Don Watkins (He/Him/His)

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Franklinville, New York

Educator, entrepreneur, open source advocate, life long learner, Python teacher. M.A. in Educational Psychology, M.S. Ed. in Educational Leadership, Linux system administrator.

Open Source Star Best Interview Award 2016 Best Interview Award 2017 Moderator's Choice Award 2018 Moderator's Choice Award 2019 People's Choice Award Social Sharer Award 2014 Conversation Starter Award 2015 Author Comment Gardener Open education 100+ Contributions Club Contributor Club

Authored Content

How to upgrade your Fedora Linux system with DNF

What makes Linux the sustainable OS

Linux helps to bridge the digital divide and extend the life of hardware, making it an eco-friendly choice for an operating system.

Leveraging 21st-century education with open source

12 inspiring examples of open source in education this year

No matter where you are on your learning journey, open source has tools and resources for every educational level.

My favorite open source stories from 2021

Here are nine fun and inspiring stories about our community.

Open source file sharing with this Linux tool

Samba is a flexible file sharing tool that unites all the different platforms you might have running in your organization.

4 open source ways to create holiday greetings

Open source tools and resources provide creative possibilities for any holiday.

3 interesting ways to use the Linux cowsay command

Want a just-for-fun application to play with? Try cowsay.

Authored Comments

Don Watkins

14 Nov 2022

How to switch from Twitter to Mastodon

I really like your article.

Don Watkins

11 Nov 2022

4 key differences between Twitter and Mastodon

Thanks for the comment. I'm at https://fosstodon.org/web/@donwatkins