Open Scholar Takes Open Source CMS to SchoolWe write a lot on OStatic about the importance of using open source textbooks, tools and software in educational institutions. Open Scholar is a great tool for helping schools and colleges create collaborative academic Web sites without spending a dime on software.
Drupal-based Open Scholar is a free, open source content management system designed to easily build Web sites for classrooms, academic projects, individual professors, or entire universities. It installs easily and can host an unlimited number of sites on a single installation. Open Scholar supports customizable domains so schools can have relevant URLs and requires no programming knowledge to have ...
MoreSupport Spreads Out For Google's WebM Video FormatDirectly on the heels of the announcement by Google of its new royalty-free video format, WebM, adjunct announcements are pouring in showing far-reachng support for the new format. With Google open sourcing the underlying VP8 codec technology that it acquired from On2 in February, the combination of openness and third-party support could make WebM a healthy competitor for formats such as H.264.
With Mozilla, Opera and Google's own YouTube announced as supporters of WebM today, the new format already appeared to have significant momentum. Now, Kaltura has announced that its open source video platform will support WebM, and MIPS has announced ...
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