Greetings Friends & Supporters of the OSDV Project-
In a recent article on Businessweek.com, John Hagel and John Seely Brown describe the powerful innovation strategy used by the Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF). MRF is a Silicon Valley nonprofit using an open-source approach to scientific research and drug
Nearly unbelievable, but perhaps predictable. The Brad Blog reports on a warning letter that Dr. Ed Felten, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University has received from Sequoia Voting Systems, should he and a colleague (Andrew Appel) proceed to analyze the Company's AVC Advantage product.
Interesting news: on 27 February, the New York State Board of Elections unanimously adopted a resolution that would provide for waiver of fees for certification testing of open source software. The official announcement says that the Board may elect to waive fees (that a vendor pays for examination of a voting system) if the vendor meets some specific conditions of proof that the system is open source.
Provocative. That was a term used to describe the name of the Foundation when we began over a year ago. Why? Well, in part because we’re more – a lot more – than simply a public open source software project.
Innovation. Sometimes innovation lies in process. And that’s what I want to mention today. And I promise, at the risk of starting to flow like the Hon. Senator Joe Biden, it’ll be simply a mention.
Balance. The philosophy of yin-yang teaches among other things that a struggle of energies provides balance and can even serve as a flywheel of momentum. In a recent post, I attempted to present some unique giving propositions for the OSDV Foundation which were focused – in part – on the
Validation. It’s a nice thing when you can get it. We may have unintentionally gained just a little today in a sideways sort of way.
In a previous post, I noted two things we've learned from this election. The first (and subject of that
In a previous post, I noted two things we've learned from this election. The first (and subject of that