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  • Video: Richard Esplin at UTOSC 2009

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    Video of Richard Esplin’s presentation on “Technology Cooperatives” is now available on YouTube at the following URL: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNjSbvBgV70>.

    Richard Esplin at UTOSC 2009

    Richard Esplin at UTOSC 2009

    Traditional technology businesses do not achieve optimal alignment between the interests of the developer, the business investor, the consumer, and the global community. Open source businesses attempt to improve on this situation, but unfortunately, most business models do not foster open source solutions. Technical expertise is expensive and awareness of the benefits of collaborative solutions is often lacking. Companies with significant technical know-how have many incentives to guard that know-how behind proprietary licenses. Companies who should be focused on their core competencies often have to build significant technical know-how to employ open source solutions.

    There is a way that non-technical businesses can take advantage of the services of technical professionals without needing to worry about maximizing capital returns. This problem is similar to how a community can pool resources in a common investment fund and take advantage of banking experience (think credit unions), how a bunch of mountain climbers can take advantage of bulk procurement expertise to lower costs (think REI), and how a collection of rural municipalities can provide shared electricity and communications infrastructure (think rural utility providers). For the last two hundred years cooperative businesses have been refining a collection of operating models which encourage collaboration and sharing of resources. These principles apply to information technology solutions. In this presentation, I’ll share my research into cooperative business models, and my experience trying to catalyze a technology cooperative for educational institutions.

    Since being indoctrinated in the philosophy of free software as a CS undergraduate, Richard has been a vocal free software evangelist. After trying a variety of open source business models, Richard thinks he has found an innovative solution to many of the common problems involved with making money building open solutions. By spreading the meme, he hopes to find the right partners for this endeavor.

    Richard’s website is at <http://richard.esplins.org/>.

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  • Video: Stormy Peters at UTOSC 2009

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    Stormy Peters, executive director at the GNOME Foundation and one of the wonder-women of the open source world, delivered a powerful keynote presentation at the 2009 Utah Open Source Conference.

    Video of the complete presentation is available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzyaM7VWqOg

    Stormy Peters at UTOSC 2009

    Stormy Peters at UTOSC 2009

    One of the things about the free software community that continues to baffle those non-open source people is, “why do you do it?” Free software developers work on open source software for a number of reasons from scratching an itch to gaining a reputation to building a resume to contributing to a good cause. The interesting problem comes when money enters into the equation. Research shows that when someone works on something for free (for internal rewards) if you start paying them you replace those internal rewards. Then if you stop paying them, they will stop working on it. Does that hold true for open source software? Are commercial companies killing open source by paying people to work on it?

    Stormy Peters currently works as the Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation. Stormy joined the GNOME Foundation from OpenLogic where she set up their OpenLogic Expert Community and helped Global 2000 companies develop open source software policies. Previously, Stormy worked at Hewlett-Packard (HP) where she founded and managed the Open Source Program Office that is responsible for HP’s open source strategy, policy and business practices. Stormy joined HP as a software engineer in the Unix Development Lab after graduating from Rice University with a B.A. in Computer Science. Stormy is an advisor for HFOSS, OpenSource World, IntraHealth Open and Open Source America, as well as founder and president of Kids on Computers, a nonprofit organization setting up computer labs in developing countries. Stormy is a frequent keynote speaker on business aspects of Open Source Software at major conferences such as the Open Source Business Conference and the O’Reilly conferences, as well as government organizations such as the United Nations and the European Union. Stormy is involved in GNOME and free source software because it is changing the world and the community is full of smart, passionate people!

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  • Video: Glenda Rhodes on GIMP from UTOSC 2008

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    As a final reminder of how completely awesome the Utah Open Source Conference is and why you should attend, we present a final video from UTOSC 2008: Glenda Rhodes presenting on GIMP for Photographers. This video is now available at OpenSourceTV.TV as a in-line Flash video and also as Ogg Theora and Xvid AVI downloads.

    Glenda Rhodes

    Glenda Rhodes

    This presentation discusses using GIMP as an alternative to Photoshop for editing digital photos. Basic GIMP techniques (black/white, sepia, cropping) and some advanced techniques (layer masks for selective coloring, head-swapping, background blurring) are covered.

    Glenda says, “I have been on the outskirts of the open source community ever since my husband made me send out the initial release of Ubuntu in our Christmas cards back in 2004. Currently I help run Utah OpenTech, a company dedicated to helping small businesses implement VoIP using open source technologies. I am a frequent user of GIMP (on windows and ubuntu), using it for editing photos and most recently digital scrapbooking.”

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  • New video: Brandon Beattie on MythTV at UTOSC 2008

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    Sorry this took so long, but here it is: Brandon Beattie’s much talked about MythTV presentation from the 2008 Utah Open Source Conference is now available for viewing online at OpenSourceTV.TV.

    This presentation covers design, hardware, and software needed to build a Linux HTPC. Topics include what hardware works best in Linux, Distro flavors, available software, setup and using Linux multimedia. Software covered include MythTV, Xine, MPlayer, and VLC.

    Brandon Beattie is a media and automation geek who has used Linux and OSS exclusively for over half of his life. He has worked on everything Linux from embedded systems to super clusters and has contributed to numerous OSS projects, local Linux groups and software standards. He is known locally for his media geekness, as a former president of SLLUG and internationally for his work with Linux Media projects including MythTV, developing the first HDTV support in Linux, and his large collection of Linux media howto’s. In his spare time he enjoys seeing sunlight and the lost geek art of socializing with non-geeks.

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  • News: Utah Open Source Conference 2009 Dates and Venue

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    The Utah Open Source Foundation is pleased to announce its 2009 Conference: October 8-10, 2009 at the Salt Lake Community College – Miller Free Enterprise Center in Sandy, Utah.

    The Utah Open Source Conference 2009 will be focusing on the developer, but we also have presentation tracks that apply to the beginner and the business person”, stated Clint Savage, founder of the Utah Open Source Foundation.

    The conference, now in its third year, is designed to help developers strengthen their skill and to teach them about the latest open source technologies.

    See the official press release:  Utah Open Source Conference 2009 Dates, Venue and Theme

    To keep up-to-date on the latest news, visit the Utah Open Source Foundation at these locations:

    http://blog.utos.org – Utah Open Source Blog
    http://2009.utosc.com – Utah Open Source Conference 2009 Website

    In addition, feel free to follow Utah Open Source on these social networks:

    #utos on irc.freenode.net
    http://identi.ca/utos – Utah Open Source on Identi.ca
    http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=3406&trk=anet_ug_hm – Utah Open Source LinkedIn Group
    http://twitter.com/utos – Utah Open Source on Twitter
    http://www.flickr.com/groups/utosc/ – Flickr photos from previous years

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  • Theme: Utah Open Source Conference 2009

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    The Utah Open Source Foundation has been working very hard this year. We’ve got a lot of fun things in store. In fact, we’re starting this year off with a new theme that really builds upon the foundations of open source and free software. We really believe that with this year’s theme for the Utah Open Source Conference 2009 we’ve hit the current trends on the head.

    Now that you have seen the theme for UTOSC 2009.  Let’s talk about the three tenets of the UTOSC 2009 theme.

    Affordability

    Affordability doesn’t just mean cost, it also means value. Free and open source software (FOSS) provides this value. Not only in it’s low costs (aka free as in beer), but in it’s maintenance costs being only those of expertise. No contracts to sign, no company to ask for improvements, and value added because you can make the change yourself. In addition, because expertise is generally the only cost, companies that use free software won’t feel locked in when looking for support options.

    Scalability

    Scalability means many things to many people: flexibility of costs, software load management, ability to grow without complication, and many more. Scalability makes things better. Free and open source software provides solutions in every area from customer management to security, and simple applications to complex environments. Because code is so easy to view and change, FOSS has the most flexible, scalable solutions around.

    Reliability

    Reliability is among the most important components in free and open source software. The number of eyes looking at the code, and the community that helps make the software, provides a paradigm which sets FOSS apart. Being able to make changes and have a community willing to test the software makes it more reliable and solid. If you want reliability, you go with free and open source software, its community of developers, testers, and users.

    These three components of the Utah Open Source Conference 2009 will excite the mind, challenge the soul and ultimately improve free and open source software. We at the Utah Open Source Foundation look forward to seeing your presentation, thoughts and enjoyment of this theme during the upcoming UTOSC 2009.

    See you all at the Utah Open Source Conference 2009. Watch for the announcement of the venue and conference dates in the next couple days.

    Cheers,

    Clint Savage
    Founder, Utah Open Source Foundation

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  • Video: Stuart Jansen presenting on SELinux at PLUG, 10 Dec 2008

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    The Utah Open Source Foundation is proud to present video of the December 2008 Provo Linux User Group meeting presentation given by Stuart Jansen on Security-Enhanced Linux, or SELinux. You can view the video at OpenSourceTV.tv.

    Stuart Jansen

    Stuart Jansen

    The traditional Unix security model is simple and beautiful. For decades it has been good enough for most people. However, it is starting to show its age. In the highest security settings, a more fine grained control system is needed. In the past, this meant using expensive, complicated, special purpose versions of Unix: trusted systems. (Trusted Solaris, Trusted AIX, Trusted HP-UX)

    SELinux, created by the NSA, is the most mature and complete response to the need for Trusted Linux systems. Unfortunately, because of the difficulty creating and maintaining trusted systems, their success has been limited. This is no longer acceptable.

    Today, even desktop systems and cell phones need high quality security. Imagine being able to sandbox your Web browser and e-mail client. The
    traditional Unix model makes this difficult and only partially possible. SELinux, on the other hand, makes fine grained security available to everyone.

    When it first appeared, SELinux was hard to learn and mysterious to troubleshoot. As a result, many people fear it. However, SELinux and the tools to manage it have come a long way. It’s time to lay fear aside. Stuart will teach what SELinux is, why it is great, basic troubleshooting and maintenance.

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  • Video: PLUG March meeting: Stephen Weeks on Parrot

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    The Utah Open Source Foundation is proud to present video of the March 2009 Provo Linux User Group meeting presentation given by Stephen Weeks on creating dynamic language compilers with Parrot and its associated tools. You can view the video at OpenSourceTV.tv.

    Stephen Weeks

    Stephen Weeks

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  • New UTOSC 2008 Video: Jared Smith of Digium – Dialplans for Dummies

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    Jared Smith of Digium‘s UTOSC 2008 presentation on Asterisk and Asterisk dialplans is now available from http://www.opensourcetv.tv/.

    Jared Smith throwing a free copy of his book to an audience member at UTOSC 2008

    Jared Smith throwing a free copy of his book to an audience member at UTOSC 2008

    This presentations shows people the basics of using the Asterisk dialplan. We’ll explore simple voice menus, dialing other phones, and implementing things like voicemail, find-me/follow-me routing, and audio conferencing. Along the way, we’ll also cover some telephony fundamentals.

    Jared Smith is a computer geek. He currently works for Digium and runs their training department. He’s also the author of Asterisk: The Future of Telephony (O’Reilly Media). He currently lives in Virginia with his wife and two children.

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  • Video: Michael Place of UtahFM.org – HOWTO: Start an open-source radio station

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    Video of Michael Place’s (of UtahFM.org) UTOSC 2008 presentation titled HOWTO: Start an open-source radio station is now available from opensourcetv.tv. This was an excellent presentation and a jewel at UTOSC 2008.

    Michael Place of UtahFM.org

    Michael Place of UtahFM.org

    Michael presented on Friday, 29 August 2008.

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