http://open-source-resource.com Making Open Source a Real-World Resource Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:47:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is the link. (Controls open on a new page.) http://open-source-resource.com/stephen-pierce-this-will-change-your-life/ Hoping and wishful thinking work in the Open Source Advocate Fantasy World, but in the real world, just giving away software doesn't do the job of promoting free products. On the Internet, it seems that folks are giving away almost everything. How do Open Source advocates compete in the "Wide World of ... http://open-source-resource.com/want-to-promote-open-source-use-rebrandable-ebooks/ I learned recently about The Freedom Class, a 2-day laptop seminar with Tim Brocklehurst. He claims that with just 2 days, he can set you up with your own Internet Business set to earn over $66,000 in eight months - and over $100,000 in a year. The theory is based around the ... http://open-source-resource.com/does-this-really-work-for-open-source-folks-that-want-to-make-money/ Developing an Open Source project is complicated, not only because the technology is untested and supported by volunteers (instead of paid engineers), but because it is not possible to predict how future development of the software will proceed. With commercial software, developers produce updates and upgrades because there is profit in ... http://open-source-resource.com/why-would-want-to-develop-an-open-source-project/ Open Source advocates often want to "stick, shaft, burden" our school districts with "free software." And, they tout the benefits of "without charge software licensing." Of course, this argument is shortsighted and wrong, but it holds sway with school district decision makers who don't know any better. What the Open Source advocates ... http://open-source-resource.com/how-sugarcrm-makes-the-case-for-commercial-open-source/ One of the biggest issues with getting Open Source products adopted in our schools is user confidence. And, what has the Open Source Community done to increase that confidence in Open Source products? For example, I failed to notice much difference between MS Office 2000 or MS Office 2003 and either Open ... http://open-source-resource.com/confidence-in-open-source-products/ Open Source thinking is the power behind Open Source Solutions. But this "Open" kind of thinking involves stretching our perceptions and expanding our concepts of what Open Source is. (For sure, Open Source Thinking is "not what we think." Open Source Thinking is what "We'all (we all) think." (Note: this is the ... http://open-source-resource.com/the-power-of-open-source-thinking/ Success for All (SFA) is a research-based reading program that was developed at Johns Hopkins University. The program is popular, expensive, and it increases student reading levels! The SFA Program relies on structured teaching and no-child-dropped-through-the-cracks tutoring. The focus is on teaching students to read on their instructional level, rather than their ... http://open-source-resource.com/success-for-all-sfa-real-lessons-for-open-source-advocates/ Open Source Solutions offer advantages to school district stakeholders? But, which Open Source Solutions and which stakeholders? In their zeal for "all things Open Source," advocates seem to hold a belief that all school district stakeholders will grab at the chance to have this free software. This attitude neglects the wisdom of ... http://open-source-resource.com/open-source-marketing-basics-101/ Promoting Open Source Solutions requires a marketing plan. Here is an outline that you can use to develop that plan. Executive Summary Purpose Increase Student Learning Drive Instruction and Reform Education Streamline Teacher Productivity Provide Tools for Engaged, Hands-On, Project-Based Instruction Document Learning Progress for Each Student Provide Tools for Data-Driven Decisions Concerning Instruction Document Improved Teaching Performance from Each ... http://open-source-resource.com/open-source-solutions-marketing-plan-outline/