What cloud developers need to know about hardware
What cloud developers need to know about hardware JayF Wed, 03/08/2023 – 03:00 It’s easy to forget the progress that people in tech have made. In the early 2000s, most local user groups held regular install fests. Back then, to configure a single machine to run Linux well, we had to know intimate details about hardware and how to configure it. Now, almost twenty years later, we represent a project whose core ideal is to...
Own your cloud with NextcloudPi on the Raspberry Pi
Own your cloud with NextcloudPi on the Raspberry Pi hej Wed, 03/08/2023 – 03:00 You can now say goodbye to big commercial cloud providers and manage your appointments, contacts, and other data in your own home network. Install NextcloudPi on your Raspberry Pi in less than 30 minutes, synchronize your mobile devices with your own Nextcloud, and gain total digital sovereignty and privacy! I remember when the first Raspberry Pi hit...
The power of sisterhood and allyship in open source
The power of sisterhood and allyship in open source discombobulateme Wed, 03/08/2023 – 03:00 A little more than two years ago, I switched my career from artist to software developer. I didn’t do it alone. I had the support of PyLadies Berlin, the local Berlin chapter of an international volunteer-based group made to support women in technology. We are used to the term “career change” as if it were a break in a trajectory. But in...
Open Source Career Day at SCaLE 20x
Open Source Career Day at SCaLE 20x lufthans Tue, 03/07/2023 – 06:00 Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) has been a great place for careers in Open Source, and the Open Source Career Day (OSCD) is returning for SCaLE 20x on Sunday, March 12th. For many years, SCaLE had a career and jobs Birds of a Feather (BoF) meeting one evening during SCaLE, and a physical job board throughout the conference. But in 2020, RaiseMe created...
Switch from iCloud to Nextcloud
Switch from iCloud to Nextcloud hej Tue, 03/07/2023 – 03:00 If you’re wary of committing your data to cloud services controlled by a corporation but love the convenience of remote storage and easy web-based access, you’re not alone. The cloud is popular because of what it can do. But the cloud doesn’t have to be closed. Luckily, the open source Nextcloud project provides a personal and private cloud application...
10 ways Wikimedia does developer advocacy
10 ways Wikimedia does developer advocacy srish_aka_tux Tue, 03/07/2023 – 03:00 In a previous article, I wrote about Wikipedia’s rich history as a repository of open knowledge. Supporting Wikipedia as a platform ensures that the information it contains is available to everyone, but it’s a big job. In this article, I’m going to introduce you to the vastness of Wikipedia’s technology landscape and the technical community behind...
