How Both.org is rebuilding a community after the death of an organization
For about ten years, a large number of writers from around the world contributed articles to Opensource.com. OSDC, as we called it, published thousands of articles, helped to guide and mentor many of us as we began or boosted our writing careers. OSDC also helped some of us make connections into the book publishing world. We were a vibrant and active community.
OSDC was created and supported by Red Hat — until it was purchased by IBM and soon deemed extraneous.
Learn how Both.org is rebuilding that community.
Temporary fixes that become permanent
We asked our community for their stories about a “quick fix” that became a permanent one.
How to write your first article
Open source is for everyone! And at Both.org, we encourage everyone to share their open source journey.
Open Hearts, Open Source: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Creativity and Community
It’s Valentine’s day so we have to share the love!
Open source runs on non-code contributions
Sometimes the hardest part of becoming an open source contributor is realizing how much you have to offer.
Looking ahead to 30 years of FreeDOS
Learn about the origins of this classic open source operating system.
You don’t need a computer science degree to work with open source software
Open source makes software knowledge accessible to anyone, so formal training isn’t the only path to a technology career.
The impact of the Linux philosophy
The philosophy of an operating system matters. The Linux philosophy matters to the operating system and to the community.
How to encourage positive online communication in your open source community
The Drupal community uses nudges to keep conversations productive and inclusive. Threaded online conversations are a relatively new form of communication that can improve knowledge...
