Open Source Bristol
June 14, 2006 Posted by fluffylogic in : Bristol , trackbackOpen Source is in the news one more as the world's first ever open source film was released, Elephants Dream:
"The short film was created by the Orange Open Movie Project studio in Amsterdam during 2005/2006, bringing together a diverse team of artists and developers from all over the world."
If you're not sure what Open Source is, it means; "…practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's sources. Some consider it as a philosophy, and others consider it as a pragmatic methodology….The open source model can allow for the concurrent use of different agendas and approaches in production, in contrast with more centralized models of development such as those typically used in commercial software companies."
In short is means sharing the know-how and ideas behind technology.
Communication is an intrinsic part of what the Internet was, is and will be. Open Source is an idea firmly wedded in communication, it is all about communication of ideas and is a vital part of the technology revolution going on around us. What's great about Open Source is that we can all get involved in it – its inclusive.
In Bristol you can see the Open Source spirit all around…the council has move to Open Source software with Open Office, Bristol Wireless are promoting Open Source (and Free-as-in-freedom software) with great results..and Green Bristol has its technology opened up for all to grow the ideas. There are plenty more examples, but this gives a flavor…
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