Tag: Open Source

  • “ShaRe” for bridging Social Capital during Crises

    “ShaRe” for bridging Social Capital during Crises

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    Nuwan Waidyanatha
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    During the immediate aftermath of a disaster, it’s the neighboring communities or unaffected people in the area that activate to assist the victims with the basic needs of food, water, and shelter. However, the local community response cannot cope beyond the first 24 hours and need to reach out for external support. Often it is…

  • Presenting the Open Aid Movement at Open Source Bridge

    Presenting the Open Aid Movement at Open Source Bridge

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    Devin Balkind
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    “Open source” is a method for putting intellectual property in the public domain, allowing anyone to use it however they see fit. I’m an advocate of the “open source way” because I believe that if more people shared intellectual property of all types – whether its farming techniques, software code, music, etc – then we’ll…

  • Get your Google Code In for Sahana

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    Michael Howden
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    The Sahana Softtware Foundation is very happy to once again be a part of the Google Code In program. This is an opportunity for students from the ages of 13-17 to get involved in Open Source projects and work on tasks ranging from Code, Documentation, Training, Outreach, Research, Quality Assurance and User Interface design. We’re really…