Open Source Info

Links and information on Open Source (FLOSS)

Issues with Open Source by Administrator (AKA) Andy Judson — last modified 2006-07-25 19:22

Interesting article highlighting some of the issues with Open Source Software development to be aware of.

Introduction to Open Source (Groklaw Website) by Administrator (AKA) Andy Judson — last modified 2005-08-17 08:23

Here's a nice 'coffee table' intro to the issues.

Making Money from FLOSS? by Administrator (AKA) Andy Judson — last modified 2005-09-13 16:53

Critical article regarding the potential to make money from FLOSS.

Discussion Thread: "FOSS community, disabled users must learn to communicate" by Simon Judge — last modified 2006-03-22 08:48

Posted on NewsForge.

Crossing the Chasm: open source software comes of age by Simon Judge — last modified 2006-07-04 13:53

Presentations and a summary of the discussions on how Open Source is 'coming of age and taking its place in the landscape of technology'. Includes detailed breakdown of business models and ideas for developing sustainability.

Communication from scratch: towards accessible open source information systems by Simon Judge — last modified 2006-07-25 19:22

A paper on open source: "This paper is intended to provide an overview of a unifying and inclusive approach to open source information systems."

OSS Watch Survey by Simon Judge — last modified 2006-10-04 13:34

During February and March 2006, OSS Watch conducted a survey2 of UK Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) institutions, looking at their attitudes and policies towards open source software (OSS). This was in many ways a repeat of a similar exercise that OSS Watch performed in October 2003.

Firefox: An open source accessibility success story by Simon Judge — last modified 2006-11-01 09:03

Mozilla and Firefox are gradually becoming a core part of the future of web accessibility, where the open source license is a huge advantage. The Firefox accessibility effort has now truly achieved ignition, not only with base accessibility support in Firefox, but also by leading the future of accessibility for dynamic web applications. The collaborative nature of open source is impacting the future of both web and desktop accessibility standards, and bringing people together in an effort to go beyond the status quo. In this recent article, Aaron Leventhal discusses the exciting past and present of Mozilla accessibility, including the grant program.

'Innovation Happens Elsewhere' - Book by Simon Judge — last modified 2007-03-28 08:43

A book on open source and reasons to open source a software project.