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Opensource.com welcomes article proposals and submissions from users of technology and subject matter experts, on open source software, hardware, and other open source-related topics.

Learn more about how to be a part of our community, and find out what our authors say about writing.

The tools and projects discussed in our articles must hold certain licenses to be publishable on Opensource.com. Please review our style guide with more information about licenses, and if you have any questions, please contact us.

How to submit an article

Send your article proposal to our editorial team for review via our webform or you can email us directly at open@opensource.com.

Before submitting, we encourage you to read our style guide which contains important information about licensing, word count, formatting, images, and more.

If your work is reviewed and accepted, our editorial team will provide copy editing, obtain your final approval, publish your article on Opensource.com, and help promote it. We also encourage you to promote your own work.

All articles submitted are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 unless stated otherwise.

If you have questions, please email us at open@opensource.com.

What open source project, community, or related topics would you like to write about?
Provide a brief bio and explain your relationship to the project, community, or related topic.
Ex. community members, developers, managers, educators, students, documentation writers, and others
Provide enough information so that the editorial team has an idea of what your article will look like
Give an estimated word count so we can determine if this is a short article, feature-length, or potentially a 2-3 part series.
(For example, screenshots, video tutorials, event photos)

Topics of interest include but are not limited to open source software, hardware, projects, and practices. Learn more from our online Editorial Calendar and writing ideas for 2019.

We do not accept or publish press releases, white papers, or paid content. We are happy to work with open source community members in a range of roles and with all levels of experience, with first-time writers, and non-native English speakers.

All content on Opensource.com is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. If you prefer using a different license, please let us know before submitting your article draft.

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