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The OSC's open letter to Becta
Blog Comment "I thought, from reading an item elsewhere that a balanced judgement of the relative merits of Open Source and Proprietry software and solutions was the object of this exercise" Becta had already concluded in their own investigation that Open...
[June 16, 2008, 9:22]
The OSC's open letter to Becta
Blog Comment Oops! I do not know the full history or the relative merits of all the parties in this, but Mark Taylor's letter seems rather ill considered, although clearly expressing his frustration, whether justified or not.
[June 14, 2008, 23:29]
The OSC's open letter to Becta
Blog Comment I agree that the complaint shouldn't have been framed this way, but I can well understand Mark Taylor's frustration. On a brighter note, isn't reassuring to know our beurocratic officials are just as corrupt as those in any other country!
[June 14, 2008, 20:44]
The OSC's open letter to Becta
Blog Here's the full text of a very angry letter, sent today to the educational advisory body Becta by Mark Taylor, president of the Open Source Consortium and chief executive of the enterprise support firm Sirius.
[June 13, 2008, 15:10]
Open source groups ally to target schools
News UK educationists have partnered with the Open Source Consortium (OSC) in a bid to push free and open source software into schools. As a result of the affiliation, Schoolforge-UK will head the Education Working Group of the OSC, a European...
[May 5, 2005, 12:50]
Corel CEO charged with insider dealing
News The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) also said it has charged Cowpland's personal holding company M.C.J.C. A hearing to extend the order is scheduled for Oct 28 at the OSC. Corel would not answer questions on the charges, stating that it was a...
[October 15, 1999, 8:49]
iPlayer for Linux wins approval of open sourcers
News The OSC was one of the groups critical of the BBC's decision to initially launch the download version of iPlayer for Windows XP only — although it recently also became compatible with Windows Vista. OSC president Mark Taylor told ZDNet.co.uk's...
[December 18, 2007, 7:51]
Open source gets UK public sector boost
News The consortium, known as the Open Source Consortium (OSC), has over 60 members, the majority of which are based in the UK. Mark Taylor, the executive director of the OSC, said it is primarily aimed at promoting open source in government...
[December 2, 2004, 16:55]
Peer proposes data super-watchdog
News Merlin, Earl of Erroll on Thursday called for two governmental data watchdogs, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC), to be combined. At present, the ICO endeavours to enforce data laws and...
[September 5, 2008, 14:15]
BBC 'committed' to iPlayer platform neutrality
News The Open Source Consortium (OSC) wanted to meet with the BBC's independent governing body to clarify its commitment to making the iPlayer available for other platforms. OSC president Mark Taylor said: "The meeting with the Trust was very positive.
[July 26, 2007, 9:13]
Patent restart request ratified
Talkback I personally don't believe that the majority OSC wants to remove patents completely, patent law can be an important tool if implemented correctly and strictly adhered to given loose definitions and lack of control it can be a powerful weapon for...
[February 18, 2005, 9:20]
How you can help correct the BBC's mistake
Talkback Support the OSC's campaign: http://www.opensourceconrtium.org Sign the petition: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/ Write to the organisations who can get things changed: http://blog.paladine.org.uk/?
[July 18, 2007, 16:18]
How you can help correct the BBC's mistake
Talkback Support the OSC's campaign: http://www.opensourceconrtium.org Sign the petition: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/ Write to the organisations who can get things changed: http://blog.paladine.org.uk/?
[July 18, 2007, 16:04]
How you can help correct the BBC's mistake
Talkback Support the OSC's campaign: http://www.opensourceconrtium.org Sign the petition: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/ Write to the organisations who can get things changed: http://blog.paladine.org.uk/?
[July 18, 2007, 16:02]
MythTV is looking like an increasingly good option
Talkback Convincing them of the utter futility of DRM is going to have to be the OSC's job. The BBC's iPlayer message boards are stonewalling when it comes to DRM, saying "It's the Lawyers! The Lawyers made us do it!
[July 31, 2007, 8:55]
Oracle Service Agreements Conversion
White Papers The Oracle Service Contracts ("Oracle SC" or "OSC") module provides a complete contract authoring execution solution to manage warranties, extended warranties, usage, subscription services, as well as complex service agreements.
[July 24, 2009, 0:00]
Number 10 will not investigate Phorm
News The regulatory body which oversees Ripa is the Office of Surveillance Commissioners (OSC). However, Bamford suggested that regulators such as OSC should monitor the private sector too. The Prime Minister's Office has rebuffed a public call for a...
[May 20, 2009, 16:25]
UK standards body taken to court over OOXML
News The UKUUG has been in existence for 32 years and is, according to Mark Taylor, the head of the Open Source Consortium (OSC), a "venerable organisation of men with long grey beards". The OSC's Taylor told ZDNet.co.uk that the UKUUG's action carried...
[May 1, 2008, 16:34]
iPlayer download version reaches Mac and Linux
News The Open Source Consortium (OSC) was one of the most vocal groups about the lack of a multi-platform iPlayer when it was first released. In response to today's news the OSC said it is "pleased to hear the BBC announce a new download player that is...
[December 22, 2008, 7:47]
TouchOSC
Downloads TouchOSC allows to remote control and receive feedback from software and hardware that implements the OSC protocol. The interface provides a number of different touch controls to send and receive messages.
[June 15, 2009, 13:48]
