[OAI-implementers] Survival of the Fittest - open source and sustainability, Oxford, 10-12 April (fwd)

[Michael Fraser]

The following event may be of interest to some. Apologies for any multiple 
copies received.

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Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:47:51 +0000
From: Randy Metcalfe <randolph.metcalfe at oucs.ox.ac.uk>
Subject: Survival of the Fittest - open source and sustainability, Oxford,
     10-12 April


"Sustainability" is really just another word for *survival*. Open source
projects either survive or they do not. But what makes one project
survive and another die? And does the answer matter?

*Open Source and Sustainability*
http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/events/2006-04-10-12/

The answer *does* matter.

  * first, to the project itself and to all those individuals committing
their time and energy to producing software that meets a particular need;
* second, to the open source businesses whose business model depends
upon the continued flourishing of the development project; and
* third, to the colleges and universities considering investing in an
open source solution by deploying it to meet some aspect of their ICT needs.

Join an international cast of experts exploring the survival issues at
*Open Source and Sustainability* in Oxford, 10-12 April.

Register to attend today.

Date: 10-12 April 2006
Location: Said Business School, Oxford, UK
http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/events/2006-04-10-12/

-- 
Randy Metcalfe
OSS Watch