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Feb 21 / 12:20pm

Your next workstation may be your phone.

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Your next desktop could be a phone

Why carry two devices, when you could carry only one? Your next high-end smartphone has far more horsepower than you’ll need on a phone, and more than enough for a laptop. So we’ve brought Android together with Ubuntu, the world’s favourite free operating system, to give you a full productivity desktop that fits in your pocket. Android for the phone experience, Ubuntu for the desktop, all on one device, running at the same time.

So forget the office PC. Just dock your corporate phone and enjoy Ubuntu. Anywhere. One address book. One set of bookmarks. One place for your text messages and email. No more typing on a tiny screen when all you want is a keyboard and a mouse. Seamless integration of your desktop and mobile worlds. Brilliant.

via ubuntu.com

Filed under  //  Linux   Open Source   mobile   ubuntu  
 
Feb 14 / 8:06am

Hack the vote: How #OpenSource will change our elections

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@LukeFretwell:

After watching the documentary Hacking Democracy, I started researching how government uses voting technology to conduct elections. That’s how I learned about the work of Open Source Digital Voting Foundation.

I asked OSDV Co-Executive Director and Chief Development Officer Greg Miller to share what his organization is doing to make election software more open and secure and how others can help.

via govfresh.com

Filed under  //  Open Source   iDemocracy / Representation 2.0 / EDD  
 
Feb 14 / 7:52am

OpenStax Open Sources College Textbooks.

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OpenStax College offers students free textbooks that meet scope and sequence requirements for most courses. These are peer-reviewed texts written by professional content developers. Adopt a book today for a turnkey classroom solution or modify it to suit your teaching approach. Free online and low-cost in print, OpenStax College books are built for today’s student budgets.
via openstaxcollege.org

Filed under  //  Open Education   Open Source  
 
Jan 10 / 11:42am

In .NET, open source does not beget open source

Open source does not beget more open source in .NET, because the barriers to standing on each other shoulders are so high.

These are not unsolvable problems, but as far as I can tell, no one in the community has both resources and incentive to solve them.

via bvanderveen.com

Filed under  //  Microsoft   Open Source  
 
Jan 8 / 11:02am

The Problem With Patents (Infographic) | Frugal Dad

There’s no question that software and technology represent some of the fastest growing industries today. The internet has fundamentally changed the way we interact, do business, and spend money—without it, Frugaldad wouldn’t exist. That said, I always try and keep abreast of what’s happening in these sectors, and to be aware of how the online and tech industry makes its money.

I recently listened to an episode of This American Life called “When Patents Attack!”. Something that surprised me while listening was that while I think of patents as being mostly for gadgets and the kinds of products you see on infomercials, patents have become a huge factor in the software and online industries, to the tune of billions of dollars.

This infographic discusses some of the facts behind the patent industry and how it’s changed as software, technology, and the internet have developed at an incredible pace. I find the information to say a lot about the state of development and innovation; both how important it can be to everyday life, and the problems it can face on a larger scale.

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via frugaldad.com

Filed under  //  Open Source   Patent Wars   infographics  
 
Jan 6 / 2:54pm

Sweden Recognizes File-Sharing as a Religion

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The Church of Kopimism, a religion whose central tenet is the free sharing of information, has been formally recognized by the Swedish government.

Kopimists believe all information sharing is “holy” and that the value of information multiplies when it’s shared. They hold CTRL+C and CTRL+V, keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting, to be sacred symbols of their religion.

via mashable.com

Filed under  //  Open Source   religion  
 
Jan 4 / 12:49pm

NASA launches agency-wide Open Source initiative.

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The Plan for Code

Today we are launching code.nasa.gov, the latest member of the open NASA web family. Through this website, we will continue, unify, and expand NASA’s open source activities. The site will serve to surface existing projects, provide a forum for discussing projects and processes, and guide internal and external groups in open development, release, and contribution.

Learn more »

via code.nasa.gov

Filed under  //  Open Source  
 
Jan 4 / 10:55am

Hungarian schools dump MS Office.

Hungary's public administrations will by default use open document standards for their electronic documents, as of April this year, the government ministers agreed on 23 December, and all public organisations are encouraged to move to open source office tools. Hungary's government also in December decided to cancel the funding of proprietary office suite licences for all schools.
via joinup.ec.europa.eu

Filed under  //  Open Education   Open Source   magyar