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Matrix Calendar
Matrix Resources hosts a number of the local users' groups. See their current month's calendar
Open Source News
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Final Term
Just what the world needs: a new terminal emulator. Wait.. this one might be worthwhile.
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The Top Four eCommerce Platforms as Chosen by You | Envato Notes
Top ecommerce platforms. Woo?
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Hardware is now open (sourced) for business
OpenSource hardware covered by almost-mainstream press:
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Bossie Awards 2013: The best open source application development tools - InfoWorld
Bossie Awards of open source development for 2013. Know most of them:
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OpenZFS
Rising from the ashes of OpenSolaris and other shambles rises the OpenZFS project. I wish them well!
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A Quick Intro to Docker - The Next Big Thing in PaaS // Speaker Deck
Docker: an open-source roll-your-own PaaS platform.
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OpenRemote - Home of the Digital Home
Intelligent toaster? no. open source remote control? yes!
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Home automation kit includes Arduino, RasPi dev boards · LinuxGizmos.com
I've never been won over by home automation pitches, but WigWag just might do it.
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Lazy Linux: 10 essential tricks for admins
More command-line linux trix:
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Ask Slashdot: Is Postgres On Par With Oracle? - Slashdot
PostgreSQL has always been my favorite open source DBMS. Here /.ers weigh in on how it stacks up to Oracle. Fun read:
OSS Atlanta: Open Source News in the Atlanta, GA Area
Atlanta OpenStack Meetup
OpenStack is an open cloud computing platform founded by Rackspace and backed by NASA, see openstack.org. It's to counter the proprietary cloud offerings of Amazon's AWS and Microsoft's Azure. Ok, so maybe this doesn't exactly go under the 'operating systems' menu item, but it's pretty close. From their meetup page:
This is the Atlanta OpenStack developer Meetup. We are a group of free software developers who are passionate about working together to help make the Openstack project a success!
Can't wait for the next meetup? Join us on IRC! We hang out on Freenode at #openstack-atlanta. See the Atlanta OpenStack Meetup page.
The Differnt Kinds of "Open"
Everyone in the open source commuinty remember the discussion a few years ago about what 'Free' means: 'free' as in 'beer' vs. 'free' as in 'speech.' Now it looks like we're embarking on figuring out the different kinds of 'open.' So I've written an article about the different kinds of open. Hope you enjoy.Open Source and Jazz
See my latest personal blog post on Why Open Source Software is Like Jazz. Hope you like it.So What's This Site All About?
This from my inbox this morning:
Can you tell me more about what you are trying to do with OSSAtlanta?
Fair Question. I replied:
I'm trying to do several things:
- Provide a single jumping-off point for users interested in Open Source in Atlanta
- In having been involved in user groups for 20+ years, I know one of the challenges is coming up with program material. By making it easier for user groups to find each other, I'm hopefully making it easier for the organizers to get ideas for future meetings. i.e. serving as a sort of 'speakers bureau'. An example is Mike Warfield's upcoming two-part IPv6 talks. The first part will be at ALE next month, and the second part will be at an upcoming AUUG meeting.
- I'm trying to foster cross-pollination of ideas from one group to another. Example: I'm suggesting a couple of programs for the Joomla and Drupal users' groups: Drupal for Joomla Users and Joomla for Drupal Users.
His reply back was: Have you ever thought of having a list of speakers and topics that they have presented for organizers to look through. This way they can get ideas or just contact that person to come and speak.
I thought that was a great idea and I'll try to get that going in the near future. Keep those cards and letters coming in!