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EP Intergroup: In Europe Left and Right for Free Software!
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| An intergroup on "New Media, Free Software
| and Open Information Society" was
| established in the European Parliament with
| the support of a wide range of political
| groups (EPP, ALDE/ADLE and Greens/EFA). Free
| Software promoters April (FR) and
| Associazione per il Software Libero (IT)
| welcome this decision that opens up the
| European Parliament to embracing the digital
| revolution.
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http://www.april.org/en/ep-intergroup-in-europe-left-and-right-free-software
Embroidery.. gaah
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| I wonder what those embroidery machine
| firmware people were thinking. No diagnostics,
| no nothing. If a design is too large for the
| hoop of the machine, the machine accepts it
| (no "Data Error"), but doesn't actually show
| or use the design - it just silently ignores
| it.
|
| Whee. Undocumented formats, bad firmware, lack
| of sane error messages. And did I mention
| crazy interfaces? The embroidery machine
| itself shows up as a USB storage device when
| you connect it, except it for some reason
| takes about half a minute to calm down enough
| to be mounted. And forget about the embroidery
| card reader/writer - that one needs some magic
| USB driver too.
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http://torvalds-family.blogspot.com/2010/01/embroidery-gaah.html
Recent:
Colosa Joins Open Source for America: Publicly Advocates Open Source Within
U.S. Federal Government
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| Colosa, developer of open source business process management (BPM) software,
| ProcessMaker (www.processmaker.com), has joined Open Source for America, a
| broad cross-section of more than 70 companies, academic institutions,
| communities, related groups and individuals that serve as a unified voice for
| the promotion of open source in the U.S. Federal government sector.
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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/colosa-joins-open-source-for,919091.shtml
Three Quick Open Source in Defense Links (and then one other)
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| Next week I'll be participating in the inaugural Military Open Source
| Software Working Group Conference in Atlanta Georgia. Open source conferences
| that focus on the defense market are often salesy, have a dearth of actual
| developers, and tend toward sartorial blandness - a sea of dark blue suits
| worn by open source vendor sales people so they can convince hesitant buyers
| that their wares are just like the other guys. Look, we even license it by
| the seat!
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http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/08/three-quick-open-source-in-def.html
Come Fly With Me: Progress FUSE to Power FAA's Air Transportation System
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| Another key factor in the FAAâs decision to select Progress Software, other
| than the technical and economic reasons, was Progress' ability to deliver
| open source solutions backed by a comprehensive support services division.
| Open Source and SOA are both relatively new concepts to large parts of the
| FAAâs IT organization, and the FAA will rely on Progress Professional
| Services to assist with this formidable education challenge. The Progress
| Education Department is currently delivering a variety of training measures
| at various FAA locations, tailored to the specific needs of the participating
| SIPs.
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http://www.ebizq.net/news/11574.html
Bureaucrats, Technocrats and Policy Cats: How the Government is turning to Open
Source, and Why.
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| Open source shares critical values with government and public education that
| make them function in the ideal; meritocracy of ideas, transparency,
| collaboration. But where is the sweet spot in the confluence of these social,
| technical, and public policy ideals? What is the opportunity for the citizen
| developer to get involved? And would it surprise you to know that change has
| been quietly at work while you were still standing in line for your driverâs
| license?
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http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/public/schedule/detail/8384
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