[ad_1] Linux offers an abundance of music players; how do you choose which one to use? Back in June, 2016, I wrote about the apparent passing of my favorite open source music player, Guayadeque. I described the six things I really liked about Guayadeque, and looked at two obvious alternatives: Quod Libet and gmusicbrowser. Since…

[ad_1] If you’ve spent much time in open source projects, you have probably seen the term “copyleft” used. While the term is quite commonly used, many people don’t understand it. Software licensing is the subject of at least as much heated debate as text editors or packaging formats. An expert understanding of copyleft would fill…

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[ad_1] A decision in the GPL enforcement case in Germany between Christoph Hellwig (supported by the Software Freedom Conservancy) and VMware recently became public. The court dismissed the case after concluding that Hellwig failed to identify in the VMware product the specific lines of code for which he owned copyright. The GPL interpretation question was…

[ad_1] System administration professionals and home users alike share a need for the ability to be able to quickly and reliably make one-to-one copies of entire disks, both for the purposes of backup and recovery, as well as the process of easing deployments and complete refresh repairs and upgrades of existing systems. To do so,…

[ad_1] Is it possible to produce professional media on Linux using free, open source software? We at Dototot believe so. We run Linux exclusively (Mint is our preferred flavor) and use free, open source software when viable. In a previous post on Opensource.com, we outlined the tools we use to produce The Hello World Program,…

[ad_1] Armed with a few simple open source commands, you can drastically reduce the effort involved in prepping your work for print. Going to print is an exciting time for any designer. Your hard work finally gets rendered into an attractive-looking PDF, you send it away to the great big print shop, and eventually you…

[ad_1] I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: In open organizations, leaders can emerge from anywhere. In these organizations, people become leaders because of the contributions they make and the actions they inspire, not because of the titles they have. In fact, those leaders—what I (and others) call open leaders—might never receive an…

[ad_1] FOSS (free and open source software) conferences are full of talks about how to improve your code, or how you manage your code, or what the latest and greatest languages and tools are. But a successful open source project is about more than good code. First, let’s talk about what success is, because success…

[ad_1] “I really appreciate you helping me out,” I said as I followed the industrial/organizational psychology expert to the coffee machine, seeking help with a feedback survey for my newly formed associate engagement program. “I’ve never done anything like this before, so I have absolutely no clue what I’m doing.” She looked incredulous. “I’m convinced…