[ad_1] May will be action-packed here at Opensource.com. Let’s jump right in like a cannonball into the pool! Photo by Mike P. Miller on Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Open hardware Open hardware is our overarching May focus, and we’ll deliver up stories and how-tos during the month, including a review of the Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless…

[ad_1] The Community Leadership Summit is one of my favorite events to attend each year. This annual gathering of community leaders is happening in Austin, Texas, on May 6-7, 2017. If your role or a future role has an inkling of community organizing involved in it, this free event (thank you sponsors) is something you…

[ad_1] In this edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at the first open source satellite, The Linux Foundation’s new IoT-focused group, and more. Open source news roundup for April 15-28, 2017 Launching the first open source satellite Last week, the first open source satellite made its way into space. The…

[ad_1] About the author Jason van Gumster – Jason van Gumster mostly makes stuff up. He writes, animates, and occasionally teaches, all using open source tools. He’s run a small, independent animation studio, wrote Blender For Dummies and GIMP Bible, and continues to blurt out his experiences during a [sometimes] weekly podcast, the Open Source…

[ad_1] About the author Stormy Peters – Stormy Peters leads the Community Leads team at Red Hat. Stormy is passionate about open source software and educates companies and communities on how open source software is changing the software industry. She is a compelling speaker who engages her audiences during and after her presentations. Be a…

[ad_1] “The state of the commons is strong.” The 2016 State of the Commons report, issued by Creative Commons this morning, does not begin with those words, but it could. The report shows an increase in adoption for the suite of licenses, but that is not the whole story. As Creative Commons CEO Ryan Merkley…

[ad_1] If your OpenStack hosted virtual instances need network connectivity you’re going to have to create a network. There are multiple kinds of networks and in order to make the right choice you will need to understand at least two very important network attributes: ‘router:external’ and ‘shared.’ Unless you know what these attributes and their…

[ad_1] If you want to develop for Android, you have to use Java. If you want to develop for iOS, you have to use Objective C. And if you want to develop for the web, you have to use JavaScript. Right? These may be the preferred languages for these platforms, but at the end of…

[ad_1] Like everyone else, those of us who use Linux sometimes need to purchase a new computer. Although the days of poor hardware compatibility are long gone, it is still possible to run into issues. Just going to a local store, like Intrex here in Raleigh, or any of the big box stores, and watching…

[ad_1] In the last The Queue, I flipped the script and asked you questions as opposed to answering them. It was so well received, I’m going to keep it going with three more questions this month. I’ll resume answering next month, so don’t forget you can fill the queue with your questions about Linux, building and…