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From vacuum tubes to free software, Jon “maddog” Hall’s 2025 LinuxFest Northwest talk captured the humor, grit, and decades of experience that shaped his open source journey. This was a tribute to the traits of curiosity, collaboration, and making things … Per saperne di più

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) closely follows the evolving landscape of software regulations and their impact on the open source community. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is one such regulation sparking global debate—not only for European developers but also for those … Per saperne di più

This August marked a very special milestone: the 20th edition of the Free and Open Source Software Conference (FrOSCon) at the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (Germany)! And while that in itself is reason to celebrate, we at the Linux … Per saperne di più

Some talks start as slides. Others start as hallway conversations, scan results, certificate errors, and someone in the team asking: “Hey Ted, do we really need TLS 1.3?” By the time I finished preparing this talk for LinuxFest Northwest 2025 … Per saperne di più

Harnessing the Power of Open Source AI: Free Tools for Creativity and Productivity Whether you’re editing images, isolating vocals, transcribing audio, or experimenting with Large Language Models (LLMs), open source AI offers some of the best solutions available today. From … Per saperne di più

Created by Linux Professional Institute (LPI) in 2024, the Hall of Fellows formally recognizes individuals who have made long-term contributions through their open source advocacy and have shaped the organization and the broader free and open source communities. More than … Per saperne di più

It was an honour to represent LPI’s community at the 23rd National Academy Day of the German Cisco Networking Academies (Cisco Netzwerk-Akademien), held in Weilburg. National Academy Day is one of the most important annual meetups for the IT training … Per saperne di più

The first article in this series explained the special challenges faced in quantum computing to teams and companies building open source communities. For that article, I interviewed leaders for the classiq library and OQTOPUS. In this concluding article, I interview … Per saperne di più

The future of open tech isn’t coming: it’s already here! It speaks many languages—and it meets in Bangkok. At FOSSASIA Summit 2025, the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) was right there in the thick of it. FOSSASIA 2025, held from March … Per saperne di più

The challenges of building a community around free and open source software are the topic of numerous books and articles. I chose quantum computing for this article because open source projects face extra barriers there. Quantum computing requires an advanced … Per saperne di più

CEO Herbert Feiler founded TUXEDO Computers GmbH in Bayreuth, Germany, in 2004. Today, the company is based in Augsburg. However, it took some time to develop the strategy that would make TUXEDO a successful vendor specializing almost entirely in computers … Per saperne di più

I am Kevin Aguirre, a developer and soon-to-be IT infrastructure administrator. My journey in technology took off when I started as a programmer, and as I delved deeper into coding I encountered Linux. Working with Linux was a revelation: it … Per saperne di più