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Welcome
Welcome to the Boy Scouts of America
Open Source Initiative. The Boy
Scouts of America Open Source Software Website serves as a centralized
resource where the Scouting Community can focus their efforts and resources
in an efficient manner. The OSI Project provides a platform where the
community of Scouting volunteers can work together with the Open Source
Community towards the creation of software designed to meet the unique needs
required to support the activities of Scouting.
In the tradition of the Open Source Movement, the resources of the OSS
Website are "Open" to the community. We welcome the
participation of organizations who face the same sort of technology
issues that we do. Many of the challenges faced by the local Boy Scout
Councils, and their volunteers, are the same challenges that other
non-profit organizations deal with every day.
The Boy Scouts of America wish to express our thanks and greatest
admiration to the Open Source Community. Without the efforts made by
the volunteers and advocates of Open Source Software, the Boy Scouts of
America OSI Project and the OSS Website would not have been possible. The
Open Source Community calls new entries into the Community
"converts". We have listened, we have learned, and we have been
converted, thank you. The OSS Website is built from
100% Open Source.
In addition to being built from Open Source Software, the OSS Website
itself is an Open Source Project.
The goal of the OSS Website is to be a complete Open Source Software
resource. You will find a diverse set of tools and resources to help you
in understanding and using Open Source Software.
About OSS |
OSS Education
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Our E-Learning site. The Open Source Community answers the
question, "What is Open Source?".
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Catalogs |
OSS Shopping
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Our E-Commerce site, with an Open Source twist. Only software
that is distributed with an Open Source License will be included in
our product catalogs.
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Forums |
OSS Community
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Our E-Community meeting place. Our forums are dedicated to Open
Open Source Software. Find answers, discuss issues, suggestions,
and project ideas with the community.
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Projects |
OSS Project Hosting
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Our E-Manufacturing facility. This is the office where the work is
done. Our project teams work in a virtual office managed by a
Common Development Environment (CDE).
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News |
OSS Current Events
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Our E-Newsroom studio. Catch up on the latest news from
the OSS Website. Keep up with what is happening in the OSS
Community. Get the scoop on what is in the works and when the next
release is planned for your favorite OSS Website project.
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Pure OSS |
OSS Suppliers
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Our E-Partner awards banquet. The software that made our Open
Source Initiative possible.
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Our motto is "Open Source Software, built for the community, by
the community". You will find "Construction Zone" signs
scattered throughout the website. The OSS Website is an ongoing Open
Source project that you are invited to participate in. In areas that are
designated as construction zones you should expect to see changes on a
regular, if not daily, basis. When the development teams working on those
areas feel that they are mostly complete, we will remove the signs. There
are many ways that you can contribute to the growth of the OSS Website, so
join the Team, afterall, this website is here for
you.
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