Monthly Archive for June, 2011

Upcoming Open Source Webinars: Bitnami, Hippo vs Plone, Sonatype

Improving Your Java development with Maven 3 and Hudson - Attend this webinar to learn about the advantages of upgrading to Apache Maven 3, including improved speed, greater stability and increased compatibility. Jason will also talk about the greatly improved support for Maven 3 within Hudson that is easy to configure and supports complex build scenarios with ease. We will cover the Eclipse IDE integration for both Maven and Hudson that improves developer productivity.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 10:30 am EDT

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OpenOffice.org Finds Home at the Apache Foundation

OpenOffice.org it is now an Apache Incubator proposal, and IBM has officially committed to contribute to the project, thanks to Oracle’s donation of the Openoffice.org code base to Apache.

In the closing remarks of the last blog entry around this topic I threw the idea of using an existing foundation, and I am glad to see that this eventually became a reality. I have been already writing about Incubation at Apache before, you can learn more about it directly at the Apache Software Foundation blog.

Let’s try now to better understand what OOo at Apache means for everyone.

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Upcoming Open Source Webinars: BlackDuck, SugarCRM, Tungsten

Social Media: Hype or Hope? Live Discussion with Social CRM Expert Paul Greenberg - This live webinar examines the current state of social media and CRM in a town hall discussion with industry and thought leaders.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 4:00 pm, CEST

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Red Hat Open Source Day: Rome, 14 June 2011

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Open Source Day 2011Red Hat Italia is organizing its annual Open Source Day, on the 14th of June 2011. The event will focus on how open source can help to fulfill today’s business requirements spending less, yet offering an overview on the technological news.

The agenda is still draft, stay tuned.


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Roberto has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, and has spent the last 10 years working in the intersection of open source software and business development. Roberto has taken an active interest in different open source projects and organizations, he also served on some advisory boards, and helped large IT vendors, open source vendors and customers to design and deploy their open source strategies. He works at SourceForge, and opinions expressed here don't necessarily represent employer's positions, strategies, or opinion.