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When I've written about the inevitable march of Open Source, there are a couple of things I've failed to note, or that I just got wrong. One of those is that I conflated the issues of open technology trends with Open Source. While both are trending upwards, they are certainly not the same. The centr
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Ich liebe Deutschland... and I'm very excited to pass on some news regarding the latest announced Ubucon, which will take place in Germany. Specifically, it will be at the Hochschule Niederrhein in Krefeld, Germany, and it takes place on October 20 and...
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It's hard work being a sportswriter these days. You spend your entire life living in fear of something, and you bash it at every turn as you clutch to the hope that your worst fears will never come true... and then it happens. Bit by bit, drip by drip,...
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It all started with this image blasted across Univision after the USA beat Mexico 2-1 to win the Gold Cup:And then it occurred to me - we *are* the gringos. We are the other, the unrecognized. Even among soccer fans in the US, we are a distinct minorit...
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InfoWorld Senior Editor Paul Roberts gets the skinny on Hyperic, from purchasing the technology for a buck, to landing 250 paying customers and securing OEM deals with MySQL and JBoss. A great read.read more | digg story
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Mark Leno responds to Microsoft's lobbyists in this hearing on April 17, 2007. Mark Leno introduced AB 1668, California's open file formats bill.
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In opposing California AB 1668, Bonnie spreads a heaping helping of fear, uncertainty and doubt by discussing wholly unrelated IT projects that failed. Taken from April 17, 2007 hearing. (support www.bytesfree.org
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Here's a bit of Q & A between committee members and Microsoft's lobbyists at the April 17th hearing before the Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy. Unfortunately, many committee members are not that familiar with the subject matter. (video from calchannel.com - support
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See Microsoft strenuously argue against California AB 1668, a bill that would mandate open formats for state government. This hearing took place before the Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy on April 17, 2007. (video from The California Channel - www.calchannel.com - support www.bytesfree.org
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These are the arguments of those in favor of AB 1668, led by Sun. This hearing took place before the Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy on April 17, 2007. (video from The California Channel - www.calchannel.com )
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Mark Leno, California Assemblymember (D-13), introduces AB 1668, which proposes to mandate open file formats for state agencies. This is a hearing before the Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy. (video courtesy of The California Channel - calchannel.com)