posted Feb 5, 2009 9:57 PM by Nico Elema
posted Jan 20, 2009 9:34 AM by Nico Elema
http://fsfeurope.org/
The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit and (in some countries) charitable non-governmental organization dedicated toFree Software as in freedom. Vision of Free SoftwareAccess to software determines who may participate in a digital society. Therefore, the freedoms to use, copy, modify and redistribute software -- as described in the Free Software definition -- allow equal participation in the information age. The vision of Free Software is one of a stable basis for freedom in a digital world -- both in an economic and socio-ethical context. Free Software is one important cornerstone for freedom, democracy, human rights and development in a digital society. The FSFE is dedicated to supporting all aspects of Free Software in Europe. Creating awareness for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues of the FSFE. For these reasons, FSFE was founded in 2001 as the European sister organisation of the Free Software Foundation in Boston, MA, USA. Both are financially, legally and personally independent from each other as parts of the international Free Software Foundation network. |
posted Nov 20, 2008 8:03 AM by Nico Elema
http://guide.conecta.it/index.php/Main_Page
This guide (developed in the context of the FLOSSMETRICS and OpenTTT projects) present a set of guidelines and suggestions for the adoption of open source software within SMEs, using a ladder model that will guide companies from the initial selection and adoption of FLOSS within the IT infrastructure up to the creation of suitable business models based on open source software. The guide is split into an introduction to FLOSS and a catalog of open source applications, selected to fulfill the requests that were gathered in the interviews and audit in the OpenTTT project. The application areas are infrastructural software (ranging from network and system management to security), ERP and CRM applications, groupware, document management, content management systems (CMS), VoIP, graphics/CAD/GIS systems, desktop applications, engineering and manufacturing, vertical business applications and eLearning. This is the third edition of the guide; the guide is distributed under a CC-attribution-sharealike 3.0 license. The author is Carlo Daffara (cdaffara@conecta.it). |
posted Nov 17, 2008 11:19 PM by Nico Elema
http://fuss.bz.it/home
Benvenuti in FUSS!Free Upgrade Southtyrol's Schools (FUSS) è un progetto finanziato dal Fondo Sociale Europeo che ha aggiornato i sistemi informatici di tutte le scuole italiane della Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano, sostituendo i software con licenza proprietaria utilizzati nell'attivita' didattica con la distribuzione GNU/Linux FUSS Soledad, sviluppata all'interno del progetto e rilasciata con licenza libera. L'idea di fondo del progetto è pensare l'informatica come strumento trasversale per l'insegnamento e non solo come disciplina specifica o come semplice addestramento all'utilizzo di alcuni pacchetti software, fornendo in questo modo un valido supporto alla didattica. In conformità a questa scelta distribuiamo a studenti, docenti e famiglie il software utilizzato a scuola, favorendo in questo modo una cultura informatica basata sulla condivisione e la diffusione delle conoscenze. ENGLISH http://fuss.bz.it/welcome-fuss-project Welcome to the FUSS! ProjectFree Upgrade Southtyrol's Schools (FUSS) is a project funded by the European Social Fund which has upgraded the computer systems of all the italian schools in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen, removing all the software with a proprietary license used in the school activity with the FUSS GNU/Linux Soledad distribution. The project has developed the software solution and released it under a free software license. The main goal of the project is to think about computer science as a trasveral tool for teaching and not only as a specific discipline or a simple work to learn to use a specific software solution, giving thus a valid support to the schools' didactics. Because of this we are distributing to students, teachers and families the software used at school, helping the development of a digital culture based of condivision and on knowledge sharing. |
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posted Nov 16, 2008 6:50 AM by Nico Elema
https://fossbazaar.org/homeA community for free and open source software
governance
What does it take to build a bulletproof IT environment with open source
software from desktop to datacenter?
Governance best practices, automation tools, and open communication
FOSSBazaar is an open community of technology and industry leaders who are
collaborating to accelerate adoption of free and open source software in the
enterprise. Specifically, FOSSBazaar aims to:
- Expand upon the open source value proposition for a richer, safer, less
expensive, better overall IT experience.
- Focus on free and open source software governance best practices, education
and tools.
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posted Nov 14, 2008 3:22 AM by Nico Elema
posted Nov 14, 2008 3:16 AM by Nico Elema
http://www.chala.biz/
Le Club des Hommes et Femmes d'Affaires du Libre en Afrique (CHALA), est une organisation internationale non gouvernementale formée d'hommes et femmes d’affaires exerçant dans tous les pays d'Afrique. Elle a pour vocation le développement des échanges commerciaux, industriels et technologiques au sein de l’espace économique africain, ainsi que l’amélioration de la coopération entre les membres. Le CHALA a été créé en octobre 2005, à Libreville au Gabon, sous l’impulsion de la Francophonie, lors des 2nd Rencontres Africaines des Logiciels Libres. (RALL2005 )
Translated to English with Google Translate The Club for Men and Women Affairs of the Free Africa (CHAL), is an international non-governmental organization composed of businessmen and women working in all African countries.The purpose the development of trade, industry and technology within the African economic space, as well as improving cooperation among members. The shawl was created in October 2005 in Libreville in Gabon, under the leadership of the Francophonie, during the 2nd African Meeting of Free Software. (RALL2005) |
posted Nov 10, 2008 10:04 PM by Nico Elema
posted Nov 10, 2008 9:58 PM by Nico Elema
http://www.plonegov.org/
Across the world several million regions, cities and local governments are faced with the same situations and challenges in terms of e-government. So why not unite their efforts? We are creating a collaborative software ecosystem, where government organizations, non-profits and the private sector work together to share the cost of enhanced capabilities. The larger the community that shares the applications, the more potential benefits derived by each participant. Improvements to the software may be provided or funded by any organization. All participating organizations benefit from any one’s contributions at no additional cost and with no restrictions.
The objective is to deliver tools for public administrations and on-line web services to citizens most effectively and efficiently by reducing or eliminating the duplication of effort between localities through sharing and collaboration. We enable governments to benefit from greater technological independence and together build tools that are truly suited to their own needs. PloneGov success results from a close collaboration between public organizations, open source communities and Zea Partners, an international non-profit network for companies building open source solutions. Initiated by small towns, PloneGov is open to all type of collaborations. It already reaches cities, regions, parliaments and administrations. Truly international, the project spans over 3 continents and reaches 20 countries. |
posted Nov 10, 2008 9:53 PM by Nico Elema
http://bika.sourceforge.net/
Shorten turnaround time · Publish results to the web immediately upon verification
Anywhere in the world · Multilingually Realtime status tracking Full web content management integration - Not aLIMS only · Publish regulatory and procedural information and on-line training material to clients and personnel · The power of Plone CMS Browser based · No client installation
Easy does it
| No annual license fees · Affordability par none · On open source platforms, no web server, database or operating system licensing fees ISO 17025 accreditation ready Tailor made, customised to requirement · Flexible work flow · Pending task alerts Eliminate transcription errors, automated data capturing · Instrument interfaces Powerful live search engine
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