About

October 4, 2006

I’m Head of Open Source Innovation at BT - which means that I’m trying to help BT learn how rich innovation can emerge from open source communities. I run Osmosoft, a team devoted to building open source software, particularly concentrating on the ‘last mile’ of web applications.

I also lead the community of users and contributors to TiddlyWiki, the open source JavaScript-based wiki that I created in 2004. TiddlyWiki has the unique ability to operate without any server connection, opening up applications where conventional cloud-based web applications cannot be used for reasons of connectivity, cost, privacy or independence.

I’ve been creating software for a million years; it’s all I’ve ever done since I was expelled from school at 15 and had my first computer book published. I’ve done things as diverse as creating animations with Richard Dawkins for two of his 1980s Horizon documentaries, and raising £4m venture capital investment as CTO of a dotcom in 2000.

You can also find me on Flickr and del.icio.us.

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5 Responses to “About”

  1. Danny Says:
    November 21, 2006 at 6:16 pm

    Hullo. I’m leaving a reply. Because it’s sweet. And says nice things. Loon.

    D xxx

  2. Kerry Buckley » Software/geek symbiosis Says:
    June 9, 2007 at 3:54 pm

    [...] lucky enough to get the chance to attend a talk/workshop on TiddlyWiki, presented by its creator Jeremy Ruston, with quality supporting acts from JP and Doc Searls. Jeremy has just joined BT as Head of Open [...]

  3. Janice Turner Says:
    November 21, 2007 at 4:17 pm

    Jeremy

    hiya, we met last friday at the Business accelerator event -( Field Grey with the luminous business cards). I wanted to stay in touch, however cor blimey I have done an MPhil but ‘cloud based’ web applications and ‘last mile of web applications its pretty heavy stuff in this wide web these days, I think I am in the wrong business!!!!

    PS IKNOW I NEED A WEBSITE!!!

    Janice

  4. jermolene Says:
    November 28, 2007 at 3:51 pm

    Hey Janice, was good to meet you, too. I’ve stupidly lost your card, could you be very kind and drop me a mail at jeremy (at) osmosoft (dot) com? Cheers!

  5. Barry Alistair Says:
    April 17, 2008 at 7:52 am

    Hi Jeremy,

    Barry here from IrishDev.com - I’d like to invite you to present at the Irish Open Source Technology Conference - could you drop me a mail please?

    Best
    Barry

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