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August 2010 Newsletter Issue 13/2010 http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/newsletters/august2010.pdf August Supporting open source in education and research http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk elcomeonceagaintotheOSSWatchmonthlynewsletter.Asyou In thIs Issue: Wknowweareheretohelpyousowhynotputustowork?This month’sfeaturedarticlecomesfromSteveLeewhoexplainshowto • How to engage OSS Watch in engageOSSWatchinsupportofyourprojectbid.Thefullversionof support of your project bid Steve’sarticle,availableontheOSSWatchwebsite,alsoincludesa • My pacemaker will not be checklistdesignedtobeusedasyouworkonyourbid.Inhisblog tweeting just yet pieceSandervanderWaaltalksabouthowOSSWatchhashelped • Why it makes sense to theWookieprojectsustainitselfbeyonditsinitialfundingperiod. sustain your project beyond ToroundusoffRowanWilsonbringsusachillingtaleaboutwhat its initial funding happenswhenthedebatesaroundsoftwarelicensingmeettherealities • FAQs ofusingapacemaker.Scarystuff. Asever,[email protected]. ElenaBlanco,ContentEditor,[email protected] Onlinenewsletteravailableat http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/ stay up-to-date newsletters/august2010.pdf OSSWatchnewsfeed News from OSS Watch http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/rss/osswatchnews.rss Opensourcesoftwareproviderlauncheson-demand FirefoxisdefaultbrowseratIBM versionofvtigerCRMsolution Firefoxhasbecomethedefaultbrowserfornearly vtiger,aleadingproviderofopensourcecustomer 400,000IBMemployees,abigcoupfortheopensource relationshipmanagement(CRM)solutions,unveiledthe projectduringatimeofincreasingbrowsercompetition. cloud-basedversionofitspopulartool:vtigerCRMOn ‘AllIBMemployeeswillbeaskedtouseitastheirdefault Demand.Unlikeothercloud-basedCRMofferings,vtiger browser,’BobSutor,vicepresidentofopensource isatrueopensourcesolution,providingthebenefitsof andLinuxatIBM’sSoftwareGroup,saidinablogpost thecloudwhileallowingclientstocustomizeorextend Thursday.‘Firefoxisenterprise-ready,andwe’rereadyto theirownuniqueversions. adoptitforourenterprise.’ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/07/prweb4304764.htm http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20009387-264.html GoogleopensupAndroiddevelopment(abit) LinuxFoundationdeliversnewlicensingterms SpeakingatOSCON2010,GoogleAndroidopen- TheLinuxFoundationhasannouncedthereleaseof sourceandcompatibilityprogrammanagerDanMorrill IAccessible2forWindowsundertheBSDlicence.It announcedthatinthefuturethirdpartycontributions hasalsoannouncedtheavailabilityofAccProbe,anew tothetheAndroidcodebasewouldappearwithin desktopapplicationtestingtool,undertheBSDlicence. thepublicly-availableAndroidsourcetree.Currently ThechangetoBSDmakesiteasiertointegrateopen contributionsgointoGoogle’sprivateAndroidsourcetree sourceATintoproprietarysoftware,makingprograms tobeincorporated(ornot)atGoogle’sdiscretion.However moreaccessibletocomputeruserswithdisabilities. GooglewillcontinuetobekeepnewversionsofAndroid OSSWatchonline entirelyprivateuntilrelease,citingconcernsthathandset http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2010/07/ manufacturersmightotherwisereleasepoorlytestednew linux-foundation-delivers-new-licensing-terms-testing-tools-accessi codetoappearmore‘advanced’thancompetitors. OSSWatchblog ChrisHofstaderappointedasGNUaccess http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/22/android_open_development/ technologydirector ContactOSSWatch Vodafoneopensourceslocationandnavigation TheFreeSoftwareFoundationhasannouncedthe software appointmentofChrisHofstaderasdirectorofaccess OSSWatchtwitter VodafoneGrouphasmadethemajorityofallthe technologysoftwareforitsGNUProject,andthe location-andnavigation-relatedsoftwaredevelopedat publicationoftheGNUAccessibilityStatement.GNU Accessibilityisafreesoftwarepan-disabilityinitiative OSSWatchisfundedbythe WayfinderSystems,afullyownedVodafonesubsidiary, tocreatefeaturesthatcanbeusedbypeoplewith JointInformation publiclyavailableunderaBSDlicence.Thisincludesthe distributedback-endserver,toolstomanagetheserver disabilities. SystemsCommittee clusterandmapconversion,aswellasclientsoftware,for http://www.fsf.org/news/chris-hofstader-gnu-access-technology-director exampleAndroid,iPhoneandSymbianS60. http://www.vodafone.com/start/media_relations/news/group_press_re- leases/2010/open_source_wayfinder.html OSSWatchonline OSSWatchblog ContactOSSWatch OSSWatchtwitter http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org [email protected] http://twitter.com/osswatch OSSWatch,ResearchTechnologiesService,OxfordUniversityComputingServices,13BanburyRoad,OxfordOX26NN,[email protected] ©2007-2010UniversityofOxford.CreativeCommonsAttribution-ShareAlike2.0England&Waleslicence How to engage OSS Watch in support of your project bid Fullarticlecanbefoundathttp://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/bidsupport.xml neofthecriteriathatfundersconsiderwhen 2.Becomefamiliarwithopendevelopment Oassessingprojectbidsistheproject’sapproachto sustainability.Inparticular,theywillassesstheproject’s Inordertomakeaninformeddecisionastowhetherto abilitytocontinueafterthefundedperiodwithoutrelying followopendevelopmentornot,youneedtounderstand oncontinuationfunding.Differentfundersandcallswill theprinciplesandhowtheyapplyinsuccessfulprojects. havedifferentcriteriaforassessingsustainabilityplans OSSWatchprovidesmanyresourcesthatintroducethese butrequirementscommonlyincludeplansforreuseof conceptsbyansweringcommonquestions,providingin- previoussoftwareoutputsand/ortheprovisionforreuse depthguidesandpresentingcasestudiesandinterviews. ofnewoutputsviacollaboration Thesecanbefoundonthe withothercommunitymembers The open development website(qualitycontrolled), thewiki(underdevelopment) andprojects.Thisdocument method is one proven way describeshowOSSWatchcan andtheteamblog(opinion of achieving sustainability pieces).WealsoprovideRSS helpyouplanforsustainabilityin through collaboration across yourprojectbid. feedsandaTwitterchannel project boundaries. tonotifyyouofnewarticles, Theopendevelopmentmethod newsandevents. isoneprovenwayofachievingsustainabilitythrough collaborationacrossprojectboundaries.OSSWatch Inadditiontogainingagoodgraspoftheprinciples providesadviceforprojectbidsandwillguideyou ofopendevelopment,youneedtobefamiliarwiththe throughtheprocessofdecidingiftheopendevelopment followingkeytopics: approachisappropriateforyourproject.Wecandothis •sustainabilityandexploitation whileyouarepreparingyourproposal,byhelpingyoufully understandopendevelopmentanditspotentialforyour •governancemodels project.Ifyoudecidetofollowopendevelopment,wecan •copyright,IPandopensourcelicences helpyoutomakesureyourproposalreflectsthisdecision byadjustingthesectiononsustainabilityandpossibly •contributorlicenceagreements someoftheresourceallocationdetails.Inaddition,we •communitydevelopmentandessentialonlinetools willprovidesupportafterasuccessfulbid,astheproject •buildandreleaseprocesses AUGUST workprogresses. Evenifyouhavealreadydecidedtofollowopen 3.Understandtheadvantagesofopen development,orhavesomeexperiencewithopen developmentanditsapplicationtoyourproject source,thisdocumentwillhelpyoutounderstand whatisrequiredtoensurethebestchanceofreaching Onceyouhaveabasicfamiliaritywithopendevelopment, sustainability.Ittakesyouthroughthesupportavailable youwillbeinapositiontocompareitwithaclosed fromOSSWatchandhighlightsthekeyareasyouneed developmentapproach.Youwillalsobeabletoseehowto toconsiderbeforemakinganinformeddecision.Thefirst applyittoyourindividualproject,andgaugethecostsand fivesectionsdescribesactivitiesyoushouldundertake benefitsthatmaybeinvolved.Onlywhenyouunderstand andtheresourcesavailabletoyou,andidentifiesthe thesefactorswillyoubeabletoreachausefuldecision conceptsthatneedtobeunderstood.Thisisfollowedbya astowhethertofollowtheopendevelopmentmethod.In checklistdesignedtobeusedasyouworkonyourbid. addition,youwillneedtobeclearonwhatyoumustdoin ordertofullyembraceit. 1.ContactwithOSSWatch OSSWatchisheretohelpyoudevelopyourunderstanding ThefirststepininitiatingOSSWatchsupportforyour ofthebenefitsofopendevelopmentandwhatyouwill [email protected] needtodo.Oncewehaveyourproposal,wecanwork OSSWatchonline asanopportunitytointroduceyourself,yourteamand withyouonthis.Ouraimistoenableyoutomakea partnersandyourproposal.Providinganearlydraftof cleardecisiononwhichwaytoproceed,havingfully OSSWatchblog yourproposalassoonasoneisavailablewillallowusto understoodallthepossibleeffectsoffollowingtheopen begintounderstandyourprojectandsoprovidethebest developmentmethod. possibleadvice.Oneofourteamwillthenworkwithyou,as ContactOSSWatch describedinAdviceforprojectbids.Ifrequired,aface-to- 4.Understandsustainabilitymodelsand faceconsultationcanbearrangedsothatwecandiscuss documentyourdecisionsintheproposal OSSWatchtwitter andadviseinmoredetail.Detailsofallthewaysinwhich Oneofthemostimportantissuestoconsideristhelong- youcancontactorinteractwithOSSWatchandthewider termsustainabilityofyourproject.Thisrequiresaclear communitycanbefoundonthecontactinformationpage. OSSWatchisfundedbythe understandingofthemodelsofsustainabilitythatapplyto JointInformation Wehaveawiderangeofexcellentresources,including yourproject.Understandingsustainabilityoptionswillalso SystemsCommittee thoseonopendevelopment.Wewill,whereappropriate, informyourdecisionastowhetheropendevelopmentis referyoudirectlytothoseresourcesthataremostrelevant rightfortheproject.OSSWatchwillprovidefeedbackon toyou.However,wedoencourageyoutobrowseatyour yourinitialthoughtsandmakeappropriatesuggestions. leisure. Article,includingahelpfulchecklist,continuesathttp://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/bidsupport.xml OSSWatchonline OSSWatchblog ContactOSSWatch
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