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Linux Open Source Software Programming

Exploring the history of technology

Learn about these important milestones in computing history as you experiment with writing your first program.

Jim Hall
March 22, 2024March 16, 2024
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AI Community Opinion

AI can’t replace community

AI is exciting technology, but it’s not a community.

Seth Kenlon
March 20, 2024March 12, 2024
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Community Curiosity

How to write your first article

Open source is for everyone! And at Both.org, we encourage everyone to share their open source journey.

Jim Hall
March 6, 2024March 6, 2024
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Community Open Source

Looking ahead to 30 years of FreeDOS

Learn about the origins of this classic open source operating system.

Jim Hall
February 10, 2024February 10, 2024
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Community Programming

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.

Jim Hall
February 1, 2024January 23, 2024
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Community Open Source

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...

AmyJune Hineline
December 28, 2023December 27, 2023
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Open Source Software

Five open source writing apps

AbiWord: AbiWord is a free and open-source word processor software. It is written in C++, and since version 3, it is based on GTK+ 3....

Don Watkins
December 16, 2023December 17, 2023
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