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• Why Businesses Should Contribute to Open Source Software

  

  Last week I attended Microsoft’s Build Conference in Seattle. I was helping at the .NET Open Source booth which promoted the .NET Foundation and all things open source. The conference was very nice, and the energy level was high. I had conversations with a wide variety of people during the conference and it is obvious that Microsoft’s strategy of embracing open source is welcomed by developers. I Want My Developers to Contribute to OSS… but During one of my discussions a gentleman told me that his organization uses open source software (OSS) and he wants to allow his developers to contribute to OSS, but he needed to be able to justify it to his corporate leadership. His organization is a large, global organization so he needed solid and clear reasoning for why contributing to OSS is something his company should support. He asked me if I knew of any blogs or resources that could provide insight into this topic. I thought about it and while I’m sure there is info somewhere, I wasn’t aware of any specific blogs or content about this ...

• TEDxCharlotteEd

  

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• Why you shouldn?t host a DotNetNuke site in a sub-folder

  

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• Top 5 Questions Asked During Intranet Demos

  

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• 32 Tips to Rock Your Online Sales Demos

  

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