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

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NOSI = Open Source + Non-Profit

NOSI = Open Source + Non-Profit 01/06/2004 01:02 AM
I have always wanted to find a way to get Open Source software into non-profit groups. I have been around non-profit groups since I was about 11 when my family involved it self with the Salvation Army. I even worked for the SA at a homeless shelter before I got into IT. I have seen the money spent on IT in these groups, and also the threat Microsoft has made against non-profits accepting donated computers `It is a legal requirement that pre-installed operating systems remain with a...

How open source is getting nonprofits
out of a squeeze

How open source is getting nonprofits
out of a squeeze 04/13/2004 10:02 AM
Efforts across the country to recycle old computer hardware have earned the support of communities looking to supply families, schools, and nonprofits with IT connectivity. Now the same principle is being applied to software, as nonprofits caught between data collection and storage requirements and IT licensing costs turn to free and open source software.

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

Choosing an open source license

Choosing an open source license 07/26/2004 04:04 AM
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) lists more than 50 approved open source licenses. Each license is anywhere from slightly to vastly unlike its neighbors. All of them are written for lawyers, not mere mortal software developers. So how do you choose the most sensible an open source license for your projects?

Open Source Primer

Open Source Primer 03/24/2005 05:27 AM
Open Source Primer - NonProfit Open Source Initiative (NOSI)
http://www.nosi.net/taxonomy/term/3?PHPSESSID=fd1e7498 8f8ad719c702419dbddc9fce

NOSI’s acclaimed primer describes what open source software is and what impact this type of software may have on the nonprofit sector. The primer includes: 1) case-studies of nonprofits of various sizes that are using open source software, 2) a process for evaluating whether or not open source is right for an organization, and 3) useful resources and information. Written primarily in non-technical language, the Primer is accessible to a wide audience, including nonprofit managers with little hands-on technical expertise. This has been added to Reference Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware

Open source hackers release open fixes
for MSFT vulnerabilityware 12/19/2003 11:45 AM
MSFT's apparent incapacity for patching MSIE vulnerabilities hasn't deterred open-source hackers, who have released a free software patch for a well-known Explorer vulnerability.

Update: Andrew sez, "...it contains buffer overflow exploits that are wide open for hax0r5 to take advantage of. In addition, it redirects weird URL requests to -it's own website-."

Update: Yoz points out that the patch has been patched. Link (via /.)

Open Source Initiative Changes Leaders

Open Source Initiative Changes Leaders 02/01/2005 08:56 PM
The OSI is replacing its founding president, Eric Raymond, so that the group can expand, but internal disagreements also may have contributed to the switch.

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group

Open-source activist Bruce Perens joins
open-source defense group 05/07/2004 04:33 PM
A key leader in the open-source software movement has been appointed to the board of Open Source Risk Management, which is defending the legal standing of open-source software.

U.K.-funded initiative to push open
source

U.K.-funded initiative to push open
source 04/07/2005 10:22 AM
Project will promote use of open-source tools within the public sector by creating a code repository, among other efforts.

U.K. government funds new open-source
initiative

U.K. government funds new open-source
initiative 04/06/2005 06:10 PM
It's designed to foster the use of open-source software by local governments and facilitate a national community of developers who can collaborate on centralized software projects.

Open Source Initiative Adds New Blood

Open Source Initiative Adds New Blood 04/04/2005 09:24 PM
After dealing with a change in leadership, the OSI has, as promised, expanded its board, and some board members say they are planning to cut back on the number of open-source licenses.

Joined Open Source Initiative board

Joined Open Source Initiative board 04/01/2005 05:35 PM

I've just joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI) board.

OSI Page

Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community, specifically through the OSI Certified Open Source Software certifica tion mark and program. You can read about successful software products that have these properties, and about our certification mark and program, which allow you to be confident that software really is "Open Source." We also make copies of approved open source licenses here.

The basic idea behind open source is very simple: When programmers can read, redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of software, the software evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing.

We in the open source community have learned that this rapid evolutionary process produces better software than the traditional closed model, in which only a very few programmers can see the source and everybody else must blindly use an opaque block of bits.

Open Source Initiative exists to make this case to the commercial world.

Open source software is an idea whose time has finally come. For twenty years it has been building momentum in the technical cultures that built the Internet and the World Wide Web. Now it's breaking out into the commercial world, and that's changing all the rules. Are you ready?

It's an important time for Open Source with many governments and large organizations switching or seriously considering switching to Open Source. The people at OSI are dedicated to making Open Source successful more broadly and I'm honored and excited to be working with them for this important cause.

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Cisco-centric Open Source Initiative

Cisco-centric Open Source Initiative 03/14/2003 07:27 PM
New CGI-based GUI for Analysis of NextPort & Mica Modem Logs

UK government funds new open-source
initiative

UK government funds new open-source
initiative 04/06/2005 02:57 PM
The U.K. government is backing a new initiative aimed at promoting the use of open-source software in the public sector, providing a forum for those working in the public sector to test and use such software.

"Open Source Initiative OSI -
Doc10:Halloween Documents"

"Open Source Initiative OSI -
Doc10:Halloween Documents" 03/06/2004 02:05 AM

Open Source Initiative Board takes shape

Open Source Initiative Board takes shape 04/01/2005 08:32 PM
ZDNet Apr 2 2005 12:52AM GMT

Open Source Initiative OSI -
Doc10:Halloween Documents

Open Source Initiative OSI -
Doc10:Halloween Documents 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
Microsoft has funneled $100 million to SCO to fund the litigation against IBM .. SCO internal e-mail reveals Microsoft is funding th .. justhow much money is Microsoft paying SCO? .. Eric S. Raymond's Open Source site .. Halloween X: Follow The Money

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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]

UK launches 'critical' public sector
open source initiative

UK launches 'critical' public sector
open source initiative 04/09/2005 05:19 AM
ZDNet Apr 9 2005 7:59AM GMT

Open Source Initiative OSI -
Doc10:Halloween Documents - Microsoft
$86 Mill to Sco

Open Source Initiative OSI -
Doc10:Halloween Documents - Microsoft
$86 Mill to Sco 03/06/2004 02:05 AM
http://www.opensource.org/halloween/halloween10.html My Fav Line: So their revenue plan for the future is to hit Microsoft up for money, then hit them up for more money. Pray I stay out of jail for posting this: --- From the mailbox of chris sontag From: Mike Anderer Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 To: csontag@sco.com CC: Bob Bench Subject: Conversation Friday Chris Sontag, the recipient of this mail, is Vice-President and general manager of the SCOsource,...

Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine

Do You Suffer from Open Source Phobia? -
six reasons you might relent and be
ready for an extreme makeover - OPEN
SOURCE - Magazine - Darwin Magazine 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
http://www.darwinmag.com/read/030104/open.html ASK A GROUP OF corporate IT leaders whether they'd rather stick their arms into a box of tarantulas or allow open source software (OSS) on their networks, and odds are most would start rolling up their sleeves. Not to do any downloading, either.

Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life

Slashdot on Open Source Ideas and Open
Source Life 06/23/2004 08:27 PM
As Canada protects the patents on genes, Download Aborted wonders whether the genetic code should be considered Open Source. It's slashdotted here. And as atonement for saying something positive about the people at Microsoft — man, you folks are rough! — here's some slashdottism about the anti-Open Source think tanks that Microsoft is funding. (But I still like the Microsofties I've met. So there.)...

SA Open Source Guide Online

SA Open Source Guide Online 09/09/2004 06:56 AM
Allafrica.com - Thu Sep 9, 03:28 am GMT

Going open source: A manager's guide to
doing it right

Going open source: A manager's guide to
doing it right 08/18/2004 08:53 AM
Your company has a useful piece of technology, but no plans to make a software product out of it. Your engineers all think it's cool, and think others outside the company will, too. They've badgered you enough that you're thinking seriously releasing the code under an open source license. What should you expect, and what should you do to make such a move a success?

IXP4XX Open Source Development Guide

IXP4XX Open Source Development Guide 10/30/2003 01:39 AM
IXP400 v1.3 and SnapGear 3.0

XGI, VIA Release Open Source Drivers

XGI, VIA Release Open Source Drivers 04/13/2005 11:45 AM

Asterisk Open Source PBX 1.0 Release

Asterisk Open Source PBX 1.0 Release 09/23/2004 01:49 PM

Australian government offers open-source
guide

Australian government offers open-source
guide 07/07/2004 07:52 AM

Australian government to offer guide to
open-source

Australian government to offer guide to
open-source 07/07/2004 05:40 PM
Public-sector support of nonproprietary software continues with how-to guide for technology procurement.

"FAQs about Frontier open source
release"

"FAQs about Frontier open source
release" 05/19/2004 10:25 AM

Open-source advocate: Release Java code

Open-source advocate: Release Java code 02/13/2004 06:44 PM
A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code.

IBM to Release Java Database to
Open-Source Group

IBM to Release Java Database to
Open-Source Group 08/03/2004 12:49 PM
The company is offering its Java-based Cloudscape database to the Apache Software Foundation.

Progress report on the Frontier open
source release

Progress report on the Frontier open
source release 08/31/2004 07:43 AM

We're getting close to the open source release of Frontier. I believe it will happen before the end of September.

Technically, the software is ready to go. Andre Radke, who was the last full-time maintainer of the code at UserLand, up until four years ago, when he returned to be a full-time physics grad student, did the work to get the code ready. Steve Zellers at Apple has also been participating. I see Andre and Steve as the two leaders of the project once the release has taken place. I trust both of them, I can't imagine two better people to entrust this project to. I see myself as playing an advisory role, writing scripts to test new versions, and representing Frontier as a legal entity.

The one remaining issue to decide is the license agreement. I guess this has always been so, but now it's the crucial decision, once it's made, the release can proceed. Here's my current thinking, after having talked with several lawyers with experience in open source software, and having read up on various approaches, this is what I've come up with. (Note I am not a lawyer, I am posting this so that lawyers can comment publicly.)

1. No breakage. I want old scripts continue to run in new environments. A lot has been invested in code that runs in the Frontier environment, one of the reasons to release the kernel as source is so that those apps will run better, in more operating systems. I want to limit incentives for people to fork based on compatibility. I don't want to create a dozen semi-clones of Frontier, rather I want to incentivize people to add to the culture, add new features, fix user interface bugs, but not to break apps.

2. I want it to be possible to create a commercial business from the code base. However, I want the general rule to be that if you make an improvement to the code, you must share it on equal terms.

I think these two goals clearly imply a base license that's GPL-like, with an option for a more liberal license, for either a cash fee, or an agreement to remain compatible, or a combination of fee and agreement. This is a derivative of the MySQL license system.

I'm looking for feedback from lawyers who have experience with open source licenses, and developers who have released code under open source licenses, and people who have used code under open source licenses. The best form of feedback is in public, on a weblog, so you can send a URL and I can point to it. I'm not opening a comment thread on this becuase it's sure to only attract unconstructive comments.

Note that we are not trying to shake up the world, or change what anyone does, or kill anything, or necessarily even create anything. So comments that say things like "This will never kill Apache" or "Python already has too much of a lead" while quite common, always miss the point.

For an idea of why I'm releasing Frontier as open source, please refer to this article I wrote in May.

Open source process for open source
development

Open source process for open source
development 04/05/2005 11:50 AM

Sun has given every possible indication that Open Solaris will be run as a true open source project. The latest indication is the make-up of the board of directors: Casper Dik, Roy Fielding, Al Hopper, Simon Phipps, and Rich Teer. (via Simon Phipps - congrats Simon!)

Open source opportunity, open source
risk

Open source opportunity, open source
risk 09/22/2004 10:44 AM
I've been traveling more than usual lately, and while on the road I've been working my way through the ITConversations audio archive. It's full of gems, and one of them is Doug Kaye's interview with Philip Greenspun. While discussing the ArsDigita flameout, Greenspun offers insightful perspectives on the opportunity, and the risk, of open source as a business model. ...

Open Source Consortium Announces
Standarts

Open Source Consortium Announces
Standarts 04/01/2005 06:50 AM
Turk.Internet.com Apr 1 2005 10:20AM GMT

Prove open source cred, release Java,
Red Hat tells Sun

Prove open source cred, release Java,
Red Hat tells Sun 09/27/2004 07:02 AM
Computer Business Review Sep 27 2004 11:03AM GMT

Intel To Release Open-Source Code for
BIOS (NewsFactor)

Intel To Release Open-Source Code for
BIOS (NewsFactor) 06/02/2004 01:51 PM
NewsFactor - Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and firmware developer CollabNet are working together to release open-source code designed to make the BIOS PC and server boot-up process faster and more predictable.

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.
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