[ad_1] Open source software is experiencing huge growth, with a staggering 64% of companies currently participating in open source projects. But you probably know that already. What’s more interesting to look at is how to sell it, and with a little luck, make some money to help support the people who develop your software and sustain…

[ad_1] Many graphic designers work with expensive proprietary software because they believe they have to, and it has to be Adobe. But this is not so: There are many fine professional-quality open source graphics applications out there. (Skip down to the end to see 10 of my favorites.) Conventional wisdom says that in order to work in…

[ad_1] Are you interested in keeping track of what is happening in the open source cloud? Opensource.com is your source for news in OpenStack, the open source cloud infrastructure project. OpenStack around the web There is a lot of interesting stuff being written about OpenStack. Here’s a sampling from some of our favorites: read more [ad_2]…

[ad_1] In this week’s edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at the Wire messaging app, LaunchKit open sourcing its tools, and more. Open source news roundup for July 24-30, 2016 Secure messaging app Wire goes completely open source In the post-Snowden era, more and more people are looking to secure…

[ad_1] Nitish is a software developer by profession & an open source enthusiast by heart. As a tech author for Linux based magazines, he covers new Open Source tools. He loves to read and explore anything open source. In his free time, he likes to read motivational books. He is currently building DevUp – a platform…

[ad_1] In this week’s Top 5, we highlight two Linux stories, one of theoritical physics and another of the olden days of Linux; and three articles that are part of this week’s sysadmin series celebrating System Administration Apprecaition Day (Perl tricks, revision control, and horror stories). Top 5 articles of the week 5. 5 sysadmin…

[ad_1] Happy System Administration Appreciation Day! The job ain’t easy. There are constantly systems to update, bugs to fix, users to please, and on and on. A sysadmin’s job might even entail fixing the printer (sorry). To celebrate the hard work our sysadmins do for us, keeping our machines up and running, we’ve collected five horror stories that prove just how scary /…

[ad_1] linux.conf.au, otherwise known as LCA, is one of the world’s longest-running open source events. LCA has been held in a different city around Australia and New Zealand almost every year since 1999. Despite the name, linux.conf.au is a generalist open source conference. LCA hasn’t been just about Linux for a long time. Rather, the conference…

[ad_1] One of the biggest challenges for any system administrator or developer is keeping up with the pace of change. Whether you’re fresh out of school, or a veteran greybeard with many years of experience under your belt, the same conundrum applies: the skills you had yesterday aren’t always an exact match for the solutions…

[ad_1] When developing applications for science there are times when you need to move beyond the desktop, but a fast, single node system may also suffice. In my time as a researcher and scientific software developer I have had the opportunity to work on a vast array of different systems, from old systems churning through…