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Open Source Means Strong Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

“Your secure software is open source: doesn’t that make it less secure?” We strongly believe not only that open source is compatible with digital security, but that it’s also essential for it. Having the detailed plans helps me, or safe experts, determine how good the design is.

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MechonHadar.org: Open Source Judaism in a Modern Design

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The post MechonHadar.org: Open Source Judaism in a Modern Design appeared first on The See3 Blog. web jewish life mechon hadar responsive design web design website' They needed a partner to update the website to a modern look, and figure out how to […].

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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Nonprofit CRM

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Because of this, the deck has always been stacked against open source tools in this arena. From my perspective, open data (via ope APIs) can sometimes be more important to consider than whether or not a tool is open source – since integration with other tools, as well as using external tools of various sorts is critical.

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Salesforce and Amazon Web Services Partner to Help Nonprofits Accelerate Impact

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Data Lake for Nonprofit Cloud, Powered by AWS, is a new open-source solution designed to make it even easier for organizations to leverage their Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud data. As nonprofits emerge from pandemic-related challenges, data has become critical in preparing for what's next.

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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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Nuggets of news from the open source world

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

This is old-ish news, but the acquisition of companies behind open source software by big behemoths continues with the acquisition of Jabber by Cisco. It’s a great model for the vendor, when it works, but it encourages stasis in markets and silly lawsuits designed to horde, not grow customer value.&#

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Study the Data, But Eat the Cake—Put the Human Factor Forward

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Algorithms can be designed to be objective and unbiased, reducing the risk of human error and judgment in decision-making. Several providers offer open source or limited free access, which is a great way to test options. RapidMiner is another open-source platform with a drag-and-drop interface.

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