http://www.ossmalta.net/news.php This site is all about open source initiatives, irrespective of where they are originating from |
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. |
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). |
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. |
https://fossbazaar.org/home A community for free and open source software governanceWhat 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:
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http://www.aaul.net/index.php Association Africaine des utilsateurs de Logiciels Libres The site is in French. English not available |
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) |
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuScience The aim of this page is to become a useful resource for scientists, engineers and students using Ubuntu (or any other) Linux. |
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.
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http://www.odfworkshop.com/index.html "The Promise of ODF to the Practical Realities of Implementation" Welcome to the site for the 2nd International ODF User Workshop on 9-10 October 2008 in Pretoria. The event, hosted by South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs in collaboration with the ODF Alliance, will bring together officials from governments around the world that have already made the move to ODF or are actively considering how best to utilize an open format to preserve access to documents and increase choice of software for governments and citizens alike – and save money in the process. ODF has come of age in 2008. Since the first ODF workshop in Berlin in October 2007, governments have moved from policy adoption and are now down the road to implementation. Our conference tracks this year will include:
The workshop will take place at the Department of Science & Technology (DST) Building (Building no. 53 - CSIR South Gate Entrance), 627 Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria 0001 (Pretoria), South Africa (map). For more information, please contact Marino Marcich |
http://www.opengeospatial.org/ Geographical Information Systems (GIS) The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.® (OGC) is a non-profit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location based services. |
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=oic The OASIS OIC TC helps implementors create applications that conform to the OpenDocument Format (ODF) OASIS Standard. ODF defines a genuinely open XML file format for office productivity applications, including text, spreadsheets, charts, graphs, presentations, and databases. The OIC TC works to ensure that the growing number of ODF-compliant applications are able to interoperate and conform to the standard. |
The Freedom Task Force is a legal infrastructure project that helps individuals, projects and businesses understand Free Software and the opportunities that it presents. The FTF is primarily focused on Free Software licensing issues and managing FSFE's legal affairs. Our goal is to educate people in the proper use of Free Software. What We Do:
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http://www.flossinclude.eu/ The FLOSSInclude project aims to strengthen Europe's participation in international research in FLOSS and open standards, by studying what is needed to increase the deployment, development and societal impact of FLOSS in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The project will result in a sound understanding of the FLOSS-related needs of the target regions. It will federate local and regional development initiatives with the support of cooperation with current EU research. It will also provide a roadmap for future EU research cooperation in this area. To achieve these objectives, the FLOSSInclude project will perform five core tasks:
Validated pilots and a coordinated roadmap for future EU development research cooperation will ensure that the impact of FLOSSInclude will be sustained far beyond the duration of the project. |
http://www.cascadoss.eu/en/index.php The CASCADOSS Project aims at building up a critical mass of Open Source users within the GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) society, which could support each other in finding open source solutions for environmental related problems. To achieve this goal CASCADOSS will set up a “trans-national cascade training programme on Open Source GIS & Remote Sensing software for environmental applications”. This cascade training program will be divided in three phases. An extensive study will be conducted on issues related to Open Source GIS & Remote Sensing technology:
The experience gained from this study will be disseminated across Europe through the following information workshops: |
http://www.oasis-egov.org/ The OASIS eGovernment Member Section (eGov MS) serves as a focal point for
discussions of governmental and public administration requirements for
e-business standardization. Bringing together representatives from global,
regional, national and local government agencies, the eGov MS provides a
platform for those who share a common interest in directing and understanding
the impact of open standards on the public sector. |
http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is
a not-for-profit consortium that drives the development, convergence and
adoption of open standards for the global information society. The consortium
produces more Web services standards than any other organization along with
standards for security, e-business, and standardization efforts in the public
sector and for application-specific markets. Founded in 1993, OASIS has more
than 5,000 participants representing over 600 organizations and individual
members in 100 countries. |
http://www.flossmetrics.org/ FLOSSMetrics stands for Free/Libre Open Source Software Metrics. The main objective of FLOSSMETRICS is to construct, publish and analyse a large scale database with information and metrics about libre software development coming from several thousands of software projects, using existing methodologies, and tools already developed. The project will also provide a public platform for validation and industrial exploitation of results. |
http://www.linuxchix.org/ LinuxChix is a community for women who like Linux, and for anyone who wants to support women in computing. We are an international group of Free Software users and developers, founded in 1999 with the aim of "supporting women in Linux." |
http://www.jboss.com/resources/government?jumpid=in_r33_tsg_opnsrc_fed_1_sol Government agencies around the world are choosing enterprise-class open source products from JBoss. Agencies such as the US Navy, US Airforce, French Directorate-General of Taxes, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, NASA, and the US Justice Department leverage JEMS products from JBoss because they are safe to use, secure, stable, scalable, and all based on the latest industry standards. Furthermore, many JBoss partners including Dell, HP, Unisys, and many more provide certified products and services that further enhance the use of JEMS products for mission-critical public sector projects |
http://wikieducator.org/Main_Page The WikiEducator is an evolving community intended for the collaborative:
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http://stopsoftwarepatents.org/ A global coalition of more than 80 software companies, associations and developers has declared the 24th of September to be the "World Day Against Software Patents". … A global petition asking to effectively stop software patents worldwide will be launched on 24 September 2008, together with specific additional requests for certain regions such as Europe, the United States or India. — read more |
http://www.epractice.eu/community/opensource/ This is the meeting point for EU actors on Free Libre Open Source Software:
adopters, developers, providers, users, etc. It supports the community
development of the OSOR (Open Source Observatory and Repository) project from
IDABC. www.OSOR.eu This community aims at discussing issues linked to
collaborative development, share and re-use of software among public
administrations, specific issues linked to forges, case studies... |
http://www.coss.fi/web/coss/home COSS - the Finnish Centre for Open Source Solutions - is a national development agency for open source business ecosystem. COSS promotes the development and adoption of managed and sustainable open source solutions in various industries. COSS provides its members with high-quality business and competence development services and represents an emerging business community. The customers and members of COSS include more than 100 open source vendors, solution providers, developers and public and private organizations deploying and using open source solutions and innovation models. The objective of COSS is to strengthen the competitiveness of the Finland's software intensive industries, promote the growth and internationalization of open source businesses, and catalyze the development of the Finnish information society with the support of open source technologies and communities. COSS was founded in 2003. |
