[ad_1] In this week’s Top 5 articles of the week, we highlight Adafruit’s favorite wearables in 2015, five Django packages to try, diversity in open source this year, and some of the best articles published on Opensource.com this year. Top 5 articles of the week 5. Best of Opensource.com: Top 20 articles of the year Community Manager for Opensource.com Rikki…

[ad_1] This year has been another great one for open science. At Opensource.com we published several great stories about open science projects that are changing the way we research, collaborate, and solve problems. 2015 saw an increased push from researchers and scientists worldwide to ensure open access to scientific literature, with calls to make data…

[ad_1] Jacob Kaplan-Moss and Frank Wiles also contributed to this article. Django is built around the concept of reusable apps: self-contained packages that provide re-usable features. You can build your site by composing these reusable apps, together with your own site-specific code. There’s a rich and varied ecosystem of reusable apps available for your use—PyPI lists…

[ad_1] Each year, I reflect on Opensource.com’s top government stories of the year. I look for trends among our most popular stories. Stories about new tools and applications generally top the list, as well as, case studies detailing how governments are implementing those tools. While this was certainly true this year as well, it’s notable that many…

[ad_1] At the beginning of October I spent a week in Dublin sharing a room at a tiny bed and breakfast with two English students, each with really interesting stories to tell. Why was I there? I received diversity scholarship to attend LinuxCon 2015. I was so excited I didn’t even mind the rain on…

[ad_1] The Missing Maps project, which launched in 2014, aims to literally and figuratively put more than 20-million at-risk people on the map using OpenStreetMap (OSM) as a platform. We need to fill in “missing maps” before the next disaster strikes, ensuring the maps have detail sufficient for emergency responders to hit the ground running. OpenStreetMap…

[ad_1] It’s that time of year when we take a break and look back at all of the great stories we published this year on Opensource.com. This round up of business articles highlights how open source software and methods have pushed the needle forward in 2015. Top 5 open source project management tools is a refreshed version of our popular article…

[ad_1] Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. He is particularly interested in data visualization/analysis, DIY/maker culture, simulations/modeling, geospatial technologies, and cloud computing, especially OpenStack. Follow him on Twitter or Google+. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Wearable electronics have exploded in the past year. Countless small devices are now on the market for not only fitness tracking, but posture improvement, sunscreen reminders, muscle-sensing gesture control, and much more. As technology on the body becomes more pervasive than ever, having open source tools for developing wearable technology is more important than…

[ad_1] One of the great aspects of open source is that there’s always something new to learn. Many of us like to jump right in with new software or technology and learn by trial and error. Sometimes, however, we can use a guiding hand. That hand comes in the form of a good how-to or…