Open Voices eBook series At Opensource.com we share hundreds of stories about the power of open source principles—transparency, community, participation, collaboration, meritocracy, rapid prototyping, and sharing. Each tale is the fruit of an ongoing, global conversation between people living and work...
Each section is an .adoc file that contains the outline of chapters for that section. Each section has one or more chapters in it. There is not an issue associated with a section, unless a new section is being created. Want to get involved?
Over time, an ecosystem must support open source software projects. Code hosting services such as GitHub, Bitbucket, SourceForge and Google Code provide central repositories, version control and other functions that enable diverse, distributed workgroups to collaborate on and manage open source projects...
Open source textbooks—many employing Creative Commons licenses that allow others to share and build on the work of content creators, consistent with the rules of copyright (see creativecommons.org)—are a growing trend making an impact on higher education, and to a lesser extent, thus far, ...
Of course, affordable doesn’t necessarily mean free. While many online texts are free, charging money for an ebook is a standard practice. The idea is to rationalize pricing, not eliminate sales revenue altogether. There’s a lot of pricing room between a $400 book and a free download. ...
uDig - An open source (EPL and BSD) desktop application framework, built with Eclipse Rich Client (RCP) technology. Whitebox GAT - An open source desktop GIS and remote sensing software package for general applications of geospatial analysis and data visualization. DIVA-GIS - DIVA-GIS is a fr...
Most open source setups allow you to host your software on your own server as opposed to SaaS options which are hosted by the software provider. Benefit #3: The Ability to Integrate With Your Existing System Just by its nature, open source is pretty easily adaptable, making it an obvious ...
Use the ‘Publish Online’ to send your eBook to readers for reviewing and editing. When you’ve finished editing, export the document as an .EPUB file. To export to the .EPUB format: With the document open, choose ‘File’, then ‘Export’. Open a book and in the ‘Book panel’ me...
Building open-source AI is not just a technical endeavour—it’s an economic catalyst. Talent Development: Collaborate with universities to train a new generation of Arab AI engineers, reducing dependence on expatriate expertise. Public-Private Partnerships: Support startups in developing solutions on...
One key feature of Aspen (and Pika before it) is the way it groups records. When a user searches for a title, all formats of that title owned or licensed by the library are listed in a single search result—print, large print, ebook, CD audiobook, e-audiobook, etc.—enabling patrons...