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3D printing an open source electric car

What excites me about ZWheelz is the potential to improve our education system, environment, energy independence, and economy—all with what I like to call, one "EZ" project.

It all began when I built a plane from a kit, then saw the documentary, Who Killed The Electric Car?, and decided to build an electric car. Turns out, it functioned really well, and I began wondering: "Why aren't there more electric vehicles on the road?"

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27 CommentsPosted 11 Feb 2013 by Gary Krysztopik

Opensource.com announces 2013 community award winners

The tallies are in, and we'd like to announce the winners of the 2013 People's Choice Awards! Plus, a few extraordinary contributors that have elevated the opensource.com community. » Read more

6 CommentsPosted 8 Feb 2013 by Casey Brown

Event report: FOSDEM introduces science-focused devroom

FOSDEM, held annually in Brussels, Belgium, is a free event for open source communities to meet, share ideas, and collaborate. It offers a mix of focused devrooms and themed main track talks, with no requirement for registration. It has a reputation of being highly developer-focused, this year brought together over 5,000 geeks from around the world.

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0 CommentsPosted 6 Feb 2013 by Marcus D. Hanwell

New events calendar for open source conferences, meetups, and more

Opensource.com has added a new feature for listing open source events, and because we like to think big, our goal is to be the premier listing.

Are you planning, hosting, speaking at, or going to an open source conference in 2013? Submit it to the calendar. Are you part of a user group (i.e. a Linux User Group)? Submit your meetup. Other types of meetings and seminars, including webinars, are encouraged too. » Read more

0 CommentsPosted 4 Feb 2013 by Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

Opensource.com adds community moderators to team

The opensource.com team is happy to announce the addition of four new community moderators to our team. You've probably read some of their articles on the site. And because they are so passionate about doing things the open source way and sharing their stories, we've upgraded their open source status. » Read more

3 CommentsPosted 1 Feb 2013 by Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

Call for speakers: NYC Open Tech Conference

Join us as we celebrate innovation in technology at New York City's open source conference: NYC Open Tech Conference. It will bring together members of the community across a variety of disciplines to learn and exchange ideas, where we hope to explore the connection between open source and the growth of the tech scene in NYC. » Read more

0 CommentsPosted 31 Jan 2013 by Meghan Gill

Tell us: Do you prefer to top post or bottom post?

When responding to an email do you post your response at the top or the bottom of the email?

And some other food for thought... » Read more

12 CommentsPosted 30 Jan 2013 by Jen Wike (Red Hat)

10 ways to get started with open source

My experience tells me there are a lot of people interested in trying open source, but they don't know where to start. And the perception that you have to write code to contribute to is a barrier to that curiosity. So, I've outlined 10 ways that anyone can get started with open source—no code writing involved.

I welcome your ideas and additions, there are without a doubt more than 10 ways—let's get started.

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8 CommentsPosted 29 Jan 2013 by Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

Three great years of sharing the open source story

Three years ago today we flipped the switch on at opensource.com. Technically, we removed the htaccess file to allow anyone to access the site. Since that point, we've been steadily providing stories that highlight how open source is having a positive impact on the world and building a community around that mission. » Read more

4 CommentsPosted 25 Jan 2013 by Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)

Share your thoughts in our Annual Reader Survey

Each year we invite our readers to share their thoughts with us about opensource.com in our annual reader survey. This is our fourth year offering the survey and we encourage you to help us better understand what works, what doesn't, what you would like to see more of, and how we can continue to involve you in our community.

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0 CommentsPosted 25 Jan 2013 by Jen Wike (Red Hat)