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.
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"
Read more at Promoting open government | Track my tax dollars | The Economist: "Open government"
2009-02-05
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
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.
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:
présidentielle américaine, il est intéressant de voir les informations
suivantes qui ont rapidement attiré l'attention sur le web:
- Au niveau de l'esthétique: voir la photo "avant/après" sur http://www.flickr.com/photos/fimoculous/3213257378/sizes/o/
- Au niveau de la communication: le premier message du blog de la Maison Blanche (Communication, Transparence, Participation) http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/change_has_come_to_whitehouse-gov/
- Au niveau de la technologie: une comparaison du fichier qui règle l'indexation par les moteurs de recherche du site de la Maison Blanche http://www.kottke.org/09/01/the-countrys-new-robotstxt-file
Slashdot | UK Government Abandons Piracy Legislation
"Following last year's reports of a scheme to 'ban' pirates from the Internet via ISPs in the UK, it looks as though the UK government has now decided to back down on the plan, saying that it hopes it won't have to apply 'the heavy hand of legislation'. The UK's Intellectual Property Minister, David Lammy, said that 'I'm not sure it's actually going to be possible,' as a result of the complexities of enforcing such legislation. Lammy also revealed that he had a different opinion on file sharers than many people in the music industry. He pointed out that there's a big difference between organized counterfeiting gangs and 'younger people not quite buying into the system'. He added that 'we can't have a system where we're talking about arresting teenagers in their bedrooms. People can rent a room in an hotel and leave with a bar of soap — there's a big difference between leaving with a bar of soap and leaving with the television.'"
Via Slashdot | UK Government Abandons Piracy Legislation
Via Slashdot | UK Government Abandons Piracy Legislation
Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Offline Gmail
Today we're starting to roll out an experimental feature in Gmail Labs that should help fill in those gaps: offline Gmail. So even if you're offline, you can open your web browser, go to gmail.com, and get to your mail just like you're used to.
Read more Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Offline Gmail
Read more Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Offline Gmail
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