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Italy was one of the first countries to impose strict lockdown measures as the COVID-19 virus started to devastate the northern part of the country. Many people there were unused to working or learning from home, and needed a simple, free tool for videoconferencing. A free software solution was [...]

In addition to providing the world with its most enduring and valuable software--Internet protocol stacks, Linux, and more--free and open source software offers immense educational benefits. The gap between producing a nice prime number generator for a professor and contributing to real-life production code is huge, and numerous programmers [...]

July 9 - 11, 2020 Linux Professional Institute (LPI) invites you to connect, virtually, with them at Campus Party Digital to hear from a number of LPI partners and main stage presenters! LPI is excited to support and collaborate with Campus Party this year and many more. The Virtual Experience An entirely [...]

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has recently sponsored Brasil.io, an open data project in Brazil dedicated to transparency and sharing of government data. Although Brasil.io uses volunteers as well as Free and Open Source Software, they have expenses that need to be covered. LPI encourages others to support this grassroots [...]

We use technology throughout our daily lives. We  share information, engage with friends and family, shop, and for most of us now, work. Technology tends to make life easier, but we must be mindful about using technology responsibly. Like the common user, cybercriminals use technology to commit computer crimes such [...]

June 3, 2020 1900 BRT Missed the talkshow? Watch the recording. If you’re not working within the IT world, you are certainly a heavy technology user, as you most likely carry more processing power in your pocket than one used to take people to the moon! Some of you may not be aware that technology [...]

If you're installing Linux for the first time - or looking for a change - you have hundreds of options that address different needs and different kinds of computers.  Join the Linux Professional Institute community on May 28, 2020 at 12:30PM EST. Evan Leibovitch, Co-founder of Linux Professional Institute, will [...]

April 24 - 26, 2020 Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is excited to be participating and supporting Penguicon 2020 taking place from April 24 - 26, 2020 Southfield, Michigan.  Over 1,600 nerds, geeks, and fans attend Penguicon every year to celebrate and share in what we all love. This all-volunteer, not-for-profit convention brings together [...]

April 24 - 26, 2020 With an abundance of precaution and care for the well-being of all LinuxFest presenters, sponsors, attendees, volunteers, and their loved ones, we have unanimously elected to not hold LFNW in-person at Bellingham Technical College this year. https://blog.lfnw.org/2020/03/13/covid-19-cancellation.html Linux Professional Institute (LPI) invites you to connect with them [...]

With the advent of global problems such as Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the need for social distancing to help mitigate the spread of such diseases, many organizations are looking to remote solutions. A well-designed disaster recovery plan would already have policies in place for employees to work remotely in times of [...]