« Older Entries Newer Entries »

Open Source Census Results Not Open Source?

Earlier today I wrote about the Open Source Census project, wondering what license the data collected would be distributed under.
After reading the sponsorship page for the project, I believe that OpenLogic intends to restrict distribution of the data gathered, as indicated by the following quote from the page:
Platinum sponsorship is designed for companies that want [...]

(5 Comments »)

Open Source Census

Stormy just pointed a mailing list that I subscribe to at the Open Source census project.
At a glance, the project looks well thought-out — software, documentation, legal agreements, FAQs and so on are all in order.
The only thing that jumps out at me as missing is a notice about what license census data will be [...]

(5 Comments »)

For Geeks, by Geeks: The Open Web Conference

In a binary view of the world, there are two types of of technology conferences: those run with a profit motive and those run for by technologists for technologists.
The Open Web Conference falls into the latter category. It is an event organized by the

(2 Comments »)

Mozilla Foundation Report for 2008 Week 10

Zak Greant's Mozilla Foundation report for March 9th to March 15th, 2008.
See the weblogs of David Boswell, Frank Hecker and Gerv Markham for additional reports.
This Week

Attended the

Mozilla Foundation Report for 2008 Week 9

Zak Greant's Mozilla Foundation report for March 2nd to March 8th, 2008.
See the weblogs of David Boswell, Frank Hecker and Gerv Markham for additional reports.
This Week

Attended the Open Source Initiative's face-to-face board meeting on March 2nd and 3rd as a board observer. Additionally, I worked with some of the board members on March 1st on [...]

Mozilla Foundation Report for 2008 Week 8

Zak Greant's Mozilla Foundation report for February 24th to March 1st, 2008.
See the weblogs of David Boswell, Frank Hecker and Gerv Markham for additional reports.
This Week

Finished my

Mozilla Foundation Report for 2008 Week 6

This is my Mozilla Foundation report for February 10th to February 16th, 2008. See the weblogs of David Boswell, Frank Hecker and Gerv Markham for additional reports.
Projects for the Week

Participated in the last day of SCALE 6x on February 10th - see posts tagged with SCALE 6x for my reports. Also did bits of SCALE [...]

Bay Area Linuxists: Butt kicking for goodness

On March 1st, the Alameda County Computer Resource Center and Untangle are pairing up to run a massive installfest, pairing donated computer hardware with Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
If you live in (or are visiting) the Bay Area, you can help by donating old hardware and by helping install Ubuntu.
If you are part of a company with a [...]

(2 Comments »)

AOEUI

A recent increase in my textual output has resulted in a flare-up of old RSI troubles. In an attempt to reduce the wear and tear on my hands, I'm switching over to Dvorak (and taking an opportunity to train away bad old habits.)
This will mean that I am going to be blogging less for a [...]

(4 Comments »)

Bay Area Techies: Help Schools with Your Old Hardware and Free Software

On March 1st, the Alameda County Computer Resource Center and Untangle are pairing up to run a massive installfest, pairing donated computer hardware with Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
If you live in (or are visiting) the Bay Area, you can help by donating old hardware and by helping install Ubuntu.
If you are part of a company with a [...]

(2 Comments »)