Hello again…

I have lots of catching up to do so I figured I should blog MASSIVELY!
I may have remained a little secretive on some of the activities in the US: the OSA.

A few of you may still ask: “What is OSA?” so let me tell you
“The Open Solutions Alliance consists of lea….” Sorry, for the definition, I’d rather refer you to its web site (OSA Website)… allow me to be factual:

* OSA is an acronym that stands for Open Solutions Alliance
* OSA regroups a few companies and organizations that want to play a role in the democratization of the use of Open Source in the enterprise
* OSA is NOT one of these alliances that you join “just to get your name out there”… In effect, as members, our commitment is real and is even part of the agreement each of us sign

It does take a fair amount of time, for some more than for others -btw, thanks to our commited board members!-, but the challenge is here:
OSA member or not, how can we, open source ISVs, Systems Integrators, VAR and community organization, lift the resistance for broad acceptance of open source based solutions in the enterprise?
It certainly isn’t a new question but what’s interesting to note is that rather than debating online or live, the OSA is clearly taking a pragmatic approach, working together, in a totally open, public manner, and trying to contribute to the open source community at large (See OSA Interoperability Roadmap).

Some of the outcome that we are already seeing may be motivating –since the word seems to spread out across the globe to some …unknown… countries (neteco.com OSA)- but what will, I hope, remain the most appealing to all are the facts, the real propositions, and technical standards that we are trying to define and promote (Common Customer View Prototype) in an attempt to remove any obstacle that may be on the way to Open Source’s complete success

The more contribution, the merrier so join the ride !

Vincent
Disclaimer: Don’t hold the OSA responsible for what I am saying here… it only represents my point of view which, I seem tounderstand, is what blogs are all about