FYI: Facilitating a Digital Commons with Free and Open Source Software: Paving the Way for Generations to Come

[Theodoros G. Karounos]

Facilitating a Digital Commons with Free and Open Source Software: Paving
the Way for Generations to Come
 ...we had a colloquium on "Facilitating a Digital Commons with Free and
Open Source Software: Paving the Way for Generations to Come". The
colloquium address issues of research, teaching and service and how Free and
Open Source Software along with with free and open standards can be used to
create a sustainable and thriving digital commons for generations to
come.Specific examples presented were with respect to a study of FOSS
diffusion and Adoption in the ASEAN group of countries (inspirational for
the Carribean), Open Source Maturity Model and its relevance in software
selection and use, and the One Laptop per Child project as a community
outreach element.

The colloquium was attended by students, staff and faculty from UWI campus
and private citizens from the Kingston area.Slides are available here:
http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/centralandsouthamerica/Jamaica?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=foss-digital-commons.pdf



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