So with 20 days in advance, with this brief message and without anesthesia, the Andalusian has canceled the Free Software conference this year in Malaga .
This news, of course has not been received gladly among companies as they have now made some investments that can not be recovered.
Luckily, ASOLIF , the National Federation of Free Software Enterprises will hold its fourth meeting, not canceled and I leave your message here and links to sign up all interested parties.
We do not release: IV meeting of Software ASOLIF Free on October 28 in Malaga
The National Federation of Software Libre (ASOLIF) said their companies back in July of this year to celebrate our Fourth Meeting ASOLIF Business of Free Software by the Open Source World Conference ( OSWC'10 ) in so that both events take advantage of synergies. This conference, organized by the Andalusian Government would strengthen its commercial aspect to the presence of 75 of our companies, while ASOLIF would take the action to solve many of the logistical problems arising from such events. On paper it looked like a winning relationship.
The sudden cancellation of the event , only 20 days of its conclusion, has been a blow to companies, since much of the investment is recovered. Not only are the costs incurred in traveling and staying, but the work related to the preparation of the content to submit, commercial work, the merchandising, etc.. In short, to a large extent, a significant saving of public money involved in the failure to hold the OSWC'10 rests on the losses inflicted to the sector, especially SMEs.
Andalusian companies clumped around Andalibre and other entities and actors related to Free Software, deserve all the support we can offer from elsewhere in Spain by our organization. Taking the challenge to pick up the baton left by the Junta de Andalucía, the Federation will continue with its plan and will hold its Fourth Meeting ASOLIF Business of Free Software in Málaga on October 28.
Moreover, the usual activities of a domestic nature, we will add a public action broadcast on October 27 for displaying products and projects, discuss relevant issues on the industry today and interact with organizations, teachers, technicians, community development and Free Software enthusiasts. Soon announce the location and content.
Together they will be easier than solo, therefore, please join our public mailing list to assist us in this action. There will be room for everyone.
Guadalinex V7, faster and more sociable
The Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Science Government of Andalusia publishes the final version of Guadalinex V7, the free operating system that includes dozens of applications to take advantage of the computer without investing in expensive licenses.
Thirty percent faster than its predecessors, this new edition of Guadalinex improves user experience on the Internet, facilitating connection with social networks and the publication of "blogs". In addition to the typical programs to surf, write email or chat, with the new parental control system "Nanny"-developed by the Andalusian, who assist parents in protecting minors to web content malicious or inappropriate.
Moreover, the graphic look has been carefully Guadalinex especially from the funds to the rounded windows, now-a lively bar of icons to launch frequently used applications, automatically disappear to make room on the desktop.
V7 Guadalinex rc1, is the final?
Source: Guadalinex
You can now test descargaros and we think could be the final version of Guadalinex V7. And just a month after the release of Ubuntu Hardy Heron!
Introducing new features you can not miss and always try to fit your demands and needs.
Lest the redesigned desktop that features a lively bar icons instead of the bottom panel. Definitely going to give much play in the daily management of your tasks.
We remain committed to facilitate you to connect and use of social networking because we understand the importance acquired in society and also among our users. And I help to control their use of the network under the parental control program "Nanny".
Will see that we have included your favorite shows and new ones always you will be the most useful for tasks that until now you had not done with Guadalinex, such as sort and classify all your collections of movies, music CDs, books, etc. .. in one program.
It is already very low, this may be the final version. We again with you to download the RC1 , which aportéis your ideas and support us to discover the errors you have seen.
Presentation of White Paper on ICT for the Andalusian Universities
For several years, the Innovation of the Government of Andalusia, made a major effort to Andalusian public universities to adapt to new technologies of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). All that work is part of the Digital University strategic project, which since 2005 has funded eGovernment initiatives, has created the Andalusian Virtual Campus has technologically equipped campuses to create a wireless network accessible to all the university community regardless of their origin, has improved library electronic services and has created classroom teaching with advanced electronic resources and the creation and distribution of content to make them accessible from anywhere through the virtual campus. As explained today Francis Bunting, Secretary General of Universities of the Department of Innovation, Science and Enterprise of the Andalusian, the " White Paper on ICT in the Andalusian University System "is another of those initiatives and marks the starting point of the new era of Digital University.
The White Paper on the Digital University 2010 suggests that the model of the future university has to pass through the governance and use of ICT, allowing you to quickly update knowledge, improve their capacity for innovation and adaptation new environment and contribute to the full implementation of the Knowledge Society.
The Andalusian is strongly committed to Free Software
Andalusia is one of the main regions located in forward positions in their implementation of Free Software decided that the impetus comes by the Andalusian government, are carrying out initiatives from the centers Guadalinfo and volunteer network Andalusia Digital Commitment.
The promotion of Free Software brings many advantages to boost rigged markets, initiatives, knowledge and innovation. It is a tool that reduces the cost of government computer and individuals, which increases transparency in all IT processes, improves security and optimizes system efficiency, and enables sharing of the Administration efforts and enhancements to citizens, administrations and the rest of the productive fabric of Andalusia.
9 YEARS ADVANCING THE FREE SOFTWARE
Since 2001 the Government of Andalusia has been committed to the free software and open standards. Many initiatives have been put in place the Andalusian over these 7 years, among which include: the launch of Project Guadalinfo (2001). The initiative helped create public internet access centers in 26 municipalities with fewer than 10,000 people with computers that used free software. In 2002, created the first version of Guadalinex , SL operating system tailored to the needs of users in Andalusia, that since 2002, is implanted in the public schools of Andalusia.
A major step was taken in March 2003 to publish the Andalusian Decree 72/2003 on measures to boost the knowledge society in Andalusia, which explains the Andalusian government's interest to support, use and encourage the development of free software, especially in Public Access Centres to the Internet and in schools. In the same year signed the cooperation agreement with the Government of the Extremadura, to cooperate in the promotion of free software.
The Sixth International Conference on Free Software , organized by the Junta de Andalucia and Extremadura Board will be held in Malaga from 27 to 29 October 2010, as decided in the fifth edition of this meeting which was held in Cáceres .
The conference, to be held at the Cultural Complex of the capital San Francisco Caceres between 1 and 3 December, brought together more than a thousand participants and 60 experts in the field of open source, which have addressed possible solutions to overcome the crisis based on new technologies.
