Open source activity map / La mappa dell’attività open source

Red Hat published a new study together with Georgia Tech mapping open source activity across 75 countries. Officially called the Open Source Index (OSI), the final score is made of a number of factors including policies, practices in the Government, Industry, and Community. Topping the list current is France with a score of 1.35. Spain is second at 1.07, Germany third at 1.05, United States  ninth at 0,89, Italy  eleventh at 0.70. Some countries are not in the list because data are not available. On the website it’s clear that the map is a work in progress: The practical significance is something that must still be evaluated. This Index does not make any final causal statements about what causes or does not cause open source activity. It’s a tool to start to find those relationships and build an evidence base. – —————————– Red Hat ha pubblicato uno studio fatto insieme a Georgia Tech mappando l’attività open source in 75 paesi

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Anarchy in the EU

(EN) Some infographics (stickers inside the book!) I made for “Anarchy in the EU, Movimenti Pink, Black, Green e Grande Recessione” by Alex Foti. In the bookshops from the 9th of May. ————- (EN) Pubblico le infografiche che ho realizzato (ci sono anche gli adesivi nel libro!) per “Anarchy in the EU, Movimenti Pink, Black, Green e Grande Recessione” by Alex Foti. Nelle librerie dal 9 Maggio.

Street vendor project in NY/ Un progetto sui venditori ambulanti a NY

(EN)It’s a fresh news the proposal of a regional law by Formigoni/DeCorato, Milan’s sherif, to prevent the “anarchy of take-away ” limiting the possibility for people to buy food and eat it in front of the shops. And recently I discovered this interesting project based in New York and called Street Vendor. It supports small businesspeople working long hours under harsh conditions, asking for nothing more than a chance to sell their goods on the public sidewalk and , in recent years, have been victims of New York’s aggressive “quality of life” crackdown. The project aims to create a vendors’ movement for permanent change and it’s an initiative promoted by Urban Justice Center, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation and advocacy to various marginalized groups of New Yorkers. On their website you can find two lovely infographics: one exploring the world of street vendors, the second one is a guide for the street vendors themselves to know their rights.

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Plastic bag sea in stop motion / Mare di sacchetti di plastica in stop motion

(EN) One million plastic bags pollute San Francisco Bay each year, that means more than 100 bags for every seal, duck and pelican. The video produced for Save the Bay campaign gives a visual idea of what it looks like. ————- (IT) 1 milione di sacchetti di plastica inquinano la Baia di San Franscisco ogni anno, che significa più di 100 sacchetti per ogni gabbiano, anatra e pellicano. Il video è stato realizzato per la campagna  Save the Bay e riesce a dare l’idea della massa plasticosa che invade il mare.