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Staff of the OASIS open standards consortium use these pages to write informally about issues related to their work. Opinions expressed are those of the individual.
Ada Lovelace Day
By Jamie Clark - Posted on 2011-10-08 03:14
Tagged: tech leaders women twitter
It's Ada Lovelace Day again (#ALD2011) celebrating women leading in ICT. http://www.FindingAda.com encourages posts about your favorite inspirations and heroes today.
Apple should buy Sony ...
By Laurent Liscia - Posted on 2011-09-16 21:21
... for a reasonable mix of stock and cash. Four good reasons:
What does OASIS do about backwards compatibility?
By Jamie Clark - Posted on 2011-09-06 20:38
I recently was asked about how our TCs deal with backwards compatibility.
For those who don't spend their life with their nose in code, this is what happens when someone publishes a new version of a data standard, like FooML v2.0, but it does some things differently than did FooML v1.0...
European Cloud Computing survey
By Jamie Clark - Posted on 2011-09-02 02:28
During the summer, the European Commission held an open public consultation on cloud computing issues. They use a user-friendly database-driven website to take in comments. The EC's Digital Agenda team plans to review and analyse the survey data, and work it into their strategy for European cloud computing, planned for release in early 2012.
At OASIS, we're often asked to provide opinions about government standards initiatives. Our full reply to the survey, submitted in August, is attached below. Our own conference on cloud computing, in the UK this October, will explore many of the same issues.
