A look at the open source OW2 Consortium
During the OSCAMP event in Beijing, I had a chance to talk to Cedric Thomas, the CEO of OW2 open source organization. Here's an extract of our conversation:
1. Can you tell me about the origins of the OW2 Consortium? We hear OW2 is the result of a merger..... Read more »
International open source communities focus on China
The OW2 Consortium, an independent industry community dedicated to developing open source middleware announced the launch of its Chinese Web platform.
OW2 members, including leading IT research institutes in China such as Peking University, Academy of Science, Beihang University and the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) have put their strengths..... Read more »
Time right for young open source companies: Proactum
During the recent Beijing Open Source Camp, I met with senior executives of Proactum, an open source software company from Finland.
While, generally, everybody knows Finland for Nokia, every one from the open source world knows Finland for Linux.
The executives--Proactum chairman Anneli Koivunen, senior partner Jouko Hyppönen and senior..... Read more »
OpenOffice Beijing Conference is open
The 6th OpenOffice Annual Conference 2008 in Beijing is almost ready. I just got a nice entry pass from the organizing committee--it's all red hot, full of energy and I can feel the power of open source.
The opening ceremony will be held at DiaoYutai State Guesthouse tomorrow morning, where is..... Read more »
Guangzhou event shows keen interest in open source
After my long trip to Guangzhou, I am now back in Beijing for China's National Day holiday. It is a sunny day today and I have had some free time to look back and write something about my stay down south.
It was Guangzhou's hottest day when we got there. If..... Read more »
Google Chrome: yet another reinvention of the wheel?
Google has finally released its new strategic weapon: Google Chrome, a Web browser developed on the Webkit project.
Let's take a look at some key features of Chrome:
1. Open Source?
I'm still a little confused. I was able to find a..... Read more »
Open source in action--Xi'An
Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Xi'an Software Park with Sun Microsystems, Intel and Red flag for "Open Source In Action Day". It was my second time in Xi'an; the event also allowed me to better understand the development of software in this ancient city, which has a..... Read more »
Let open source communities meet
I've been running the open source community for more than seven years, building Web sites and speaking at
different kinds of user groups, conferences such as Huihoo, Beijing Open Party, BEA User Group, IBM DeveloperWorks, and so forth.
Let's take an overview about technology and open source community from China:
* Open Source..... Read more »
New open source blogger onboard ZDNet Asia
Hello, everybody, I was lucky to establish a connection with ZDNet Asia and host its open source blog, opening a door for me to explore new opportunities and discuss issues on open source in Asia.
I'm Peter Cheng, an open source community strategist and evangelist from China, who is enjoying..... Read more »
OOXML: Triumph or Pyrrhic victory?
"One more such victory will utterly undo me!" said Pyrrhus of Epirus after defeating the Romans at Asculum in 279 BC.
Although won, this battle and a previous one cost him such devastating losses that he was unable to eventually win the war. Today, this is..... Read more »
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Peter Cheng is a community strategist and open source evangelist, who is based in Beijing, China. In 2003, he initiated the Open Source University program to gather industry experts and help spread open source technology and culture to over 100 universities. In 2007, he organized the Open Source Camp in five Chinese cities, with the aim to enable the open source community to share and exchange ideas and to promote the technology in China. Peter currently runs TargetSource Tech, a company he founded to provide consulting services on enterprise open source software.
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