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Passion raises one’s interest in a specific topic, making you want to dive into its deepest tissues. Yet, in some cases, it is necessary to combine that passion with a fair amount of will and a coherent methodology, to place … En savoir plus
Who’s Building Businesses Around Free and Open Source Software
Free and open source software occupies a unique position as a commodity and a business. Infinitely reproducible and easy to distribute (for those with good Internet access), the software has zero marginal cost (to use an economics term) but requires … En savoir plus
Open source careers: Six years from student to eLearning platform founder
Hi from Tola! I am an enthusiast of Linux and FOSS, which I use constantly in my work as system architect for server infrastructure. I am a System Engineer with six years of experience. My responsibilities encompass three of the … En savoir plus
Simone “Simo” Bertulli: Notes from a SysAdmin diary
The question may seem trivial, but it is one that often arises: « is a perfect community possible? » Obviously not ☺… but you can work in that direction! Over time, I have already had the opportunity to be part of some … En savoir plus
Open Source in the Worldwide COVID-19 Battle
February marks the celebration of creation of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) in 1998. OSI created the standard definition of the term Open Source that helped guide many of LPI’s initiatives today. Through the past year, open source provided many … En savoir plus
Simone “Simo” Bertulli: Six years in the company of LPI
A Membership Journey, Chapter 01 Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has recently launched its Membership Program. The Program gives you the opportunity to get more involved with the LPI mission and activities. Members enjoy substantial benefits, such as discounts on exams, … En savoir plus
Celebrating Open Anniversary 2021
In 2021, the open source movement will be celebrating several important milestones, including the 30th Anniversary of Linux. This is a great opportunity to reflect about the impact the open source movement has had on your business and society as … En savoir plus
Free nerdy culture
Although we tend to emphasize the technical aspects of our Free and Open Source Software Community, the truth is that hackers and nerds in general value all kinds of Free Knowledge. Actually, Eric S. Raymond points this out in his … En savoir plus
By our community, for our community
In its 20th year, Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has turned a major corner. It’s restructured to be more accountable to our global community of open source professionals. With the launch of the Membership Program we’re now ready for the next … En savoir plus
The experience of taking an LPI exam online
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) recently announced that the LPIC-1 exams are available in Japanese online, along with the Linux Essentials exam. You can use Pearson’s OnVUE platform to take these exams. In this posting, I’ll describe what I experienced taking … En savoir plus
Open source careers: How Alejandro switched an education center over to using Linux
In 2016 I was working at CEA Noroeste, an Adult Education Center in Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia (Spain). I remember having a lot of fun there, as my work combined two of my passions: languages and computers. My daily … En savoir plus
Right-to-Left Scripts and other Translation Challenges
There are many learning materials about Linux and other free technologies on the Web, free of charge and accessible around the world. But one big barrier keeps many people from reading them: most are written in English, which billions of … En savoir plus