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How to identify small problems for big team wins
[ad_1] Every software project has moments where they have “a bit of spinach in their teeth”—that is, a simple problem that they just can’t see. To address this, Deb Nicholson started SpinachCon, an informal workshop that brings free and open source software projects and volunteers together to identify and fix little problems that can pose…
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Workflow and efficiency geek talks Drush and Drupal
[ad_1] Meet Greg Anderson, an open source contributor at Pantheon and co-maintainer of Drush. If you’ve used Drush before, you’ve probably saved a bunch of time on repetitive tasks. If you haven’t used it yet, what are you waiting for? Greg Anderson is all about boosting productivity and improving development workflows. He shared some of his insights in…
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7 lessons from DuckDuckGo's Instant Answers project
[ad_1] DuckDuckGo is a search engine known for putting privacy first for users. So, when we passed 3 billion annual searches last year, we knew it was critical that we continue to serve users without sacrificing their privacy. The key, we realized, was open source. First, we created an API. Then we started Instant Answers,…
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Contributing to open source software with Ian Varley of Salesforce
[ad_1] To get a glimpse of the open source methods at Salesforce, I got a chance to ask Ian Varley, who works on the core infrastructure team for Salesforce.com, a few questions prior to his talk at OSCON 2016 in Austin, Texas. He will be co-presenting with Regina Burkebile on Knocking down blockers: Transforming your company…
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Solving university needs with Drupal
[ad_1] A veteran of the web publishing and sports media industries, Jeff Diecks leads professional services and client delivery at Mediacurrent and is an active member of the Drupal community. Jeff also organizes events for his local Louisiana Drupal Users Group and Drupalcamp New Orleans. I was able to catch up with Jeff ahead of…
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Appreciating the full power of open
[ad_1] Last year was a big year for open source. As Wired put it, 2015 was the year open source software “went nuclear”. More people than ever seem to realize the power of open—not just as a programming methodology, but as a better way to accomplish just about anything. Of course, as the term “open”…
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Prepare your Raspberry Pi for space with an Astro Pi flight case
[ad_1] One year ago this month, I published my first article on Opensource.com. I talked about our Astro Pi program in Students compete for a chance to have their Raspberry Pi code run in space. We’ve come a long way in that last 12 months—in December, our two Astro Pi units were sent to the…
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The intersection of Drupal, IoT, and open hardware
[ad_1] Meet Amber Matz, a Production Manager and Trainer at Drupalize.Me, a service of Lullabot Education. When she’s not tinkering around with Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, and electronic wearables, you can find her wrangling presenters for the Portland Drupal User Group. Coming up at DrupalCon NOLA, Amber will host a session about Drupal and IoT. If…
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Smarthistory: No grand strategies needed, just openness
[ad_1] For many, open initiatives within higher education may have begun when The New York Times declared 2012 as “The Year of the MOOC.” According to the article, “Traditional online courses charge tuition, carry credit and limit enrollment to a few dozen to ensure interaction with instructors. The MOOC, on the other hand, is usually…
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A look back at the Austin OpenStack Summit
[ad_1] The twice-annual OpenStack Summit wrapped up last week in Austin, Texas, bringing together 7,500 developers, users, and others open source cloud enthusiasts from around the globe. Let’s take a quick look back at some of the highlights and news from the past week in this special post-Summit edition of our weekly OpenStack news. OpenStack around…