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Behind the Curtain of OSS

Back Soon!

Friday, March 19th 2010 by Fred Gallagher

I have been absent from blogging due to an uncontrollable personal situation. I’ll be back. ... Read More



Shine on Open Source

Labour government has succeeded in lower gov IT costs

Wednesday, March 17th 2010 by Steve Shine

As we warm up to a general election,  I want to dwell on the positive moves we have seen from the current government in trying to achieving the cost savings in public sector IT spend. Last year the UK Government CIO, John Suffolk pushed out a world leading (in my opinion) policy revision on Open Standards,... Read More



Out of the Woods

OSBC – Great venue to hear what’s going on in Open Source this week

Tuesday, March 16th 2010 by Deb Woods

If you happen to be in San Francisco this week, stop by the Open Source Business Conference. It’s a great venue to meet the business leaders in open source, have a chance to hear what’s on their minds, find out what the latest trends are in open source and how open source is helping customers save... Read More



The View From 25B

Barbie and Me

Monday, February 22nd 2010 by Emma McGrattan

The recent news that Mattel is about to release Software Engineering Barbie has me reflecting on my childhood and my route to a career in software engineering. As a little girl I idolized my father who was a mechanical services engineer.  I was a “tom boy” and my father always encouraged my interest in science, engineering... Read More