Category: OpenSource

  • Glass Half: The latest open movie from the Blender Institute

    [ad_1] At this year’s Blender Conference, the Blender Institute released its latest open movie project, Glass Half. You can watch the full three minutes of this short animation in all its glory right here. Like all of the other open movie projects released by the Blender Institute, Glass Half has been released under a Creative…

  • 10 cool tools from the Docker community

    [ad_1] Looking back at 2015, there have been many projects created by the Docker community that have advanced the developer experience. Although choosing among all the great contributions is hard, here are 10 “cool tools” that you should be using if you are looking for ways to expand your knowledge and use of Docker. A…

  • How Docker and containers improved software development at eZ

    [ad_1] Docker sparked the trend in software containers less than two years ago. And since its modest presentation at PyCon in 2013, the startup has vaulted to a value of nearly one billion dollars, drawn 2,500 attendees to DockerCon, and its namesake technology has become a marketable skill to have, entering Hacker News’ top 20 most frequently requested…

  • 10 projects to fork in 2016

    [ad_1] 2015 was a year of many new open source projects hitting the scene with a splash. From enterprise solutions to home brewed open source concoctions, many of the projects released as open source software this year have made a huge impact on the world of computing in a very short amount of time. While…

  • A 2016 to do list for the OpenStack board

    [ad_1] One look around the airport waiting lounge or family living room will tell you everything you need to know about where the cloud is headed. Christmas carols drift on by thanks to Pandora, gifts come without having to stand in line at the mall, and those holiday snaps of the family will be stored…

  • Top 5 open organization stories in 2015

    [ad_1] In 2015, Opensource.com featured nearly 100 stories about the ways open source values are changing organizations. Today, we’re looking back on the five most popular articles of the year. If you enjoy revisiting these, then don’t forget to pick up your copy of the community-produced Open Organization Field Guide, which is chock full of…

  • Facebook's top 5 open source projects of 2015

    [ad_1] Facebook believes in the power of open source. When a community gathers to work on code, there are a host of benefits. Fresh eyes point out problems and we arrive at solutions faster. Together we tackle the challenges we’re facing, innovation accelerates, and the community stretches the limitations of existing technology. Of course, a…

  • Special edition: Top news of 2015 in open source

    [ad_1] In this Special Edition of our weekly open source news roundup, we look back at the top news stories in 2015! I looked most closely at news in the areas of business, government, and hardware. There has also been remarkable news about how open source continues to help make a difference and the world a…

  • Best of Opensource.com: Law

    [ad_1] At Red Hat, David is responsible for managing the company’s on-going defense in patent litigation, including evaluating and addressing threatened patent assertions. He is also responsible for advising Red Hat’s leadership regarding its financial exposure from patent assertions. David also assists the intellectual property practice group with a range of patent issues, including answering…

  • SuperTux new release, win a Steam Machine, and more open gaming news

    [ad_1] Hello, open gaming fans! In this week’s edition, we take a look at the Wine 1.8 release, a chance to win a Steam Machine from Feral Interactive, SuperTux’s first stable release in a decade, and more. Open gaming roundup for December 19 – 25, 2015 Pick of the week: SuperTux first stable release in a decade SuperTux, inspired…