[ad_1] The only people to whose opinions I listen now with any respect are people much younger than myself. They seem in front of me. Life has revealed to them her latest wonder. ― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray 2017 marks two decades since I was first introduced to the concept of “open…

[ad_1] Join the Twitter Party hosted by National Day Calendar on 2/10 Open source remains a competitive means of distribution—one that delivers exceptional software to new and devoted users. Despite this, open source, its methodologies, practices, code, and the communities behind them, can be overlooked or misunderstood if they are inadequately communicated. As a professional…

[ad_1] Everyone has a list of customizations that they absolutely must make when they first set up a new computer. Maybe it’s switching desktop environment, installing a different terminal shell, or something as simple as installing a favorite browser or picking out the perfect desktop wallpaper. For me, towards the top of my list when setting…

[ad_1] Finding a good job can be stressful and finding your dream job even more so. Even in the open source world, with its many opportunities for making a name for yourself by volunteering, it takes effort to make the connection between what you have to offer as a job seeker and what employers are…

[ad_1] If there’s one thing that indie games like Mr. Rescue and Don’t Be Patchman (the world’s first and only SteamOS exclusive) demonstrate, it’s that retro is hot. Specifically, pixel art is hot. Developers like it because it’s got a low barrier for entry, so if you don’t have an art department eagerly awaiting to…

[ad_1] A public issue tracker is a vital communication tool for an open organization, because there’s no better way to be transparent and inclusive than to conduct your work in public channels. So let’s explore some best practices for using an issue tracker in an open organization. Before we start, though, let’s define what we…

[ad_1] About the author Rikki Endsley – Rikki Endsley is a community manager for Opensource.com. In the past, she worked as the community evangelist on the Open Source and Standards (OSAS) team at Red Hat; a freelance tech journalist; community manager for the USENIX Association; associate publisher of Linux Pro Magazine, ADMIN, and Ubuntu User; and…

[ad_1] Ah, the venerable survey. It can be a fast, simple, cheap, and effective way gather the opinions of friends, family, classmates, co-workers, customers, readers, and others. Millions turn to proprietary tools like SurveyGizmo, Polldaddy, SurveyMonkey, or even Google Forms to set up their surveys. But if you want more control, not just over the…

[ad_1] Ah, the venerable survey. It can be a fast, simple, cheap, and effective way gather the opinions of friends, family, classmates, co-workers, customers, readers, and others. Millions turn to proprietary tools like SurveyGizmo, Polldaddy, SurveyMonkey, or even Google Forms to set up their surveys. But if you want more control, not just over the…

[ad_1] Vim is one of the most popular text editors among programmers, web developers, and power users of GNU/Linux. This is not surprising, because Vim offers high-speed editing, has extensibility, and is pre-installed on most Linux-based distributions. In addition, Vim offers great benefits to writers, regardless of whether they are technically minded or not. I…