Open Source Business Resource
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| Open Source Business Resource | |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | July 15, 2007 |
| Company | Talent First Network |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.osbr.ca/ |
The Open Source Business Resource (OSBR) is a free monthly publication of the Talent First Network that examines the issues relevant to the development and commercialization of open source assets. Articles are contributed by leaders of open source projects, directors of open source foundations, and executives of companies who use, support, and advocate open source solutions. The publication itself is created on FreeBSD using the Scribus desktop publishing program.
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[edit] History
The inaugural issue of the OSBR was published on July 15, 2007.
[edit] Goals
- help create the right environment for companies to commercialize goods and services based on open source assets
- remove barriers to the commercialization of open source assets
- surface the open source related activity that is going on in companies, universities and governments
- evolve to satisfy the needs of companies that use open source to compete
[edit] Editorial Themes
Each issue addresses a particular theme:
- July 2007: Introducing the OSBR
- August 2007: Open Source Business Models
- September 2007: Defining Open Source
- October 2007: Open Source Licensing
- November 2007: Open Source Support
- December 2007: Clean IP (Intellectual Property)
- January 2008: Interoperability
- February 2008: Open Data
- March 2008: Open Source & Procurement
