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Open Source Experts
Van Lindberg
is a software engineer and practicing attorney. What he does most, though, is translate ? from ?lawyer? to ?engineer? and back. He likes working with both computer code and legal code to get things done. Van?s current work touches both traditional intellectual property and the emerging field of open source…
Todd Ogasawara
is the editor of MobileAppsToday.com. He has been named a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in the Mobile Devices category for the past several years. You can find his personal website focusing on Mobile Device Technology at www.mobileviews.com.
Tim O'Reilly
is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, Inc., thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world, and an activist for open standards. O'Reilly Media also publishes online through the O'Reilly Network and hosts conferences on technology topics, including the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, the…
Jono Bacon
is an award-winning leading community manager, author and consultant, who has authored four books and acted as a consultant to a range of technology companies. Bacon's weblog (https://www.jonobacon.org/) is one of the widest read Open Source weblogs.
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Open Source in the Enterprise
An O'Reilly Radar ReportUsing open source in the enterprise ? the question is no longer "if," but "how?" The low cost, easy access, and expansive license terms of open source are certainly attractive ? especially since IT budgets have decreased 3-5% every year, while software costs have increased, and IT staffs have been tasked to create web services and pursue Web 2.0 initiatives. Get the report.
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Open Source Programming Certificate
The course series targets students who want to acquire the skills needed for programming on any Linux or Unix platform. The Open Source Programming Certificate series is comprised of five courses that span programming skills from intermediate to complex. Students learn the core technical skills necessary for a complete understanding of programming using open source operating systems, languages, libraries and databases. Enroll today!
Open Source News & Commentary
Four short links: 2 Apr 2009
By Nat TorkingtonApril 2, 2009
Predictions, PDF, source code control, and recommendation engines: Wrong Tomorrow -- track pundits predictions and see how accurate they really are. From the ever-awesome Maciej Ceglowski. PDFMiner -- Unlike other PDF-related tools, it allows to obtain the exact location of texts in a page, as well as other layout information such as font size or font name, which could be...
Open Cloud Manifesto: about openness, standards, and the vitality of SMTP
By Andy OramMarch 28, 2009
Thanks to George Reese, I learned about the bruhaha over an Open Cloud Manifesto. Let's put the debate in the context of some basic and perennial issues about openness and standards.
Challenges from a book sprint: the great things about ignorance and disorder
By Andy OramMarch 24, 2009
e tried to write a conventional computer manual in two days, and the experience has made me reconsider the conventions of computer manuals. The computer field is still in the kindergarten stage of exploring serious questions of how people learn, questions at the center of psychology and pedagogy for many decades. Even those disciplines don't quite get it, because they're fumbling with the instant messaging culture that gives us so many more tools today for learning together.
From Open Source Software to Open Culture: Three Misunderstandings
By Andy OramMarch 22, 2009
The original practice and promise of open source software is unique. The software experience cannot be ported whole-hog into other areas such as sharing songs or organizing public forums.
Protecting Code
Intellectual Property and Open Source ? "Clear, correct, and deep, this is a welcome addition to discussions of law and computing for anyone ? even lawyers!" ? Lawrence Lessig
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