This category broadly covers any and all topics to do with Free and Open Source software (FOSS). Topics include software, Open Source, sustainability, community management, experiences from specific communities, contemporary issues, and more.
- Statistics Proposal and Self-Hosting ListenBrainz
This post is part of a series of posts where I contribute to the ListenBrainz project for my independent study at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall 2017 semester. For more posts, find them in this tag. This week is the last week of …
- Election Night Hackathon Supports Civic Engagement
This article was originally published on Opensource.com. On November 7, 2017, members of the RIT community came together for the annual Election Night Hackathon held in the Simone Center for Student Innovation. This year marked the seventh …
- ListenBrainz Community Gardening and User Statistics
This post is part of a series of posts where I contribute to the ListenBrainz project for my independent study at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall 2017 semester. For more posts, find them in this tag. My progress with ListenBrainz …
- How I Created My First RPM Package in Fedora
Over the summer, I migrated my desktop environment to i3, a tiling window manager. Switching to i3 was a challenge at first, since I had to replace many things that GNOME handled for me. One of these things was changing screen brightness. xbacklight, …
- Exploring Google Code-In, ListenBrainz Easyfix Bugs, D3.js
This post is part of a series of posts where I contribute to the ListenBrainz project for my independent study at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall 2017 semester. For more posts, find them in this tag. Last week moved quickly for me …
- How to Set Up a ListenBrainz Development Environment
This post is part of a series of posts where I contribute to the ListenBrainz project for my independent study at the Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall 2017 semester. For more posts, find them in this tag. One of the first rites of …
- On the Data Refrain: Contributing to ListenBrainz
A unique opportunity of attending an open source-friendly university is when course credits and working on open source projects collide. This semester, I’m participating in an independent study at the Rochester Institute of Technology where I will …
- Embracing Open Source Cloud: Local Government in Tirana Switches to Open Source Cloud Solution
This article was originally published on Opensource.com. Open source software has come a long way since the turn of the century. Each year, more and more people are embracing open source technology and development models. Not just people, though – …
- Introducing InfluxDB: Time-Series Database Stack
Article originally published on Opensource.com. The needs and demands of infrastructure environments changes every year. With time, systems become more complex and involved. But when infrastructure grows and becomes more complex, it’s meaningless if …
- IRC for the 21st Century: Introducing Riot
This article was originally published on Opensource.com. Internet Relay Chat, or IRC, is one of the oldest chat protocols around and still popular in many open source communities. IRC’s best strengths are as a decentralized and open communication …