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		<title>Neelie Kroes on open source and the importance of communities</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2010/07/19/neelie-kroes-on-open-source-and-the-importance-of-communities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#1082;&#1091;&#1093;&#1085;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080; &#1084;&#1072;&#1089;&#1080;This video message from Neelie Kroes was recorded in a request to support the GNOME Community, GUADEC 2010 and The GNOME Open Desktop Day. The European Commissioner for Digital Agenda and Vice-President of the European Commission reflects on the growing acceptance of open source and emphasises the importance of communities in shaping the digital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teach Your Boss How to FLOSS</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2010/02/12/teach-your-boss-how-to-floss-update-prezi-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teach Your Boss How to FLOSS &#8211; Part 1 on Prezi Teach Your Boss How to FLOSS &#8211; Part II]]></description>
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		<title>OSSBarcamp II &#8211; My Talk &#8211; Teach Your Boss How to FLOSS</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2009/09/19/ossbarcamp-ii-my-talk-teach-your-boss-how-to-floss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my notes for the talk about how to sell the benefits of Free Software into your Orgnisation&#8230; A quick intro: What is open source, why should you care about it and how can it be of use to you in your professional life? This talk provides a high level introduction to Open Source software [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geeknic 2 August 2009</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2009/07/15/geeknic-2-august-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Details for another event some of you might be interested in. I was at the frst geeknic and had a great time. It’s organised by Laura Czajkowski and co who was at last night’s Dublin Hub co-creation evening and brought along her camera to take great pics as well as great ideas. Geeks + Picnic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dublin Hub &#8211; CoWorking Co-Creation Evening</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2009/07/02/the-dublin-hub-coworking-co-creation-evening/</link>
		<comments>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2009/07/02/the-dublin-hub-coworking-co-creation-evening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things are progressing nicely with the Dublin Hub. We&#8217;re looking at possible locations and are now lloking to recruit potential members. On July 14th @ 7pm we are hosting a co-creation evening for anyone interested to come along and learn more or help us with developing the space. For those who don&#8217;t yet know what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tóg &#8211; Meaning To Build. A hackerspace for Dublin</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2009/04/10/tog-meaning-to-build-a-hackerspace-for-dublin/</link>
		<comments>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2009/04/10/tog-meaning-to-build-a-hackerspace-for-dublin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few months a group of technology enthusiasts have been working hard on creating a hackerspace for Dublin. The group, initially consisting of local 2600 members has grown to include other interested technology enthusiasts. They are planning to have a bootup space opened by May with expectations for a larger space soon after. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doing Business with Free Software</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2009/04/08/doing-business-with-free-software/</link>
		<comments>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2009/04/08/doing-business-with-free-software/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out my page here which has video and slides from a talk I gave with some colleagues discussing how to use Free Software in business. Click here.]]></description>
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		<title>All-Island Conference on F/OSS</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2008/01/21/all-island-conference-on-foss/</link>
		<comments>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2008/01/21/all-island-conference-on-foss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Belfast is hosting the Inaugural all-Island Conference on Free and Open Source Software this February 1st. The event will feature a key note from Bruce Perens, author of the Open Source Definition, as well as addresses by senior representatives from large public and private sector organisations such as SUN Microsystems and AIB, and indigenous startup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qualipso Conference Lowdown</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2008/01/18/qualipso-lowdown/</link>
		<comments>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2008/01/18/qualipso-lowdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Had a thoroughly enjoyable time in Rome at the Qualipso conference over the past 2 days. Thanks to Roberto Galoppini for the heads up via his blog. Qualipso is a global consortium established to bridge business and public administrations to the Open Source world. It was established in 2006 and has members in the EU, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Qualipso 2008</title>
		<link>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2008/01/16/qualipso-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://patrickoconnor.ie/blog/2008/01/16/qualipso-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m attending the Qualipso Conference for the next few days. Interesting to see the EU massive starting to put some mass in Open Source and Free Software. Hopefully there&#8217;s a lot more to come!]]></description>
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