[Greeklug] OSOR Monthly Open Source News Service - July 2010

[Sergios T.S. ( aka linuxman)]

OSOR.EU


  Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations


    Monthly Open Source News Service --- 30 July 2010


        Welcome to the Monthly Open Source News Service of the OSOR project!

This monthly alert keeps you updated with news related to the use of 
Free/Libre/Open Source software (FLOSS) in the public sector in Europe. 
It includes the latest FLOSS software-related news, activities, 
initiatives and insights from across Europe and beyond.

Enjoy reading -- and visit us at http://osor.eu <http://www.osor.eu/>!


      Latest News

| View all News <http://www.osor.eu/news>

    *


              AT: 'Increasing number of schools turn to open source'
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/at-increasing-number-of-schools-turn-to-open-source>

      | 25 July 2010 | Austria

    *


              EU: 3.3 million to continue projects on open source and
              reusable data
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/eu-3.3-million-to-continue-projects-on-open-source-and-reusable-data>

      | 17 July 2010 | EU

    *


              FR: Defence ministry to test open source office tools
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/fr-defence-ministry-to-test-open-source-office-tools>

      | 17 July 2010 | France

    *


              ES: 'Involve universities and local tech companies when
              moving to open source'
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/es-involve-universities-and-local-tech-companies-when-moving-to-open-source>

      | 15 July 2010 | Spain

    *


              PT: "Nearly all school children getting familiar with open
              source"
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/pt-nearly-all-school-children-getting-familiar-with-open-source>

      | 14 July 2010 | Portugal

    *


              UK: 'Government should move to open source to save money'
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/uk-government-should-move-to-open-source-to-save-money>

      | 14 July 2010 | UK

    *


              Kroes on open source in public organisations: "Attitudes
              are changing"
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/kroes-on-open-source-in-public-administrations-attitudes-are-changing>

      | 13 July 2010 | EU

    *


              CH: Court approves purchase of proprietary licences
              without tender
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/ch-court-approves-purchase-of-proprietary-licences-without-tender>

      | 7 July 2010 | Switzerland

    *


              DE: CIO German government calls for open standards
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/de-cio-german-government-calls-for-open-standards>

      | 7 July 2010 | Germany

    *


              IT: Bolzano region begins discussion on open source
              strategy
              <http://www.osor.eu/news/it-bolzano-region-begins-discussion-on-open-source-strategy>

      | 7 July 2010 | Italy


      Upcoming Events

| View all events <http://www.osor.eu/events>


        FrOSCon 2010 <http://www.osor.eu/events/froscon-2010>

| 21 - 22 August 2010 | Sankt Augustin, Germany

FrOSCon is a two day conference on free software and open source, taking 
place for the fifth time on 21 and 22 August at the University of 
Applied Science in Sankt Augustin near the cities of Bonn and Cologne.


        DrupalCon Copenhagen
        <http://www.osor.eu/events/drupalcon-copenhagen>

| 23 - 27 August 2010 | Copenhagen, Denmark

This conference for developers and users of the open source content 
management system Drupal is taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark.


        FOSS4G "Open Source Geospatial Software" in Barcelona
        <http://www.osor.eu/events/foss4g-open-source-geospatial-software-in-barcelona>

| 6 - 9 September 2010 | Barcelona, Spain

FOSS4G is a conference on open source Geospatial software, to be held in 
Barcelona, Spain. The organisers aim to offer developers and users a 
place to show off their latest software and projects on Geographic 
Information Systems (GIS).


        Linux Kongress 2010 <http://www.osor.eu/events/linux-kongress-2010>

| 21- 24 September 2010 | Nuremberg, Germany

The seventeenth edition of the Linux Kongress will take place in 
Nuremberg (NΓΌrnberg), Germany in September this year. The organisers, 
the German Unix User Group (GUUG), describe this conference as one of 
the most traditional Linux conferences, focussing on development and 
cutting edge topics.


        Linux Conference Portoroz, Slovenia
        <http://www.osor.eu/events/linux-conference-portoroz-slovenian>

| 27 - 28 September 2010 | Portoroz, Slovenia

One of the biggest conferences on Linux in Slovenia, according to the 
organisers, 'Linux Konferenca 2010', is scheduled for 27 and 28 
September, in Portoroz.

The OSOR.EU project is a pan-European information platform on 
Free/Libre/Open Source software in the public sector, and is intended to 
promote and spread the use of best practices in Europe. It aims to 
provide a comprehensive overview of Free/Libre/Open Source Software 
policies and activities in the public sector, especially in current and 
future EU Member States.

You can click here to unsubscribe or to modify your subscription 
<https://lists.forge.osor.eu/options/osor-news/>.

Please feel free to forward this alert to any other interested persons, 
and to send us your comments and suggestions. We also welcome your 
contributions and we invite you to send in news items, announcements for 
events and other stories related to FLOSS and of interest to public 
administrations to the email address mentioned below. Moreover, if you 
belong to a public authority or a public sector organisation and would 
be interested in being the subject of a case study for best practices 
regarding open source software, please contact us. All emails should be 
sent to info[at]osor.eu <mailto:info στο osor.eu>.

*© European Communities 2008.*
Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.
The views expressed are not an official position of the European Commission.

-------------- Ξ΅Ο€ΟŒΞΌΞ΅Ξ½ΞΏ μέρος --------------
Ένα συνημένο HTML καθαρίστηκε...
URL: http://lists.greeklug.gr/pipermail/greeklug/attachments/20100730/0422fc87/attachment-0001.htm