License Evolution and Hosting Projects on Code.Google.Com
Nearly 6 years ago when we first started thinking about doing project hosting on code.google.com we noticed something particular about the other open source project hosting sites. They either accepted all Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved license…
By Chris DiBona, Open Source TeamYou might remember that we recently removed the MPL from the list of licenses available to projects hosted on Google Code. We did this because we have been trying as a company to make a statement against open source lic…
By Leslie Hawthorn, Open Source TeamThe Google Summer of Code program has been a joint labor of love between Google and the open source community for the past three years, and the results have been spectacular: hundreds of college students have been i…
By Sean Owen, Google Print Ads TeamRecently in the New York Times, we placed a small graphic as part of a Google Print Ad. You aren’t looking at one of those eye focus games (It’s a sailboat! Or a shark!) but a two-dimensional barcode. Those of us who …
Introducing AxsJAX — Access-Enabling AJAX
Posted by Charles L. Chen and T.V RamanAs the developer behind Fire Vox I’ve always wanted to make AJAX web applications truly usable for the blind and visually impaired. The challenge is that these users have to deal with a much higher learning curve …
Android SDK, MSM7K kernel patches and blog now available
Posted by: Chris DiBona, Open Source Programs ManagerMany of those subscribed to this blog have heard our recent announcement about the Open Handset Alliance, and we thought we’d bring everyone up to date. Today, the team released an early look at the …