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Chinese OEM Xiaomi publishes MIUI open source code
Android Community
MIUI is based on code from the Android Open Source Project and CyanogenMod, which publishes its code regularly. The interface takes elements from Android, iOS, WebOS and other sources to create a unique look with features you won't find anywhere else.
MIUI Android ROM is going open sourceMobiputing
Xiaomi decides to make MIUI open sourceAndroidOS.in
MIUI Android ROM is Being Open SourcedPhandroid.com

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Codethink Senior Engineer Launches Open Source 3D Device Driver Project ...
PR Web (press release)
A new open source 3D graphics driver project, http://www.limadriver.org, is launched today with a live interactive demonstration and discussion to take place at the Free and Open Software Developers' European Meeting (FOSDEM) on Saturday, ...

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Codethink Senior Engineer Launches Open Source 3D Device Driver Project ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Codethink Limited, a provider of engineering services for mobile and embedded devices, praises the accomplishments of the Lima Driver Project, a free and open source project started by Codethink's senior 3D graphics engineer, Luc Verhaegen.

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There's an article making the rounds right now about how applications on iOS crash more often than applications on Android. I'm not going to detail the entire methodology - the article itself does so - but it does raise an interesting talking point about how both mobile operating systems handle application crashes and updates.

Dufner joins Palmer in tie for Phoenix Open lead
TVNZ
Ryan Palmer hits a tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the Phoenix Open. - Source: Getty Jason Dufner birdied two of his last five holes to join fellow American Ryan Palmer in a tie for the lead when the frost-delayed opening round of ...

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National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Open Source Applications and Cloud ...
India Education Diary
New Delhi: The FTK-Centre for Information Technology (FTK-CIT), Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a National Conference on "Emerging Trends in Open Source Applications and Cloud Computing (OSACC – 2012)". This Conference is in continuation of ...

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HP CEO says webOS will be better than 'fragmented' Android and 'closed' iOS
BGR
After unsuccessfully trying to sell or license webOS, HP decided late last year to donate its $1.2 billion platform to the open source community. The firm still plans to launch new webOS devices in the future, however, and Meg Whitman explained HP's ...
Open Source WebOS will challenge iOS, Android, says HP CEOTechnology Bloom News
HP: webOS will be better than iOS, AndroidIntoMobile
HP CEO Meg Whitman talks the future of webOS and Windows 8 tabletsKnow Your Cell

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Bridging Git Over Open Source and Commercial
Dr. Dobb's
Positioned as the first Git integration to bridge both the open source and commercial realms of configuration management, Kando's leading features point towards security and traceability within its wider AccuRev SCM offering.

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Open Source Tackles Healthcare In Places Microsoft Can't
Wired News
The system is based on OpenMRS, an open source health records system designed specifically for use in underdeveloped regions. First created in 2004, OpenMRS is now used in countries across the globe, including Rwanda, Mozambique, Haiti, India, China, ...

PC Quest
My Experiences With Open Source
PC Quest
Training is the major cost incurred in implementing an open source application for mass users compared to the license costs in case of properitary software. A thoughtful evaluation is required before you decide It is not always easy, if you want to ...

PC Quest
Taking the Open Source Pill
PC Quest
Contrary to belief, Open Source apps are widely used across SMEs, and are easy to install and maintain. Only that you need solid support from you in-house IT team Afew months ago, we had to decide on a NAS solution for our company.

Next Gen File Systems for Open Source
PC Quest
Open Source treats everything as either a file or a directory. Even hardware is considered a file and is kept in a directory. Therefore, a file system is an organization of data and metadata on a storage device and is expected to provide quick transfer ...

PC Quest
Open Source Migration Checklist
PC Quest
Migrating to open source may present a lucrative opportunity for cost savings in an organization, but there are several things that need to be kept in mind while doing the same so as to avoid any hangovers or embarrassments. Planning to move to open ...
Open source software should be used to secure public sector systems, IT bosses ...Inquirer

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PC Quest
Open Source Based Workflow Management Systems
PC Quest
They manage to do this by keeping their own costs under control with the help of open source software. We interacted with the founding director of the company, Manish Dhingra to know more about their tryst with open source. Q> What Open Source software ...

Exploring proprietary vs open source software
Anglohigher
Many of us have our own experiences of using free and open source software, whether it's through blogging or building our own websites. And whilst some of us may relish the challenge, many of us have struggled to find our way around and decided that ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced the country is suspending its ratification of the Anti-Counterfeitint Trade Agreement. The announcement comes following huge protests in cities across the country.

Last week, I delivered a keynote address on copyright issues at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. The talk focused on the activism around SOPA and assessed the global strategies employed by the U.S. and copyright lobby groups of shifting away from WIPO toward closed negotiations such as the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

Slovenia's Ambassador to Japan offers a full explanation for why she signed ACTA:

I signed ACTA out of civic carelessness, because I did not pay enough attention. Quite simply, I did not clearly connect the agreement I had been instructed to sign with the agreement that, according to my own civic conviction, limits and withholds the freedom of engagement on the largest and most significant network in human history, and thus limits particularly the future of our children.

The Economist reports on the growing boycott of Elsevier by thousands of academics over open access issues.

Voting is now open for the 2012 election of at large directors of the Drupal Association. Two directors will be elected from among the ten candidates.

About the Drupal Association elections

When we designed a new governance structure for the Drupal Association last year, we decided that most of the board is selected through a nominating committee with the goal to carefully balance many factors like needed skills and geographical and sector representation. However, it was also deemed important that we have directors chosen directly by the Drupal community to make sure that the community is always well-represented.

We're holding our first open community elections! Two community "at large" directors will be elected to the Drupal Association Board of Directors, and YOU can get to say who they are!

Where to find out about candidates

• Review their nomination profiles.
• Read the notes from the two all candidates' meetings at http://groups.drupal.org/node/207398.

Who can vote?

Voting is open to all individuals who registered an account on drupal.org prior to January 18, 2012 and who have logged into that account at least once in the one-year period prior to February 3, 2012.

There is no need to register to vote. The voting system has been set up and prepopulated with the list of eligible voters.

How to vote

• Log in to this site.
• Visit the https://association.drupal.org/2012-vote page. After clicking through, you will be asked to rank each of the eligible voters, from 1st (top choice) to 10th (last choice). You also need to check a box confirming you're an eligible voter. Make your selections and save the form. That's it!

How does voting work?

The voting is done using the "Instant Runoff" voting method, powered by Decisions module. For more about this method of voting, please see this helpful YouTube video which explains it with post-it notes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA3_t-08Vr0

Can I change my mind after I've voted?

Yes! Before the close of voting, you can return to the voting form, cancel your previous vote, and submit a new vote.

When will voting close?

Voting will close at midnight UTC on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.

How will results be determined and announced?

When voting closes, a four-member elections team will review the results and post them to this site (association.drupal.org). Results will then be forwarded to the Drupal Association board for ratification.

The election team includes Angela Byron, DA board member; Cary Gordon, DA board member; Nedjo Rogers, DA advisory board member; and Thomas Svenson, Drupal community member who participated in the community process of planning the elections.

Why was voting delayed?

We had focused a bit too much on organizing the elections and left finalizing the actual voting system till the last minute. After several community members and Drupal Association staff pitched in, we got the elections system up about 3 hours after the planned opening of voting.

Wait. Only XXX eligible voters? What gives?

Despite the fact that the voting form lists far fewer, there are actually 270K Drupal.org accounts that fit the voter eligibility criteria. Valid accounts are added to the electorate list when they visit the Association website. These shenanigans are due to the Bakery module, our single-sign on solution, and the requirement to reconcile peoples' Association.drupal.org user IDs and their Drupal.org user IDs.

Problems and solutions

If you believe you are eligible to vote and try to vote and cannot or encounter some error, please post an issue to the Drupal Association issue queue, selecting "elections" as the component.

More about the elections

• The nominations announcement.
• The elections plan.
• All elections posts.