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Open Source vs. Proprietary Software: The case of Bill Gates Open Letter to Hobbyists and the GNU Manifesto
As far back as 1976 we can see the root of the open source vs. proprietary software arguments in Bill Gates "Open Letter to Hobbyists", included in Volume 2, Issue 1 of the newsletter published by the Homebrew Computer Club, a small Silicon Valley club of computer enthusiasts, which ranked among its members future founders of Apple Computer, Steve Job and Steve Wozniak.
Sistemas de Gestión de Documentos bajo Licencia de Código Libre
En estos tiempos en los que el flujo de información e intercambio de documentos es esencial para el funcionamiento de las instituciones y su volumen se vuelve cada vez más denso, la gestión de documentos toma una relevancia que no se limita a la simple labor de archivar, clasificar, indexar y poder acceder en forma eficiente a los materiales e informaciones documentales intercambiadas.
LAMP: La Plataforma Más Popular para Software Códigos Libres
Esta es una breve explicación de las plataforma LAMP y WAMP, lo que significan e implican, ya que son la base para la implementación y el desarrollo de buena parte de los proyecto en línea basados en código libre. Espero sirva para facilitar el entendimiento de los tomadores de decisiones y evaluadores financieros y administrativos de dichas opciones.
Apache, MySQL y PHP
Pirate Bay is as much about piracy as it is about freedom
Sweedish justice ruling against Piratebay will not hold, can not hold. We the people will not let it happen. Justice has to serve us, represent us and maximize total social value, not just be at the service of a few corporations and their profits and benefits.
We the people, the millions who share, exchange and download, so proclaim it and demand it.
Free Culture in the Making
Back in the 80's, an American composer and producer (I'm pretty sure it was Stu Phillips, of The Six Million Dollar Man, McCloud, Battlestar Galactica and The Amazing Spider-Man themes fame) composed the theme for the TV series Knight Rider in the 80's.
The Information Society Open School
The Information Society Open School is a collaborative learning environment on issues relevant to human development and information and communication technologies.
Modeled after the open source model, all training materials and courses are free of charge, can be downloaded, copied, distributed, modified and enhanced by anyone. Community members can contribute back to the material with their enhancements.
Furthermore, local stakeholders are welcome and encouraged to download courses material and prepare their own real life workshops and even charge for them if they like.
Media Streaming Servers: Open Source and Proprietary
A friend recently consulted me about streaming media and video-on-demand solutions available to satisfy the requirements of a distant learning initiative to be implemented by one of his customers.
Benefits of Providing Equal Access to Global and Local Content
There is a unique opportunity to improve people's awareness of their own culture, strengthening their identity and valuation of themselves and their communities in a non-discriminating way. Through equal access to both local and global content and culture in different places and enabling communication and interaction among such experiences, people's identity could be built at the same time as their appreciation and acceptance of other cultures and values, thus promoting a true global culture of tolerance enhanced and enriched by local values and elements.
On the Nature of Inventions and Intellectual Property
Blogging and War II: Democratic reports and ethic journalism
A few days ago when I blogged on "Blogging and War: Can Technology change Social Processes?", I chose not to address the issue of ethics involved in journalism and the unbiased report of happenings from the field.
The issue has turned up a lot earlier than what I expected with the recent scandal involving the distribution by Reuters to the global media of doctored photos from a freelance photographer.
