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.
- 2017 - My Year in Review
2017 was a fully-packed year for me. This post walks through my last year and reflects on the experiences I had. Would you believe my passport is running out of pages?
- Raspberry Pis and open source at Rochester Mini Maker Faire
FOSS@MAGIC and the RIT Linux Users Group (RITlug) teamed up to exhibit at the Rochester Mini Maker Faire in 2017. See what we brought with us!
- Statistics proposal and self-hosting ListenBrainz
My independent study to work on ListenBrainz comes to a close. I talk about my work in the last month and reflect back on my original objectives.
- Election night hackathon supports civic engagement
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.
- ListenBrainz community gardening and user statistics
My independent study with ListenBrainz progresses with new contributor documentation and exploring user statistics further with Google BigQuery.
- How I created my first RPM package in Fedora
I needed a tool to change my laptop backlight brightness. After discovering there was no RPM in Fedora, I set out to package my first RPM for Fedora.
- Exploring Google Code-In, ListenBrainz easyfix bugs, D3.js
Last week was busy with new changes and documentation for ListenBrainz. I also picked some new tasks and will participate as a mentor for Google Code-In!
- How to set up a ListenBrainz development environment
Learn how to set up a ListenBrainz development environment to start working and contributing to the listenbrainz-server project.
- On the data refrain: Contributing to ListenBrainz
This semester, I'm taking an independent study where I contribute to ListenBrainz. By the end, I hope to accomplish three goals for ListenBrainz.
- Embracing open source cloud: Local government in Tirana switches to open source cloud solution
The municipality of Tirana, Albania recently migrated to NextCloud, an open source private cloud solution for the 600 employees of the municipality.