Who’s Important
I am not about to start a flamewar, but how pointless is it we fret about what a couple of YouTubers and their sidekicks have to say about Linux desktops?
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The Three Laws of FLOSS Projects
A relatively easy way to decide what communication activities are appropriate for your Free Software project.
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I’m going to Akademy…
… Which I guess is no surprise, but, yeah, I will be giving two talks this year. In the first,
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Missing the Point, PinePhone KDE Community Edition
If you expect the PinePhone to match up to your current pocket supercomputer/surveillance device, you don’t get it.
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The Baseline
Technical writers are not always required to write exclusively for engineers. Sometimes they also have to write for their bosses, their bosses’ bosses, investors, buyers and end users. These readers may or may not come from technical background. In this article we will look at ways you can ensure your message gets across. (You can also just watch the video).
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Popularity Contests & Data Analysis for the Masses
Use freely available sources of data, add the right tools and a bit of simple analysis and you will be able to figure out whether your Free Software project is being adopted at a healthy rate or not. Bonus track: Find out when to post to social media.
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OpenExpo 2019 After Dark
OpenExpo is an event aimed at businesses and the public sector. Top topics usually revolve around cloud computing, big and
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The Long Road to Long-Term Goals
If there is one thing you can learn from creative writing school, it is that you have to give your
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I too am going to Akademy
In about a month I’ll be in the beautiful city of Vienna, giving a talk on the weird stuff I
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First 5 Things to Do After Booting Your KDE Slimbook II
You unboxed your KDE Slimbook II, posted the pics to Instagram, and logged into the desktop. What you are seeing
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