Posts about Open Source Software as of October 8, 2009

It is really really cool. All the things published so far are static modules. And, they are working on motors ! Looking forward to … By the way, they use customized python script to design these things. The talk was given by William Shih, a professor in Harvard Medical School. I would like to reference three papers here, which basically cover the things he talked about today. Nature. 2009 May 21;459(7245):414-8. Self-assembly of DNA into nanoscale three-dimensional shapes.

October 8th, 2009 Posted by Jason Perlow @ 7:22 pmCategories:Business, Free operating systems, Linux, Microsoft, Open SourceTags:Software, Leadership, Richard Stallman, Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Management, Jason PerlowAfter over a decade of being in the shadow of the Free Software movement and 30 years of its inflexible dogmatic principles, disruptive new Open Source thought leadership is emerging that is truly able to compromise with the realistic needs of business and end-users without carrying the baggage of strict adherence to an ideology that is by definition a culture of exclusion.

Would like to share this news about the progress we’re making in the Philippines as regards Free and Open Source Software. Thanks to Roli for sharing. From the article: Open source adoption still strong in RP By Alexander Villafania INQUIRER.net First Posted 18:34:00 10/05/2009 http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20091005-228524/Open-source-adoption-still-strong-in-RP MANILA, Philippines – Open source software development, particularly Linux, is seen to have a strong following in Asia Pacific as companies look to incorporate virtualization and cloud computing in their IT infrastructure.

A mixture of good and bad in Clare Curran’s blog on productivity: We have a productivity taskforce set up by the National Government and led by the ignominious Don Brash. It’s likely to come up with an argument for economic growth which is about selling our state assets and keeping wages down, or cutting jobs to create more profits. Because that’s what the conservative side of politics believes productivity to be. Gordon Campbell’s piece on this a couple of months ago is worth reading.

Guest post by Elisabeta Ghidiu . Time trackers have been more and more popular these days in different ways if you choose to use them on your computer at home or at work. These applications allow you to have a general view over the activities performed in a specific day and see the achievement level. Here is a list with the most used time trackers – Image by Temari 09 under CC Paid Time Tracking Applications 1.

In The Mythology of Intellectual Property , I mentioned that “The Product of the Intellect Isn’t Property” and pointed out that, consequently: Even the law doesn’t recognize copyright as “property”. If you violate copyright laws, it is not called “theft”; it is called “copyright infringement”. There’s always someone willing to argue the point, though, no matter how wrong the person might be. I guess not everyone in the world has read my comments on the subject yet.

Google wants to enable Google applications to run as well as possible as many places as possible. Here is how: Google applications: Web applications run in browsers, on all kinds of systems. No need to be installed or updated, and hard to block. Anyone with IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera, or, of course, Chrome has access to all the latest applications. Gears: Web applications run in a sandbox and don’t have much access to your system. Gears enables more access.

Cropping refers to the removal of the outer parts of an image to improve framing, accentuate subject matter or change aspect ratio. Depending on the application, this may be performed on a physical photograph, artwork or film footage, or achieved digitally using image editing software. The term is common to the film, broadcasting, photographic, graphic design and printing industries. In the printing, graphic design and photography industries, cropping refers to removing unwanted areas from a photographic or illustrated image.

YouTube – Donate wasted clock cycles to a worthy cause  “You can donate the spare processing power on your computer via one of the dozens of ongoing volunteer computing projects, many based on open source software called BOINC. Just by using a screen saver! The grid supports research into cures for muscular dystrophy, influenza, AIDS and childhood cancer, among other things. The grid, which was headed for half a million members as of August 2009, runs on BOINC software and is funded by the NSF.

International Business Machines ( IBM ) has been charged by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a non-profit trade group organized by IBM’s rivals Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Oracle ( ORCL ). The allegation is directed at its Mainframe computer business, which is taking revenues and pressurizing profits of its competitors by withdrawing the license access to customers using non-IBM hardware operating systems. The U.S.