Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 11, 2015
“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. In fact, that the tool’s source code is open strengthens its security and, by extension, the safety and privacy of its users.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
DECEMBER 19, 2008
Next year, given what is likely to be a grim funding year, nonprofit organizations are going to be hunting for ways to save money on technology. One question that will inevitably be asked: can free and open source software save organizations money? There are no license fees, but it takes care and feeding.
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NTEN
OCTOBER 6, 2010
Based on my informal assessment of attitudes and interest in the NTEN community about open source software, I think there's a significant and growing number of folks and organizations who are either interested in, already using, or even evangelizing open source solutions. Current Trends.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
MAY 22, 2013
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. To the greatest extent possible, be open. Support open data, open access to research, open content and open source.
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
OCTOBER 4, 2007
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How not to treat an open source user community October 4, 2007 I’ve been using activeCollab for a few months now. It’s commercial, but it’s just $5 per month, so I don’t regret the money I send.
Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog
APRIL 10, 2007
Independent Software Vendors (ISV's) have been wrestling with this for years, as the success of the Open Source movement places a downward pressure on the value of software. Some vendors, such as MySQL, have a split model - a free license and a commercial license, for example. image posted as [link]
Tech Soup
JULY 18, 2017
Limited money, revolving staff, and regulatory pressures require that visionaries think ahead of their competition. They need to build a digital experience that doesn't tie their hands with expensive proprietary licenses and high maintenance code. They, like an employee, are expected to make money and be accountable.
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