So when I first heard about Remail’s acquisition by Google I had expected this would culminate (maybe) with a native GMail app for the iphone sometime next year using some of the newly acquired tech. So, Imagine my surprise when it was announced the client would be open sourced and availale for download on Google code!
Remail acquired, open sourced by Google
Posted by – March 15, 2010
Simple network theory to help get your message out
Posted by – March 3, 2010
Wondering why twitter isn’t driving the traffic you expected? Can’t figure out why only a small portion of your facebook contacts actually read your site regularly? Valdis Krebs (The Network Thinker) uses network theory and personal experience to give some tips on how Twitter can be used to effectively drive traffic to your site.
Jacobsen v. Katzer settled, open source lands decisive win
Posted by – February 22, 2010
In the first ruling of its kind, damages were paid to an open source project who’s source code was copied and used as part of a commercial package. Read the whole story here.
Open science – Panton principles for sharing scientific data
Posted by – February 22, 2010
Glyn Moody (from open… blog) covered the creation of a set of Panton Principles for open science data. The principles advise how scientific data should be used and shared in order for the scientific process to function effectively. I have covered open science before here. Check out Glyn’s whole post on open… here.
Does open source attract new talent?
Posted by – February 18, 2010
I know of a few people who will be graduating this year or who are currently looking for new software development jobs. Most of them are trying to find jobs that will allow them to continue contributing to open source projects during normal work hours. When I asked why this is such an important factor in the offer they accept I was told more than once that belonging to well-known open source communities really strengthens a developer’s resume, helps them build a strong global network and allows them to continually improve their development and (more importantly) leadership skills.
If the top-talent is looking for jobs that involve open source development, are the hiring companies delivering? To be honest I don’t know the answer but I can say that there are a lot more companies contributing to open source than in the past. If there is truly a demand by employees to contribute to open source projects, this could lead to a real explosion of corporate-championed open source.
What are your observations on the subject?