Mastering metrics: Ontario's five-year strategy plan
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| Developing efficient and transparent procurement standards in general is an
| emerging issue for government, says Dowler. In particular, the plan will
| focus on developing standards around procurement of open source software.
|
| "Open source is something governments can't ignore. But we want to ensure we
| have policies and guidelines that allow apples-to-apples comparisons of open
| source to regular products and have vendor support so we're not exposed to
| liability. We want to put in a series of approvals and checkpoints before
| people go to an open source environment."
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http://www.intergovworld.com/article/236a7e7e0a01040801b278f15ceda8c0/pg1.htm
The Long Road To Free Software in Quebec
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| The report was overwhelming: “ We have no control over our own information
| systems! And yet that is the one and only area in which we can achieve the
| necessary gains in productivity.” That day, I came to understand the many
| needs that are fulfilled by free software and how it is of crucial importance
| to our country’s economy.
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http://www.savoirfairelinux.com/english/news/articles/la-longue-route-du-logiciel-libre-au-quebec/
Related:
A Free Software Week quandary
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| Events this week, mostly at the Université du Québec à Montréal, will promote
| the benefits of free software and introduce beginners to the open vs.
| proprietary politics that divide the tech-savvy community.
|
| But the hostility between the two camps is nothing like it was in the past,
| said Michael Gould, an analyst with Forrester Research. And on the one hand,
| this is good news for open sourcers.
|
| "A lot of significantly sized companies have been using more open source
| software," Gould said. "A lot of the concerns they had, like quality,
| security and support, have been mostly addressed."
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http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/business/story.html?id=726d481b-298a-49ec-bcce-c3a8465e6927
Cdn co. nails concept of public computing
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| The software that runs the Discover Station is simple to manage and very
| elegant. Running Linux, it is secure, throughout -- no issues with hackers or
| viruses, and as important, there is almost no chance that a user's personal
| information gets compromised. As soon as you end your session the terminal
| restarts, blowing away all personal names, passwords and cookies, so security
| is a real strength.
|
| Managing the Linux-based system is very easy. The company has a management
| console that lets you maintain all of your systems, regardless if you have a
| small network of four workstations in your hotel lobby, or hundreds of
| workstations in coffee shops across the nation. You can modify the systems,
| change the graphics on screens, and update the systems remotely.
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http://www.canada.com/northshorenews/news/home/story.html?id=4dad2598-2285-4e37-9498-2bc102d07e80
BI specialist takes data modelling tool open source
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| A Canadian consulting firm that specializes in business intelligence is
| turning a data modelling tool it developed into an open source project that
| works with other non-proprietary analytics applications.
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http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/Daily-News/f6383fdc-3a3d-4107-8e4e-4862081b950a.html
Canadian Linux conference set for October
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| The organizers cited broad sponsorship by Ontario-area Linux User Groups
| (LUGs). The goal is to make Linux Fest a conference and social event,
| including a welcome party and wrap-up reception.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2716006934.html
Day one at the Ottawa Linux Symposium
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| On the future of scalability, Corbet says that today's supercomputer is
| tomorrow's laptop. Linux' 512 processor support works well, he says, but the
| 4096 processor support still needs some work. The other side of scalability,
| such as operating on cell phones, Corbet noted, is less well represented in
| the kernel than its super-computing counterparts.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/115608
Open-source software the smart model
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| Re: "Teenage tech whiz creates own company, May 22.
|
| The article's final paragraph was unacceptable and
| insulting.
|
| [...]
|
| Read up on Richard Stallman. He realized that the
| closed-source, proprietary software-development model was inferior.
|
| [...]
|
| Linux and the open-source community make up the largest (in terms of
| collaborators) project in the history of mankind. Don't call us cheap.
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http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/letters/story.html?id=1d5ebb40-0baf-446a-97de-e7b736ec2a10
http://tinyurl.com/28uu2q
Spending on open source support services in Canada to soar
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| The market for open source support services is going to boom over
| the next five years, according to a recent Gartner survey.
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=42488&cid=6
Expert shares secrets to saving thousands with K12LTSP
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| The K12 Linux Terminal Server Project (K12LTSP) is a thin client
| distribution designed for use in schools.
|
| [...]
|
| Arkiletian estimates that his lab cost only $4,000 to set up --
| about a tenth the cost of buying replacement workstations.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/16/1717243&tid=23&tid=46
Link Linux Shares to Trade Publicly
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| Link Linux Inc, a Toronto- based distributor of innovative Linux based
| tools, has announced its intention to initiate public trading in the
| near future.
|
| [...]
|
| "Using Linux operating systems can save huge amounts of money for
| businesses operating large numbers of work stations," said Davis.
| "Businesses in general have been reluctant to switch to the Linux
| operating system because of the need to retrain their employees. The
| new breed of products which Link Linux intends to market will exploit
| the low cost and other advantages of Linux without an expensive
| transition period."
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060925/nym134.html?.v=63/
Study Says DRM Violates Canadian Privacy Law
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| The study indicated that DRM is being used to collect, use and disclose
| consumers' personal information for secondary purposes.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,137404-c,mp3players/article.html
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