Saturday, Nov 12, 2011, 11:12 PM

Bluepoint was happy to host the Fedora 16 Release Party which was held by Fedora Philippines from 4PM to 10PM today at the Kilosbayan House in Mandaluyong City.

Saturday, Aug 27, 2011, 8:27 PM

Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the National Computer Center (NCC), Advanced Science & Technology Institute (ASTI), Red Hat, and Bluepoint Foundation celebrated Linux Day with the rest of the world today at the NCC in UP Diliman, Quezon City.

REGISTRATION
13:00	Invocation	Eddie Salonga Bluepoint Foundation
13:05	Linux Day	Magie Antonio Linux Day Advisory Council
13:15	Red Hat	Ryan Ching IT Group
14:00	Fedora	Engels Antonio Fedora Project
14:30	International Open Source Network ASEAN+3 Promoting Free & Open Source Software in the ASEAN Region	Ariel Betan IOSN ASEAN+3
15:00	Linux at PREGINET Philippine Research, Education & Government Information Network	Bani Lara DOST-ASTI
15:30	Nurturing the Roots of Open Source Education	Chivas Sicam BLUE
16:00	Linux Virtualization with Proxmox VE	Paul Magahis BLUE
16:30	Linux Security with Kalasag	Engels Antonio Bluepoint Institute
CLOSING

Saturday, Aug 13, 2011, 5:30 PM

Saturday, Aug 6, 2011, 6:08 PM

Sunday, Jun 19, 2011, 12:00 AMIncome derived from courses offered by Bluepoint Institute has been the major source of funding for Bluepoint Foundation's projects since 1999. After 12 years of surviving on a fluctuating income, we are pleased to announce the establishment of the Bluepoint Endowment Fund.

It doesn't take much to keep Bluepoint running. We just need to raise a principal of at least PHP 4,000,000 (USD 90,000 or EUR 68,000 or GBP 59,000) to ensure Bluepoint's continued Open Source advocacy, education, and development activities for the next 12 years.

The principal of the fund will not be spent. It will remain intact and earn interest, which will be used by Bluepoint to meet its mission and goals. Since the principal will remain from year to year, and grow as people contribute to the fund, Bluepoint will have a secure financial base from which to realize its vision.

You can help Bluepoint gain financial stability by contributing to the fund. Your one-time donation of PHP 25,000 (USD 575 or EUR 430 or GBP 370) or more will be a gift that will keep giving to Bluepoint's beneficiaries for many years to come.

Sunday, Jun 12, 2011, 11:59 PMThis was Bluepoint in 1999. It was a time of Open Source advocacy and education, when people still had to be taught how to correctly pronounce Linux. Income derived from courses offered by Bluepoint Institute was (and still is) the major source of funding for Bluepoint Foundation's projects.

institute education
	foundation advocacy

Ten years later, Bluepoint started "incubating" BHive and BCode. The former is focused on Linux virtual private server management, the latter on Open Source software customization and development. We hope to spin these off into independent organizations once they are ready to stand on their own. Engels Antonio is the interim pod caretaker.

code development
institute education			hive infrastructure
	foundation advocacy

The sorry state of computer education in the preparatory, grade school and high school levels observed by some Bluepointers prompted the creation of DevTree last summer. Now headed by Chivas Sicam, it formally became part of the Bluepoint Incubator Project in June 2011.

code development			devtree curriculum
institute education			hive infrastructure
	foundation advocacy

Proceeds from these pods will help generate funds for Bluepoint Foundation, employ Bluepoint Institute graduates, and provide grants for local Free and Open Source Software developers and innovators.

Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011, 6:08 PM

Bluepoint Linux Users Elite's Software Freedom Day 2009 celebration was one of the three winners in the "Best 2009 SFD Event" competition held by Software Freedom International two years ago. We received a Tux Droid Ben NanoNote and a "Top 3 Best Events" plaque today from SFI board member JM Bitanga. The NanoNote is an ultra small form factor computing device. The device sports a 336 MHz processor, 2GB of flash memory, microSD slot, head phone jack, USB device and 850mAh Li-ion battery. It boots Linux out of the box and also boots over USB. It’s targeted squarely at developers who see the promise of open hardware and want to roll their own end user experience.

Software Freedom International Best 2009 SFD Event Competition

Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011, 12:00 AMBluepoint Institute of Higher Technology Foundation is 12 years old today! Many thanks to our trustees, directors, teachers, staff, members, students, alumni, volunteers and supporters. It has been a great ride so far.

Wednesday, Jun 1, 2011, 6:01 PM Bluepoint kicked off its 12th anniversary celebration today with a flash beach trip to Blue Coral in Laiya, Batangas.