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Real-Time Linux, 3D printed bicycle, Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages, and more

In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at an open source 3D printed bicycle, the Real-Time Linux collaborative project, Google's Accelerated…

One uncle's gift of Linux

The year was 1996. December 1996 to be more precise. I had just finished my first semester of college and was spending Christmas at my uncle's apartment in Port Jefferson, New…

Zulip chat from Dropbox, Linux Foundation report, FCC rules, and more news

In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at Dropbox's open source chat tool Zulip, the FCC comments on open source routers, Linux Foundation's…

How I discovered Linux's true power

My Linux story begins like that of so many others—with an old computer and a desire to tinker. It was the late 1990s when I read an article about a UNIX-like operating system…

Top 5: Linux security, Slack chat alternatives, Vagrant, and more

In this week's Top 5, we highlight how to keep your Linux system safe, open source chat apps, a new Linux story from our series, why Vagrant?, and how to earn respect as a…

Is Occupy Wall St. really an "open source protest?"

Keeping your Linux system safe

Recently, Lee Brian wrote a great article about her own Linux story in My Dad, Linux and Me. In some of the comments to that article, a discussion of viruses and Linux emerged…

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