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Getting Started Contributing Back To Open Source 99

Posted by kdawson on Sunday May 16, 2010 @10:50PM from the foot-in-the-door dept.

markfreeman writes "The one burning need I have felt over the last year was to get involved with open source as a contributor. I have wanted to help with documentation, advocacy, and most of all, with programming. Here's the story of how I got started, thanks to openhatch.org (which calls itself 'an open source involvement engine') and how you can too."

Comment The best is... (Score 5, Funny) 484

by FreemanPatrickHenry on Wednesday December 23, 2009 @07:08PM (#30539888) Attached to: Best Filesystem For External Back-Up Drives?

...ReiserFS. I hear it's killer.

Comment Computer activity for those with language diff.. (Score 2) 145

by FreemanPatrickHenry on Sunday November 01, 2009 @09:12PM (#29946032) Attached to: Computer Activities for Those With Speech and Language Difficulties?

Slashdot editor?

Submission + - Very in depth look at video codecs (atomicmpc.com.au)

Submitted by

johnsee

on Thursday June 07, 2007 @09:03PM

johnsee writes: "Atomicmpc has an incredibly in depth look at a wide range of video codecs. It looks not only at their inner workings in depth, but also shows the quality produced by each at a variety of settings and situations."

Submission + - The Economist on Apple, the iPhone, and Innovation

Submitted by portscan on Thursday June 07, 2007 @08:58PM

portscan writes: This week's Economist has a special report on Apple, Inc. and innovation. There is also an article on the business of the iPhone and the future of the company. The articles provide the Economist's usual high quality blend of insight and analysis. Also there is a list of features which will probably be news to no one.

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