I just returned from Matsue, Japan, also known famously as “Ruby City” after the programming language whose inventor lives there. During my stay there I provided the keynote for a Shimane University-sponsored seminar on Open Source Software, Industry and Academic collaboration. It was an honor to represent some of the institutions and groups in Oregon,Continue reading “Open Source Voting : An idea of Global Importance”
Category Archives: Local Government
A trip to Matsue in February 2009
I’m taking a trip to Matsue between March 8th and March 14th 2009. Lecture, participate in Shimane University’Project: “Stabilization and Business Models for Open Source Software through the Cooperation of Industry, Government, Academia, and the Software Developers’ Community”
Open Source PBX | Asterisk
I’ve had numerous calls recently asking me about the (to simplify) open source version of PBX software, Asterisk. Several years ago the State of Oregon extensively tested and deployed an Asterisk server, then later developed several cost-effective applications on the platform which their agency customer could not have otherwise afforded. They wrote up a briefContinue reading “Open Source PBX | Asterisk”
Small Town, Big Use of Open Source Software
Options Disable Get Free Shots One of the local government stories (success and challenge) we’d hoped to see at GOSCON this year was from the City of Northglenn, Colorado. Christine Martinez, formerly a systems analyst there, can’t join us this year but she was kind enough to share her slide set on that city’s extensiveContinue reading “Small Town, Big Use of Open Source Software”
City of Newport News back in it again with Open eGov
Open eGov Wins a second award, returns to GOSCON to tell story and share software One of government’s biggest champions of the enthusiastic yet reasoned use of open source software is Andy Stein, IT director, City of Newport News Virginia. Last year he and his team won a prestigious award for the Plone CMS basedContinue reading “City of Newport News back in it again with Open eGov”
Linux, Unix, and Sun
LinuxToday’s editor and contributor to many technical publications, Brian Proffitt covered GOSCON 2007 and continues to share pearls from his time with presenters and attendees. He has a gift for ferreting out the stories beyond the usual conference din. His original story can be found at serverwatch.com, I’m sharing the more intriguing portion here ofContinue reading “Linux, Unix, and Sun”
Bryant Group 