Tag: internet

  • CERN’s KiCad component library now open source

    CERN’s KiCad component library now open source

    The cornerstone of open source philosophy is that the recipients of technology should have access to all of its building blocks, such as software code, schematics for electronics and mechanical designs. This lets everyone study, modify and redistribute the technology to others. Since releasing the World Wide Web software under an open source licence in

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  • 7th Geneva Engage Awards honour Indico event platform

    7th Geneva Engage Awards honour Indico event platform

    The open-source tool Indico, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, has won CERN the “special award for effective and innovative online meetings”

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  • Internet prehistory at CERN

    Connecting CERN to the internet was a chaotic but essential task, says retired CERN computer scientist Ben Segal

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  • On the open internet and the free web

    David Foster on our responsibility as individuals to preserve an open internet and a free web for the benefit of humankind

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  • How the internet came to CERN

    François Flückiger on his being inducted to the Internet Hall of Fame, and the story of how the internet came to CERN

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  • The open internet and the web

    Vinton G Cerf, one of the “Fathers of the internet”, on the architecture, connectivity and openness of the web

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