of
Best Kept Secrets On the Web 04/10/2005 03:26 AM
Linux-based open source business applications are growing in number, popularity and usability. As their popularity grows, so does the threat to existing enterprise software business models. [PRWEB Apr 10, 2005]

HP to resell open-source email software

HP to resell open-source email software 06/14/2004 03:38 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 14 2004 8:09AM GMT
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