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Free/Libre/Open Source Software Electronic Rambler
{created 18 September 2004} 		[open source]

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FLOSS Popular With CIOs In The U.K.
Just like the Energizer bunny, the FLOSS movement keeps going and going and going. 
   "The survey, sponsored by U.K. firm Global Graphics which 
    develops electronic document and printing software, found 
    that 76% of CIOs surveyed say they use free software at 
    the enterprise level and 88% said they have free software 
    deployed at the department level."

NetworkWorld.com::Free software embraced by CIOs

[10 February 2010, top]

San Francisco Mayor Likes Open Source
These days the following should be standard operating procedure for all governments and institutions that are taxpayer funded. 
   "The San Francisco Committee on Information Technology has 
    published a new software evaluation policy that requires 
    departments of the city government to consider open source 
    software solutions alongside proprietary commercial offerings."

ARStechnica.com::SF mayor: city can save money with open source software

[25 January 2010, top]

One New Zealand High School Uses FLOSS
I like the phrase "100% FLOSS."

At least the SysAdmins at one high school in New Zealand are FLOSSers (i.e. users/advocates of Free/Libre and Open Source Software).

CIO.com::NZ school ditches Microsoft and goes totally open source

[25 January 2010, top]

Facebook Becomes an Apache Foundation Sponsor
Apache is a great Open Source success story and kudos to Facebook for becoming an Apache Foundation sponsor.

ARStechnica.com::Facebook becomes Apache Software Foundation sponsor

[13 January 2010, top]

Open Source Culture and Pirates
Sherman Alexie's words terrifies me (Gerald Thurman). 
   "With the open-source culture on the Internet, the idea of ownership 
    --of artistic ownership--goes away. It terrifies me." ~ Sherman Alexie

CNN.com::Digital piracy hits the e-book industry

[02 January 2010, top]

About the FLOSS Electronic Rambler
The FLOSS E-Rambler (FLOSSER) is excited about the increasingly popularity of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS). The FLOSSER was started on 18 September 2004 and it enters 2010 with 206 postings.

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[01 January 2010, top]

Creator: Gerald Thurman [gdt@deru.com]
Created: 18 September 2004
Last Modified: Wednesday, 10-Feb-2010 08:16:39 MST