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How open source levels all software market segments | Software, Interrupted - CNET News - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 10 Sep 09
     
    In a new study on open-source adoption in the business intelligence (BI) market, it's becoming clear that both the benefits and shortcomings of open source software are nearly universal across all technology segments.
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Brief overview of AVOIR - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 10 Sep 09
     
    The African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) builds capacity in software engineering in Africa using Free Software (Open Source) as the vehicle.
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OSS Watch Workshop: Engaging Developers with Open Source... - Eventbrite - 0 views

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  • Why should software developers who create local customisations of open source software take the further step of submitting their changes back to the main project? While it takes more effort initially, having these changes integrated in the project becomes efficient in the long run: local modifications need not be re-applied at every upgrade, and the project takes over their maintenance.  Also, by building up a record of useful contributions, one can gain influence in shaping the project's future.This OSS Watch workshop will present this argument in greater detail, explaining how developers engaged in customisations of open source software should make these contributions. Some examples of projects that benefited from this type of engagement of their developers with open source software will be presented by people directly involved in these processes.
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Doing science in the open - physicsworld.com - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 03 Sep 09
     
    Michael Nielsen explains how we can build a better culture of online collaboration
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Entertaining Code » Don't Be an Open Source Douchebag - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 03 Sep 09
     
    I encourage any programmer to practice their technical skills on an open source project. But while you do so, take the opportunity to practice your people skills a bit as well, or why not your writing skills? Don't be an open source douchebag - someone reporting your software's flaws is not attacking you personally.
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11 Apache Technologies that Have Changed Computing in the Last 10 Years - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 03 Sep 09
     
    Although a completely volunteer organization, the ASF has helped create some of the most important technologies underpinning the modern Internet. Here, we look at some of the Apache technologies that have changed computing over the last decade, as well as those Apache technologies poised to change computing in the next 10 years.
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Survey Says Agile-Developed Software is Easier to Support - Cutter Consortium - pitchen... - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 02 Sep 09
     
    An impressive majority of software development organizations (77%) report that they have adopted agile methods, at least for some of their projects. And according to the data most of these organizations (53%) found that agile-developed software is easier to support due to frequent product releases and customer involvement during development.
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Once More unto the Breach: More on Open Source Conversion Rate Myths - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 02 Sep 09
     
    In a normal proprietary software company this means you've disqualified someone that isn't a customer in the pipeline, in the open source corporate world, I believe they sit in a different process. Instead of a manufacturing metaphor (pipelines) we need a more organic social metaphor to track success and growth of the community. Lead generation is a measure of community engagement. You want to grow your community. Customers will self-qualify.
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Why this Open Source Success Formula will Increase your Revenue | MindTouch, Inc Blog - 0 views

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  • Conversion Rate
  • may think CR is a real number, but I think it’s a ghost.
  • Ross Gardler on 02 Sep 09
     
    Time and time again is that the best- in-class open source companies knowingly or unknowingly followed this formula: D x CR x ASP = $$ (or € £)
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IT PRO | 10 reasons to use open source in business - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 01 Sep 09
     
    Collaborative development projects have opened the door to much wider input than is the case in a closed development environment with subsequent improvements in price and performance. Open source reduces R&D costs, increases productivity, improves efficiency, facilitates interoperability and encourages innovation.
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All Open Source Software is Commercial - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 01 Sep 09
     
    Let's concentrate on a very specific aspect: making money out of open source projects' participation, building proprietary software leveraging open source ones.
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451 CAOS Theory » And the best open source license is … - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 01 Sep 09
     
    And the best open source license is …
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451 CAOS Theory » On the GPL, Apache and Open-Core - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 28 Aug 09
     
    while we expect Open-Core to remain a significant business model for 'pure-play' open-source companies, and we expect to see more software licensed under the Apache license, we don't see the two as being directly related.
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OSS Watch - Engaging Developers with Open Source Projects Workshop - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 28 Aug 09
     
    Why should software developers who create local customisations of open source software take the further step of submitting their changes back to the main project? While it takes more effort initially, having these changes integrated in the project becomes efficient in the long run: local modifications need not be re-applied at every upgrade, and the project takes over their maintenance. Also, by building up a record of useful contributions, one can gain influence in shaping the project's future.
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Tr.im to Go Open Source, Community Owned - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 19 Aug 09
     
    Talk about turning lemons into lemonade. The new Tr.im may be the most exciting thing to happen in URL shortening since now market leader Bit.ly itself launched.
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IDC - Press Release - prUS21947509 - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 19 Aug 09
     
    A recent IDC study reveals that worldwide revenue from open source software (OSS) will grow at a 22.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach $8.1 billion by 2013. This forecast is considerably higher than 2008 for three reasons: (1) the bottom-up list used to calculate the revenue has expanded through an exhaustive effort to include more projects in this forecast; (2) open source software has had a much higher level of acceptance over the past 12 months than previously expected, and; (3) the economy accelerated the uptake and use of open source software in the closing months of 2008.
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How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education | Fast Company - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 19 Aug 09
     
    Free online courses, Wiki universities, Facebook-style tutoring networks -- American higher education is changing.
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What are the best OSS business models for CCII and CEVA? - scroisier's posterous - 0 views

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shared by Ross Gardler on 18 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Ross Gardler on 18 Aug 09
     
    highlight some differences of OSS business models in regards of the software stack being exploited: either a CCII (Common Content & Information Infrastructure) or a CEVA (Content Enabled Vertical Applications)
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SSRN-The Value of Community-Brands by Roland Schroll, Johann Fueller - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 18 Aug 09
     
    The Apache community not only managed to survive and grow, while many other open source communities faced troubles or even disappeared, but furthermore Apache has become a real institution and is well-known and respected within the IT area. As a community brand, Apache offers many of the benefits described above. Community members do not only respond with high loyalty towards the brand, but furthermore serve as passionate brand evangelists.
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Episode 0x05: Eben Moglen on Origins of Copyright and Patents - Software Freedom Law Sh... - 0 views

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  • Ross Gardler on 13 Aug 09
     
    In a speech recorded in December 2008, Eben Moglen speaks about the origins of copyright and patents from a historical perspective.
  • Ross Gardler on 13 Aug 09
     
    Eben Moglen discusses in depth the origins of the copyright and patent system, and how Free Software interacts with that history.
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