Want to develop a new Open Source project?

Hi,
Zeev contacted me to help spread the word for a project he is looking to sponsor called “gKiosk”. gKiosk is intended to be a Gnome Photo Kiosk.
Although this is a product with a small niche, any new Open Source project is a good thing (in my opinion).
If you want to see the details and/or bid […]

Open Source Advertising

“It is possible that what emerges could drive the development of ‘open source advertising’ “, said Eric Schmidt of Google in an announcement of a joint partnership with advertising conglomerate Publicis Groupe.
According to the vague claims in the statement, the companies plan on developing “tools and business intelligence” that would not necessarily be proprietary…
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Sun to Buy MySql For $1 Billion

Well… It finally happened.
Edit: Commentary -

Matt Asay
Paula Rooney
Tim O’Reilly
Zack Urlocker
Matthew Aslett

Open Source and Open Access Advocates

Amy S. Quinn tipped me about a list of 80 Open Source and Open Access advocates.
Not all of the members of the list are exactly charities like the headline suggests, but still it is a useful resource.