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Re-purposing a Student Tech Service Group?

Sep 22nd, 2008 · I help run a student group at a Canadian University. For almost 15 years we've provided students with services such as web space, email, wireless internet on campus, cvs/svn, database access, mailing lists, etc., all using Linux and FOSS. In recent years, …
see also: Linux · Hardware · Google · service · students · obsolete · Internet

Re-purposing a Student Tech Service Group?

Sep 21st, 2008 · I help run a student group at a Canadian University. For almost 15 years we've provided students with services such as web space, email, wireless internet on campus, cvs/svn, database access, mailing lists, etc., all using Linux and FOSS. In recent years, …
see also: Linux · Hardware · Google · service · students · obsolete · Internet

Promoting FOSS to People Who Don't Care

Jan 13th, 2008 · MarcoF brings us his take on how to cultivate interest in open-source software to casual users who aren't interested in or necessarily aware of its existence. Many people simply have trouble leaving their comfort zone of older proprietary software; what's …
see also: Linux · software · proprietary · community · Alternative · passion · freedom

Virtualbox Goes OSS

Jan 15th, 2007 · paltemalte writes to tell us that VirtualBox has gone open source. InnoTek released their virtualization product as open source and launched virtualbox.org to help cultivate the community and allow further development of the software.
see also: software · OSS · products · community · virtual · cultivate · Virtualbox

The Technology of Drug Prohibition

Aug 10th, 2006 · Although the GWOT gets all the headlines, technology is proving to be the key factor in the 'war on drugs'. This article and slideshow take a look at the current state-of-the-art for both federal agents and drug traffickers, from greenhouses to Predator …
see also: laws · technology · Machine · illegal · expense · private · enforcement

Why Does Beta Last So Long?

Nov 28th, 2005 · Noting that Google News has been labeled 'beta' for nearly three years, and Microsoft's antispyware program for nearly a year, the Wall Street Journal looks at why 'beta' lasts so long these days. The article mentions the usefulness of getting the masses …
see also: ca · software · service · Microsoft · world · products · Marketing