Open Source Bridge links of interest
I came across a ton of great new content at , and I thought I would share some of the best links with you guys. Also, make sure you check out the Open Source Bridge website, it’s pretty nice. Here we go:
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non-profit whose mission is to connect people, non-profit organizations, and resources
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Canadian association for open source
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Open source microblogging platform
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Coming soon – hosted, premium solution for the laconica platform
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An open standard for microblogging movement
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“The Open Source Business Resource (OSBR) is a free monthly publication of the Talent First Network. The OSBR is for Canadian business owners, company executives and employees, directors of open source foundations, leaders of open source projects, open source groups, individuals and organizations that contribute to open source projects, academics and students interested in open source, technology transfer professionals, and government employees who promote wealth creation through innovation.”
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Producing Open Source Software – How to run a successul, free open source project.
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Code Igniter is an open source PHP framework to help you build PHP programs.
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A simple little tool to see if website is down, or if it is a local problem.
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This is an open source project directory. Great place to start if you are new to open source.
Open Source Bridge 2009: Laconica Slide Presentation
Open Source Bridge: Day 1
I arrived down in Portland last night for the conference. Check below for my summaries on some of the sessions I attended. Here’s a blurb on what Open Source Bridge is all about:
“Open Source Bridge is a new conference for developers working with open source technologies and for people interested in learning the open source way. It’s not a typical technical conference.
Here’s what makes it different: It’s entirely volunteer-run, by developers, for developers. This is the conference you’ve always wanted to attend. Session tracks are technology agnostic, based instead around shared community experiences and focused on similarities between projects, not differences. The geekery doesn’t end when the sessions do. There will also be a 24-hour hacker lounge for code sprints, bug bashes, session deep dives, bouncing ideas, starting new projects or just mingling and taking in the vibe.”
Microblogging with Laconica
is an open source microblogging platform. Founder, Evan Prodromou, gave straight forward presentation on what Laconica is and some of the things you can do with it. I left the session feeling excited about this software, and I’m looking forward to downloading it and playing around with it on my server.
Laconica is written in PHP and relies on MySql for the database end of things. Jabber is supported for IM, OpenID for authentication, and twitter integration that allows you to pass information back and forth. Currently they’re working on integration with Facebook and a paid, hosted service for the near future. This is definitely a piece of software to keep your eyes on.
Getting started in free and open source
This was a good intro to open source presented by Cat Allman and Leslie Hawthorne from Google. They touched on joining your first project, discussion etiquette, and general info about open source for newbies like myself. I’m going to write a more detailed post on this session in the near future. For now, I’ll leave you with this link of interest. is a great resource for your first open source project – from concept to completion.
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