2016 Open Source Yearbook

Our second annual community yearbook rounds up the top projects, technologies, and stories from 2016. Be sure to read the 2015 Open Source Yearbook for a look at last year's collection.

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5 initiatives that pushed the free software envelope in Europe in 2016

We look at free software news from Russia, Bulgaria, The Netherlands, Germany, and the EU in 2016.

Open source diversity efforts gain momentum in 2016

Efforts to increase diversity in open source aren't new, but they are starting to show positive results. We look at the 2016 landscape.

5 trends in open source documentation

Certain trends in tech documentation stand out. We round up five top trends from 2016.

9 lessons from 25 years of Linux kernel development

Learn about top Linux kernel development best practices.

Best Couple of 2016: Display manager and window manager

In the 2015 Open Source Yearbook, ssh and tar received the "Best Couple" honor.

Compute like it's 1989

For many of us, when we look around at the state of computing in 2016, we nod and think, "Yes, today is what I expected when I thought about what The Future would be like."…

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