Please read the previous post about this topic to have a better idea of what I'm trying to explain here. When thinking about how to create a local node in a certain area where all the knowledge from GFSC can be used to improve local economy and social rights I came to the conclusion that … Continue reading Building innovation nodes through Free Software Communities (II)
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Building innovation nodes through Free Software Communities
Global Free Software Communities (GFSC from now on) are a proof that Silicon Valley model is an industrial innovation and business model from past century. GFSC are building, not just great products, but creating new engineering procedures and tools, new ways of governance models, supporting and promoting new legal improvements in some areas, creating its … Continue reading Building innovation nodes through Free Software Communities
Libre Software Communities and Universities: talk at La Laguna University
On September 19th I planned to give a talk in La Laguna College, Tenerife, Canary Islands. The idea was to promote involvement in Free Software Community projects, like KDE, among students and teachers.Due to a problem on my trip to Tenerife from La Palma (my mom's car decided to stay in La Palma instead of … Continue reading Libre Software Communities and Universities: talk at La Laguna University
Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (IV)
After the previous three articles about very basic previous ideas to take in consideration before designing an engagement program for organizations, we need to think about what are going to be the concepts to base our program on.To have a better chance to succeed, we have to build our program on our strengths and not … Continue reading Some previous ideas about building new ecosystems around free software projects (IV)
Social networks… a new challenge and a new risk for software libre projects
More and more people is now using KDE 4, and specially non technical people. Since KDE4 is improving fast but do not have yet all the features and apps that KDE 3.5 did, it is easy to think that old KDE users will have many requests or questions the following monthes. Since the usability of … Continue reading Social networks… a new challenge and a new risk for software libre projects
Who did make me believe?
There are different ways to end up in the software libre community. I used debian at college but I really perferred windows at that time. Once I was working, I got in touch with free software again. I began to use it and promote it. It took me two more years to really understand, then … Continue reading Who did make me believe?
I’m alive after all
I've moved to Málaga two monthes ago for a year and I'm quiet happy about it. I came here to manage the first step of a project that will migrate 31 municipalities from a region called La Axarquía, which is close to Málaga.After planning and scheduling the tasks, we are inventornig the computers and services … Continue reading I’m alive after all
What a day for standard formats and free software…
Today 3 news has came along related with standars and free software that I hope it gives light to people in general and local politics here on the Canary Islands, Sapin, about what's going on:1.- German Foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, supports ODF.2.- Open Document format (ODF) yesterday became an official standard forSouth African government communications.3.- … Continue reading What a day for standard formats and free software…
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