Biography
Rowan Wilson has worked in IT since 1996 and has been active in internet development since its early years. Working within the University Computing Services in Oxford since 2001 Rowan has worked in supporting academic research and development in the Arts and Humanities through the work of the Oxford Text Archive. More recently Rowan has become the licensing specialist within the JISC-funded free and open source software (FOSS) advisory service OSS Watch helping academic developers choose licensing and sustainability models for their works and unpicking problematic FOSS reuse issues where they occur. Rowan was also instrumental in creating the Creative Commons-licensed Open Educational Resources podcasting project at Oxford known as OpenSpires which has released over 1000 Oxford lectures for redistribution and reuse."
Abstract
Getting the Maximum Benefit from Free and Open Source Software
Free and open source software is now widespread and well-used, but are we getting the maximum benefit from it? This talk covers the basic of free and open source software and recommends the best ways to utilise it in your IT and procurement strategies.
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