Open source at DrupalCon Denver
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March 19 will be here before you know it. Thousands of people will flock to Denver, Colorado for a week of learning and networking with Drupal...

Posted 8 Feb 2012
Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)
Is broadband a necessity or a nice to have?
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Last month, I attended the 5th Annual Leadership North Carolina Forum. The day was filled with amazing information and thought-provoking ideas for...

Posted 8 Feb 2012
Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)
How to get your city to pass an open government policy
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Raleigh, NC—City Council adopts open source policy Today, the Raleigh City Council passed an Open Source Government Resolution, unanimously,...

Posted 7 Feb 2012
Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)
SCALE 10x
Life »
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The Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) was one of the earliest regional Linux gatherings and celebrated its tenth year late last month. Many of...

Posted 7 Feb 2012
New OSI initiative
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OSI is changing, and you can help! I spoke at FOSDEM in Brussels on Saturday on behalf of the Open Source Initiative (OSI), where I serve as a...

Posted 7 Feb 2012
CC logo
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In response to requests for reuse of its content, like guides and how-to information, the University of California Santa Cruz library has adopted a...

Posted 6 Feb 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
ACTA's back
Law »
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Technology issues are now a matter for citizens of the internet and not just big corporations. Now that the US bills SOPA and PIPA have been put on...

Posted 6 Feb 2012
Moderator's Choice 2011: Seth Kenlon
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Along with our annual People's Choice Award (announced last week), we also have a Moderators' Choice Award, selected from the previous year's authors...

Posted 6 Feb 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Study shows the long-term impact of teachers
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I don't think any of us are surprised to find out that teachers matter. That has always been obvious, but what I did find interesting--and even...

Posted 6 Feb 2012
Mary Ann (Red Hat)
MUMPS
Health »
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Are you a geek? If so, driving the future of healthcare is now within your grasp. What do you have to do? Learn the M programming language, and teach...

Posted 2 Feb 2012
Life »
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I'll be updating this post throughout the day with more images of sites that have joined the SOPA blackout. Leave a comment with any site you'd like...

Posted 18 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
FLL World Festival photo by Flickr user bnewendorp
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There's been some outrage over the new Lego Friends line, intended to bring more girls into the addictive world of Lego building. Initially, I felt...

Posted 26 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
MUMPS
Health »
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Are you a geek? If so, driving the future of healthcare is now within your grasp. What do you have to do? Learn the M programming language, and teach...

Posted 2 Feb 2012
What's not wrong with PIPA and SOPA
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Here's one list purporting to be the "10 Major Companies Which Are Supporting SOPA/PIPA" – Philip Morris, Rolex, Dolce & Gabbana, Adidas, U.S....

Posted 30 Jan 2012
Pam Chestek (Red Hat)
Plover, the open source steno system
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"Imagine if programming required a special computer that couldn't connect to the internet or run games or do anything else except write computer...

Posted 13 Jan 2012
Mel Chua (Red Hat)
Results-Oriented Work Environment a product of changing work landscape
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Whether you’ve taken the time to notice or not, the concept of a traditional workday and work environment is changing — and rapidly. No longer are...

Posted 5 Jan 2012
Did the SOPA blackout work? (And was it really a blackout?)
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Yesterday I posted screenshots of 127 websites that “blacked out” to protest the SOPA and PIPA legislation before the US Congress. Another site I...

Posted 19 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Steam rumors are flying again, but Desura beat them to open source
Life »
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The Desura game client is not only available for open-source-loving players, but also now for developers. They've released the client on Github as...

Posted 25 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
BioCurious? The DIY garage biology movement
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Would you enjoy reprogramming lab bacteria with DNA from a jellyfish to make them glow green? How about hacking your own genetic data to find out...

Posted 20 Jan 2012
Lori Mehen (Red Hat)
People's Choice Award
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Thanks to everyone who voted for a People's Choice Award winner last week! Looking at the votes took some time due to a few folks who appear to...

Posted 30 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)

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