Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. From my perspective, the key is openness.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
MAY 18, 2007
Microsoft this week has started saber-rattling against Linux and other open source projects, by suggesting that they infringe on 235 patents that they hold. Just threatening to sue, threatening to get license fees (which, for some open source projects would be a major problem) is enough to make people doubt the future of open source.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 20, 2009
In December, Fast Company published an article called " The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 " featuring about a dozen amazing women who work in the Web 2.0 Fast Company responded with " The Most Influential Women in Technology." is an open source software guru who writes the some best posts on that topic. Jordan Viator.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 15, 2007
I have some advice for both companies, though: Keep going – it’s looking more and more like not only are people expecting the ability to mash their data and other data more, it’s also looking like a pretty good business model. Both companies are making strides, but people want to look under the hood, fast! Be Helpful.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
AUGUST 6, 2007
There basically are three types of software acquisitions that companies make. The first is to acquire a company that does something that you do not. The second kind of acquisition is to acquire a company that does something you do, but much better. We have power and options in using open source solutions.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
FEBRUARY 18, 2008
As the author of a custom CMS (it did have the advantage that it was released as open source, but it never caught on, so it still counts as custom) I know what it is like to put my heart and soul (and time) into a CMS, and want my clients to get what they want. But, that was then, and this is now. But, that was then, and this is now.
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