Tag Archives: FOSS

Found Line Software License

October 20, 2008 – 5:48 pm

We recently made the strategic decision to license all software developed by Found Line under the New BSD License. This is a free/open source software license meaning that our clients will have the four freedoms as outlined by the Free Software Foundation. Basically, this means that clients are free “to run, copy, distribute, study, change [...]

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Social Capital in Free/Open Source Software Projects

July 30, 2008 – 6:06 pm

A colleague of mine recently introduced me to the concept of social capital. Many organizations these days value human capital but I’m not sure how many value the social contacts between people involved in the organization. This raised the following question for me: I wonder how much of the success around free/open source software projects [...]

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RMS in Vermont

April 19, 2008 – 9:27 am

Richard M. Stallman (RMS), founder of the free software movement and the Free Software Foundation (FSF), gave a speech on Copyright vs. Community at Saint Michael’s College on Thursday evening, and then a speech on The Free Software Movement at Champlain College on Friday morning. While I don’t agree with all of his ideas, here [...]

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Asus Eee PC 900 Review

April 16, 2008 – 10:30 am

The first full review of the Asus Eee PC 900 is available. The Eee PC is an ultra-portable computer and this newest version sports the following features: 8.9 inch 1024×600 LCD 1 GB of RAM Linux or Windows XP 20 GB SSD (Linux version) or 12 GB SSD (Windows XP version) 900 MHz Intel Celeron [...]

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Open Source Business

March 29, 2008 – 6:06 pm

Cal Evans has a post talking about his experience at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC). Just like many small businesses, especially web development shops, open source software is a critical tool for us at Found Line. However, I’d like us to be more then just consumers of open source software. It seems like most [...]

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