"Open source software is transparent as the emperor's new dress" Quim Gil (Wikimedia)
Quick summary
The first video in the series about the Round Table and Tryton 3.0, held at Barcelona Chamber of Commerce during TUB2013, explores the benefits of free software for business management. It features an introduction by Albert Cuesta and a contribution from Wikimedia’s Quim Gil, speaking from the United States.
Contents
We begin the publication of a new series of 3 videos summarizing the Round Table and Tryton 3.0 held at the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona on the occasion of the TUB2013.
An act where they discussed, among many other topics, what technological benefits free software can bring to business management, which companies and entities have already taken the step and what assessment they make.
In this first video we find the introduction made by the journalist and technology analyst Albert Cuesta with a 5-minute explanation of free software in figures and the subsequent intervention of Quim Gil, director of IT communications at Wikimedia, which brought us from the United States a very interesting point of view of free software.
Soon we will publish new cuts with the content of the round table and the presentation of Tryton 3.0
Frequently asked questions
Which event does the video summarise?
The round table on free software and Tryton 3.0 held at Barcelona Chamber of Commerce for TUB2013.
Who appears in this first video?
It features journalist and technology analyst Albert Cuesta and Quim Gil, Wikimedia’s director of IT communications.
What business issue does the round table address?
The technological benefits free software can bring to business management and how organisations that have adopted it assess those benefits.
Where can the video be watched?
The article includes a YouTube player with the first instalment in the series.
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