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Gnome 3 vs. Gnome 2 vs. change

Exploring different desktops is a good thing. I’ve recently converted to GNOME 3 ("hallowed be its Name in all the earth, etc.") and I admit freely to enjoying it (a lot). I…

Linux Foundation welcomes newest silver member, Twitter

Our interview with Chris Aniszczyk this month explored why open source software is the key to how Twitter successfully sends over 400 millions tweets a day. To manage that…

Freer than free, opener than open: The fight for the learning management systems

Harvard goes PaaS with SELinux Sandbox

Running students' submitted programs is a security challenge for any university Computer Science department. When Harvard University contacted me about some work they are…

A bold experiment this August: One new Linux distribution every day

In open source software communities, few events are as exciting as the release of a new operating system. Community members may wait for months—even years—as fresh versions of…

Which of these t-shirt designs inspire you?

Last month, we reported that the Linux Foundation launched its annual t-shirt design contest by asking Tux fans around the world to submit ideas for new threads "inspired by…

Preparing for my first open source conference

It's time for a confession: I have never been to an open source conference. I've been an open source and free culture advocate for more than half a decade. I've used open…

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