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Could open source build a jetliner?
I know this might sound like an odd question. It first came up in a conversation I had with Gary Hamel, the eminent business thinker and one of the first people to recognize the importance of...
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Bring openness to your local government with Code Across America
Code Across America is scheduled for February 22-24. It will be a weekend of community building and moving the needle for more openness in local governments across the United States.read more
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The five elements of an open source city
Which of these characteristics is most important to start a local open government movement? Active and engaged citizens An open government champion Open government/open data policies An economic...
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On a mission to change the citizen experience
In this episode of the Dave and Gunnar Show, I interviewed opensource.com's lead project manager, Jason Hibbets. He recently self-published a book advocating for citizen involvement in local government...
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The rise of the citizen CIO
Are citizen CIOs a partner or a threat to local government? Partners ThreatAre citizen CIOs a threat to local governments or a blessing in disguise? With government IT departments producing more open...
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Open source to bridge the global digital divide
I vividly remember my first experience using the Internet in 2000. The amount of information I was hit with by typing my first search term, university, was far beyond my wildest imaginations. This...
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Participation value and sustainability through the lens of American Idol
Whether in the US or abroad, most everyone is familiar with American Idol. While not an open source project or community, American Idol is a good example of the power of participation, and how...
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Calling all open source gurus
On Opensource.com in 2011 we launched our points and badge system. Many of our readers log in daily, vote on and rate articles, add their comments, and participate in polls—all while earning points for...
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OpenHatch brings open source to campus
A little less than a year ago, I was asked to direct OpenHatch's Open Source Comes to Campus event series. This event is a workshop designed to introduce college students to open source, to teach them...
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How to analyze corporate contributions to open source projects
In proprietary software, the company contributes 100% of the code. If you think about a traditional proprietary software product, it has a development community of one: the software company itself. The...
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