This week saw new companies joining the Linux Foundation, Microsoft open sourcing its scripting program and the VA naming the OSEHRA board of directors. Catch up on these stories and more:
- Mary Mosquera reported on the Department of Veteran Affairs OSEHRA board of director’s announcement in the Government Health IT article, “VA Open Source Group Names Board of Health IT Experts.”
- On ComputerWorldUK by Katherine Noyes: “Nvidia Joins Linux Foundation to Guide Open Source Evolution”
- Brian Proffitt writes about the Shared Learning Collaborative in his ITWorld article, “Open Source Maps a New Education Future.”
- The open source Raven II robotic surgeon has earned a lot attention from bloggers in the past few weeks. The most recent blog is by Sam Dean on OStatic: “An Open Source Robotic Surgeon Could Save Your Life.”
- Glyn Moody discusses the new report from the UK Policy Exchange in his blog, “Do We Have a Right to Open Public Data?”
- On PCWorld, Joab Jackson reported on Microsoft donating its Mayhem program to the Outercurve Foundation: “Microsoft Open Sources Windows Scripting Tool Mayhem.”
- The University of Sydney’s recent Open Source Drug Discovery for Malaria meeting was reported on in the Medical Xpress article, “How Open Source Could Help Malaria Treatment.”
The question of the week: How would you do at MIT’s charm school?
