Open Source Initiative blogs

Join us at OSCON 2008 (if you are attending the conf)

Michael Tiemann — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:03:49 -0700

If you are visiting OSCON this week, come to the OSI's annual public face-to-face meeting Thursday July 24th at Room F152 during the lunch break.

Here is the draft agenda:

Everything happens for a reason

Michael Tiemann — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:19:44 -0700

This week I'm attending OSCON 2008, where the OSI is celebrating its 10th anniversary as an organization, but that's only one reason I'm here.

OSCON: Open Source, Open World. What should we discuss there?

bruno — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:29:33 -0700

In one week the open source community will meet at OSCON. I'll be part of a panel - Open Source, Open World - that will discuss the success and challenges for open source worldwide. Danese Cooper, that is hosting the panel, asked the participants to list a few questions that we should discuss on the panel.

OSI presents at OSCON 2008

alolita — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:27:37 -0700

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. And it will be participating at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in Portland this July 23-25, 2008. Meet OSI's team and listen to what OSI speakers have to say at the following OSCON sessions.

See you there!

Franchise

nelson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:45:33 -0700

In a free market, over time, competition in the production of a commodity product will eliminate all profits. Bread-makers can sell their bread for enough money to cover the cost of the capital invested in the bakery, the cost of the flour, yeast, sugar, and water, the fuel needed for firing, and the salary of the baker. They can earn no more money than that. If they did, then another bakery would be established which would price its products lower, splitting that profit between the customer and the owner of the new bakery.

Open Source is taking new turns in Africa.

nnenna — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:49:49 -0700

Fair trade coffee & Open source Java

Michael Tiemann — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:38:47 -0700

Open Source and Sustainability

Michael Tiemann — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:51:12 -0700

Last week I read the book small is possible. It's a great read, and I heartily recommend it to anyone who enjoyed books like The Tipping Point, The Wisdom of Crowds, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and other books that powerfully explain the world from a new perspective.

Speaking of linux clusters...Roadrunner is /fast/

Michael Tiemann — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:19:44 -0700

I was happy to learn on Monday that the Petaflop barrier has been broken. IBM's Roadrunner supercomputer achieved this feat with commodity hardware and open source software (including Red Hat's Enterprise Linux).

24 Core, 48GB RAM Linux cluster runs on 400W

Michael Tiemann — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:20:40 -0700

I just read the story of Helmer, a Fedora 8 linux cluster in an IKEA Helmer cabinet. The story begins

3D computer rendering are very CPU intensive and the best way so speed up slow render problems, are usually to distribute them on to more computers. Render farms are usually very large, expensive and run using ALLOT of energy. I wanted to build something that could be put in my home, not make too much noise and run using very little energy... and be dirt cheep, big problem? :) no computer stuff cost almost nothing these days, it just a matter of finding fun stuff to play with.