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Frederic Muller

Running a management consulting firm for a living in China, Frederic is deeply involved in the open source scene. <br>From the local Beijing Linux User Group to the worldwide promotion of software freedom, he currently focuses on reducing the digital divide in poor Chinese schools by building open educational content based on open source software only. <br>Collaborating with the Chinese government on various projects to promote OSS, Frederic has a unique perspective on what is happening now, and what to expect from this challenging environment.

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Apple's iPad Design Patent: Been There, Done That (Images)

Come on! Is there really anything about the iPad's design that makes it so special that it should be used ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales? I Don't Think So.

July 6, 2012 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols in Tablets

Second take: OSS World Summit 2007 in Guangzhou

The second day of the 2007 Open Source China Open Source World started off really badly for me. Somehow, I overlooked that the program was rescheduled from 9.

July 1, 2007 by Peter Junge in Open Source

First take: OSS World Summit 2007 in Guangzhou

Last week (June 21 & 22), I attended the 2007 Open Source China Open Source World summit in Guangzhou, hosted by China Open Source Promotion Union (COPU).

June 24, 2007 by Peter Junge in Open Source

First, an introduction...

First of all, I want to thank my predecessor Michael Iannini for passing the baton and offering the opportunity for me to take this blog space. Like Michael, I am a member of the Beijing Linux User Group (BLUG), which is probably the most interesting Linux User Groups in the world, as you can imagine.

June 14, 2007 by Peter Junge in Enterprise Software

How Sun promotes OSS in China

Sun Microsystems hosted the 2007 China Education and Research Conference this past week. It was interesting to know that Sun has been collaborating with China's Ministry of Education for 10 years now.

April 20, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Enterprise Software

Can GPL be enforced in China?

The question of the enforceability of the GPL came into question during a presentation by Taiwen Jiang, the XOOPS maintainer. XOOPS is basically a home grown China, well actually Asian, open source system.

April 11, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Enterprise Software

Google offers curriculum to China's top universities

At last week's 2007 Software Innovation Summit, Christophe Bisciglia from Google introduced to the attendees Google 101. Google has just recently developed this curriculum which Google staff, namely Christophe, if my understanding is correct, has been working with University of Washington to deliver these courses.

April 5, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Hardware

Beijing's 2007 Software Innovation Summit

Tuesday, March 27, 2007, was the date of the 2007 Software Innovation Summit – Open Source Software and Trends in Internationalization. The summit was intended to be an annual event, but I am not sure if the event organizers, in particular its Western benefactors, were so inclined to commit to that.

March 29, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Innovation

Open Office coming to Beijing

At the last Beijing Linux User Group meeting, a member announced that Louis Suarez-Potts, the OpenOffice.org community manager, would be visiting Beijing in April.

March 19, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Enterprise Software

A proposal for innovation in China

When I look at companies like Red Flag, Turbo Linux, Co-Create and SunWah, I see token open source development houses that are more focused on service and integration. Now, these companies can be great for the community in localizing open source applications and standardizing them for government and financial industry projects, as well as contributing patches back to the community (I can't confirm this), but I don't see these companies very active in the Western community.

March 3, 2007 by Michael Iannini in China

Making the community link

Hey Matthew, fair comment. In my previous blog, I was overly vague in my criticism.

February 25, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Open Source

Open source abuse or misunderstanding in China?

Just when I was beginning to feel upbeat about all the events and innovations going on in China this year, I see this thread from the CentOS List. The thread is not new, nor is the 'offer' being made in it.

February 23, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Open Source

Another champion for Linux found in China

Beijing Linux User Group had a great meeting tonight. We were introduced to Dr.

February 14, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Hardware

More talk of Linux in China

The Finish group Open Tuesday came to Beijing last Tuesday, January 30th to expand its communication network about the wonderful world of Open Source. If you go to their site, the main page states “There is a lot of talk, and exploration globally into Open Source, … in both public and private sector, but real action is only now starting to take off.

February 6, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Open Source

Will cash solve China's 'community' problem?

China's legacy communities are LinuxSir, China Java World, and Huihoo.They have historically culled a group of enthusiasts that generally like to troll for interesting issues to solve in their spare time, but not much "communal" spirit was extended beyond that.

January 24, 2007 by Michael Iannini in Open Source

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