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]
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 20, 2007, 15:38]
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]
Update: Internal Control Reports Under Section 404 Of S-Ox - Auditing Standard Finalized And FAQs Published By SEC
White Papers The OSC is currently undecided about whether to require external auditor attestation. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (S-Ox) and related U.S. SEC rules require the management of public companies to prepare an annual report on internal...
[March 23, 2005, 23:00]
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]
'Critical' Open Source Initiative To Crack Public Sector
News Mark Taylor, the executive director of the Open Source Consortium (OSC), which is one of the organisations involved in the initiative, said the UK public sector is lagging behind other European countries in terms of open source take-up, but...
[April 5, 2005, 17:10]
Becta Takes Microsoft Complaint To EC
News Mark Taylor of the Open Source Consortium (OSC), which in November 2006 backed a group of MPs who accused Becta of restricting schools from deploying open-source software, praised Becta's latest moves.
[May 13, 2008, 14:42]
