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Open Source Advocacy Group Quiet About Launch

Posted by Zonk on from the stealth-penguins-in-action dept.

polar_bear` writes "Yet another open source advocacy group is in the offing, but trying to keep the lid on until its official launch at LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit. Robin 'Roblimo' Miller ferrets out a few details of the nascent Open Solutions Alliance on Linux.com: 'Our anonymous interviewee says 'at least 10' companies have signed up, and that they are 'talking to dozens more.' While he refused to name any participants, Linux.com has confirmed that SpikeSource and JasperSoft are both involved.'" Linux.com and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG.

31 comments

  1. sorry by Afecks · · Score: 1

    but trying to keep the lid on until its official launch at LinuxWorld

    Tried and failed..

    1. Re:sorry by jpardey · · Score: 1

      Obviously, they were really trying hard too. They must be such an important development for this to have happened.

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  2. What is this, the white rose? by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why the cloak-and-dagger stuff? I know that Vista and "trusted" computing make it a little more difficult to be openly penguin, but isn't this a bit much?

    "The reason for this, says an OSA insider Linux.com interviewed ... "

    name "Deep Throat" by any chance?

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    1. Re:What is this, the white rose? by Mattintosh · · Score: 3, Funny

      These days, you can't take your code name from the title of a porno or you'll end up in the history books as "Cumdumpster 23".

  3. Mixed feelings... by sidz1979 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have mixed feelings about this until the full details come out. On the one hand it is good that people are trying to standardize the open source software interfaces and infrastructure, on the other hand, more the number of "standardization bodies" or "advocacy groups" we have, more the number "of standards" that would exist/be created.

    1. Re:Mixed feelings... by mushadv · · Score: 3, Funny

      Lucky for you, I'm starting a standardization advocacy group standardization advocacy group.

    2. Re:Mixed feelings... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Standards are wonderful! We have so many to choose from!"

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    3. Re:Mixed feelings... by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Is that you Ian?

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  4. So much for "open" by DogDude · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Big companies making deals behind closed doors with each other. Is that "Open"? Sounds like regular business to me. Standards are what Linux desperately needs, but I certainly don't like hearing about big companies having secret meetings about supposedly "Open" and "Free" software projects.

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    1. Re:So much for "open" by alexjohnc3 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the "open" dealt with the code of the programs, not how businesses that distribute the code do their businesses.

    2. Re:So much for "open" by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 5, Funny

      I love these analytically challenged types who are constantly having Eureka moments about how hypocritical all the free-software figures are.

      "rms talks about everyone being free, but actually *requires things of people who want to distribute his code! Also he probably doesn't think people should be 'free' to chop his arms of etc.! ... "

      "You talk about open-this, open-that, but when you go to take a dump the door to yr bathroom is *closed!!!!11 zomg."

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    3. Re:So much for "open" by DogDude · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I thought it was a whole philosophy. You know, Cathedral and the Bizarre, information wants to be free... all that jazz. Otherwise, it's just people developing software without any compensation for big companies to sell ("voluntary slavery"?).

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    4. Re:So much for "open" by c6gunner · · Score: 1

      There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamed of in your philosophy.

    5. Re:So much for "open" by Puggs · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      sorry, feeling nitpicky...

      its bazaar, not bizarre

    6. Re:So much for "open" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      -1: Sadly Obvious Troll

  5. You're nascent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The the world just suddenly discover the word "nascent" or what?

  6. If Penguins could fly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Then this could be the break we are dreaming of. Getting better access to firmware specs for wireless devices would be a good place to start picking at the Microsoft hardware cartel. With NVidea recently suffering the wrath of Redmond for releasing OpenGL Linux drivers I imaging they might also be among the participants, if they don't get cold feet.

  7. If you want philosophy by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...and not just little soundbytes and labels, I can oblige. But I'm not convinced you're doing anything but trolling yet.

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  8. Wankers by MagicM · · Score: 0

    BRIAN: Are you the Open Software Foundation?
    REG: Fuck off!
    BRIAN: What?
    REG: Open Software Foundation. We're the Open Solutions Alliance! Open Software Foundation. Cawk.
    FRANCIS: Wankers.

    1. Re:Wankers by JeepFanatic · · Score: 1

      Reminds me of the atheists in the episode of South Park where Eric Cartman froze himself and woke up 500+ years in the future.

    2. Re:Wankers by Viceroy+Potatohead · · Score: 1

      Bloody splinters groups, all of ya! We're the Open Alliance of Freedom in Software!

    3. Re:Wankers by Puggs · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      Which, when it was on SP, reminded me of the aforementioned sketch in Monty Python's Life of Brian...

      ;-)

  9. WOW. This *great* OSS business news! by kad77 · · Score: 1

    ...and only a couple dozen people in the world care.

    Wonder how many of these 'businesses' are home based?

  10. They should have... by RealGrouchy · · Score: 2, Funny

    They should have made the announcement in a cathedral!

    - RG>

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    1. Re:They should have... by Antique+Geekmeister · · Score: 2, Funny

      That would be too bazaar.

    2. Re:They should have... by cralewyth · · Score: 1

      Oh, the pain of the puns. *dies*

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  11. Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why does anyone need "yet another advocacy group" (yaag) ?
    If you want an advocacy group go start a channel on irc or usenet.
    If you want adoption of your favorite OS redhat,novell,ubuntu, opensolaris,
    etc... Shouldn't it be adopted by people who see it's merits instead
    of payola or screaming from the top of some editors headlines?

  12. That would be bazaar... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ....surely.