Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
DECEMBER 19, 2008
One question that will inevitably be asked: can free and open source software save organizations money? Open source software is both free as in “beer&# as well as free as in “kittens.&# There are no license fees, but it takes care and feeding. Make it full of APIs so you can hook other software to it.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 22, 2013
Caltech feeds an intense curiosity, a burning desire to understand, to grapple with hard problems and to own them! It wasn’t too many years ago when our pharmaceutical industry more or less argued that people with AIDS in Africa should die rather than to license their medicines for low cost manufacture.
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Amy Sample Ward
MAY 16, 2011
To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). "As of May 13, 2011, we are releasing the code for our community software platform, the Zanby Enterprise Group Family System, under a GPLv3 license.
DNL OmniMedia
APRIL 1, 2024
It’s designed to consolidate and integrate data from various sources, including CRM systems, fundraising software, financial databases, program management tools, and more. Cost-efficiency: Evaluate the total cost of ownership, including licensing, implementation, and ongoing maintenance.
Amy Sample Ward
MAY 20, 2010
To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). The software helps social service organizations enhance how they collect, use, and report client information (compliance reports, outcomes reporting, and more).
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
I said in that post: At one level, whether or not the software underneath the SaaS is open source is not relevant. You are not obtaining the software, and whether or not you can see the code, or modify it, is really not the key issue here. And, at the level of most nonprofits choosing software, this is, in fact, correct.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
JUNE 1, 2007
I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license. He suggested, basically, find the publisher first, then talk about the license second. I’ll keep you posted on URLs and feeds. { Be Helpful.
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