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Open source is the nanotechnology of cloud computing. Image by opensource.com In 1998, Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics.

Open source is the nanotechnology of cloud computing

The lecture he gave, titled "The Possibility of Social Choice," succinctly captured both the subject of his work (generalizing economic theory to cover social groups of disparate actors rather than just individuals or corporations) and his irrepressible sense of humor (because the generalization applied to Arrow's Impossibility Theorem). Sen's crucial insight (for me) is this (emphasis mine): Thus, it should be clear that a full axiomatic determination of a particular method of making social choice must inescapably lie next door to an impossibility—indeed just short of it. If it lies far from an impossibility (with various positive possibilities), then it cannot give us an axiomatic derivation of any specific method of social choice. I am quite familiar with proximity to impossibility.

This problem has remained so stubbornly entrenched in part because the numbers militate against any solution. What happened at the first Open Knowledge Foundation France meetup? The following post was written by OKFN France edited by Pierre Chrzanowski and translated by Peter Schiøler.

What happened at the first Open Knowledge Foundation France meetup?

It was with great excitement that we greeted 60+ participants for the first OKFN meetup in Paris on the evening of 12/12/12. Why Closed Source is Better Than Open Source. Why Closed Source is Better Than Open Source Posted by Rod Cope on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 It might seem strange coming from the founder of OpenLogic, a company focused on helping others succeed with open source, but the fact is that closed source is better than open source in certain situations.

Why Closed Source is Better Than Open Source

With closed source… 1. You never have to fix components when something goes wrong. 2012-035.pdf (application/pdf Object) An overview of several free books and reports about open innovation, co-creation, and crowdsourcing. Image by opensource.com.

An overview of several free books and reports about open innovation, co-creation, and crowdsourcing

Says Cloud, Mobility and Open Source Will Drive Application Development Market to Exceed $9 Billion in 2012. Sydney, Australia, August 22, 2012 View All Press Releases Analysts Explore Emerging Trends at the Gartner Application Architecture, Development and Integration Summit in Sydney, 22-23 August and Las Vegas, 27-29 November 2012 The worldwide application development (AD) software market is expected to reach more than $9 billion in 2012, an increase of 1.8 percent over 2011, according to Gartner.

Says Cloud, Mobility and Open Source Will Drive Application Development Market to Exceed $9 Billion in 2012

In Australia, spending on application development software is expected to reach A$153.4 million in 2012, up 5 percent over 2011. Open-source: so much more than just software and freebies. Typically, when you see or hear the words "open-source," what's the first thing that comes to mind? For many, "open-source" is synonymous with "free software," but in reality, it's so much more than that: it's a movement; a chance to improve lives; a chance for success; a total lifestyle change.

In this article, I hope to shed some light on what open-source really is -- and more importantly -- why everyone should care about it, or at least be aware of it. To start, how would you like to raise $10 million to fund production of a project that was birthed out of work freely provided by people who seek only to fuel imagination? Figuratively speaking, your success -- whatever that might be for you -- is their success, too. Well, just a couple of months ago, this very thing happened via Kickstarter to a small team of individuals seeking to create a watch that interfaces with iPhones. Not a bad return on something based on freely-available technology, huh?

1: Arduino. TEDxSF - Shereef Bishay - Open Enterprise: Applying Open Source Principles to the way we Work. Moodle.org: open-source community-based tools for learning. Open education reconsidered. Open innovation is good for business. Open innovation is an area only beginning to enter mainstream enterprises, despite years of success in open source communities.

Open innovation is good for business

It allows people both inside and outside the company to get involved and collaborate on new products and processes that result in beneficial change. Dr. Andrew McAfee, who coined the term "Enterprise 2.0," recently highlighted "open innovation" as an area ripe for mainstream business adoption. Organizations that want to find fresh approaches to their business processes, product or service offerings are encouraged to look outside traditional sources of expertise and be receptive to new contributors. A research paper released last month by the McAfee-led AIIM Task Force on Social Business and Process Innovation, showed high levels of satisfaction for early adopters, but still found significant levels of reluctance to engage with external stakeholders such as customers, partners or prospects. Do something.

The well-field system: Open source 30 centuries ago. Image by opensource.com Where does open source come from?

The well-field system: Open source 30 centuries ago

Since ancient times, know-how has been shared under non-monetary terms. Our ancestors learned to survive with basic rules that were derived from empirical experience and shared with one another: what to eat, what makes us sick, how to hunt a rabbit, and how to escape the lion. Forges and foundations: Chalk and cheese. Black Duck Software and North Bridge Venture Partners, working with 451 Research, are conducting the sixth annual Future of Open Source Survey.

Forges and foundations: Chalk and cheese

I took the survey, but one question caused me concern, considering what I do for a living. Question 11 states, "OSS [Open source software] forges and foundations have played an important role in the past few years. How will OSS forges and foundations evolve over the next 2-3 years? " Answers range from growing or decreasing equally in terms of adoption, one growing at the expense of the other, or staying the same. Open innovation and open source innovation: what do they share and where do they differ? Image by opensource.com Recently, Stefan Lindegaard, open innovation expert and author of the new book The Open Innovation Revolution, joined opensource.com for a webcast about open innovation.

Open innovation and open source innovation: what do they share and where do they differ?

Based on the positive feedback from this webcast, we decided to host a conversation between Stefan and regular opensource.com contributor Chris Grams regarding the ways open source and open innovation are different and the things they share. To learn more about open innovation, visit Stefan’s 15inno blog. Why open source is the key to cloud innovation. CIO — In the 25 years since Richard Stallman wrote the GNU General Public License, free and open source software (FOSS) have become pervasive in computing: Linux, Apache HTTP Server, MySQL and more can be found in large numbers of enterprises across the globe.

Why open source is the key to cloud innovation

And open source is now increasingly undergirding cloud computing as well. "Open source is certainly at the foundation in terms of building out cloud technologies," says Byran Che, senior director of product management at Red Hat and responsible for its cloud operations offerings, management software and Red Hat Enterprise MRG, (Red Hat's Messaging, Real-time and Grid platform). "If you take a look at market share in the server space, as you look at traditional data centers, about 70 percent are running on the Windows platform and about 30 percent are running Linux. As you take a look at what operating systems people are choosing to build applications on in the cloud, the ratio flips completely.

" Afraid to Innovate? Create an Airlock - Grant McCracken. By Grant McCracken | 10:35 AM March 5, 2012 I gave a talk at the Canadian Marketing Association in Toronto last week. Leaving the hall, I fell into step with a young marketer. She seemed stressed. “How are you doing?” I asked. “I liked your talk,” she said, “but it’s hard. “Mistake?” The Unstoppable Rise of Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing. Imagine that you are planning a big surprise party. You want it to be entertaining, spectacular, memorable and different. You could plan and project manage every element of the party yourself: the theme, venue, music, food, drink, entertainment, games, diversions etc. Or you could involve a number of people to help you with their ideas and their skills. One person could manage all aspects of the venue, someone else could design special decorations, another person could put together a music mix and so on.

If you do it all yourself then you are in complete control, you have sole responsibility and you can keep the whole thing a surprise but you have to remember to do everything and it is only as good as your ideas. There was a time not very long ago when companies primarily used closed models for all their new product development.

Nowadays most CEOs see collaboration as key to their success with innovation. Open Source and the Enterprise: A Call to Action. Ask any non-IT executive from a major enterprise whether they would consider open source to improve their current business operations or play a part in their long-term strategies and you will probably get one of the following responses: Is that the same as outsourcing? We openly compete all our acquisitions and procurementsSorry we are a ____ shop (insert favorite business application/enterprise platform provider)Never heard of it. Capitalism Gone Wild - Video. Reimagining capitalism—as principled, patient, and truly social.

Image by opensource.com While the global financial meltdown and its aftershocks have unleashed a flood of indignation, condemnation, and protest upon Wall Street, the crisis has exposed a deeper distrust and implacable resentment of capitalism itself. Morality in Social Business is What you Bring To It. Reporter's Notebook: Wall Street's Lost Moral Center. The term "Stewards of Capital" used to mean the businesses of Wall Street, which were supposed to hold and grow assets for clients.

How open is your internet? An interactive map. OpenCorporates opens up new database of corporate directors and officers. In an age of technology-fueled transparency, corporations are subject to the same powerful disruption as governments. In that context, data journalism has profound importance for society. If a researcher needs data for business journalism, OpenCorporates is a bonafide resource. Enterprises: Embrace open source development or go extinct. Enterprises must embrace open source web technologies and development paradigms quickly -- or possibly face extinction.

That's a stern warning from a Forrester Research principal analyst, who contended during a webcast yesterday that the rate of innovation inspired by open source development is accelerating at such a dramatic pace that it could threaten the livelihood of any business that sits on the sidelines. How the Fortune 500 use Social Media in 2012 [infographic] How do the Fortune 500 use and evaluate Social Media sites?

Please find a great infographic that illustrates some of the key Social Media statistics for the biggest corporate players. Here are the key points… - 23% already have a corporate blog. - 58% have an active corporate Facebook account. - 62% have an active corporate Twitter account and have tweeted from in the past 30 days. - The biggest number of blogs is in specialist retail industry. - The insurance industry gets the highest number of Facebook pages. The next two years will definitely show some massive changes in the adoption of Social Media in big enterprises which we acknowledge in different meetings and seminars these days.

CIOs to Tablets: It’s Business Time - John Paczkowski - Mobile. The tablet isn’t yet a standard-issue sidearm in enterprise, but it’s quickly becoming one — led by Apple’s iPad. Indeed, with the “bring your own device” (BYOD) movement gaining momentum, tablets are no longer simply infiltrating the enterprise market, they’re marching right in.