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Gender, Race and Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Gender, Race and Open Source June 29, 2007 My session on Free and Open Source software and the US Social Forum went great yesterday. That speaks volumes to me.

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What I’ll be writing about (and not writing about)

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I realized, in getting this stuff, and trying to figure out what to do with it, that I needed to be better at understanding myself what I was doing, and articulating that clearly. In the realm of things in my life that this blog is meant to cover, I have two passions: data, and moving data around, and open source software.

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What software freedom means to me

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I realize that I haven’t talked about this in a while, and I’m not sure I’ve actually ever articulated this completely on this blog. I could easily argue that for the overwhelming majority of places you need an operating system, the free and open source alternatives are better (if you count the BSD core of the Mac OS.

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Social Actions API, Semantic Web, and Linked Open Data: An Interview with Peter Deitz

Amy Sample Ward

Link TV, along with Doug Puchanski and Rob DiCiuccio of Definition , helped us articulate the changes that would need to occur and then connected us with a funder who could underwrite what amounted to a very significant enhancement to our code base. Why aren’t you publishing this data in RDF?”. Visit socialactions.com today to learn more!

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Benetech Truths

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Writing them down has been powerful for us: these truths articulate who we are and how we do things at Benetech. Benetech seeks to be open internally and externally. While respecting individual privacy and our other values, we foster a collaborative work environment through open communication. 2 We get stuff done.

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My Theory of Practice

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Be Helpful.

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Creating a Culture of Storytelling Webinar Recap

Tech Soup

Helping staff articulate their stories and developing them might require storytelling training. To encourage library patrons to continue making content, Escondido Public Library trains library patrons using mostly free and open source software. User-generated content includes how-tos, interviews, and life stories.