Did you know you can contribute to many open-source projects without being an expert on GitHub, Git, or coding? Whether or not you're an experienced programmer, you can learn how to use the most ...

The world has come to rely upon the free work of millions of skilled software developers—the maintainers of free open-source software (FOSS) projects. But the world hasn’t given them a tip. While it’s ...

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The open source movement, which began as an effort to ensure programmers had the freedom to modify and redistribute source code to support and learn from each other, is now a catalyst of innovation ...

Contributing to open-source projects can give software developers an edge over other applicants in the competitive IT job market, say hiring professionals. “The phrase we use is ‘code is the new ...

There is an ongoing argument over whether an account on a code hosting service such as GitHub is an acceptable substitute for a CV or not. Many companies today also encourage or require applicants to ...

Institutions are not yet familiar with how to contribute code while retaining IP rights and minimizing any real or perceived risk I just read this interesting Forbes article (via Ostatic) about ...

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