It’s difficult to envision a computer that’s completely open-source—and I mean completely, right down to the software on its drives, the drivers for its components, and the circuit boards for its construction. However, Linux News has gotten its hands on one such device, Qi Hardware’s “Ben NanoNote,” and it’s one of the few massive hardware projects in existence that runs on completely copyleft hardware.
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Will the UK government’s latest open source action plan actually get implemented?
April 24th, 2010
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Reproduced from Business Review Online
Since early 2004, it has been the government’s stated policy to use open source software in the public sector wherever possible, as long as it offers the best value for money.
To date, the policy has had little impact. So will the latest tweaks to its open source Action Plan make a difference?
Maltese Open Source Events
April 23rd, 2010
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OSS user group has noted two Open Source Related events that will be held in Malta during the month of April.
> Following last year’s success, 2i Ltd will be organising the World Plone Day on the 28th of April 2010. Registration at http://wpd.2iltd.com
> The user group also noted two recent adverts and articles on local [...]
Community grows for open-source enterprise apps
February 27th, 2010
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Reproduced from Cnet News
by Matt Asay
Companies and their affiliated communities often sit uneasily together, awkward partners at the software dance. To balance the two, companies often seek to reduce corporate control of community through open-source licensing, but this strategy may be diluted by the common requirement to require community contributors to sign contribution agreements.
Nothing could [...]
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