Open this, open that... Open 'social'...
Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop
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| When Google announced OpenSocial a few months ago, it was welcomed as an
| effort to standardize the world around the notion of open social networking.
| But the announcement also was viewed as an attack on Facebook's closed
| platform and data silo approach--one which limited users' ability to export
| their data.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9588_22-6227796.html
And then there's this:
Open Source Software (OSS) and the DoD
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| Open source software (OSS) has become widespread, but there are many
| misconceptions about it - resulting in numerous missed opportunities.
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| System Requirements
| PC-based attendees
| Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
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https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/847344963
Here's another 'open source' thing not to attend until they 'get' it.
Related:
Using open source as a marketing ploy
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| This is typical trend riding fluff. If you go the Aras website you
| read about "Microsoft Enterprise Open Source Solutions", which is
| comical in and of itself.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2007/01/more_open_sourc.html
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