This investigation is part of an internally-funded research initiative towards processing open source texts (i .e . , free natural language texts drawn from broadcast transcripts, news wires, etc .) . This initiative has been underway for just over half a year, prior to which our group was focusing nearly exclusively on natural language interfaces t o expert systems . We are thus newcomers to t...

This investigation is part of an internally-funded research initiative towards processing open source texts (i .e . , free natural language texts drawn from broadcast transcripts, news wires, etc .) . This initiative has been underway for just over half a year, prior to which our group was focusing nearly exclusively on natural language interfaces t o expert systems . We are thus newcomers to t...

Open source movement plays a vital role in the development of open education resources in higher education. Open source e-learning courseware (OSeLCW) is an initiative within this movement. Many institutions today post their courses for free and open access via the Internet to users all over the world. This paper assesses the awareness, access, and utilisation of such wealth of web-based OSeLCW...

We are members of the Astrophysics Source Code Library's Advisory Committee and its editor-in-chief. The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL, ascl.net) is a successful initiative that advocates for open research software and provides an infrastructure for registering, discovering, sharing, and citing this software. Started in 1999, the ASCL has been expanding in recent years, with an average...

We describe the Open Mind Initiative, a framework for large-scale collaborative efforts in building components of “intelligent” systems that address common-sense reasoning, document and language understanding, speech and character recognition, and so on. Based on the Open Source methodology, the Open Mind Initiative allows domain specialists to contribute algorithms, tool developers to provide ...

In February 2004, Adrian Bowyer, from the University of Bath, began an open initiative called RepRap, with the purpose of creating an open source rapid prototyping machine which, moreover, could replicate itself. This article analizes the current status of the RepRap initiative, commenting the basic components of RepRap machines, the differences between the different 3D printers developed by th...

Using open source software within a business model for a tourism industry initiative has given rise to several issues. The two themes of open source software and business models are examined to provide context for the development of a business plan for the case. The issues are discussed within the context of the Harmo-TEN project to identify the advantages and problems that arose in developing ...