Google to Host Terabytes of Open-Source Science Data
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| The storage would fill a major need for scientists who want to openly share
| their data, and would allow citizen scientists access to an unprecedented
| amount of data to explore. For example, two planned datasets are all 120
| terabytes of Hubble Space Telescope data and the images from the Archimedes
| Palimpsest, the 10th century manuscript that inspired the Google dataset
| storage project.
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http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/google-to-provi.html
Facebook Releases Open Source JavaScript Library
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| Facebook has long been a big contributor to the open source movement, and
| releases a number of their in-house projects under open source licenses. They
| even provide a a mirror for popular open source endeavors, such as Mozilla
| and Apache. This week Facebook announced the release their first open source
| JavaScript library.
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_releases_javascript_library.php
Is software becoming more or less proprietary? Look at the data
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| The same is true of Google and the new-style web companies. The core product
| is free while money is made on the periphery. That is the 21st Century's
| answer to the 20th Century's tired business model of locking up the core
| product and maybe, maybe giving away some complements around the edges.
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http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9850569-16.html
Related:
Programs crashing? Airbag helps you practice "safe hex"
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| We like making developers' lives easier, and like you, we hate
| crashes. Airbag is our codename for an open source project that
| handles all of the dirty work when it comes to crash reports.
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http://google-code-updates.blogspot.com/2006/12/programs-crashing-airbag-helps-you_21.html
Google Releases Open Source Code Tools
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| The Google Code Blog announced the release of four open source
| coding tools yesterday. The announcement is part of an ongoing
| Google program of releasing infrastructure tools as open
| source software.
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http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/03/google_releases.html
GPL author: Google must share code
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| Companies like Google that build their business on software such as
| Linux have a moral imperative to contribute back to the free
| software community, a prominent open source advocate said Tuesday.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/052307-gpl-author-google-must-share.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
http://tinyurl.com/2x5dvf
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