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Open Source Software a Booster Shot for Health Care?

InformationWeek details the conception of House Resolution 6898. The bill's name is more cryptic than the shorthand on a prescription order, but could bolster both the US Health Care system, and perceptions of open source in both public and private sectors.

The Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 offers incentives for health care providers to move to an open, shared platform for health records.



Bojam Applies Open Source Principles to Music

We've written several times about efforts in the music community to apply open source principles to music. For example, Radiohead open sourced a music video recently, resulting in many creative variations on the original video. Now, Bojam is making waves for its invitation to people everywhere to collaborate on mixing and recording original or popular music. Here's how it works.


Interview: aria2, for Flexible Downloads

Are you familiar with aria2? It's a flexible open source utility for downloading files that supports numerous protocols, including HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent, Metalink and more. It has a number of unique features, including the ability to download files from multiple sources, and you can stop and then resume downloads. We caught up with Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa, administrator and lead developer, and asked him about the application and his thoughts on open source.


Ubuntu Mobile: First Impressions

JKOnTheRun has a good post up today on first impressions of Ubuntu Mobile. As they report: Canonical has been working on Ubuntu for Mobile Internet Devices for some time and they're now splitting their efforts: one team will focus on devices with displays in the 4- to 7-inch range, while another team will work on Ubuntu Mobile for 7- to 10-inch devices. You can also run Ubuntu Mobile right from a USB drive. Check out the story.


OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

Is Nokia's open source bet on Linux, Symbian, or both?.....

Can open source fix e-voting flaws?.....

The Netherlands Patent Office switches to open source.....

Roku is getting set to ship an open source version of its DVR software.....

Sun announces OpenSPARC Community Innovation award winners.....



Web Apps Become Pervasive, Open Platforms Become More Important

Many say that the web is becoming the desktop. How soon, and how completely, that will happen is anyone's guess, but it is undeniable more desktop applications are delivered through browsers. There are advantages: user interfaces don't change between operating systems, web applications aren't platform specific, and work can be done at any computer with a network connection.

There are sizable disadvantages. Who can access (or alter) information stored in a web application? Who actually owns it? Reading an application's Terms of Service is crucial on the user's end. Free Software Magazine explains why an open license is crucial for all involved.



Precipitate Puts Spotlight on the Cloud

If you are a frequent user of either Google Bookmarks or Google Docs and you're using Mac OS X, there is now a free, open source way of searching your content via Spotlight. As TheAppleBlog notes, Precipitate makes a local copy of your files on your machine, then Spotlight imports them. Precipitate periodically checks in with the 'cloud' and updates the local files to reflect any changes, says the post. Check out more at TheAppleBlog.


Update: OStatic's Library of Open Source Tools and Training

A while back, we posted a collection of the many tutorials, reviews and pointers to web-based resources that we've been compiling on OStatic since it was launched. We've been steadily adding to that collection, and readers have pointed out a few omissions from the original collection. In this post, you'll find an update with even more resources. Whether you're looking for useful Firefox extensions, want to improve your AJAX skills, or you're launching a web-based open source project, check out some of the tips and tutorials found here.

 



Google Chrome--Minus the Snooping

As Downloadsquad is reporting, the Chromium source code for Google's Chrome open source browser has already been fashioned into a new version of the browser: Iron.ﾠ Apparently German company SRWare developed its knock-off of Chrome for users who are concerned about Google's policies for collecting private information--a constant Achilles heel for the company. SRWare's home page is in German, but the folks at the Incomplete News Project have published a translation with details on what SRWare's version does.


OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

Yesterday, we discussed a major problem in the fine print of T-Mobile's service plan advisory for the new G1 Android phone: There was a cap on monthly data usage set at a paltry 1GB. Now, only hours later, T-Mobile has retreated and recanted, but the doublespeak still rings....

Interview on Elgg: The open source social networking platform....

Rumor: The next big open source acquisition is upon us.....

Firefox 3.0.2 fixes security issues, especially Mac bugs. The download is here..........

A language translation tool for OpenSocial.....



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