Open Source - 297 Resources

Overview

1) In general, open source refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. (Historically, the makers of proprietary software have generally not made source code available.) Open source software is usually developed as a public collaboration and made freely available. <p> 2) Open Source is a certification mark owned by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Developers of software that is intended to be freely shared and possibly improved and redistributed by others can use the Open Source trademark if their distribution terms conform to the OSI's Open Source Definition. To summarize, the Definition model of distribution terms require that: <br> -The software being distributed must be redistributed to anyone else without any restriction <br> -The source code must be made available (so that the receiving party will be able to improve or modify it) <br> -The license can require improved versions of the software to carry a different name or version from the original software

Publications (15)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Open Source.

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Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views	Ranking
CSD5501	Blackboard Customers Consider Alternatives		09/09/2008	913
ERB0811	Dynamics of Supporting Sakai Through Local and Global Collaboration		05/27/2008	3,942
EQM0926	Is There Such a Thing as Free Software? The Pros and Cons of Open-Source Software		07/30/2009	3,826
ERS0704	IT Collaboration: Multi-Institutional Partnerships to Develop, Manage, and Operate IT Resources		06/28/2007	5,862
ERS0605	IT Engagement in Research: A Baseline Study		08/28/2006	3,753
ERS0801	IT Engagement in Research: A View of Medical School Practice		01/23/2008	2,702
ERB0812	Large-Scale Open Source E-Learning Systems at Open University UK		06/10/2008	3,590
EQM0921	Looking at IT Through a New Lens: Achieving Cost Savings in a Fiscally Challenging Time		07/30/2009	1,084
ERS0907	New Directions in Federation		11/16/2009	694
CSD5739	Open Source Collaboration in Higher Education: Guidelines and Report of the Licensing and Policy Framework Summit for Software Sharing in Higher Education		03/15/2007	40
ERB0810	Recasting the Centralization-Decentralization Debate: Advancing the Innovation Support Cycle		05/13/2008	5,237
ERM0955	Sustainable Communities for Software: Variations on a Theme		09/04/2009	356
CSD3392	The Role of Intellectual Property in Open Source Software		01/01/2004	2,601
CSD3358	Trend: Content Copyright, the Commons, and the C Generation		01/01/2004	2,804
ERM0965	What Technology? Reflections on Evolving Services		10/30/2009	730

Presentations (3)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Open Source

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Item ID	Title	Pub Date	Views	Ranking
NCP08060	An Outsourced Open Source LMS and a Pot of Gold?	03/10/2008	2,216
E08_178310	Implementing Moodle at Louisiana State University	10/30/2008	72
CYB09_179766	Intrusion Detection: Getting to Know Bro	09/14/2009	75

Podcasts (47)

Blogs (232)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

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Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
PayThyme pays off	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	09/12/2005	3,421
Podcasting: Looming Battle of "Public" vs "Commercial" Content	Catherine Howell, La Trobe University	06/03/2005	3,635
Poke 1.0 afterthoughts	Catherine Howell, La Trobe University	12/04/2007	1,264
Polytechs migrate to Moodle - REUBEN SCHWARZ, New Zealand Stuff	Jeremy Hunsinger, Virginia Tech	04/18/2005	3,764
Progress at the WSIS	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	10/14/2005	2,880
Progress in the SCO case	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	07/14/2005	4,324
Randy Metcalfe and Vijay Kumar on Open Source	Matt Pasiewicz, EDUCAUSE	12/02/2005	3,326
Recent Activity Open Source/Standards Activity in the United Nations	Matt Pasiewicz, EDUCAUSE	08/25/2004	4,093
Register parody(?) of open source	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	12/01/2005	2,889
Regulatory guidance over deployment of open source software	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	01/03/2006	5,261
SchoolTool: Open Source School Administration Software	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	11/22/2005	9,668
Shibboleth named after early ethnic cleansing?	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	07/17/2005	3,881
Slashdot discussion on Linux in Labs	Matt Pasiewicz, EDUCAUSE	02/25/2005	3,305
Software Freedom Day	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	09/01/2005	3,245
Special Interest Group on Open Source Software for Education Newsletter #5	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	08/30/2005	3,093
Spock's Risky Take on Trust, Privacy, and Identity Management Online	Catherine Howell, La Trobe University	12/04/2007	1,928
Stepping up support	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	07/14/2005	3,052
Summer CAMP Middleware Workshops: Register Before May 18 for Low Rates	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	05/13/2009	340
Sun announce more software to be open sourced	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	06/09/2006	4,057
Sun Micorsystems finally deliver the code	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	06/14/2005	2,827
Sun talks about "open-sourcing K-12 educational materials"	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	06/29/2005	3,221
Sun talks open source at JavaOne	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	06/27/2005	3,022
Sun's DTrace wins award form the Wall Street Journal	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	09/12/2006	3,688
Surprises from the Desktop Linux survey	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	11/30/2005	3,935
Survey reveals that most open source developers not open source bigots	Stuart Yeates, University of Oxford	12/25/2005	4,120

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