Open source software, especially commercially supported open source software, is a trend as powerful as a force of nature. It is in the enterprise now and its smart use will continue to expand.
In mid February, Notion Ink released completed specs on their Adam tablet (here). It did not receive the attention that Steve Jobs did with the Apple iPad, but in my estimation it is the far superior device. Apple has the ecosystem to back their products with a large application catalog. Apple also has...
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If you have a few minutes I would really appreciate you checking out an application I wrote. The application automates some actions common to US Military staff planning by building a dynamic, interactive decision-matrix. I’ll discuss the use case for the application and then end with links to the source code for...
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As friend John Scott points out on his blog, Dave Wennergren, DoD CIO, has just signed out a very well coordinated, well staffed and well thought out clarification of guidance regarding Open Source Software (OSS). A copy is attached.
Some key points:
- Open Source Software meets the government’s legal definition of “commercial computer software,”...
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Software designed by open source standards has security built in and has been found to be fielded with far fewer faults per unit of code than proprietary development houses. There are many reasons for this. This factor is especially true when the open source code is commercially supported. For example, Linux, which has the...
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With this post I’d like to tell you a bit more about the coalition Open Source for America and why I believe it is so important for our collective future. I would also like to encourage you to join this coalition yourself. Whether you represent industry, academia, non-profit organizations or are an individual technologist this...
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Good conferences can really help you get things done. You connect with people you need to meet, learn new trends, gain insights into customer perspectives and keep improving your own abilities. But you already know that. You probably also know that you can go overboard with conferences. You can spend so much time in...
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The next big Gov2.0 event is the 21-22 July 2009 Open Government & Innovations Conference (OGI). The list of speakers includes some of the greats from the federal IT scene, including:
Vivek Kundra, Federal CIO
Aneesh Chopra, Federal CTO
Tim O’Reilly, Visionary of the Web2.0 movement
David Weinberger, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School
David Wennergren,...
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My primary computer for my small business/home office is now running OpenSolaris.
I made the switch for several reasons. One is that I am a computer science professional and a person familiar with cyber security threats and I have lots of concerns over the state of security of traditional OSs . Another reason is cost. ...
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For a combination of personal and professional reasons, Pro OpenSolaris is the perfect book at the perfect time for this period in my life.
As a CTO with enterprise-grade experience I know Open Source Software and its many benefits. And as a security professional I have long known of the powerful security features of Open...
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On 8 and 9 and 10 September 2009 there will be a great confluence of a cause so many of us believe in and people we all respect and trust.
The events those days are the Gov2.0 Expo Showcase and the Gov2.0 Summit.
The people so many of us respect and trust include a long list...
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