India’s Kerala state goes open source – Software – News – ZDNet Asia
According to a statement, the Kerala government has identified free and open source software (FOSS) as a major strategic component in its efforts to build an inclusive information society.
(tags: open-source education)
Monthly Archives: June 2007
links for 2007-06-30
June 30, 2007 – 01:21
links for 2007-06-29
June 29, 2007 – 01:24
OSS Watch – Moodle: a case study in sustainability
Moodle: a case study in sustainability. Detailed report on Moodle courtesy of the OSS Watch group in the U.K.
(tags: open-source education)
sustainabilitystudy-1.0.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Study on sustainability of open-source models based on examination of several proejcts, including Sakai. Courtesy of the JISC group in the U.K.
(tags: open-source education)
distributed e-learning [...]
Workaround for problems configuring LeadTek Winfast TV2000 tuner for KdeTv on OpenSUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
June 28, 2007 – 13:27
Postscript 20 August 2007:
I have recently discovered that the problems mentioned below were due to a faulty motherboard, not to any problems with SUSE or Ubuntu. When I replaced that board I had no problems configuring kdetv on Suse (9.3,10.1) or Ubuntu (7.04 Feisty Fawn desktop).
I’ve used a LeadTek Winfast TV2000 Tuner board to watch [...]
links for 2007-06-28
June 28, 2007 – 01:23
What is the Base Edition of NGO-in-a-box? | BaseBox
Courtesy of NOSI mailing list I just learned of this new effort to provide open-source solutions for NGO’s . NOSI can be found at http://www.nosi.net
(tags: open-source open-source-volunteers)
Once More unto the Breach: Ari Jaaksi on Nokia and Open Source and the N770
Fascinating post on Nokia’s use of [...]
links for 2007-06-27
June 27, 2007 – 01:22
» openSUSE to compete with Edubuntu? | Education IT | ZDNet.com
Any effort to make open-source more accessible to educators is to be welcomed.
(tags: open-source education)
Linux News: Commentary: IBM SVP Steve Mills: Open Source Is Inevitable
“Open source has been a great help to us, because it helps accelerate standards. You get significantly improved interoperability and portability…Open [...]
links for 2007-06-26
June 26, 2007 – 01:21
Bob Sutor: Open Blog | ODF is not open source
As Bob reminds us, confusion between open source and open standards remains an open problem. This post refers to an excellent series of posts he wrote last year that provide some valuable education on this important topic.
(tags: open-source open-standards via:bobsutor)
links for 2007-06-25
June 25, 2007 – 01:21
FOSS-ed for Windows | FOSS.lk Conferences
Free and Open-Source software to support educators in Sri Lanka.
(tags: open-source linux education)
links for 2007-06-20
June 20, 2007 – 01:22
ONLamp.com — Why Do People Write Free Documentation? Results of a Survey
Analysis by O’Reilly’s Andy Oram. “The survey garnered 354 responses, which in itself indicates the thriving state of free documentation and the dedication of the people who write it.”
(tags: open-source)
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