Scott Nesbitt

I'm a long-time user of free/open source software, and write various things for both fun and profit. I don't take myself all that seriously and I do all of my own stunts.

You can find me at these fine establishments on the web: The Plain Text Project, Open Source Musings, The Monday Kickoff, and Weekly Musings.

Authored Content

Top 5 open source alternatives to Google Analytics

These four versatile web analytics tools provide valuable insights on your customers and site visitors while keeping you in control.

Scott Nesbitt 08 Oct 2020 733 votes 2 comments

The rebirth of Mapzen, new projects bolster PyTorch, faster AI object detection, and other open source news

Catch up on the biggest open source headlines from the past two weeks.

Scott Nesbitt 25 Apr 2020 81 votes

3 lightweight text editors for Linux

Improve your productivity with these plain text editors.

Scott Nesbitt 30 Mar 2020 131 votes 19 comments

Open source fights against COVID-19, Google's new security tool written in Python, and more open source news

Catch up on the biggest open source headlines from the past two weeks.

Scott Nesbitt 28 Mar 2020 99 votes 2 comments

4 Markdown tools for the Linux command line

Command-line Markdown tools are fast, powerful, and flexible. Here are four utilities to try.

Scott Nesbitt 19 Mar 2020 176 votes 5 comments

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Contributed Content

Top 9 open source ERP systems to consider

There are a number of flexible, feature-rich, and cost-effective open source ERP systems out there. Here are nine to check out.

Opensource.com (Red Hat) 07 Feb 2020 673 votes 8 comments

Announcing the Opensource.com Correspondent program

Top authors on Opensource.com have new levels of access, support, and exclusive opportunities.

Matthew Broberg (Red Hat) 25 Nov 2019 353 votes 4 comments

How did you get started with Linux?

Celebrating Penguin Awareness Day with stories about the moment we learned about Linux.

Jen Wike Huger (Red Hat) 20 Jan 2019 214 votes 22 comments

Authored Comments

Commented on 19 Oct 2021

Why Mark Text is my favorite markdown editor

While it's not my favourite Markdown editor, Mark Text is a very good one. I especially like some of the little features, like the formatting bar that displays when you need it and the running word count. For me, Mark...

Commented on 17 Oct 2021

Automate image processing with this Bash script

Thanks for the script. I've been using the script a bit lately and it works like a charm. Especially the option to add a border to an image.