Open Source Links: 05-07-2007

Another reason I love open source software – : A story about the open source transparent development process.

Is Microsoft OOXML the best deal open source can get? – Dana puts it simple, may be even too much: customers and public administrations are not the same, like office-automation suites and file format are different beasts.

The Impact of Open Source Software (OSS) on Education – Topics on OSS on Education, open educational resources (OER), open courseware (OCW) and governance on Terra Incognita blog.
Open Source Economics and why visibility is good for you – Comments about Gupta’s article at Read/Write Web: Open Source Economics Driving Web 2.0 Innovation

Driving the Flex decision – Mc Allister at Adobe expands further the reasons to open Flex given by Phil Cost, the Director of Product Management for Flex and ColdFusion.

The Real Meaning of GNU GPLv3 -  Glyn Moody observes that the drafting of version 3 has been opened out in an exemplary fashion, unfortunately this has a cost: the GPL Loophole it is going to stay.

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