Jul 13, 2010 3:24pm GMT
Red Hat's Mel Chua posted a blog entry called What FOSS communities can look like from the outside. Her post is a nice reminder that communication methods that we take for granted, such as IRC, can be barriers to entry into the FOSS community for new people. more »
Girls in Tech interview with Alison RandalJul 12, 2010 4:32pm GMT
Girls in Tech' Ivo Lukas interviewed OSCON program chair Alison Randal about what to expect at next week's event. Alison says, "The theme is 'make it happen' – open source is in the position of broad acceptance now, we need to educate and expose as many individuals as possible - it’s on the cross road!"(Thanks to Geek Feminism Blog for the interview link!) more »
Hacker Public Radio interview with Celeste Lyn PaulJul 12, 2010 3:57pm GMT
Hacker Public Radio's Klaatu sat down with Celeste Lyn Paul at SouthEast LinuxFest 2010. Listen to their interview to find out more about HCI in KDE. more »
OSCON 2010: Delightfully diversifiedJul 09, 2010 3:03pm GMT
OSCON 2010 kicks off Monday, July 19, in Portland, Oregon with two days of tutorials followed by three days of sessions and an expo. This year's schedule offers a nice mix of sessions led by women, ranging from highly technical topics to the perfectly practical. On Wednesday, Mel Chua and Karsten Wade's talk, 5 FOSS in Edu Projects that Changed the World, will cover Humanitarian FOSS, Undergrad... more »
Interview with Joomla user Alice GrevetJul 07, 2010 4:02pm GMT
Over on the Joomlablogger site, Kristoffer Sandven announced a new series of interviews with Joomla users. In his first interview, Kristoffer talks to Alice Grevet. Alice says, "I find the community to be very welcoming and full of the most wonderful people. We are stronger when we share what we know and learn from each other." Alice also talks about how she got involved with the Joom... more »
Linux Pro Magazine Gets FreshJun 30, 2010 3:40pm GMT
Our monthly magazine was long overdue for a redesign, but this task is easier said (debated, researched, etc.) than done. If you're familiar with print publishing, you know that we have a frantic schedule that never slows down. In our case, the pace has only picked up as we continue to launch new magazines. Yet somehow our amazing editors and production team squeezed a Linux Pro Magazine... more »
SC10: Doctoral Showcase (travel grants available!)Jun 28, 2010 3:56pm GMT
Here's a friendly reminder from SuperComputing 2010 to Ph.D. students:The Doctoral Showcase invites Ph.D. students in HPC, networking, storage and analysis, who anticipate graduating within the next 12 months, to submit a short summary of their research. Those selected will present a 15-minute summary of their best research to experts in academia, industry and research laboratories. Students ar... more »
