Open Source: Frisky Like Ben Franklin in France?
July 10, 2010
Several newspapers tossed aside their proprietary software for a day in order to produce an entire edition strictly from open source material. And we have Ben Franklin to thank for it. Saratoga Springs, NY’s daily paper, the Saratogian, recently detailed its foray into open source world in an article, “Ben Franklin Day at the Saratogian”. The results were a newspaper that offered the same high-quality look and layout of previous editions, but made completely from open source word processing, pagination and photo editing tools. Part publicity stunt, part open source boot camp, this event was part of the Ben Franklin Project that aims to help newspapers get more of an online presence.
This is an intriguing story that tosses more credibility toward open source programs and hammers in another coffin nail for expensive, difficult proprietary software.
Pat Roland, July 10, 2010
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