Ask not what open source can do for you this Christmas
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| Linux PR expert Kim Terca gets credit for
| these ideas:
|
| 1. Join the Linux Foundation. Thereâs a
| new buy one, get one promotion on their
| site that can give you and a student
| discounts on books and other benefits
| for the cost of a single Cirque du
| Soleil ticket.
| 2. Ubuntu swag makes a great stocking
| stuffer, and if a black friend asks what
| it means you have a conversation
| starter.
| 3. Make a donation to the open source
| project of your choice. There are
| thousands at Sourceforge. Or go the
| âHershey bars for kids in Beverly Hillsâ
| route and give it to Codeplex. (Thatâs a
| joke. Codeplex isnât rich. But maybe Sam
| Ramji would like a Hershey bar.)
| 4. Support a developerâs travels. The
| Linux Foundation has an app for that.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=5437
Open Source Solutions Penetrating IP-PBX Market: ITEXPO Speaker
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| JS: Not unlike the PC and Server software
| market, Open Source solutions are
| definitely affecting the IP-PBX telephony
| market space. And, more to the point, Open
| Source software licensing models definitely
| challenge certain fundamental business
| model assumptions as compared to the
| traditional IP-PBX systems. These dynamics
| are really important to understand.
|
| Over the last few years, Open Source
| solutions in the various flavors combined
| have made significant inroads into the IP-
| PBX space. In fact, John Malone of Eastern
| Management Group estimated that at the end
| of 2008, Open Source IP-PBXâs represented
| 18 percent of the total market space
| putting it into the number one market
| position. John is predicting this growth
| will continue to be experienced for at
| least a few more years.
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http://communication-solutions.tmcnet.com/topics/allworx/articles/70944-open-source-solutions-penetrating-ip-pbx-market-itexpo.htm
Recent:
Government computers slow to go 'open source'
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| Matthias StÃrmer, spokesman for the Swiss Open Systems User Group, an
| association advocating for open-source technology, told WRSâs Jordan Davis
| that the government hasnât even followed its own recommendations.
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http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/government-computers-slow-to-go-open-source.shtml?14002
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