Open Source Hardware

Although the concept of "Open Source" is centred firmly around software, there is a movement at the same time towards Open Source Hardware.

Carbon Planning Toolkit open-sourced

Misys Open Source Solutions today (2009oct29) announced that it has released its Carbon Planning Toolkit under the Apache Software Licence 2.0 -

Vancouver City Council pass Open Source motion

The motion passed by the Vancouver City Council is intended to make sure that procurement decision makers in the Council don't ignore Open Source solutions when making purchasing desicions.

OSOR: EU's Open Source Observatory and Repository

The European Commission has recognized the advantages of open source software for all levels of government.

The White House goes Open Source

Technology website BLORGE.com (motto: "Technology with attitude") reports that the White House in the USA

Indonesian government re-states support for open source

At the 2009 Global Conference on Open Source, Jakarta, Indonesia, the Indonesian minister of communication and information Tifatul Sembiring said that the Indonesian government would maintain i

Californian State Government publishes governance framework

In California, USA a governance framework has been published by the state government whi

Are you making money with open source?

Open source software is not just about the technology of computing. It is also very much about the people and the personalities behind the application of the software.

Fabien Pinckaers: The "Bill Gates of Belgium"

Business magazine Trends has named Fabien Pinckaers as "The Bill Gates of Belgium" - reports Bloomberg.

EU Commission competition investigation into Oracle Sun takeover

The EU Commission announced in a press release that it intends to start an anti-competition investigation into the prop

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