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The Linux Managing Model
White Paper The study discussed in this paper focuses on the distinguishing traits of the Linux managing model. It introduces the concept of process to capture the idea of impermanence, dissolvability and change. [18 Apr 2007]
Coordination Processes in Open Source Software Development: The Linux Case Study
White Paper Implications in terms of electronically-mediated communications and networked interdependencies are discussed where a new light is cast on the concept of structuring as a by-product of localized adjustments. [18 Apr 2007]
Version Management Tools: CVS to BK in the Linux Kernel
White Paper Yet the OS process depends on fluid coordination and collaboration, with the underlying qualities of this process based on firm trust and respect for fellow developers. This paper is a study of how debate over version tools reflects governance and... [18 Apr 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: The year in the public sector
News On top of this came a warning from the London School of Economics that the cost estimates for the project were "worryingly vague". The bill finally got approval following a deal between MPs and peers in the House of Lords, which allowed people to... [21 Dec 2006]
ID cards still risk failure
News The London School of Economics (LSE) Identity Project has been a leading critic of the ID card project but the team said it welcomes the shift in the government's position. Dr Edgar A Whitley, the LSE team's research co-ordinator, said the new... [20 Dec 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 1.12.06
Round-Up Carsten Sorensen, senior lecturer in Information Systems at the London School of Economics - and voice of reason in this debate - said: "Any new technology will always be subjected to criticism as being dangerous. [01 Dec 2006]
Blair-Hitler ID card ad 'not offensive'
News L is for London School of Economics Z is for London Zoo Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards The ad for the No2ID non-partisan anti-ID card lobby group showed a close-up photograph of Blair with a barcode on his upper lip and text underneath it saying... [30 Nov 2006]
Wi-fi radiation claims take government by surprise
News Carsten Sorensen, senior lecturer in Information Systems at London School of Economics, said: "Any new technology will always be subjected to criticism as being dangerous initially. Of the two schools, the most notable case was a classics teacher... [30 Nov 2006]
$15 mobiles for sale by 2008, predicts Motorola chief
News Other projects aiming to bring high-tech hardware to the developing world have met with a mixed response, but Brown pointed out a study by the London School of Economics that "found a 10 per cent increase in mobile penetration creates a 0.6 per... [02 Nov 2006]
ID cards plan remains "worryingly vague"
News The government's ID cards plan and cost estimates remain "worryingly vague", according to academics at the London School of Economics (LSE). Dr Edgar A Whitley, from the LSE's Department of Management, said the report is "worryingly vague" about... [23 Oct 2006]
Decade of ID cards to cost £5.4bn, says government
News It differs markedly from previous estimates for the scheme's cost, such as that £19bn figure calculated by a team from the London School of Economics last year. Home Office minister Liam Byrne announced the figure on Monday, establishing for the... [10 Oct 2006]
Avoid the "curse" of cheap outsourcing deals
News Outsourcing deals based on selecting the supplier with the cheapest bid are the most likely to run into trouble, according to research by the London School of Economics (LSE). Cost savings are still a key driver for many organisations looking to... [14 Sep 2006]
ID cards face Home Office review
News The London School of Economics (LSE) warned last year that the total cost of the ID cards scheme could reach £20bn. The government is re-evaluating its ID cards project as part of a wider review of the Home Office's activities. [12 Jul 2006]
Public will "pay twice" for ID cards
News The London School of Economics last year calculated the cost of reissuing ID cards - including defective, lost, stolen and damaged cards, and cards reissued due to change in circumstances - at somewhere between £117m and £173m over 10 years. [05 May 2006]
The A to Z of ID cards
News L is for London School of Economics L is for London School of Economics L is for London School of Economics L is for London School of Economics L is for London School of Economics L is for London School of Economics [04 May 2006]
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