Give back to open source on Giving Tuesday
Give back to open source on Giving Tuesday Jason Hibbets Tue, 11/29/2022 – 02:00 Giving Tuesday is always a reminder to me to consider how to give back to open source projects, communities, and organizations. In 2012, GivingTuesday was created to encourage people to simply do good. “Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate...
How open source is revitalizing the payphone
How open source is revitalizing the payphone Klaatu Mon, 11/28/2022 – 03:00 Phones used to act as the host for computer communication. Modems sent signals from computer to computer by utilizing the phone network. In today’s world, though, computers have become the host for telephony apps. Phones aren’t really phones any more, they’re literal computers. This has enabled some amazing technology, but many people...
3 open source audio tools for creators
3 open source audio tools for creators Ruth Cheesley Mon, 11/28/2022 – 03:00 Finding good quality, open source audio samples can be a challenge. I’ve been getting increasingly into composition and creating music in my spare time, using the open source tool Ardour and the creator-focused distribution Ubuntu Studio. I’ve been looking for samples of specific sounds or loops to include. I’m familiar with many tools...
Create a holiday light display with your Raspberry Pi and ping pong balls
Create a holiday light display with your Raspberry Pi and ping pong balls Brian McCafferty Sat, 11/26/2022 – 03:00 I love Christmas decorations and lights, and I’d been wanting to do an programmable LED project for a long time. Recently, I built a light array made of LED lights, ping pong balls, and a Raspberry Pi Zero. I thought it was worth sharing, because it ended up being relatively easy but also educational....
9 holiday gift ideas for open source enthusiasts in 2022
9 holiday gift ideas for open source enthusiasts in 2022 Opensource.com Fri, 11/25/2022 – 03:00 What do you get the open source enthusiast that has everything? More open source, of course! We asked our community of contributors to share their favorite gift ideas. The end of the year is full of holiday spirit, but these gifts are perfect for any reason or season. Programmable hardware I would love to recommend the Digirule2. I...
Write a C++ extension module for Python
Write a C++ extension module for Python Stephan Avenwedde Thu, 11/24/2022 – 03:00 In a previous article, I gave an overview of six Python interpreters. On most systems, the CPython interpreter is the default, and also the poll in my last article showed that CPython is the most popular one. Specific to CPython is the ability to write Python modules in C using CPythons extensions API. Writing Python modules in C allows you to move...
