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Open source is a set of principles and practices that promote access to the production and design process for various goods, products, resources and technical conclusions or advice. The term is most commonly applied to the source code of software that is made available to the general public with relaxed or non-existent intellectual property restrictions. This allows users to create user-generated software content through incremental individual effort or through collaboration.

Popular open source projects include the Apache web server, MySQL database, and Firefox web browser, as well as many others.

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation formed to educate about, and advocate for, the benefits of open source. OSI works to build bridges among different constituencies in the open-source community.

One of the OSI's most important activities is as a standards body, maintaining the Open Source Definition for the good of the community. The Open Source Initiative Approved License trademark and program creates a nexus of trust around which developers, users, corporations and governments can organize open-source cooperation.

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  • Google Open-Sources Chrome OS & Demos It On A Netbook


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    Google’s fabled OS has been released for open sourcing as the Chromium OS . By Google’s own admission, it’s “intended for people who spend most of their time on the web”, which seems like a long way to say ‘ netbook users ‘. Enjoy some videos about the Chromium OS below. At this morning’s ...
    1 hour ago
  • State of Open Source Java EE Application Servers


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    This is a very basic review of active and available open source Java EE Application servers and Servlet container (Web containers) to let the community know which active containers are available and what is the general status of each container. The article can simply act as a start point for anyone need to select one ...
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  • Download Google Chrome OS VMware Image


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    Yesterday Google has released its much anticipating Chrome OS source code and also showcase its demonstration. Chrome OS really seems quite efficient as it just takes 7 seconds to boot. Today here we...
    4 hours ago
  • Google Chromium OS: Does it have a purpose?


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    Google has finally released  Chromium OS as a open source project. The news about Google’s Chrome OS has been received by people with anticipation which is expected but views on the OS are different in many ways. Some experts think Chrome OS will drive Google to go the Microsoft way. Others think it will not ...
    5 hours ago
  • Full Local Diet


    Open Source EcologyAuthority Authority: 411
    In general, half of OSE technology work focuses on RepLab , and the other half focuses on open source agroecology. Both are connected, and one feeds the other. Effective food production is critical to post-scarcity, resilient communities. We are doing an experiment to show that it takes 12 hours per person per year ...
    5 hours ago
  • Tom Gutnick at CPCUG


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    Tom Gutnick gave a most informative tour of open source application software . One thing that interested me was his characterization of ubuntu as open source for humans , by which I took him to mean that ubuntu was the best Linux distribution for those of us who are not technology experts. A complete list of the ...
    5 hours ago
  • It’s Alive! Hollywood Claims Pirate Bay Tracker Lives


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    It’s Alive! Hollywood Claims Pirate Bay Tracker Lives : Via Threat Level . Did The Pirate Bay really shutter its tracker, as claimed on Tuesday? The Motion Picture Association doesn’t think so. Hollywood’s overseas lobbying organization claims OpenBitTorrent, billed as an independent “open tracker ...
    6 hours ago
  • Radicalizing Refamiliarization in Journal of Visual Culture (8:2)


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    Stones , originally uploaded by Joy Garnett (archive) . (2003) 60 x 78 inches. Oil on canvas. Dear Readers, I am pleased to offer you my recent article, "Radical Refamiliarization," co-authoredwith John Armitage (University of Northumbria) for The Journal ofVisual Culture (Volume 8, number 2, August 2009). ...
    6 hours ago
  • Frugal Friday: Joblessness, DROID, Chrome OS, Richard Stallman, V.i. labs


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    Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the dwindling IT employment landscape, my experiences with the Motorola/Verizon DROID, the Google Chrome OS developer code release, Ken’s recent interview with Richard Stallman, and we interview Victor DeMarines of V.i. labs, the anti-piracy and software protection ...
    6 hours ago
  • At a Software Powerhouse, the Good Life Is Under Siege


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    SAS, the giant private company that specializes in business intelligence software, is facing new rivals, as well as free alternatives to some of its products..
    7 hours ago
  • Week in tech: good karma for koalas, not so good for pirates


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    Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, was officially released last month. In a comprehensive review, Ars takes you under the surface for an in-depth look at the new features and major architectural changes. The wiki crops up in many companies’ internal discussions about process improvements and efficient ...
    7 hours ago
  • Week in tech: good karma for koalas, not so good for pirates


    Ars TechnicaAuthority Authority: 756
    Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, was officially released last month. In a comprehensive review, Ars takes you under the surface for an in-depth look at the new features and major architectural changes. The wiki crops up in many companies internal discussions about process improvements and efficient ...
    7 hours ago
  • Open Source Science: A Revolution From Within


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    LinuxInsider: "It worked for software, so why not science? The open source science movement has been gaining momentum, and its shaping the future of scientific research and discovery."
    10 hours ago
  • Open Source Science: A Revolution From Within


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    LinuxInsider: "It worked for software, so why not science? The open source science movement has been gaining momentum, and its shaping the future of scientific research and discovery."
    10 hours ago
  • Pulse 2.1.2.4 Open Source Computer System Management Now Available


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    Pulse 2 helps organizations ranging from dozens to 100 000+ heterogeneous computers to inventory, maintain, update and take full control on their IT assets. It has been designed to handle 100 000+ computers spread on many sites.  It supports heterogeneous platforms such as MS Windows, GNU/Linux (Mandriva, Redhat, ...
    10 hours ago
  • Google says: Chrome for Christmas


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    Filed under: Internet , Competitive strategy , Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Technology Google ( GOOG ) is letting a few developers peek behind the curtain. The early look the companys new operating system, Chrome , is happening in true Google style: by invitation only. When its released, which should ...
    11 hours ago
  • A Nobel peace prize to Open Source


    Field Commander WieersAuthority Authority: 92
    I was amused by the idea to propose Linus Torvalds for a Nobel peace prize. But it does make sense to honor the Open Source community in general for the collaboration across many boundaries. Open Source levels the playing field for anyone to innovate and improve, it is an extension of what is known in the academic ...
    11 hours ago
  • Free Software Saves Time/Money


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    H ave you got this Yet? Under Perens’ definition, open source describes a broad general type of software license that makes source code available to the general public with relaxed or non-existent copyright restrictions. The principles, as stated, say absolutely nothing about trademark or patent use and require ...
    11 hours ago
  • HOW TO - Getting AVR tools working on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)


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    Reg shows you how to get AVR tools working on Mac OS X (Snow Leopard)! He writes - Building the AVR toolchain by hand also thwarted me somewhere in the building of the avr-binutils package — it doesn’t want to build on my Mac.  As soon as I entered the dependency hell of installing an upgraded gcc to build ...
    11 hours ago
  • Googles Chrome and Android operating systems will converge sooner rather than later


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    Filed under: Internet , OS Updates , Google , Open Source Googles co-founder, Sergey Brin, spoke to some reporters yesterday, after the Chrome OS presentation . Citing the common WebKit and Linux code found in both operating systems, he said "Android and Chrome are likely to converge over time." "Were ...
    11 hours ago

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