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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Web Server Software

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Microsoft has web server software called IIS , and it’s database server product is MS SQL server , which people use for far more than just serving web site data. On top of proprietary UNIX, people will generally run associated open source server software for web, database and development frameworks.

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Diversity and Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It comes out of Kirrily Robert’s keynote at OSCON about women and open source. There is a cool site from the Ruby community called Railsbridge , and one of their guidelines is to “ Reach out to individuals and groups who are underrepresented in the community.&#. of open source communities. Transparency.

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Diversity and Open Source

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

It comes out of Kirrily Robert’s keynote at OSCON about women and open source. There is a cool site from the Ruby community called Railsbridge , and one of their guidelines is to “ Reach out to individuals and groups who are underrepresented in the community.&#. of open source communities. Transparency.

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Open Source Feminism: An Intervention with Wikipedia

NTEN

The internet is powered by open source technology—exciting software that's built collaboratively from the bottom-up. Open source is meant to be free and equal, but then why do men continue to dominate open source sites like Wikipedia? Sarah Mirk. Online Editor. B h Magazine.

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6 Reasons Open Source Makes Sense

3rd Sector Labs

We talk a lot about Open Source technology (and we use it quite extensively too) so it might make sense for us to take a moment and explain why we are such advocates. Affordability – Open Source is free of licensing fees. Proven – Open Source platforms like Drupal, WordPress, CiviCRM, etc.,

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This secret site lets you try DeepSeek on a trustworthy U.S. server

Fast Company Tech

DeepSeek is open source, and other companies can host it. Nvidia’s DeepSeek-R1 site is completely web-based no downloads or installations, and no accounts to create. And now, Nvidia has DeepSeek running on its own super-fast servers . It’s there and waiting. And all you have to do is give it a try.

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Hack together your own e-paper smartwatch with this $50 open-source kit

The Verge

If you’ve ever wanted to be like Steve Wozniak and have your own custom-made, geeky watch, Squarofumi (stylized SQFMI) may have the product for you: an open-source, Arduino-powered smartwatch with a 1.54-inch Image: SQFMI. inch e-paper screen ( via Gizmodo ). And to top it all off, it’s only $50, on sale for $45 at time of writing.