Fed up in Instanbul

02-March-2005

[ Open Source , Open stories ]

I am in Istanbul for the start up meeting of the TOSSAD project on Open Source Software.

This is in danger of turning into a travel blog.

Am on 14th floor of some bloody hotel in Istanbul. And I have flu. And it is cold and wet. Had thought with a Monday meeting in Athens and a Friday meeting in Istanbul that there was little point in returning north and that I would enjoy a few days in the sun. Sitting out in cafes and doing a little sightseeing.

Since I arrived in Athens on Sunday the weather it has not stopped raining. And I have a hole in my shoe. And I have flu. Ah well - am feeling a bit better this evening and at least the hotel has a free ethernet (unlike the place we were in in Utrecht last week which in addition to the 120 Euro overnight cost wanted 5 Euro per for for access to their wireless network). (I will name name and shame - its just I've forgotten the name at the moment).

I am in Istanbul for the start up meeting of the TOSSAD project on Open Source Software. Funded the the European Union, the following summary is taken from the project application.

Extended text for this entry:

"The main objective of the TOSSAD project is to start integrating and exploiting already formed methodologies, strategies, skills and technologies in F/OSS domain in order to help governmental bodies, educational institutions and SMEs to share research results, establish synergies, build partnerships and innovate in an enlarged Europe.

More precisely, the TOSSAD project aims at improving the outcomes of the F/OSS communities throughout Europe through supporting the coordination and networking of these communities by means of state-of-the-art studies, national program initiations, usability cases, curriculum development and the development of collaborative information e-bays and web-based groupware. By conducting these actions on an international European level, with inclusion of the ACC and NMS countries, the TOSSAD project will create sufficient momentum for a general acceptance and coordinated boost of F/OSS development."

As soon as the project web site is up and running I will put in a link and following the meeting will try to translate teh Euro- babble above to something more useful


Graham Attwell; 02-March-2005 19:03:26;