An online seminar dubbed "Perspectives on Open Textbooks from Two WA Faculty Authors" will take place Nov. 18, at 3.00 p.m. PST. The seminar will look into the business and process of open textbooks.

OpenOffice.org yesterday announced the release of the OpenOfficeMouse, a multi-button mouse designed for OpenOffice.org applications

The world's first open source documentary film, "RiP! A Remix Manifesto," has its British and Danish premieres this week.

Linux client of popular instant messaging software Skype, will be soon available as open source. It should help its further development.

On Oct. 30, Canonical Software released the latest version of its Ubuntu operating system. The new system is believed to be the open source response to Windows 7, released by Microsoft last week.

The CodePlex Foundation, a non-profit foundation with the purpose of facilitating the exchange of code and understanding among software companies and open source communities, launched on September 10, 2009.

UC Irvine Researchers have identified what they believe is the original source of malignant malaria in equatorial Africa.

The Irish Times newspaper has won a legal battle to protect the identity of a key source who provided corruption case documents.

Mozilla released today the latest version of its latest open source Internet browser, Firefox. According to developers, Firefox 3.5 is faster, more adapted and more secure.

This weekend, it was time for a Toronto tradition: Doors Open Toronto, a unique opportunity to see buildings that are often not normally accessible to the public, and a good reason to learn something about them.

When people discuss an issue, and disagree, they sometimes accuse the other party of not being open-minded, a concept not everyone understands. A video on YouTube explains what open-mindedness is, and what it is not.

The popular website Craiglist has been sued in court by a County Sheriff in Chicago for being the largest source of prostitution in the USA

CureTogether helps people to anonymously track and compare health data, to better understand their bodies, make more informed treatment decisions and contribute data to research.

Globe and Mail journalist Daniel Leblanc, who helped to expose the federal sponsorship scandal, is due to appear in court mid-March to expose his source. Leblanc says he'd rather go to jail than reveal his source in court.

Canadian telecom giant Bell Inc. announced it plans to acquire The Source, a national electronics retailer owned by U.S.-based Circuit City. If approved, the acquisition will allow The Source to feature Bell's product line in the stores.

The UK government has said that they will use open source software when it delivers the best value for money. This move from proprietary software could save the UK government £600 million a year.

Scott McNealy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems urges Obama to adopt open-source products and technologies claiming it is the secret to a more secure and cost-effective government.

IBM doesn’t mind telling people that they created more patents than “Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Apple, EMC, Accenture and Google – combined”. The other side of the coin is that they’re doing a lot more.

Tough copyright licensing fees are resulting in fewer venues offering open mic nights across America. Changes are being discussed to help smaller venues in the interests of supporting the next generation of performers.

Licensed or Open Source? The debate rages on. While each type of software provides distinct advantages, both have their share of cons as well.