[ad_1] A recent graduate of Florida State University, Gabrielle Crevecoeur is a technical evangelist at Microsoft specializing in open source development. She will be speaking at OSCON about how to run the Johnny-Five Javascript framework on Arduino and have it sing Frozen’s hit song Let It Go. So, I caught up with her to ask some questions before…

[ad_1] Catch up on the latest OpenStack happenings in this special summit edition of our weekly OpenStack news. Members of the Opensource.com team will be in Austin this week for the feature event, so be sure to follow us on Twitter to learn what’s happening this week in real time. read more [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] In this week’s edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at how to build a Linux router, why Internet of Things devices should be completely open source, and more! Open source news roundup for April  17 – 22, 2016 The Ars guide to building a Linux router from scratch I recently wrote…

[ad_1] Hello, open gaming fans! In this week’s edition we take a look at Open Morrowind (OpenMW), Vector 36’s native release on Linux, and Hyper Light Drifter, a 2D action role playing game developed by Heart Machine. Open gaming roundup for week for April 16 – 22, 2016 OpenMW 0.39.0 released On April 16, the OpenMW team announced the…

[ad_1] In this week’s Top 5, we highlight resources for teaching and learning Python, thoughts from a longtime Linux user on system monitoring tools, DevOps as a crucial element of modern IT, an overview of The National Science Digital Library, and what sets Krita apart from other open source digital painting tools. Top 5 articles of…

[ad_1] What does the science of happiness have to do with OpenStack? As it turns out, a lot. An international community of contributors works on OpenStack, so the overall health of the large pool of community members influences the direction of OpenStack projects. In this interview, OpenStack Summit speaker Alexis Monville (Director, Improvement & Dissemination…

[ad_1] Jason Baker’s recent article on open source home automation tools landed in my RSS feed, and because I recently bought a new home, and am interested in automating some things—or lots of things, really—I read with great interest. In the process, I learned about openHAB, and I was hooked right away. I picked openHAB…

[ad_1] Technical discussions around OpenStack, its features, and adoption are copious. Customers, specifically their finance managers, have a bigger question: “What will OpenStack really cost me?” OpenStack is open source, but its adoption and deployment incur costs otherwise. So, what is the OpenStack TCO (total cost of ownership)? There has been no systematic answer to this…

[ad_1] Nick Hamilton is a sys admin by day, but is secretly (or maybe not so secretly; it’s on the Internet) also an artist. He has worked with several high-end graphics applications, and like many artists with demanding tastes in their toolset, ended up in awe over the myriad features and full-on flexibility of Krita. He’ll be…

[ad_1] Ildikó Váncsa wants to help you become a better OpenStack contributor. At the OpenStack Summit taking place this month in Austin, Texas, Ildikó aims to do just that. In her talk, How to Become an Advanced Contributor, she will guide attendees through the steps of navigating the community, including some of the principles, best practices and unwritten…