Improving the quality of open source software through appreciation

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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...

MySQL & Open Source Code Quality

MySQL & Open Source Code Quality 12/23/2003 10:37 AM

MySQL & Open Source Code Quality

MySQL & Open Source Code Quality 12/23/2003 12:59 PM
Slashdot Dec 23 2003 12:41PM ET

IBM to Attune Quality Tools on
Open-Source Hyades

IBM to Attune Quality Tools on
Open-Source Hyades 07/06/2004 05:01 PM
Saying that poorly made software costs enterprises more than $22 billion a year, the company's Rational division plans to standardize its automated software quality tools on an open-source platform.

IBM to Attune Quality Tools on
Open-Source Hyades (Ziff Davis)

IBM to Attune Quality Tools on
Open-Source Hyades (Ziff Davis) 07/06/2004 06:41 PM
Ziff Davis - Saying that poorly made software costs enterprises more than $22 billion a year, the company's Rational division plans to standardize its automated software quality tools on an open-source platform.

The Economics of Open Source Hijacking
and Declining Quality of Digital
Information Resources

The Economics of Open Source Hijacking
and Declining Quality of Digital
Information Resources 05/13/2004 05:19 AM
The Economics of Open Source Hijacking and Declining Quality of Digital Information Resources: A Case for Copyleft by Andrea Ciffolilli
http://opensourc e.mit.edu/papers/ciffolili.pdf

Abstract:
The economics of information goods suggest the need of institutional intervention to address the problem of revenue extraction from investments in resources characterized by high fixed costs of production and low marginal costs of reproduction and distribution. Solutions to the appropriation issue, such as copyright, are supposed to guarantee an incentive for innovative activities at the price of few vices marring their rationale. In the case of digital information resources, apart from conventional inefficiencies, copyright shows an extra vice since it might be used perversely as a tool to hijack and privatise collectively provided open source and open content knowledge assemblages. Whilst the impact of hijacking on open source software development may be uncertain or uneven, some risks are clear in the case of open content works. The paper presents some evidence of malicious effects of hijacking in the Internet search market by discussing the case of The Open Directory Project. Furthermore, it calls for a wider use of novel institutional remedies such as copyleft and Creative Commons licensing, built upon the paradigm of copyright customisation.

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.

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.

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 ...

Usability of Open Source Software

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

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.

Open Source Spreads Beyond Software

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

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.

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

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.

Usability and Open Source Software

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

Open Source Software and Economics

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

Bochs: An open source virtual PC
software

Bochs: An open source virtual PC
software 06/06/2004 05:22 PM
The Hindu Jun 6 2004 8:55PM GMT

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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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]

Open-Source Software a Big Tech Player
(AP)

Open-Source Software a Big Tech Player
(AP) 07/16/2004 11:40 AM
AP - It powers more than 70 percent of all Web servers and routes much of the world's e-mail traffic. It makes surfing the Internet simple and provides the muscle behind Google Inc.'s search engine and countless e-commerce sites.

nosleep software open source project

nosleep software open source project 12/21/2003 12:04 PM
Winter Update

Good Open Source Software Movie

Good Open Source Software Movie 04/09/2004 04:01 PM

French opts for open-source software

French opts for open-source software 02/12/2004 08:04 AM
Computer Weekly Feb 12 2004 12:12PM GMT

CherryOS, Open Source Software and theft

CherryOS, Open Source Software and theft 06/06/2005 12:06 AM
Or how I came to read about Maui X-Stream and their software (CherryOS and VX30), that it appears is more or less based on every open source software out there. This story by Drunkenblog sets a standard for investigative journalism...

The Semantics of Free Software vs. Open
Source

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

Open Source Software Goes to Work (PC
World)

Open Source Software Goes to Work (PC
World) 09/17/2004 04:14 AM
PC World - Businesses don't have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line.

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

How to Misunderstand Open Source
Software Development

How to Misunderstand Open Source
Software Development 12/04/2003 06:05 AM
Consulting Times.com

consultingtimes.com/ossdev.html
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Open source software set to influence
VoIP

Open source software set to influence
VoIP 12/22/2004 01:07 AM

Open-Source Software a Big Tech Player

Open-Source Software a Big Tech Player 07/16/2004 05:17 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times Jul 16 2004 9:21PM GMT

Usability and open-source software
development

Usability and open-source software
development 12/10/2003 03:24 AM

NSW announces open-source software
suppliers

NSW announces open-source software
suppliers 04/05/2005 07:50 PM
ZDNet Australia Apr 5 2005 11:29PM GMT

IBM Developing Open-Source Server
Software

IBM Developing Open-Source Server
Software 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
IBM will release an open source version of a key component of its Storage Tank technology, Big Blue's initiative to make data storage easier and more cost-effective. Offering an open source version of this tool is a natural progression for the company, since the Storage Tank technology was developed to promote interoperability.

Interface Elegance in Open Source
Software

Interface Elegance in Open Source
Software 04/27/2004 01:06 PM
firefox 1.0 will be a big milestone in more ways than one

Can open source software free your mind?

Can open source software free your mind? 09/13/2004 08:45 AM
How do you organize all those little notes and ideas that you have spread out all over the place in a way that you can actually use them and make have them make some sense? That's one of the goals of a class of software known as mind mapping.  Once the realm only of high-priced commercial applications, there is now at least one open source option. It's called FreeMind and it's licensed under the GPL.

Making a buck on open-source software

Making a buck on open-source software 03/25/2005 04:10 PM
Blog: With the explosion of open-source products, you knew that dedicated services companies could not be too far behind. And that’s...

OpenMFG succeeds with open source
software for a fee

OpenMFG succeeds with open source
software for a fee 06/28/2004 08:31 AM
Should a company that sells software with licenses that restrict what can be done with the code use "open" in its name? Ned Lilly doesn't see why not. The founder and president of OpenMFG says his company's approach of combining open source development with licensed selling is the right way to handle the complex and changing world of business applications.
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