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Chris Ball blog
A sparse, but absolutely fascinating, blog.
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Multi-pointer Remote Desktop
Response to "Ten easy ways to attract women to your free software project"
An SSH public keyserver
An Openmoko bike ride
An Openmoko bike ride - Chris Ball's blog - August 2008
This is a really cool use of a Neo (though a printed map in a plastic map pocket would do pretty much as well, though too heavy for a long trip.)
However it would be a great way to _contribute_ data to OpenStreetMap while keeping fit and reaching route
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I'm particularly pleased with tangoGPS, which uses data from OpenStreetMap
BBC - Writersroom - ScriptSmart
sounds interesting - I wonder if it works in OpenOffice.org or NeoOffice
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Script Smart is a set of Microsoft Word templates to help writers format their scripts.
OpenCycleMap.org - the OpenStreetMap Cycle Map
This seems to show only the national cycle routes in the UK, but that is a fantastic start, as similar maps were not available on the Sustrans website last time I looked. There is fantastic potential for eventually mapping every ride.
The base layer s
Show Us a Better Way: UK Cycling
This entry took the name of the competition quite literally. There are fantastic links in the discussion to early attempts to do this
Open publishing is the same as free software - 2001
Indymedia, wikinews, and others seem to fit in this model. Written in 2001, 3 years before wikinews.
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Open publishing is not new. It is an electronic reinvention of the ancient art of story telling.
Open publishing is free software. It's freedom of information, freedom for creativity.
Open publishing is overwhelmingly done by volunteers.
Who will do the investigative journalism? How will people give a perspective from overseas? What will provide a sense of overview, connectedness and common identity? Will anyone get paid for their work? What will become of motion pictures? Of musicians? Where will be the sustained efforts by hundreds of people?
I am hoping the above questions about open publishing have already been answered by free software. And partly by indymedia, and thousands of other open publishing websites.
Comet Lulin Sky Map / Location Chart for February on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
whole track to Mar 1
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Use this map of the sky to help you locate Comet Lulin in the night sky.
ConsultationXML goes open source at Helpful Technology
A UK civil servant releases the source of some code he commissioned. It has one of the strongest copyleft licenses. A great leap forward!
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You can download the (documented) code, and/or have a play with the sandbox version first.
Open sourcing our code is the kind of thing the new Open Source Action Plan incites government to do more.
Stellarium
This is a lovely new open source planetarium app, for Mac and Windows (and source for Linux). Once you realise there are 2 menus one on the lower left edge, and one on the left of the bottom edge, it is a dream to get started.
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Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
Hawthorn Landings - Leslie Hawthorn of Google
Fascinating insights into the conference world, and the life of a career cat herder
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Leslie Hawthorn
Location: California, United States
I'm Program Manager for Google's Open Source Team.
Hawthorn Landings: This is as it should be.... - Leslie Hawthorn Feb 2009
Her conclusion is absolutely spot on. It strikes me that similar enlightened self-interest applies to the co-operative movement in business.
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the fundamental tie that binds us across geographies, language barriers and technical preferences hinges on our shared belief that we each have the right, or duty, to take individual ownership of the tools we use and the work and world that results therefrom.
Row erupts over schools open-source project - ZDNet.co.uk - June 2008
Sleaze, or clumsy evaluation criteria?
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Becta said it had received "a strong set of responses from excellent organisations all of whom scored well in different areas". It added: "AlphaPlus came out on top overall but, as stated earlier, we anticipate that the nature of the work will mean that many parties in the education and open-source community will be involved in elements of the project delivery."
The OSC's open letter to Becta - Mark Taylor June 2008 - Communication Breakdown - David Meyer's Blog at ZDNet.co.uk Community
Didn't BECTA see that coming?
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Funny how the UK Public Sector is the only one in the world who consistently 'trial' Open Source by giving projects to those least capable of delivering them, and then claim that it 'doesn't work' or is 'more expensive than proprietary (equals Microsoft) software'.
Bursting the proprietary-software bubble - at ZDNet.co.uk
Great polemic!
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That phenomenon is precisely the same as the one challenging the business models of the music and film industries. The equilibrium, free-market price of software is nothing.
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Yes, we are living in a proprietary-software bubble and, like the bursting of the easy-credit bubble, this one is about to burst too — it's a matter of survival.
What vendors really mean by 'open source' - at ZDNet.co.uk
Interesting and straightforward guidance for the purchasing decision-maker
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The pure-services model extends the benefits received from free software by SaaS users to the rest of us.
So, next time you're evaluating an open-source offering that's been placed in front of you, it's worth spending a little time to understand exactly what the vendor means and exactly how many of the benefits they plan to pass on to you.
Novell's Partner Program: More Than SUSE Linux | The VAR Guy
Interesting opportunities
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The company expanded training offerings to include on-demand sales and technical training.
Schools get new route to cheaper software shopping - Public Sector - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
New deal for open source IT for schools
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Under the deal, schools will be able to choose from 12 software vendors - both proprietary and open source - for operating systems; office productivity software; network and security programs; as well as ERP and other software
"opened"
Interesting blog
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I'm currently working on a research essay on the topic of Open Source in Education, simply named "opened".
Slashdot | Office 2003 Service Pack Disables Older File Formats
great debate!
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If all the prosecutor briefs from before 1995 were suddenly much more difficult to access, then maybe Exxon will succeed in avoiding payment of the $2.5 billion they owe.
Watching AVI Movies in Mac OS X - Mac Guides
open source apps that work on Mac OS X, and quicktime plugins, for all those weird video formats
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There are 2 programs at present that can open .avi files and both are open source and free to download. Many users prefer to keep both installed to provide compatibility with as many file formats as possible.
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