By: Terri Schlosser

August 9, 2018 2:30 pm

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10 Top Tech Trends – Why Open Source is Center Stage – Part 2

Free and open source software has a long and interesting history. It can trace some of its origins back to Richard Stallman’s annoying issue with a printer or to Linus Torvald’s computer science project while studying at the University of Helsinki. Things have certainly changed since then. Open source software is no longer […]

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By: Terri Schlosser

July 11, 2018 1:00 pm

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10 Top Tech Trends: Why Open Source is Center Stage – Part 1

The image of open source software has changed. No longer seen as the geeky, slightly awkward alternative to mainstream software, it’s now trendy, fashionable and super-cool. Well, OK, it still has the geeky edge and it’s still all about innovation. However, it has grown and matured to the point where everyone from small […]

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By: Meike Chabowski

May 27, 2017 11:08 am

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A Tale of Three Cool Technologies at LinuxFest NW 2017

The following article has been contributed by Carla Schroder, Technical Writer at the SUSE Documentation Team.     In my needlessly-humble opinion, one of the most vital elements in FOSS is building bridges to new contributors. A fine way to do this is to lower the barriers to entry with amazing fun hardware. […]

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