Development by Davis: “EveryVote: An open source platform with a side of democratic collaboration” plus 3 more

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• EveryVote: An open source platform with a side of democratic collaboration
• Thoughts on President Obama's comments on higher education on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
• Teach kids about open source on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
• AMD Reports First Quarter Results

EveryVote: An open source platform with a side of democratic collaboration Posted: 26 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT You want to get more involved with your government, but the red tape and politics are overwhelming. Maybe you just want "the facts" to make your own informed decision. This is where start-up project EveryVote comes in. This is not an open source electronic voting project. EveryVote wants to encourage citizens to take a more active and informed role in their government. Read more... read more

Thoughts on President Obama's comments on higher education on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Posted: 26 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT President Obama was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon which was recorded at the University of North Carolina. Higher education and student loans were a big part of their conversation (see vidoes below). Read more... read more

Teach kids about open source on Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Posted: 25 Apr 2012 08:11 PM PDT Today is the 20th anniversary of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in the US--an excellent opportunity to introduce kids to the concepts of open source (even if you don't have any of your own). If you work at an open source company Whether it's software or a company that otherwise embodies openness, you have it easy. When the kids come to your office--whether they're yours or your coworkers'--help show them what your company does. Explain how you contribute. Tell them why your company chooses openness over competitors who do not. Explain the value of open source principles. Read more... read more

AMD Reports First Quarter Results Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:00 AM PDT AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced revenue for the first quarter of 2012 of $1.59 billion, net loss of $590 million, or $0.80 per share, and operating loss of $580 million. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $92 million, or $0.12 per share, and non-GAAP operat...

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Development by Davis: “Kansas City explores open government, civic life, and innovation” plus 3 more

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• Kansas City explores open government, civic life, and innovation
• See the Steam client running on Linux; likely available by the end of the year
• Teaching open source: Team operating principles that can be used on any project
• Oracle v. Google shows the folly of U.S. software patent law

Kansas City explores open government, civic life, and innovation Posted: 25 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT The exploration of open government and civic participation in Kansas City has already begun. This weekend, a new chapter begins. A chapter that will include open source, open data, citizen engagement, a Bike Walk hackathon, and more. In fact, it might materialize into several chapters that could start with rapid-fire lighting talks and end with dueling mayors who are innovating beyond borders. And what would a CityCamp be without an unconference? That's a whole chapter by itself. Meet Jase Wilson, a civic entrepreneur and CEO of Luminopolis. He's one of the main organizers for CityCamp Kansas City. Before I headed out to Kansas City this weekend, I wanted to know more about the event and the open government movement in the Kansas City metro area. Here's my interview with Jase Wilson. Read more... read more

See the Steam client running on Linux; likely available by the end of the year Posted: 25 Apr 2012 05:00 AM PDT One of the most popular posts we've ever had on opensource.com was "Steam for Linux confirmed." Unfortunately it was last year's April Fool's Day joke. But check today's date--April Fool's is almost a month ago now, and this time you can actually see pictures. Phoronix's Michael Larabel has long stood that the Steam client would eventually be released for Linux, while many others considered it somewhere between a persistent rumor and a dream. Read more... read more

Teaching open source: Team operating principles that can be used on any project Posted: 25 Apr 2012 04:00 AM PDT Matt Jadud and Mel Chua have been friends of opensource.com from the beginning. Together with others they "are working on (the) Craft of Electronics, a curriculum for college-level electronics in a craft-first (and theory-sometime-later) format, through learning from, participating in, and contributing to the open hardware movement." In efforts to explain what it means to operate in the "open source way," Matt wrote a set of guidelines for their team. We thought he was on to something so we've taken the liberty (with Matt's blessing, of course) to build on what he started. We think they make fine tips for anyone contemplating a project the open source way. Read more... read more

Oracle v. Google shows the folly of U.S. software patent law Posted: 24 Apr 2012 10:00 AM PDT Oracle v. Google has all the ingredients of an epic, high-stakes courtroom battle: a damages claim of up to $1 billion over the use of Java in the popular Android operating system, testimony by both Larrys (CEOs Page and Ellison) in the first week alone, and, of course, the disposition of some interesting legal issues, not the least of them whether APIs can be copyrighted. But, more than all of that, the case serves as an important teaching moment, illustrating much of what doesn't work in our patent system. Read more... read more

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