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Famously Free MySQL Acquired by Sun Microsystems
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created on Fri, 2008-01-25 16:06
Dave Olson and I were discussing the recent Sun purchase of MySQL.
MySQL is a staple of the OS developers toolkit. With the announced MySQL acquisition by Sun, Wednesday Jan 16, 2008, for a billion bucks, I can't help but wonder, "What will this mean for developers (like me) using MySQL?"
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Vancouver PHP Summer workshops time CHANGED to 6:30p.m.-8p.m. ish
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created on Wed, 2007-06-27 20:51
The four Vancouver PHP workshops on PHP, MySQL, Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla, etc (#1 (tomorrow June 28), #2, #3 and #4) are from 6:30p.m. to 8p.m at Free Geek. This is a change from previous times posted! Have fun and can't wait to see what people develop based on the skills they learn at these great free workshops organized by PHP maven Audrey Foo.
Vancouver PHP Summer Workshop Series
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created on Thu, 2007-06-14 14:04
Audrey and Vancouver PHP are organizing a series of workshops to teach beginners PHP and other opensource essentials! A bargain for those who are interested in learning about the tech behind today's websites and software. I've entered them as Bryght Events (check them out #1, #2, #3, #4). Check it out! By the way, Free Geek's looking for an electrician to wire up their space for the workshop. Please help them by phoning them at 604-879-GEEK (4335) or getting in touch via their contact form.
NewsForge Weighs In With Raincity
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created on Fri, 2006-09-15 13:08
Bruce Byfield from the online magazine for Linux, NewsForge, sat down with Raincity's CEO Robert Scales as he opens up on his open source philosophy in business.
"Why not open our process and ask people to help us improve how we're doing things? And why not set a standard of other people who are working with open source software?"
Read the full article here.
NTC and Penguin Day
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created on Sat, 2006-03-25 11:54
I'm here in Seattle for a one-day free and open source technology conference called Penguin Day that is taking place as an adjunct to the Non-Profit Technology Conference. From the website...
Penguin Day Seattle will:
- build new and enhanced relationships between key constituencies in the open source and nonprofit communities in Seattle;
- empower non-profit users and support providers to better communicate their needs and serve as active partners in the development and maturation of open source technology for nonprofits;
- challenge developers to provide flexible and appropriate open source solutions for nonprofit mission-critical applications;
- serve as a venue for learning and information sharing about development processes and nonprofit software needs;
- and result in increased energy and passion to fuel ongoing collaboration.
Today is a loose open-space format for learning about FOSS tools and technologies that are useful to non-profits and other mission-based organizations and businesses. Bryght (and Drupal) have some of the best tools on the internets for these types of projects and applications, and we are committed to helping these types of organizations take advantage of the power of the free and open source tools available to them.
