tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51230742738875124092024-03-08T16:27:49.510-05:00COSI 'Open' EducationCollaboration, Open Solutions, and Innovation (COSI) in Education - All about open source Education IT systems, open access Education materials, open data, open standards, etc. Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-37351899869274886162015-03-09T22:56:00.005-04:002015-04-12T11:32:14.755-04:00Last COSI 'Open' Education & Training Blog After 5 years, this is the last COSI 'Open' Education & Training
blog. We will, however, continue to maintain the associated COSI 'Open'
Education & Training Technology web site. We thank the thousands of visitors that took the
time to visit the site and read our blogs over the years.
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Ever
heard of Robo
Brain, a system that scours the Internet and teaches other
robots
how to think. It
exists!
Back
in 1959, Arthur
Samuel defined machine
learning
as a "field of study that gives computers the ability Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-49361613842450371802014-09-26T22:14:00.001-04:002014-09-26T22:14:23.793-04:00Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) for the Creative Arts
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Today,
Art and Technology often go hand-in-hand. The following are links to
selected 'open source' software & tools for use in the Creative
Arts. If you have an interest in this area, you might want to try
some of them out.
Art
of Illusion
- A free and open source 3D modelling and rendering studio.
Artful.ly
- An open source Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-80204529657154688222014-09-12T22:57:00.001-04:002014-09-12T22:57:44.634-04:00Understanding 'Open' Terminology
Having
heard so many people using the terms “open systems”, “open computing”,
and “open source” interchangeably, believing they all mean the same
thing, it seemed appropriate to write a short blog defining some of
these terms and soliciting input on other ‘open’ terminology.
In general, the term “Open” often refers to initiatives whose inner
workings are exposed to the public Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-8075058513686666702014-05-25T09:31:00.001-04:002014-05-30T09:39:55.236-04:00It's Easy! It's Time! Go ahead and install Linux on your old XP PC
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I finally started broke down and bought
a new laptop to replace my old one at home that still runs Microsoft XP. I
started using Windows 8.1 and was not pleased. So many unwanted
features that keep disrupting my use of the computer. I guess it will
just take time to adjust, but...
As a result, I decided to install Linux
Mint on my old XP laptop. I Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-61225754525601568942014-05-14T12:07:00.003-04:002014-05-14T12:12:43.895-04:00Investing in Top 'Open Source' Companies
I just looked over the "Top 50 Open Source Companies Ranked
by Momentum Index" posted at http://momentumindex.com/50-open-source-momentum-index/ These are businesses built on top of
open source technologies. The list of successful companies is growing and investors
have been pouring money into them.
The following are selected mid-size open source companies to watch
and possibly Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-65679614574533502852014-04-03T22:33:00.000-04:002014-04-03T22:51:15.102-04:008th Annual Future of Open Source Survey - 2014
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If you're running Microsoft XP on your personal computer (PC), after
April 8, 2014 you are apparently on your own. Actually you and 1/3 of
all the PC owners in the world still running XP are on your own. So you
have a lot of company. See Infographic.
It
is reasonable to speculate that soon after support is withdrawn, many
new hacker attacks and distribution of malware will start to occur. Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-50727255665862876022013-11-29T22:16:00.001-05:002015-01-06T21:47:16.262-05:00The 'Open' Education & Training Revolution Continues
First came free and 'open' source software. Then along came 'Open
Access', 'Open' Data, 'Open' Standards, 'Open' IT Architecture, 'Open'
Hardware, 'Open' Communities, 'Open' Government, 'Open' Education, and
… The 'Open' Movement continues to spread disrupting almost every
industry. The 'Open' Revolution is a rapidly spreading 21st century global phenomenon.
This
article Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-64908688243810030462013-08-15T11:48:00.003-04:002013-08-15T12:00:03.090-04:00Refined Definition of 'Free' and/or 'Open Source' Software
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battle continues over the correct definitions of 'Free' and/or 'Open Source'
Software (FOSS). For many readers who don't follow this Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-53298825173476430922013-08-10T10:06:00.003-04:002013-08-10T12:36:00.489-04:00Open Source Space Satellites Launched
This news story in NewScientist by Lisa
Grossman caught the attention of a lot of people this week – "Space
station poised to launch open-source satellites". Known as CubeSats, these
open source mini -satellites were launched into space this week aboard a
Japanese resupply vehicle heading to the International Space Station (ISS). This
citizen-science project was partially funded by a KickstarterArtists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-65627342121351862752013-08-02T10:14:00.000-04:002013-08-02T10:14:39.152-04:00To Tax, or not to Tax? That is the question
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Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-24907319537621506932013-04-22T08:43:00.004-04:002013-04-22T08:43:34.671-04:00Observations on the latest 'Future of Open Source Survey'
A major theme running through this year's Future of Open Source Survey is that 'Open Source is Eating the Software World's Lunch.' The survey data shows that the 'Open Revolution'
is having a major impact on both the public and private sectors. This
year's survey also showed that more and more vendors are now providing
formal commercial vendor support for many of the best open source
Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-18104087697133567232013-03-31T12:27:00.001-04:002013-03-31T12:27:01.728-04:00Individuals & Organizations continue migration to LibreOffice
The Document
Foundation just released a white paper to help individuals and organizations
migrate to use of LibreOffice - a high
quality, free and open source personal productivity and office software suite.
This is an alternative many administrators, teachers and students ought to seriously consider using. See Migrating
to LibreOffice to promote software and document freedom.
Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-36773323735636990822013-03-24T10:10:00.002-04:002013-03-24T10:22:57.181-04:00The Global 'Open Movement' Continues to Grow
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Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-31856319525124427282012-12-12T08:11:00.000-05:002013-03-15T23:59:12.531-04:00Open Source Maturity Model
The following is a brief summary of the Open Source Maturity Model.
It provides a high level description of the six major phases open
source systems go through during their systems lifecycle – from the
birth of an idea to a mature global solution.
Phase 1: From Concept to Rapid Development of an Initial Prototype
The conceptual stage begins with some ideas being kicked Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-23045278371016190982012-12-09T14:01:00.001-05:002012-12-09T14:25:11.835-05:00Business Models & Open Source
A quick
Google search on "BusinessModels for Open Source" brings up numerous articles and studies on the
topic that proclaim there are anywhere from five major business models to over
eighty examples.
While we
would like to come up with as short a list as possible, the truth seems to lie
somewhere in between. We have ended up with a list of approximately 20 business
models for open sourceArtists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-21933876507074940362012-12-05T16:09:00.003-05:002012-12-05T16:12:52.676-05:00The Dynamics of Opening Government Data
There is growing interest at all levels of government to increase
access to and use of government data in support of good governance. To
help them figure it out, governments are reaching out to academic
researchers, industry, and citizens to develop innovative, cost
effective ways to better serve the public.
According to a white paper just released by the Center for Technology in GovernmentArtists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-52067919834149420862012-11-26T15:20:00.002-05:002012-11-26T15:43:57.295-05:00Collected thoughts on Intellectual Property: Copyright vs. Open Access
The purpose of copyright law, according to the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 8), is to "promote the progress of science and useful arts" and not to "compensate the creator of the content." Copyright law should therefore be evaluated by the degree to which it facilitates innovation and creative expression.
Economists Michele Boldrin and David Levine have been making these Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-79870784950457368832012-10-11T22:45:00.002-04:002012-10-24T23:44:42.243-04:00Learning About & Embracing New Computer Technology
Time is passing and I am trying to keep pace with the ever
changing field of computer technology. Nowadays, my trusty desktop computer sits quietly in an out of the way corner of my
house functioning primarily as a backup system and LAN server – providing access
to shared files and my printer.
My laptop computer
is now the workhorse for my 'home' office – I work out of my house on a smallArtists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-47649887131613593482012-10-05T09:12:00.002-04:002012-10-05T09:19:16.006-04:00How large is the global 'Open Education' community?
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of the simple links to 'Open' Education IT projects or software products on the
COSI
'Open' Education web site itArtists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-45353309844584300872012-09-15T09:20:00.000-04:002012-09-15T17:21:30.644-04:00Transitioning into a 21st Century Economy - How long will it take?
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note and observation about the global economic revolution that is underway.
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Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-31995686936237079282012-08-20T22:54:00.000-04:002012-08-20T22:54:54.624-04:00Health Class in Today's Schools
Do you remember taking health class in junior high or
high school? I remember it vaguely A series of very boring classes with lessons
about the food pyramid and some other stuff that I really can't recall. I'm not
sure I ever did anything with what I was taught.
I can imagine how health class must be changing. I expect
many schools take the time now to introduce students to use of a Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-33029704506515604082012-07-08T11:19:00.003-04:002012-07-08T11:19:59.036-04:00'Open' IT Architecture for Education Organizations
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Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123074273887512409.post-37722814711659223652012-05-22T08:58:00.002-04:002012-05-22T08:58:54.903-04:006th Annual Survey on the "Future of Open Source"
North Bridge Venture Partners and Black Duck Software just announced
the results of their 6th annual "Future of Open Source Survey"
at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC). More than 700 respondents – the
largest number in the survey's history – took part in the 2012 survey,
including representatives from both vendor and non-vendor communities.
According to Michael Skok, General Artists Aflame - Peter Groenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04681516348404413163noreply@blogger.com0