[ad_1] 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 as the managing editor of Sys…

[ad_1] In this week’s edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at SMS on the Linux desktop, Linux’s 25th birthday, inexpensive ecological homesteads, and more. Open source news roundup for August 28-September 3, 2016 KDE Connect links your Android phone with your Linux desktop Notifications are everywhere and on just about…

[ad_1] In this week’s Top 5, I highlight a comparison of Python and C/C++ for embedded systems, an introduction to Linux network routing, a chat with Automotive Grade Linux, a look at FarmBot for your small farming needs, and Ben Cotton’s take on how to write documentation. Top 5 articles of the week 5. Technical documentation doesn’t have to be…

[ad_1] I haven’t had a working computer with an optical media drive in almost a year now, and the truth is, I haven’t missed it. Technically I have an external USB CD/DVD device, but I haven’t even pulled it out of its box. So why have I been thinking so much about reading and writing…

[ad_1] While many agree on the importance of extending resources to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curricula within K-12 education, there isn’t always alignment on the best tools or techniques to, as the U.S. Department of Education explains, equip students with the “knowledge and skills to solve tough problems, gather and evaluate evidence,…

[ad_1] TravelSpirit is a new enterprise that is fusing together disparate open source community projects linked to New Mobility Services (NMS), Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), Personal Data Stores (PDS), and public transit into a global architecture and commons of OSI-approved licensed code. By deploying the code, TravelSpirit’s goal is to create a new cooperative platform…

[ad_1] The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an international non-profit digital rights group, is reaching out to universities and their communities to combat patent trolls. According to a report published by the Harvard Business Review, patent trolls are deterrents to innovation and drain billions of R&D dollars due to legal costs. The EFF warns that patents…

[ad_1] As a child of the ’80s, my schoolboy memories are infused with learning how to program on tiny, limited computers such as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and BBC Micro. I even had a pocket-size PC-6 from Tandy with a single-line display. Limited they may have been, but learning how to program those…

[ad_1] This is the third article in four-part series on open and transparent branding processes. Read part 1 and part 2. Here you are at yet another corporate after work meet-and-greet—you’re third in line to fill your plate with inoffensive cubes of cheese (your choice, “orange” or “white”), crackers, and crudités, maybe have a glass of…

[ad_1] Where does the time go? I feel like I just sat down to write the August preview for you, dear reader. Here we are in September, and I’m excited about the great things in store at Opensource.com. We have a few great series we’re working on that I’d like to invite you to be a part of,…