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With Any Luck, You Don’t Have An Open Source Policy!

Jason van Zyl | Computerworld | July 9, 2013

With component usage skyrocketing, shouldn't every organization have an open source governance policy? My experience shows this is not the case. And as a developer, if you don't have a policy, consider yourself lucky! Read More »

With Code.Nasa.Gov, Agency Steps Up Hunt for Its Open-Source Software Projects

Nick Judd | Tech President | January 17, 2012

Over time, NASA releases data from Kepler — an unprecedented look at our universe, other planets and star systems — on a decidedly terrestrial web portal, data.nasa.gov. It's part of a broader effort at NASA to make the agency's work more accessible, which is itself part of the Obama administration's promise to make government more open. Read More »

With GOV.UK, British Government Redefines the Online Government Platform

Alex Howard | O'Reilly Radar | January 31, 2012

The British Government has launched a beta of its GOV.UK platform, testing a single domain for that could be used throughout government. The new single government domain will eventually replace Directgov, the UK government portal which launched back in 2004. GOV.UK is aimed squarely as delivering faster digital services to citizens through a much improved user interface at decreased cost.

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With Kickstarter Funding, FOIA Machine Wants To Help Fix Public Records

Miranda Neubauer | TechPresident | July 19, 2013

FOIA Machine, a platform that aims to streamline the process of tracking of filing and tracking public record requests, has raised more than $29,000 on Kickstarter — exceeding its funding goal by more than $10,000. Read More »

With Open Compute, Facebook Is Saving Billions And Moving Markets

Derrick Harris | GigaOM | January 31, 2014

Facebook might have launched the Open Compute Project to force server vendors to build higher-effiency gear, but it’s having a much greater impact than even Facebook anticipated. Read More »

With The .Net Foundation, Microsoft Finally Bets Big On Open Source

Owen Thomas | ReadWrite.com | April 3, 2014

For years, Microsoft has flirted with the open-source movement, trying to build bridges with developers that favor publicly released code over proprietary software. This week, the software giant finally made the big moves skeptics of its commitment to open source have been looking for.

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With Ubuntu In The Mix, 2014 Is The Year Of The Open Source Phone

Sam Dean | GigaOM | February 21, 2014

We've only hit February, and it already looks like 2014 is going to be the year of the open source phone. Not only is Android continuing to dominate the smartphone space in terms of market share, but Mozilla is widening its Firefox OS phone strategy and Canonical announced this week that Spain's bq and China's Meizu will be the first companies to bring Ubuntu smartphones to global users. Read More »

Without Sharing, Big Data Is Nothing

Zack McCartney | Healthcare IT News | September 4, 2013

Industry insiders say developing open data exchange was the key to unlocking big data’s potential Read More »

World Bank Open Knowledge Repository Introduces Mobile-Friendly Design

Staff Writer | World Bank | January 23, 2014

In keeping up with the rapid growth in mobile usage worldwide, the World Bank just relaunched the Open Knowledge Repository (OKR)—its open access portal to its publications and research—on an upgraded platform specifically optimized for mobile use. Read More »

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) & Harvard Model U.N. 2012 Meeting

Asia Syeda | CoolAge | June 14, 2012

...Access to Knowledge - A movement that has taken innumerable forms in World Politics. Led by developing countries who face intense competition in the light of stringent Global Intellectual Property Laws, it aims to create more equitable public access to the products of human culture and learning.

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Worlds First Open Source Virtual Reality Cockpit Flight Simulator 360 Degrees Rotation DIY Project on Indiegogo.com

Press Release | Simworx | December 3, 2012

Simworx may be the first simulator company to offer a DIY version of their production level 360 degrees rotation flight simulator to the DIY community, as an Open Source project. Simworx introduces the funding campaign on indiegogo.com to develop the CAD drawings,Plans, engingeering study, jigs, and component intergration for both versions of VR Cockpit with full step by step instructions for Do-it-yourself plans or Kit building the 360 rotation full motion flight simulator. Read More »

WSO2 Founder and CEO to Unveil Latest Product Developments For Harnessing Today’s Connected World At WSO2Con US 2014

Press Release | WSO2 | October 28, 2014

In an increasingly connected world, enterprises are extending new business models, processes and services across their employees, customers and partners. In his keynote presentation at WSO2Con US 2014 today, Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, WSO2 founder and CEO, will discuss how competing in this connected world requires a new holistic approach to IT architecture that harnesses the combined power of the cloud, APIs mobile computing, Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, DevOps, and integration...

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Xen To Become Linux Foundation Collaborative Project

Press Release | The Linux Foundation | April 14, 2013

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the Xen Project is becoming a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project. Read More »

XO Tablet native mesh networking added with Open Garden preload

Chris Davies | SlashGear | August 21, 2013

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has paired with Open Garden to bring mesh-networking to the new XO Tablet, allowing users of the low-cost open source slate to get online via bridged connections with other owners. [...] Read More »

Year-in-Review: Health and science are hot topics

Luis Ibanez | OpenSource.com | December 27, 2013

The year 2013 brought great progress for the adoption of open source in the health and science industries. We covered some excellent open source stories, here the highlights from 2013. Read More »