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Open source news from Linux Foundation, DockerCon, Facebook, Google, and more

In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at the funding of three new projects by the Linux Foundation, a new container coalition started by 21…

Open source: from side to center stage

It was 1997 when I received an email from my brother asking me if I had heard of Linux. At the time, I had not, but soon after I was browsing through a computer store when I…

The tools don't get you the job

Not too long ago, I was working at an art organisation that offered university classes, low-cost membership for facility usage, and just an all-round creative space where…

Creator of widely used Linux package founds new project

I got started with Linux in the late '90s. I worked in the Bell Labs Denver datacenter and had done lots of different kinds of work with UNIX since 1978, such as switching…

Welcome to America: Here's your Linux computer

At my public library job, I run into people from all walks of life. Recently a mother walked into the computer center where I work and commented, "I just came down down to the…

How to digitize VHS tapes in Linux

I have dozens of VHS tapes recorded in some cases nearly 30 years ago. I wanted to digitize some of the content and share it with my children via YouTube. I have a digital…

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