What I learned by teaching others
Sharing knowledge with others is often a great way to refresh and update your own expertise.
Linux Philosophy articles of 2024
Having read a lot of books like, "Linux and the Unix Philosophy," by Mike Gancarz1, and "The Art of Unix Programming," by Eric S. Raymond2,...
My first Linux in the enterprise
My first experience and lessons learned in deploying Linux in the enterprise.
Set up an embedded system with FreeDOS
Setting up an embedded system with FreeDOS requires defining a minimal DOS environment that runs just a single application.
5 ways to learn about programming
Read these popular articles from the last year to get started on your programming journey.
Top Eleven Articles on AI this year
These days, there is a growing excitement about artificial intelligence and its potential benefits. Whether you support or criticize this technology, opinions and experiences are...
How I create encrypted passwords
I sometimes need to create an encrypted password for use in scripts when adding one or more new user accounts to hosts in my lab....
How many releases of Fedora can I upgrade from?
Upgrades are an important part of a SysAdmin's job, whether you know you're one or not. If you think about updates and upgrades, then you...
Best Articles of 2024 about Linux system tools
Linux has many excellent tools that allow SysAdmins to manage our systems. We've published many articles this year about those tools, and here are 9...
Happy birthday Both.org
On December 11, 2023. Both.org morphed from being simply my personal website to being a replacement for Opensource.com (OSDC). On that day, a small group...
How to install FreeDOS the old-school way
Here’s how to install FreeDOS the old-fashioned way, with every step done by hand.
5 popular articles about editing text
Text editors just do plain text. Explore these top 5 articles about text editors that you can use to edit files.
What I’ve learned about open source community over 30 years
Open source projects are about more than just the code. It’s about the people that contribute to it.
Remove Background from Photos for Holiday Card Creation with Python
You can use open-source tools to produce holiday cards this year. Suppose you have a great photo of your family or grandchildren, but it was...
Embracing the Festive Spirit: Celebrating Holidays Open Source Style!
The holiday season is upon us once again, and this year, I decided to celebrate in an open-source way. Like a particular famous holiday busybody,...
Top 5 open source stories of 2024
2024 has been an interesting year in the news for many reasons. The open source world has been generating a lot of news this year....