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Luna aceasta a luat fiinta Linux Foundation:

http://www.linux-foundation.org

“The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007 by the merger of the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group, it sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world. The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete with closed platforms.”
— The Linux Foundation —

Mai multe detalii pe romaneste:

“Noul grup, pentru care va lucra si Linus Torvalds, va fi format din contopirea dintre Open Source Development Labs si The Free Standards Group.

Cele doua grupuri, dedicate promovarii Linuxului in mediul de afaceri, se vor uni sub titulatura The Linux Foundation, cu scopul de a reprezenta Linuxul cu o singura voce in fata competitorilor sai.

Noul grup va avea printre angajati oameni cheie dintre dezvoltatorii Linux, precum Linus Torvalds sau Stephen Hemminger.

Grupul va avea 70 de sponsori dintre companiile care comercializeaza sau folosesc Linuxul, printre sustinatorii cheie numarandu-se HP, IBM, Intel, Novell si Oracle.

Printre altele, The Linux Foundation se va ocupa cu mentinerea si publicarea de specificatii standard privind Linuxul, cum ar fi Linux Standard Base, un set de functionalitati suportat de principalele distributii Linux.

Fundatia va oferi si servicii juridice, prin proiecte precum Open Source As Prior Art, pentru a imbunatati calitatea patentelor software, sau Pattent Commons Project, la care companiile pot contribui cu propriile patente pentru a apara Linux in cazuri de pretinse incalcari de patente.”
— bliTz stiri IT —

 

 

—Microsoft—

Already old news, it seems Bill Gates is going to visit Romania and launch Vista, paying a visit also to the MS Centre for Technical Support which will serve clients in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
This is for good, for bad? I think is a good sign, it recognizes Romania like an important market (and still a cheap IT labor force). Of course, probably he is going to donate some software for some universities and so on. The government will love him.
And he will mark another victory on the map.

“This would be Gates’ first visit to Romania, ten years after Microsoft first opened a branch here in 2006. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer visited the country last year.
[…]
Microsoft Romania eyes to triple its business figure by 2010 after it reported a 29% boost of income in the fiscal year 2006 compared to the previous year, company data show.”

Good money in Gates pocket, isn’t it?

Check this article - I like his smile there .

 

—Google—

News which I like more, is the one related to Google; it seems they decided to focus a little on Romania too and searching to hire a general advisor there. Beside this, they are looking for a PR agency who should promote Google brand in Romania. 

It’s true,  Romanians loves Google. Who doesn’t? Because of that, we started to search if we can invite somebody from Google to speak at eLiberatica. We hope Zak will help this time too; hopefully we are going to be lucky.

 

—eLiberatica—

Related to eLiberatica, I’ll mention the most important news:

• We released the full bilingual web site so everybody can chose Romanian or English language
• We launched the enrolment section and now you can book tickets at the conference with a high discount (40% off till the end of February)
• Right now, we are working to implement the online payment, so in a few days, the people interested can pay the ticket online despite where they are in the world
• And last but not lest, a lot of people and organizations started to support and encourage us; “eLiberatica” is now returning more than 60000 results on Google, just check it .

You can help the initiative too and enter in a pool to win one of the two free tickets at the conference.
Beside this, your website/blog logo will be displayed under Promoters & Media Partners section.

 

Un articol interesant pe care l-am gasit saptamana trecuta intr-o revista de aici din Vancouver si m-am gandit ca nu ar strica sa il public pe blog si pentru cei din Romania.
Asta pentru ca am observat o multime de articole publicate in ultima vreme despre etica blogurilor
Si pentru ca se tot vorbeste despre deschiderea Microsoft spre comunitatea FLOSS; probabil ca asa considera ei ca se pot apropria cel mai usor - “Toate-s vechi si noua toate!”
Metoda a fost aplicata pe scara larga se pare - daca analizam noi mai atent situatiunea - si prin alte parti sub alte forme…

Deci, cine sare primul, cine doreste un super-laptop?

I think this is a great opportunity for Open Source enthusiasts and Content Management Systems developers from Romania; since Romania entered in EU at 1st January this year, you can travel free there.

For all Romanians interested to speak or attend this event, please feel free to contact me at or directly to Shezmeen () .
eZ people was very nice and they will offer a special promotional code which will provide you 40% discount to the tickets.

This is a great chance for any of you to meet some of the high profile OS and CMS specialists in the world. Not to mention that Norway is a great country to visit!

The registration opens on Jan 10th. More here…

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” 5th Annual eZ Systems Conference
June 6-8, 2007
Ibsenhuset Conference Center
Skien, Norway
…..
Gain valuable exposure to focus groups in your business domain and network with key industry leaders and thinkers in the Open Source and Enterprise Content Management space.”

They are inviting the speakers who are interested in presenting at the eZ Conference 2007 to submit a talk proposal by February 1, 2007.

 

Doamna Prof. Dr. Ing. Irina Athanasiu - una din cela mai proeminente personalitati ale miscarii Open Source si Free Software romanesti - s-a stins din viata.
Desi nu am avut prilejul sa o cunosc personal, am auzit numai lucruri bune despre dansa. Este un mare pacat sa nu o avem alaturi acum, cand in Romania lucrurile au inceput sa se schimbe in bine si sub aspectul acesta, al idealurilor OS/FS. Cu atat mai mult, avem datoria de a merge mai departe si a duce la bun sfarsit ceea ce altii au inceput.

Preiau un mesaj de pe lista tic-lobby:

” Am pierdut un mare suflet …
Nu stiu sub ce zodie s-a nascut Irina, dar a fost in permanenta o adevarata “leoaica” in profesia sa, luptand cu multiple baricade intr-o tara in tranzitie spre normalitate si consumand o energie de nedescris. Obisnuita cu standardele cele mai ridicate si gata sa plateasca ceea este necesar in moneda grea a dedicatiei pentru a ajunge acolo, a cautat sa transmita impulsul spre excelenta tuturor celor din jurul sau.
Irina Athanasiu a terminat, ca sefa de promotie, Facultatea de Electronica si Telecomunicatii, sectia de Electronica Aplicata/Industriala, a Universitatii Politehnica din Bucuresti (Institul Politehnic Bucuresti, in acei ani). Printre rolurile pe care si le-a asumat cu inalta competenta si dedicatie, au fost:

• Profesor la Facultatea de Automatica si Calculatoare, Universitatea “Politehnica” Bucuresti
• Conducator la doctorat si masterat a numeroase generatii de studenti
• Country Manager AuctionWatch.com Romania SRL (online auction services provider)
• President, Romanian Java Users Group
• ROSE (Romanian Open Systems Event) - unul din principalii organizatori

Articole despre si de Prof. Dr. Ing. Irina Athanasiu:
Interviu cu Irina Athanasiu aparut in numarul din august 1998 al revistei “Gazeta de informatica”, FREE UNIX FOR ROMANIA - working for the programmers’ freedom of choice , The death of the Romanian Academic Network? , Trebuie sa fiu mandra? , Catzi ca noi?, Ce e scris si pentru noi , Ce inseamna sa fii programator? , Cine este somer? , A fost o data ca niciodata , Cititi si ce este scris cu litere mici , Cu grila si fara grila , Despre carti numai de bine , La aniversare , Mai e mult pana departe , Sa ajunga la toata lumea , Simple omisiuni? , Tehnologii revolutionare? , Text de vacanta , Tom si Jerry , Unde sunt studentii de odinioara? , Usor , Vreau sa ma angajez , Vrei sa fii “Sprijin pentru computer”? ”

Va recomand sa le cititi (in special celor care neaga totul), sunt sigur ca vom invata ceva din ele; in Romania au fost si inca mai sunt oameni de mare valoare.