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From the DigLib listserv:

In this issue of Library Technology Reports Casey Bisson engagingly narrates the history of open source software, explains how the OSS "movement" came about, details key players in OSS development, and discusses how open source can work for libraries.

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Fedora Commons Awarded $4.9m Grant To Develop Open-Source Software For Building Collaborative Information Communities

(Ithaca, New York, August 10, 2007) - Fedora Commons today announced the award of a four year, $4.9M grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundatio

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Don't forget the Library 2.0 mixer at Front Page on Saturday, June 23rd at 5:30pm.
Although this mixer was created on Library 2.0, I thought it would be a good idea for this group to join as well, although I think most of us are on BOTH groups!

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I've made a reservation at Front Page Restaurant for Saturday, June
23rd at 5:30 (5pm would be better Tom said) under my name, Lakegan.
Front Page is VERY close to the Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line, Dupont
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Casey Bisson's Maison Bisson blog discusses Designing an OPAC for Web 2.0.
In this post, he talks about today's "better and more useful" web and how Web 2.0 is a reflection of the critical masses and NOT technology. He also mentions how the web is being used more and more for mundane activities and not so much social software.

Casey raises a major question, and that is:

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