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A beautiful, super-thin laptop that makes Fedora shine

Back in March, I was in the market for a new laptop, and like many Linux-educated professionals I felt tempted to purchase one of the lighter Apple laptops on the market back…

Keeping your system secure with SELinux

Few things in the Linux world evoke a strong reaction like SELinux, the security enhancement for Linux. At LinuxCon, Susan Lauber hopes to soften that response and show people…

Diversity enriches middle school Linux user group

This article is co-authored by Mara Chai The Community School of Excellence (CSE) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, provides something unique to the open source world: a Linux club…

I fell in love with Linux while compiling a kernel

Four years ago, I participated in the WorldSkills Competition. I represented India on the global stage, in the IT Software Solutions for Business category. As part of the…

Building Linux images for use with Openstack Heat

One of the great strengths of cloud computing is the ability to set up virtual machines in a repeatable way, using appropriate tools to inject information into them as they…

Torvalds 2.0: Patricia Torvalds on computing, college, feminism, and increasing diversity in tech

Patricia Torvalds isn't the Torvalds name that pops up in Linux and open source circles. Yet. At 18, Patricia is a feminist with a growing list of tech achievements, open…

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