open source

The current textbook system is not friendly both to students' wallets and to the environment. Flat World Knowledge offers an innovative alternative: open source free online textbooks. Is this the future of textbooks?

"Open source" is a term that's used mostly in Software, no so in the fashion world. A new German label, however, has embraced the principles of open source in its launch of a new line of eco-conscious clothing. Eco clothing lines are increasingly common, but the sharing of designs takes it into new territory in the fashion world.

FreshBrain provides students with opportunities to become environmentally conscious. Online projects, activities, and contests using open-source software and with trained advisors. Any high school students, parents, or educators should check it out. The best part is that it is 501(c)(3) non-profit and totally free!

We all need to support teh use of Open Source thin-client solutions in an educational context. Its worth stating, again, what is really the blindingly obvious - thin-client work stations use one twentieth of the power of a typical PC (10-20 watts versus 200-400 watts), require no maintenance or technical per-machine support.

Its worth stating, again, what is really the blindingly obvious - thin-client work stations use one-twentieth of the power of a typical PC (10-20 watts versus 200-400 watts), require no maintenance or technical per-machine support and Open Source software is free of licence costs.

Effortless Good is a Firefox extension that uses an Amazon affiliate code to share the proceeds among four non-profits: Save the Children, Grameen Foundation, Miro, and the Rainforest Alliance.

Question: switching from a computer running on Windows to one running on Linux could slash computer-generated e-waste levels by 50 per cent. True or false?

And the answer is (cue long drawn-out tension building drumroll): TRUE!

There’s a lot of synergy going in the open source appropriate technology (OSAT) world, and this podcast is a perfect example of that... If you’re interested in OSAT, then THIS is the podcast to listen to. If you’ve never heard of OSAT, then listen and learn.

I was more than taken aback when I read this headline today - Oracle mulls vote on open source at upcoming shareholders meeting.

Apparently its not a joke. According to Matt Asay:

Prefer to take your personal style into your own hands? Had enough of mass produced cheap fashion? Looking for something unique? Then Burda Style, the newest community-based online do-it-yourself style destination, is for you. According to the site’s "About Us" page ...

Open source software is a collective creation. It can be as good as anything produced by the giant software companies that dominate the IT market. Three years ago the UK government announced it would always consider open source software for its purchases. But research has shown the UK publics ector remains in bed with Microsoft et al. The Department of Work and Pensions using no open source. Other are little better...

From Treehugger.com:
After scouring through a ton of quality entries, we have chosen a winner for the Participate! contest. Vinay Gupta's Hexayurt caught our judges' imaginations by using common materials in a completely new way, yielding what Vinay terms a "microbuilding" capable of housing refugees in times of disaster without adding new...

"On July 30, 2007, Scott F. Hall posted a video at YouTube showing a continuously running gizmo composed of a conglomeration of things found in his kitchen, including a can of dog food, tooth picks, refrigerator magnets, a pencil, spring clips, and a small corner cut out of a box."