[ad_1] Opensource.com asked readers a few months ago: What’s the biggest barrier to participation in open source? Answers from 56% of poll takers was that they aren’t sure where to start. And, 13% said they are uncomfortable jumping in. If you feel the same way, this post is for you. To help navigate your first open source contribution, I’ve put together a list of…

[ad_1] Last week, I lucked into 30 minutes on the phone with one of my favorite people: author, speaker, blogger, and activist Cory Doctorow. Our conversation ran the gamut—from open source’s role in building a better future, to the function of science fiction literature today, to Cory’s preference for prose over code. At one point,…

[ad_1] Privacy on the Internet is… well, let’s just say it’s complicated. In this article, I’ll analyze a few open source tools and concepts that you might use to increase privacy on the Internet for yourself. It will not be an exhaustive list of all possible avenues, nor does it pretend to ensure complete privacy…

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[ad_1] Open source software contributions often spring from passion—the passion to give back to the community, or simply the burning desire to create something new. The same passion that drives individual contributors also drives the team behind IndiaHacks to help develop the skills and networks of those individual contributors. From January 30 to March 2,…

[ad_1] A fast site is more sustainable and typically more efficient with happier users who can find what they need quickly and easily. Just because a site isn’t fast doesn’t mean, however, that it is easy to maintain. How do you balance the need for speed with the convenience of easy maintenance? In this post we’ll…

[ad_1] Community-driven software development is becoming the new path to brand and project success. You would be advised to pay attention to this surging trend: With more than 27 million projects currently on GitHub, the ever-increasing popularity of community-driven development is evident. So, how do you go about engaging this global force of tech wizards? As co-founder of RethinkDB—an open…

[ad_1] Opensource.com is a place where we share stories about how people around the world are exploring an open source universe. See how the principles of open source software and the open source way are being applied to different disciplines including business, education, government, health, law, and life. Follow us on Twitter @opensourceway. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] I fondly remember the person who introduced me to Linux in 1993. His name was Mark Rorabaugh, and at that time he was a 19-year-old government contractor in Washington, D.C. tasked with setting up and supporting the Solaris SPARC servers at the U.S. Small Business Administration. The first distribution I used was Slackware, and I was…

[ad_1] The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly changing the way we interact with the world around us. A whole host of devices are becoming smarter, more connected, and better able to anticipate our needs. Whether in the form of wearables, home automation, connected cars, or business asset tracking, every day we are seeing a…