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German investigation of Novell patent sale halted

...of CPTN Holdings, the notification was withdrawn before this decision was possible. Open Source Initiative The withdrawal also came one day after the Open Source... Read more

12 January, 2011 by David Meyer

Mozilla pushes out MPL 2.0

...Free Software Foundation for GPL (GNU General Public License) compatibility and the Open Source Initiative as meeting free software and open-source standards. Overall, the... Read more

4 January, 2012 by Ben Woods

Novell patent sale clears US regulatory hurdle

...A second application came in March with altered terms. According to the Open Source Initiative's (OSI) telling of it — the group has been... Read more

14 April, 2011
MapsWithMe Lite 2.0.2

MapsWithMe Lite 2.0.2

...with the GPS positioning and compass. The map data comes from the open source initiative, OpenStreetMap (http://www.openstreetmap.org/) and is evolving every day... Read more

14 April, 2012
GPGTools Installer 2012.03.18

GPGTools Installer 2012.03.18

GPGTools is an open source initiative to bring OpenPGP to Apple OS X. The project originated... Read more

18 March, 2012
Maps With Me 2.0.2

Maps With Me 2.0.2

...GPS positioning and compass. - FRESH DATA -The map data comes from the open source initiative OpenStreetMap where the maps are being updated daily by hundreds... Read more

6 March, 2012
Open Source Software in the Vertical Market: An Open Niche?

Open Source Software in the Vertical Market: An Open Niche?

...Christine Peterson as an alternative name for what many call free software (Open Source Initiative, 2007). This paper is an attempt to categorize each package... Read more

7 October, 2011
EcoChallenge 1.2

EcoChallenge 1.2

...steps towards a bit more sustainability in your life.EcoChallenge is an open-source initiative by the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam, Germany Read more

10 September, 2011
Awareness of Open Source Software (OSS): Promises, Reality and Future

Awareness of Open Source Software (OSS): Promises, Reality and Future

...harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The Open Source Initiative Approved License trademark and program creates a nexus of trust... Read more

10 January, 2011

Microsoft aims for open-source certification

...last week it will submit its "shared-source" software licences to the Open Source Initiative, for approval as fully "open-source" licences. Ironically, the move... Read more

30 July, 2007 by Matthew Broersma

Solaris licence gets OSI approval

The Open Source Initiative's licence approval committee has given a vote of support... Read more

5 January, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Rupert Goodwins: Free software and fundamentalism

...look and learn, but not necessarily do much with the information. The Open Source Initiative, which exists to make open source software more acceptable to... Read more

10 July, 2001 by Rupert Goodwins

Sun submits software licence to Open Source Initiative

...description of its Common Development and Distribution licence, or CDDL, to the Open Source Initiative. The nonprofit group reviews licences and bestows official open-source... Read more

3 December, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

...Critical' open source initiative to crack public sector

The UK government is funding several projects to accelerate the adoption of open source software in the public sector, including a Sourceforge for councils Read more

5 April, 2005 by Ingrid Marson
TI Linux and <endeca_term>Open Source Initiative</endeca_term> Backgrounder

TI Linux and Open Source Initiative Backgrounder

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has supported the use of embedded real-time operating systems in digital signal... Read more

10 July, 2008

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yeah! all we want free software

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Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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