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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Such efforts are necessary to address global nutritional needs in a world facing the challenges of climate change.

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Is Your Organization Ready for Open Source Software?

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What does this mean when weighing your open source options? You know your organization needs to make a core technology change. Change Management Leadership Open Source Open Source tech leadership' BackOffice Thinking.

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Diversity and Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It comes out of Kirrily Robert’s keynote at OSCON about women and open source. There has been, of course, a lot said about the fact that although women make up 20% of the tech field, they only are approximately 1.5% of open source communities. of open source communities. Say it, mean it.

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Diversity and Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It comes out of Kirrily Robert’s keynote at OSCON about women and open source. There has been, of course, a lot said about the fact that although women make up 20% of the tech field, they only are approximately 1.5% of open source communities. of open source communities. Say it, mean it.

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SaaS vs. 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 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.

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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Desktop Productivity

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I’ve been using this tool since it actually was StarOffice, more than 10 years ago, when it was first open sourced by Sun in 2000. I know that the fact that nonprofits can get MS Office for $30 or so makes a change unlikely, and I’ve carped about that one for years.

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Open Source Feminism?

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 Open Source Feminism? She’s got some great video blogging, including a short one on “ open source feminism.&# Let’s get together!