Create a patch from differences in a file with the diff and patch commands
When you collaborate on a digital project with someone, it's a guarantee that eventually someone's going to need to send you changes they've made to...
How to get started in open source?
Linux, LibreOffice, GnuCash, and Audacity are all open-source projects, meaning the folks who write the code and/or the documentation are usually not paid for it....
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.
Celebrating 30 years of open source with FreeDOS
Explore retrocomputing with this open source operating system that recently turned 30 years old.
How to write your first article with Both.org
Join the community by writing an article for Both.org.
The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, Tenet 11 — Store data in open formats
Image by Opensource.com: CC-by-SA 4.0 Author’s note: This article is excerpted in part from chapter 13 of my book, The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins, with...
Join the community and share an article
Our community wants to read about your experience and how you use your favorite open source application.
Balancing Performance, Compliance, and Cost with Linux and Open-Source Solutions
My recent task involved assisting a healthcare professional in upgrading their computer system. The goal was to provide a more robust solution that offers redundant...
Screencasts for usability testing
With screencasts, you can extend your usability testing.
Usability testing in open source software
Through usability testing, we can make open source software projects easier for everyone to use.
Open source in organizations
Open source is a power multiplier for today’s IT organizations.
David Both: My Open Source Story
Here I am, almost 30 years into my personal crazy open source story, and it shows no sign of abating. And my problem is that I like to know how things work and to fix things. I started fixing TVs, ours and the neighbors’, when I was nine or ten. Read on to discover how that led me into the open source world.
MS-DOS 4.00 released as open source software
Why it’s important that Microsoft released this old version of MS-DOS.
3 things that matter most for a project management tool
Our daily professional lives involve recognizing, prioritizing, and completing tasks. These tasks comprise the larger projects and initiatives that drive company and business success. When you think about it this way, the project management tool and system you choose at work, for yourself or your team, is critical.
5 lessons we can learn from AI
There are plenty of very real lessons we can learn from artificial intelligence.