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