2009-02-11

Open letter to Obama: Uncle Sam should go open source - Ars Technica

A group of prominent open source software vendors have written an open letter to the Obama administration encouraging broader adoption of open source software.

Read more Open letter to Obama: Uncle Sam should go open source - Ars Technica

2009-02-07

Ubuntu desktop apparently scares Microsoft | The Open Road - CNET News

Ubuntu must be giving Microsoft fits on the desktop. That's the only reason I can come up with for Microsoft's LinkedIn search for a new director of open-source strategy, with a focus on the desktop:

The Windows Competitive Strategy team is looking for a strong team member to lead Microsoft's global desktop competitive strategy as it relates to open source competitors.

Read more from Matt Asay at Ubuntu desktop apparently scares Microsoft | The Open Road - CNET News.

2009-02-06

Promoting open government | Track my tax dollars | The Economist

The taxpayers do their part, and faithfully fling their hard-earned treasure into the gaping public maw. Surely they should be allowed to know what happens to it. So why not put government spending online?

Read more at Promoting open government | Track my tax dollars | The Economist: "Open government"

2009-01-29

YouTube - 1981 primitive Internet report on KRON

Long before anyone had heard of the Internet, early home computer users could read their morning newspapers online ... sort of. Steve Newman's 1981 story was broadcast on KRON San Francisco.

YouTube - 1981 primitive Internet report on KRON

How Obama Will Use Web Technology

President Barack Obama was sworn into office this week as our nation’s 44th president. Despite running into a few technical challenges in the first few days at the White House, the Obama Administration will embrace technology in unprecedented ways. Led by forward thinking, web savvy technologists, President Obama’s new media team looks poised and ready to fulfill President Obama’s vision of open-source democracy.
Read more at How Obama Will Use Web Technology.

Changement à la Maison Blanche

Au dela des vidéos et commentaires sur la cérémonie d'investiture
présidentielle américaine, il est intéressant de voir les informations
suivantes qui ont rapidement attiré l'attention sur le web:
Un autre clin d'oeil sur le sujet qui propose une synthèse partielle des discours des présidents grâce à une visualisation par tagcloud: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tag_clouds_of_obamas_inaugural_speech_compared_to_bushs.php