[ad_1] Jeremy Garcia of LinuxQuestions.org and Bad Voltage (a podcast) delivers 25 years of Linux in five minutes: starting with Linux’s first steps as “just a hobby” for creator Linus Torvalds, to its staggering popularity today with 135,000 developers from more than 1,300 companies and 22 million lines of code . It’s a lot to cover. 1991: Linux begins with Linus Torvalds’ post…

[ad_1] Machine learning and data analysis are two areas where open source has become almost the de facto license for innovative new tools. Both the Python and R languages have developed robust ecosystems of open source tools and libraries that help data scientists of any skill level more easily perform analytical work. The distinction between…

[ad_1] Moodle is the de facto standard in open source learning management systems. It is described as “a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalised learning environments.” Plus, Moodle is free software, licensed under the GPL. Martin Dougiamas, Moodle’s founder and lead developer, generously took…

[ad_1] If you work in an open organization for any length of time, you’re likely to hear someone mention “sprints” or “heartbeats” at some point. Understanding these terms is simple: Take a big goal, then break it into small pieces that help you get there. The practice derives from agile development and its various (funnily-named)…

[ad_1] About the author Jen Wike Huger – Jen Wike Huger is the Content Manager for Opensource.com. She manages the publication calendar, the editing team, and our writers. Follow her on Twitter @jenwike, and see her extended portfolio at Jen.io. Watch 7 short videos on open source topics, from Linux to Raspberry Pi, and more. Seven folks from various…

[ad_1] Over the years I’ve learned a number of programming languages on my own, including Perl. One learning tool I figured out is to use some sort of language reference to avoid the frustration of working through several chapters in a manual just to figure out a starting point. Another good learning trick is to…

[ad_1] The Internet Archive, Project Gutenberg, and Google Books are wonderful sources of historical books, but the finished products of their digitization efforts, while thorough and functional, lack that last bit of polish. For example, one of my interests is historical cooking, specifically Georgian and Regency British cookery and the contemporary period in American cookery,…

[ad_1] About the author Nigel Babu – Nigel is the Gluster CI architect working out of India. He loves open source as it enables him to contribute to an ever-growing intellectual pool of knowledge. He’s a Mozilla contributor and when he isn’t working he likes to cook or run long distances. Nobody is sure if…

[ad_1] About the author Jason Baker – 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+. Learn what’s happening this…

[ad_1] In this bi-weekly open gaming roundup, we take a look at Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition running Linux, SDL support for Unity 5.6, 0 A.D. Ulysses, and more gaming news. Open gaming roundup for November 6-19, 2016 NES Classic Edition runs Linux Nintendo launched the NES Classic Edition on November 11. This tiny console comes…