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- OSI
- (1) Open System Interconnection An ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines a framework for implementing protocols in seven layers. Control is passed from one layer to the...
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- Introduction to Information Technology
- View Available Dates and LocationsIn this introductory course, you will learn the basics of computers, operating systems, and communication. With the help of interactive exercises, you will learn about common network protocols, the use of addressing to communicate over the network, and the role of the OSI...
- Tags: OSI, Network, Information Technology, Networking, Wireless And Mobility
- Training 2009-05-01
- Europe gets its own GPL
- Europe now has its own version of the GPL. It's got copyleft, but it lacks the extra language found in GPLv3 meant to enforce that concept. The European Union Public License is an effort by EU government services to codify a Euro-centric view of copyleft,...
- Tags: GPL, OSI, License, European Union Public License, EUPL, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
- Explaining the buzzwords which students will need to know
- Explaining the buzzwords which students will need to knowNice WordsBut,... "Internet has the OSI model", dear, Internet runs on TCP/IP model, OSI is just a framework used nowadays to teach kids.
- Tags: INTERNET, buzzword
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- It's official: OOXML is a standard
- It's official: OOXML is a standardA right decisionYou can only FUD so much.Now......we get to see who's going to implement it and how much of it will be implemented. Note that if multiple vendors are using the same MS-Windows API to support OOXML, they're not creating independent implementations of...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Fast Tracking, Office Open XML, oXML, OSI, Microsoft Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses
- After pulling its "Sandcastle" documentation compiler from its CodePlex repository site for failure to comply with Open Source Initiative terms and conditions, Microsoft is ready to try releasing "Sandcastle" again under one of its OSI-approved licenses. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Team, OSI, Source Code, Microsoft Corp., Sandcastle, CodePlex, Team Management, Open Source, Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Microsoft apologizes to Open Source Initiative for policy violation
- After outcry from various constituencies over the past couple of days, Microsoft has pulled from its CodePlex site its Sandcastle project for failure to comply with the terms and conditions required in order to be qualify as bona-fide open source. Sandcastle is a documentation compiler for managed...
- Tags: OSI, Open Source Initiative, Microsoft Corp., Sandcastle, Open Source, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Bruce is back, does OSI still want him?
- Bruce is back, does OSI still want him?Bruce, Bruce, Bruce...Personally, I think Perens is a has been. He wants a seat on the OSI board to try to become relevant again.His "campaign" seems to be based on fear-mongering. He writes "I think that vendor-domination of Open Source inevitably...
- Tags: Corporate governance, OSI, open source, board
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Bruce is back, does OSI still want him?
- Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens wants back on the board. Perens, who quit OSI in 1999 to concentrate on free software, has launched a petition drive to win his way back in. Perens says vendors are over-represented on the board, which is headed...
- Tags: OSI, Bruce Perens, Bruce, Michael Tiemann, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Will the GPL be overtaken by AGPL?
- Version 3 of the Affero GPL was approved by the OSI last week, leading one of its advocates to suggest it should become the most popular version over time. (Picture from last October's VentureCamp for Blognation.) As the software industry increasingly moves to a Software as a...
- Tags: Software, GPL, OSI, Loophole, Capobianco, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- OSI Model Screensaver 1.0 (Windows)
- We design special screensavers and wall-papers for IT/Networking professionals and students, who will display our art on their computer screens for months or years. Screensavers are widely displayed on people's PCs for months, even years. Marketing messages, product names and corporate logos and active links to your websites can be...
- Tags: OSI, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, Javvin
- Software downloads 2008-03-15
- OpenDocument Foundation's 'woes' have little to do with OpenDoc Format's future
- OpenDocument Foundation's 'woes' have little to do with OpenDoc Format's futureThere will never be a shortageof those who oppose freedom and support the rich and powerful. Will they be able to fool all the people, all the time?Never! There will always be at least one holdout........ Me!Good summation.This OD Foundation...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, OOXML, OSI, James Thurber, OpenDoc Format, OpenDocument Foundation, OpenDoc
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- News to know: Yahoo; Enterprise mashups; Ubuntu; Intel; IBM
- Notable headlines: Dion Hinchcliffe: The 10 top challenges facing enterprise mashups. Dave Greenfield: Top 100 Enterprise 2.0 Links. Dan Farber: Coming up: Web 2.0 Summit Garett Rogers: Google Apps Gmail now uses the Gmail storage counter. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Looking forward to...
- Tags: Ubuntu, OSI, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Symbian Inc., Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Mashup, Routers & Switches, Web 2.0, Networking, Internet
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- Was OSI right to let Microsoft licenses in?
- Was OSI right to let Microsoft licenses in?I voted "Ok, but I wouldn't use them"I voted "Ok, but I wouldn't use them" because there's already a whole spectrum of open source licenses to choose from(GPL, MIT, BSD, MPL, etc). That's not to say I wouldn't use Ms-PL or Ms-RL licensed...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Licenses, OSI, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Was OSI right to let Microsoft licenses in?
- Was the Open Source Initiative right to approve two Microsoft licenses today? The two licenses, the Microsoft Public License and the Microsoft Recipricol License, both read like baby steps down the open source incline. The first says a patent suit invalidates the license. The second also requires that...
- Tags: OSI, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-10-16
- Microsoft gets the open-source licensing nod from the OSI
- Microsoft gets the open-source licensing nod from the OSIOh mah gosh!Hell just froze over! ]:)It gets better for users and coders everyday.Keep up the good efforts Microsoft!wait and seeLet's not get too excited. Just because they hammered out the terms for two licenses doesn't mean that they will release anything...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, .NET, Shared Source, Impartiality, Microsoft Corp., OSI, software, open source, Microsoft .NET
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Microsoft gets the open-source licensing nod from the OSI
- Microsoft was awarded an official Open Source Initiative OSI approval for the two Shared Source licenses it submitted for consideration in August -- but not without agreeing to some OSI-requested changes first. On October 16, Microsoft officials announced that the Microsoft Permissive License (MS-PL) -- which is...
- Tags: OSI, Open Source Initiative, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-10-16
- Why SugarCRM made peace
- SugarCRM's summertime peace deal with OSI was motivated by marketing considerations.This became clear to me reading CEO John Roberts' hype concerning his latest release, Sugar 5.0. It's all about the Internet, about push vs. pull, about the glories of the open source business model.Not that there's anything wrong with that....
- Tags: OSI, Open Source, SugarCRM, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-08-27
- Microsoft Shared Source licenses are now in OSI's hands
- Microsoft Shared Source licenses are now in OSI's handsthe OSS must take actionand speak up against the M$ dirty deeds.A good ideea could be to picket the OSI office to reject these M$ 'creations'.once a shill always a shillIs there anythin about microsft MJF that isnt good. S squared...
- Tags: Microsoft Shared Source license, OSI, Microsoft Corp., standards
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- Microsoft Shared Source licenses are now in OSI's hands
- On August 9, Microsoft made good on its promise to submit its Shared Source licenses to the Open Source Initiative for consideration as certified open-source licenses.Microsoft submitted two of its three Shared Source licenses for consideration: The Microsoft Permissive License (MS-PL) and Microsoft Community License (MS-CL). It did not submit...
- Tags: OSI, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-13
- Will Microsoft fit into OSI compromise?
- Will Microsoft fit into OSI compromise?GPL is the only true open source licenseall other licenses are just a relic of an unfortunate and dark era.Compromise, yes. But surrender, no...As I have said before, while it's likely some of the Microsoft licenses will pass the open source sniff test with ease,...
- Tags: GPL, OSI, open source, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-31
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