Ben Cotton

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Ben Cotton is a meteorologist by training, but weather makes a great hobby. Ben works as the Fedora Program Manager at Red Hat. He is the author of Program Management for Open Source Projects. Find him on Twitter (@FunnelFiasco) or at FunnelFiasco.com.

Open Sourcerer People's Choice Award Moderator's Choice Award 2017 Python SysAdmin Community Manager Creative Commons Developer Fedora Contributor Club Author Comment Gardener Cloud Linux Open science Open Organization Ambassador

Authored Content

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How to build a URL shortener with Apache

Create your own short links with Apache HTTP server's mod_rewrite feature.

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The oldest, active Linux distro, Slackware, turns 25

Slackware boasts a unique history and a loyal user base.

Getting started with Perlbrew

Getting started with Perlbrew

Install multiple versions of Perl on your system with Perlbrew.

An intersection of pipes.

6 RFCs for understanding how the internet works

And three for fun.

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A look at open source image recognition technology

Image recognition technology promises great potential in areas from public safety to healthcare.

How to upgrade your Fedora Linux system with DNF

How to use FIND in Linux

With the right arguments, the FIND command is a powerful and flexible way to locate data on your system.

Authored Comments

11 Jun 2019

What is a Linux user?

To paraphrase John Adams in the movie "1776": They are people, and they use Linux. If there's any other requirement, I haven't heard it.

31 May 2019

Why translation platforms matter

Great point. I think we often over-focus on strictly technical aspects in open source projects, but the technology is not the whole story.