| Open Source Lab |
 AREAS OF FOCUS |
| Linux desktop and Server Technologies The Open Source TDC at Republic Polytechnic aims to promote the adoption of Operating System Desktop and Server solutions all over the world. The Open Source TDC aims to look at interoperability and management functionality to help Operating System users integrate into mixed computing environments. Areas of development include server, virtualization such as Xen and specialized Open Source Operating System distribution development. Embedded Linux Linux, as an Open Source technology, has offered stability, flexibility and customizability. Linux kernel can be tailored to meet various embedded system development needs by allowing its components to be customized. The availability of source codes allows greater flexibility in reducing the footprint while improving performance. The Open Source TDC is currently focused in developing embedded solutions with ARM-based microprocessors. Digital Rights Management (DRM) In the coming years, the internet has gradually evolved into an aggregation of large amounts of digital information. However, with the greater ease in the facilitation and searching of digital information such as music content, rampant piracy has evolved. With the potential access to a global market, content owners have stepped in to tap on the unlimited potential of the Internet as well as to curb this piracy with technological and legal measures. One such measure is Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM is basically an aggregation of security technologies to protect the interests of the content owners so that they may maintain persistent ownership and control of their content. A DRM system essentially specifies, manages and enforces “rules” in all aspects of the digital content, in particular, its usage and distribution. At the Open Source Technology Development Centre in RP, we are interested in leveraging on open source technologies, whenever possible to develop cutting edge DRM solutions in partnership with the industry and research institutions. |
