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Pure Open Source and Ecology of Value – Part II: keyfactor #1 – the organizational context

In my previous post Pure Open Source and Ecology of Value Part II: the right approach, my conclusion focused on four key-factors. The first one is the organizational context.

(I started this discussion with Pure Open Source and Ecology of Value Part I: A new strategy: the ecological approach to the value)

Who is willing to foster successful open initiatives must act feeding the environment with the right ingredients, managing people, practices, internal and external incentives, in order to help the entire system to learn how to feed itself.… Read the rest

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Eclipse SOA/Interoperability Day 2010 in Italy

What about coming to Rome, Italy, to know what’s happening in the Eclipse Open Source SOA domain? Cool topics about OS SOA and Interoperability are coming!

The agenda is under construction, but we are going to have speeches about Eclipse Foundation (Ralph Mueller), Eclipse SOA Initiative (Ricco Deustcher) and experiences/use cases concerning the adoption of open source and Eclipse-based technologies. Now I’m looking for more sponsors to make the event successful, and, obviously, for attendees (registration will open in June).… Read the rest

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Pure Open Source and Ecology of Value – Part II: the right approach

In my previous post Pure Open Source and Ecology of Value Part I: A new strategy: the ecological approach to the value I said that the new strategy hasn’t been planned a priori but it derives from the analysis of its results, growth and adaptation over time.

Now, it’s time to talk over the right approach.

I think we don’t need to reinvent the wheel, but to re-use what already exists.… Read the rest

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About OSS adoption in Europe – An Italian point of view

Some days ago, Geoffrey Mobisson posted his blog with Open Source Notes from the Left Bank: OSS Adoption in Europe. In particular, he said: “Europe has so clearly established itself as the most dominating “consumer” of open source enterprise applications”.

Looking at his own reasons, I mostly agree with reason n.1 (i.e.: “The combination of cost sensitivity, government policy, and mistrust has led European government agencies to supremely value “control of their destinies”…perhaps more so than their US counterparts.… Read the rest