Seth Kenlon

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New Zealand (South Island)

Seth Kenlon is a UNIX geek, free culture advocate, independent multimedia artist, and D&D nerd. He has worked in the film and computing industry, often at the same time. He is one of the maintainers of the Slackware-based multimedia production project Slackermedia.

Open Source Super Star Moderator's Choice Award 2011 Best Interview Award 2017 Author 100+ Contributions Club Columnist Contributor Club

Authored Content

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Demystifying namespaces and containers in Linux

Peek behind the curtains to understand the backend of Linux container technology.

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6 signs you might be a Linux user

If you're a heavy Linux user, you'll probably recognize these common tendencies.

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How I used the wget Linux command to recover lost images

The story of the rise and fall of the Open Clip Art Library and the birth of FreeSVG.org, a new library of communal artwork.

Coding on a computer

Get sorted with sort at the command line

Reorganize your data in a format that makes sense to you—right from the Linux, BSD, or Mac terminal—with the sort command.

How to build a Flatpak

A universal packaging format with a decentralized means of distribution. Plus, portability and sandboxing.

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How to type emoji on Linux

The GNOME desktop makes it easy to use emoji in your communications.

Authored Comments

27 Nov 2020

5 open source alternatives to GitHub

I'll check Gerrit out, thanks!

26 Nov 2020

5 open source alternatives to GitHub

A point well made. I've added Codeberg to point 4.