Celebrating 30 years of open source with FreeDOS
Explore retrocomputing with this open source operating system that recently turned 30 years old.
Embracing Open-Source Solutions in the Age of AI: A Path to Digital Independence
Everywhere you look, whether in print or on the web, the rage is AI. I’m part of the group that sees potential in machine learning...
Joplin: The Ultimate Note-Taking App
I spend much of my day on the go, whether walking around my village or traveling nearby. During those walks and drives, I often listen...
BlueSky and Its Open Source Vision for Social Networking
Social networks have proliferated and they are at the center of much of our modern discourse. They can provide a level of sharing and learning...
How to write your first article with Both.org
Join the community by writing an article for Both.org.
Welcome, “We (heart) Open Source”
We ❤️ Open Source is "A community education resource." A recent article at FOSS Force, "‘All Things Open’ Revives the OpenSource.com Community Abandoned by Red...
Celebrating technical writing with open source software
Celebrate the National Day on Writing by sharing your first article about open source software.
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Our community wants to read about your experience and how you use your favorite open source application.
Contributing to open source
I started using Linux and open-source software in the late 1990s, and the more familiar I became with it, the more uses I saw for...
Two open source desktop recording tools
A picture might be worth a thousand words, but a video demonstration can save much talking. I'm a visual learner, so seeing how to do...
David Both: My Open Source Story
Here I am, almost 30 years into my personal crazy open source story, and it shows no sign of abating. And my problem is that I like to know how things work and to fix things. I started fixing TVs, ours and the neighbors’, when I was nine or ten. Read on to discover how that led me into the open source world.
Why it’s important for leaders to mentor and support others
After decades in the tech industry with invaluable mentorship, a seasoned professional is now giving back by mentoring new tech aspirants through DigitalBridge. This nonprofit offers adaptive online training for aspiring tech professionals, breaking barriers in traditional education and creating inclusive opportunities in tech. Additionally, participation in open source communities and events like All Things Open enhances this mentor’s ability to guide and inspire learners into digital careers, embodying a cycle of learning and giving back.
MS-DOS 4.00 released as open source software
Why it’s important that Microsoft released this old version of MS-DOS.
Open Source and Music Playback
For me at least, music is an indispensable part of my day; much more so than streaming video or television. I tend to be an...
Use rclone to put your files in the cloud
There are lots of third party applications out there that purport to solve my sharing-with-the-cloud problem. I chose Rclone – an open source command-line program that can be used to copy files between computer file systems and the cloud, providing backup, restore, duplication, one-way and bi-directional synchronization and even “file streaming” – making a folder appear virtually in your physical filesystem. Not just with Google Drive, but with all sorts of cloud providers, both proprietary and open source.