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Comment Re:And the solution...? (Score 2, Insightful) 812

by Ryan_Singer on Saturday August 22, 2009 @05:52PM (#29157931) Attached to: IBM, Other Multinationals "Detaching" From the US

If this is true, why not simplify the tax code to get rid of the "exceptions, credits, and deductions", and then lower the rate to 22%. Then we could have a much easier time advertising our competitiveness, and we could eliminate some of the compliance costs and deadweight loss in the tax code.

Comment InitMarketing (and other marketing consultancies) (Score 1) 131

by Ryan_Singer on Saturday July 04, 2009 @12:10AM (#28577593) Attached to: How To Get Your Program Professionally Marketed?

The OP has commercial software, but for Open Source software (or Cloud-based software built on open source technologies) you should check out my employer.

We are an independent marketing consultancy with 10 members who on average, have over a decade of experience each. We do web marketing, print marketing, community building and management, event planning, strategic consulting and positioning, and anything else you would want out of a marketing team. We can bill hourly or price out a package or campaign.

For startups considering hiring their first marketing employee, we offer a range of specialties and experience for similar cost.

Check us out at http://initmarketing.com/ or email me at Ryan_at_initmarketing.com for more information.

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Ryan Singer

Submission + - Improved Templating in Open Source Java CMS Magnol (magnolia-cms.com)

Submitted by

Ryan Singer

on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @03:03AM

Ryan Singer writes: "Magnolia International Ltd. announced today the immediate availability of Magnolia 4.1. Just three months after the initial release of the fourth version of the Java-based content management system, this update allows web developers and end-users to easily create, integrate and publish web content with the significantly enhanced Standard Templating Kit (STK)."

Submission + - OXID Commons Call for Papers is Open! (oxid-esales.com)

Submitted by

InitMarketing

on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @07:40PM

InitMarketing writes: "Call for Papers Open for First OXID Commons, the Community Event on OXID eShop. OXID, the open source community behind the OXID eShop eCommerce software is planning their first ever community event, the OXID Commons! It will be in Freiburg, Germany on July 9th. Anyone with an interest in open source eCommerce solutions in projects based on OXID products is invited to speak and attend. There will be talks over the course of the day (with slots still open), and a networking reception in the evening. The Call for Papers is still open. Abstracts can be submitted until May 15th. Find more information about OXID Commons and the Call for Papers at www.oxid-esales.com/commons."

Submission + - Pirate Party is Now Third Largest in Sweden

Submitted by gamerdonkey on Wednesday May 06, 2009 @07:07PM

gamerdonkey writes: Membership in the Swedish Pirate Party has exploded since the end of the Pirate Bay trial. In those three weeks, the party has tripled its membership, reaching 44,000, and has today surpassed the Center Party, making it the third largest political party in Sweden. Moreover, if growth continues at this rate, it will take the second spot in the country. The party leader, Rick Falkvinge, commented on the achievement and the trial that sparked it, stating, "The Pirate Bay verdict was not a single event, but the final straw in a long series of events... With just one month till the European elections, the timing of these horrible events arguably work as a catalyst for change." Falkvinge also commented on how this improves the party's odds in the upcoming elections, "It's not a question of 'a' seat any more. If everybody who is angry with the Pirate Bay verdict goes to vote, we will get at least one seat, and probably more."

Submission + - A short history of Microsoft's OOXML ISO campaign (fanaticattack.com)

Submitted by

christian.einfeldt

on Monday December 10, 2007 @10:47PM

christian.einfeldt writes: "Russell Ossendryver is the open format advocate whose open letter to the GNOME Foundation touched off a widespread debate about whether and to what extent GNOME is supporting Microsoft's drive for ISO status for its OOXML office productivity data format. Now, Ossendryver has published the first in a concise three-part series aimed at examining Microsoft's strategy in opposing ODF's rapid growth as an open international data standard. It is not news that Microsoft has vigorously lobbied to have its OOXML standard supplant ODF, the current international office productivity data format standard, such as its recent efforts to halt the adoption of ODF by the Dutch Parliament. But Ossendryver's summary gives a bird's eye overview of that history, based on his extensive involvement in those debates as a long-time member of the OpenDocument Fellowship."

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