Facilitating a Digital Commons with Free and Open Source Software: Paving the Way for Generations to Come ...we had a colloquium on "Facilitating a Digital Commons with Free and Open Source Software: Paving the Way for Generations to Come". The colloquium address issues of research, teaching and service and how Free and Open Source Software along with with free and open standards can be used to create a sustainable and thriving digital commons for generations to come.Specific examples presented were with respect to a study of FOSS diffusion and Adoption in the ASEAN group of countries (inspirational for the Carribean), Open Source Maturity Model and its relevance in software selection and use, and the One Laptop per Child project as a community outreach element. The colloquium was attended by students, staff and faculty from UWI campus and private citizens from the Kingston area.Slides are available here: http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/centralandsouthamerica/Jamaica?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=foss-digital-commons.pdf -- Πριν εκτυπώσετε αυτό το μήνυμα, σκεφθείτε το περιβάλλον! Ένα χαρτί λιγότερο! - http://karounos.gr/blog/