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The Deliberative Corporation is a technology-supported process for sustainable decision-making. It allows any organization or governing group to...

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Posted 21 May 2012

James Fishkin

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Does hosting an innovation summit mean you're innovative?

Last January, the City of Raleigh partnered with the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina State University, and local businesses to host the...

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Posted 21 May 2012

Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

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Penguicon--Would you like some sci-fi in your open source?

Perhaps you've looked around a Linux conference and noticed more than a few "Han Shot First" t-shirts. Or maybe you enjoy sci-fi cons and are always...

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Posted 18 May 2012

Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)

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Civil servants cut through the red tape and share government forward

‘Why not?!’ is the motto of Open Government Places. The Open Government Places project allows civil servants to cut through the red tape, join...

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Posted 18 May 2012

Kim Spinder

Government »

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Mainstreaming the Gov 2.0 message in the Canadian Public Service

A couple of years ago I wrote a Globe Op-Ed "A Click Heard Across the Public Service" that outlined the significance of the clerk using GCPEDIA to...

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Posted 17 May 2012

David Eaves

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Inspired by Linux? Design a T-shirt

The Linux Foundation launched their annual T-shirt design contest. The theme this year is "Inspired by Linux," and The Linux Foundation created an...

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Posted 17 May 2012

Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

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Need a resume boost? Get involved with an open source project

There are a lot of excellent reasons to get involved with an open source project. You can learn a new language, improve your existing skills, be...

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Posted 17 May 2012

Nathan McMinn

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Need cash? NLnet advances open source technology by funding new projects

Laying fundaments In April 1982, exactly 30 years ago, the European Internet was launched by the Dutch researcher Teus Hagen, at a European Unix User...

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Posted 16 May 2012

Valer Mischenko

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MediaGoblin 0.3.0 released: See what's happening with this media hosting project

MediaGoblin, which released version 0.3.0 this month, is a free and open source media hosting platform. Chris Webber, project founder and lead...

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Posted 16 May 2012

Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)

Education »

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How open educational resources from pre-K to 12th grade present accessibility problems

Digital technology and open educational resources have enormous potential and power with young children. For parents of special needs children,...

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Posted 14 May 2012

Carolyn Fox

Law »

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Oracle v. Google shows the folly of U.S. software patent law

Oracle v. Google has all the ingredients of an epic, high-stakes courtroom battle: a damages claim of up to $1 billion over the use of Java in the...

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Posted 24 Apr 2012

Julie Samuels

Education »

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Thoughts on President Obama's comments on higher education on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

President Obama was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon which was recorded at the University of North Carolina. Higher education and student loans were a...

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Posted 26 Apr 2012

Mary Ann (Red Hat)

Education »

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The day TuxPaint became contagious

I work at a public library with 28 Linux stations made publicly available in four separate rooms. The room in which I spend most of my time has 10...

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Posted 4 May 2012

Phil Shapiro

Life »

Article

Forks and spoons, OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice

When Oracle gained control of OpenOffice, the project forked, and LibreOffice was born.

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Posted 18 Apr 2012

Colin Dodd (Red Hat)

Life »

Article

The day my mind became open sourced

I can remember so clearly the exact day my mind became open sourced. It was a crisp and sunny November day in 1973. After class in middle school, I...

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Posted 20 Apr 2012

Phil Shapiro

Life »

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See the Steam client running on Linux; likely available by the end of the year

One of the most popular posts we've ever had on opensource.com was "Steam for Linux confirmed." Unfortunately it was last year's April Fool's Day...

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Posted 25 Apr 2012

Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)

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Article

Do you use Creative Commons licenses?

Creative Commons provides a set of copyright licenses and tools "that give everyone from individual creators to large companies and institutions a...

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Posted 2 May 2012

Colin Dodd (Red Hat)

Life »

Article

Can an iPad be used to promote free and open source software?

I have many Linux-using friends who have no plans whatsoever to buy an iPad, and I respect them for having that stance. They are opposed to closed,...

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Posted 1 May 2012

Phil Shapiro

Education »

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Nepal and the impact of open source

Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world with many gender, educational, and digital divides. Yet it is gradually being transformed by open...

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Posted 8 May 2012

Carolyn Fox

Life »

Article

On Twitter, do you follow or listen?

Something caught my attention in this story by Phil Shapiro. It was something he said in the video presentation he made--as he was describing what...

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Posted 15 May 2012

Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

Business »

Article

Need a resume boost? Get involved with an open source project

There are a lot of excellent reasons to get involved with an open source project. You can learn a new language, improve your existing skills, be...

3 Comments

Posted 17 May 2012

Nathan McMinn

Education »

Article

Blackboard buys into open source

To be honest, I wasn't completely shocked that Blackboard stepped into the Moodle ring in a major way on Monday. If you've been following the...

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Posted 28 Mar 2012

Joseph Thibault

Life »

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On Twitter, do you follow or listen?

Something caught my attention in this story by Phil Shapiro. It was something he said in the video presentation he made--as he was describing what...

4 Comments

Posted 15 May 2012

Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

Government »

Article

Can government agencies be innovative?

Six reasons why government is not more innovative Steve Denning recently wrote a great post titled How To Make Government Innovative Again. In his...

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Posted 15 May 2012

Paul Wolf

Government »

Article

Department of Commerce app challenge--an interview with Mike Kruger

Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced a "Commerce Business Apps Challenge" to developers to look for innovative ways to utilize...

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Posted 7 Mar 2012

Mark Bohannon (Red Hat)

Education »

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The day TuxPaint became contagious

I work at a public library with 28 Linux stations made publicly available in four separate rooms. The room in which I spend most of my time has 10...

12 Comments

Posted 4 May 2012

Phil Shapiro

Business »

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Civil servants cut through the red tape and share government forward

‘Why not?!’ is the motto of Open Government Places. The Open Government Places project allows civil servants to cut through the red tape, join...

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Posted 18 May 2012

Kim Spinder

Law »

Article

SAS v. WPL decision addresses boundaries of copyrights on software

Last week the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the highest court in the European Union on matters of EU law, issued a judgment in the case of SAS...

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Posted 8 May 2012

Richard Fontana (Red Hat)

Life »

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The day my mind became open sourced

I can remember so clearly the exact day my mind became open sourced. It was a crisp and sunny November day in 1973. After class in middle school, I...

10 Comments

Posted 20 Apr 2012

Phil Shapiro

Education »

Article

Nepal and the impact of open source

Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world with many gender, educational, and digital divides. Yet it is gradually being transformed by open...

4 Comments

Posted 8 May 2012

Carolyn Fox