Archive for the ‘open source’ Category
Friday, January 25th, 2008
Free and Open Source Software Rules, and so do Free and Open Networks.
(Let’s not neglect open-hardware nor open-standards!)
With commodity tech running Free & Open Source Operating Systems and Software, priced at $300 $200, new (do I hear $100 per new system yet?) and with plenty or older hardware available for re-purposing, not to mention a proliferation of new networking and communication devices … we might take a moment to think of the potential ready to be unleashed, and to view how far we have come an achievement worthy of note.
What is next? Take our cheap hardware running software we’re free to modify and improve and interconnect, and let’s start interconnecting on our own terms.
We can and must move civil society communications infrastructure to the next level.
The International Summit for Community Wireless Networks is on the horizon… these are the folks who have been leading the way. We have the power to create the networks we want and need. If you were outraged at efforts to sink Net Neutrality or by the lack of a National Broadband Policy worthy of the name, if you are shocked by aspirations to filter, block and spy on content and services over the ‘Net, now is the time for us to (re)build our own.
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
Open source software is a geek’s gift to the world.
As members of Sourcetree Commons, we pledge to:
- Keep this community and its platform open and stable.
- Build and refine tools that enhance collaboration and productivity.
- Recognize the skills and contributions of the open source community.
We stand for generosity, freedom and responsibility. Join with us or judge us by our code.
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Sunday, May 13th, 2007
We’re still re-learning how to work according to our values.Â
This is as it should be.
Following is the project description for Sourcetree Commons, as posted at the Net2 challenge 2007.
Sourcetree Commons: Geeking our way to a better world
To develop better social software, we must use these very tools in the communities that are building them. We leverage social software to amplify the creative power of geeks and provide increased resources, efficiency, feedback and support.
Project Vision Statement & Potential Social Impact:
Our goal is to leverage social software to amplify the creative power of geeks.
Geeks are a force to be reckoned with. They are creating the tools to strengthen communities, share ideas and shape information flow in an information age. Yet we still struggle with old ways of competing, collaborating and decision making. If we are to develop better social software, we must incorporate the very principles of collaboration and collective intelligence into the communities that are building them.
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Thursday, April 19th, 2007
Grassroots, and .org! Two of my favorite things. And GR is led by one of my favorite people… blah, blah, blah – I have lots of favorites. Don’t even ask about colors. I’m all about spectrum!
I’m very happy that the Grassroots.org Toolkit was selected along with 20 other projects in the recent NetSquared community vote. Here’s the Grassroots.org pitch for the Toolkit:
The Grassroots.org Toolbox will empower nonprofit organizations by granting free access to a suite of fully configured & hosted online tools, including content management, online event registration software, and CRM.
The whole GR team is great – I know several of them very well, including my former CTC Vista, Dave Chakrabarti. In fact that seems part of the management secret – hire alumni of the CTC Vista Project!
The Toolkit project is still in beta, and I am following on closely as a “Toolkit Advisor”…
They have some other developments in the works that are really cool (at least to me)… but we’ll have to wait a bit before exploring those.
Tonight (Thursday April 19) they’re hosting Malaria Bites – a fundraiser, in Columbus, Ohio.
Reggae, bednets and all.
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
The results of the NetSquared vote are due today. Without needing to know the outcome… I want to give a big thank you to CompuMentor, TechSoup and the NetSquared team … they really brought excitement to the field of socially conscious developers! Or at least they opened a space, invited us in, and made that space warm and productive and safe, and we brought the excitement together.
I personally needed that positive networking. I have felt it often in open space, but haven’t felt it to this extent online – not with so many groups and individuals. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Monday, April 9th, 2007
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