Mixed Reality & VR Build immersive virtual worlds with a few lines of code. Reach an audience of millions using open standards. Craft virtual reality (VR) experiences for mobile devices everywhere. Mozilla leads VR technologies and standards on the web. WebVR API WebVR is an open-source JavaScript API for creating VR experiences in […]
The Internet was built on the promise that any one of us might create the next big thing. But in order to keep creating, imagining, and reinventing our future online, the building blocks of the Web must be open to all. And together, we need to make sure the policies and laws that govern those […]
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, recipient of the 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award, is urging support for net neutrality, Credit: Henry Thomas Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, joined in on Wednesday’s online net neutrality demonstration, urging people to show support for the Federal Communications Commission rules that are likely to be repealed. “If […]
OLPC France (http://olpc-france.org ), a volunteer driven association, has just released a new version of the Sugarizer platform. Sugarizer allows the Sugar Learning Software to be used on any device. More precisely, Sugarizer is a port of Sugar – the open source learning platform distributed on the XO laptops – in web technologies. You can run […]
The FSFE submitted its comments for the upcoming Tallinn Declaration for e-government drafted by the Estonian presidency of the Council of the EU. Therein the FSFE asks the current Estonian presidency to promote greater inclusion of Free Software in delivering truly inclusive, trustworthy and interoperable digital services to all citizens and businesses across the EU. […]
The OERcamp 2017 has taken place in Germany in four cities: Munich, Cologne, Hamburg and Berlin. Kurt Junghanns (InfAI) participated in Cologne (13th and 14th May) and Roy Meissner (InfAI) participated in Hamburg (23th and 24th June). Both presented SlideWiki as as project and software in form of a workshop. Making und OER […]
Find the time in your busy life to give back to the projects you care about. One of the most common reasons people give for not contributing (or not contributing more) to open source is a lack of time. I get it; life is challenging, and there are so many priorities vying for your limited attention. So […]
Civil Society Days 2017 – The Europe we strive for! In the recent past the European Union has been facing disaffection from a significant proportion of its citizens. The financial crisis, wars around Europe, terrorist attacks and the large-scale arrival of refugees have led to resurgence in national egoism. The suspension of Schengen, Brexit […]
On Europe Day, Access Info Europe is calling on the European Union to commit to and implement essential transparency and open government reforms to reverse the growing sense among European citizens that they are distanced from Brussels and that decisions are taken behind closed doors with little or no accountability. Access Info’s mapping, carried out […]
The Brains Behind Your Next Invention For years, the trusty Arduino (in all of its many variations) has been the go-to board for almost any problem that you could come up with. They’re simple, they’re reliable, and they offer a fast and fun way to build solutions to seemingly complex projects. With the latest addition […]