2017 Open Source Yearbook

Poor documentation heads the list of Linux user woes to date. Here a few other common problem areas.

QEMU and FreeDOS make it easy to run old DOS programs under Linux.

Or, why a community formed around an open source version of DOS, and how it's still being used today.

Created for utility and known for its dedicated users, Perl has proven staying power. Here's a brief history of the language and a look at some top user groups.

For the same reasons Linux beat out proprietary software, open source should be the first choice for cloud-native environments.

The last decade was all about teaching sysadmins to write code. The next challenge will be teaching operations to software developers.