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ACTA's Back
Now that the US bills SOPA and PIPA have been put on ice, attention has returned to their parent, an international treaty called ACTA. I've written extensively about ACTA before, but in summary it is an international treaty that has been secretly negotiated to ensure as little input as possible from the citizens of any country.
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Actionable Control for Open Source Components
Sonatype has released the Nexus Professional 2.0 open-source repository manager. The new iteration now includes more "actionable" information about the open-source components used in any development project. This action-centric approach is designed to provide insights into component security and licensing. Read More »
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Addressing Open Source's Free Rider Problem
Nadia Eghbal, in her major report on the state of our digital infrastructure, and Jonathan Lister, in his response describing our digital ecosystem, both point to a tragedy of the commons in open source software. While some projects are sustainable, many still struggle with "a free rider problem." As Nadia puts it: "Resources are offered for free, and everybody (whether individual developer or large software company) uses them, so nobody is incentivized to contribute back, figuring that somebody else will step in"...
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Adobe Releases Its First Open Source Font
We're used to open source software that can be modified by anyone, and even open source hardware like the upcoming Ouya game console, but an open source font? That's exactly what software maker Adobe released this week. Read More »
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Adobe’s Open Innovation Concept and the Impact of Open Reach Development
Dave McAllister, Director of Open Source at Adobe Systems, joins Legal IQ to discuss Adobe’s open innovation system and open screen project and the impact and reach of open development such as Flex, Brackets, and PhoneGap. Read More »
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Adullact To Award Open Source Development Project
Adullact, the platform for French civil servants working on free software, is organising an award for the best open source tablet-based solution aimed at public administrations...
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ADVA Optical Networking, Ciena, Guavus And Versa Networks Join The OpenDaylight Project
Increasing Participation Among Community and 27 OpenDaylight Members Is Fueling Rapid innovation for Software-Defined Networking Read More »
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Advancing Antimalarial Drug Research Through Open Source Initiatives
Open research can lead to new drugs tackling diseases that afflict the world's poor. But first, more scientists need to buy into contributing to something bigger than their careers Read More »
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AEGIS Launches The OSEHRA Interoperability Work Group (IWG) And Contributes Developers Integration Lab (DIL) Source Code
AEGIS will chair the work group and submit their DIL source code to the OSEHRA open source repository. Read More »
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Aero-Engineers Debut Open-Source Fluid Dynamics Design Application
At a recent demonstration, the Stanford team debuted "Stanford University Unstructured" (SU2), an open-source application that models the effects of fluids moving over aerodynamic surfaces such as fuselages, hulls, propellers, rotors, wings, rockets and re-entry vehicles. Read More »
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Africa: Open-Source Opens Up Architecture For The Poor
Architects and community leaders are combining forces to lead the way in creating many types of innovative housing in developing nations as part of an open-source collaboration. Read More »
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Africa: Partners Commit To Bolster Open Source Research
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and MMV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in an effort to build a global community of researchers contributing to open source drug discovery for diseases of poverty. Read More »
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Africa’s First Humanitarian Drone Testing Corridor Launched in Malawi
The Government of Malawi and UNICEF today launched an air corridor to test potential humanitarian use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. The corridor is the first in Africa and one of the first globally with a focus on humanitarian and development use. It is centred on Kasungu Aerodrome, in central Malawi, with a 40km radius (80km diameter) and is designed to provide a controlled platform for the private sector, universities and other partners to explore how UAVs can be used to help deliver services that will benefit communities...
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After switching 37,000 PCs to Ubuntu, French Armed Forces says open source cuts costs 40 percent
The French Gendarmerie, a branch of the French Armed Forces in charge of public safety, has been a leader in moving away from proprietary software in recent years.
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Agencies See Advantages to Open Source Content Management Systems
Many people were terrified when the Commerce Department first considered moving to an open source content management system for its main website, the agency's new media director said Thursday. Commerce.gov made the transition in mid-2010 to a CMS from Drupal -- among the most popular open source communities worldwide. Read More »
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