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[News] When Open is Not Really Open (Google, DoD)

  • Subject: [News] When Open is Not Really Open (Google, DoD)
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:43:12 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Open this, open that... Open 'social'...

Waiting for the OpenSocial hammer to drop

,----[ Quote ]
| 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

,----[ Quote ]
| Open source software (OSS) has become widespread, but there are many 
| misconceptions about it - resulting in numerous missed opportunities.  
| 
| [...]
| 
| 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

,----[ Quote ]
| 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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