Hello All,
Project Nomad, is a group of videographers who document alternative
education and lifestyles across India.
They have produced - *Free like Air* - a docu- series on Open Education
and Open Educational Resources (OERs) based on our work at Tamarind
Tree. The episodes talk about the open source philosophy and the open
education movement in particular.
For those interested, do check out:
1. Episode 1 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY_q1Qo8puE&t=3s>
2. Episode 2 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1WSQSD_StA&t=1s>
Episode 3 to be released shortly.
Regards
Michelle
Hello,
I have configured a samba server on Ubuntu 18.04, as a file server. I have shared a folder named "everyone" which is public share. But more than 1 user, I get the following error: "Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user .... ".
I have tried searching the net for a solution. But it only gives does command to delete any existing connection to the server and then reconnect.
I cant share the server to other users if 1 user is already connected.
Can someone please assist?
Can tech startups have an open source business strategy
Because of the cooperative approach to product development, open source
many a times is not viewed as a business strategy but more as a technology
model. But, with the advent multi billion dollar open source startups like
Cloudera, Mulesoft, Databricks, Hashicorp, Confluent and more, this has
changed.
Read More:
https://analyticsindiamag.com/can-tech-startups-have-an-open-source-busines…
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Navin Dhanuka
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::
Dear All,
We are looking for Linux System Engineers with 1-2 Yrs experience and
Senior System engineers with 4-5 yrs of experience.
Please ping me off-list, if anyone interested. Job location is Mumbai.
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Siji Sunny
How to Make the Switch From Windows to Linux
Unlike Windows and macOS, there isn't just one version of Linux. Instead,
Linux is packaged into many different distributions, or "distros," each
with their own interface and set of features. One may use a Mac-like
interface with a dock and an "app store," while others may use a more
minimalist interface and require installing apps from the command line.
Exploring the bevy of Linux distributions out there is a fun part of the
hobby, but for your first installation, you will likely want something
popular and beginner-friendly, so it's easy to get help when you need it.
here are a lot of distributions that aim to mimic Windows in layout and
functionality, like Zorin OS <https://zorinos.com/>, but they're on the
smaller side, and you won't have as big a community to tap as you learn
your way around. Ubuntu <https://ubuntu.com/>, on the other hand, is arguably
the most popular <https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity> distro
on desktop PCs, but it isn't very Windows-like at all these days.
Linux Mint is a perfect in-between option: it's designed for beginners,
offers a familiar desktop environment, and it's based on Ubuntu, so you can
make use of the enormous Ubuntu/Mint community when you need help.
How to install Linux Mint?
Read More:
https://in.pcmag.com/adobe-photoshop-cc-2014/134514/how-to-make-the-switch-…
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Navin Dhanuka
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::
What Are UNIX, Linux, and GNU?
UNIX is a proprietary, command-line-based operating system originally
developed by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson (among others) at AT&T's Bell
Labs in the late 1960s and early 1970s. UNIX is coded almost entirely in
the C programming language (also invented by Ritchie) and was originally
intended to be used as a portable and convenient OS for programmers and
researchers. As a result of a long and complicated legal history
<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2011/07/should-we-thank-for-feds-for-th…>
involving
AT&T, Bell Labs, and the federal government, UNIX and UNIX-like operating
systems grew in popularity, as did Thompson's influential philosophy of a
modular, minimalist approach to software design.
During this period, Richard Stallman launched the GNU Project
<https://www.gnu.org/gnu/initial-announcement.html> with the goal of
creating "an operating system that is free software." GNU, confusingly,
stands for "GNU's Not UNIX." This project is responsible for the UNIX-like
GNU OS. Stallman also launched the related Free Software Foundation (FSF)
on the principle that "any user can study the source code, modify it, and
share the program" for any participating software.
I'll go deeper into what makes up an operating system in a minute, but the
plot thickened when, essentially, the development of a very important
low-level component called the kernel or GNU Hurd did not fully
materialize. This is where Linux, a kernel developed by Linus Torvalds
among others, entered the picture. According to GNU
<https://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html>:
"Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the
machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an
essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only
function in the context of a complete operating system."
GNU purists argue that references to Linux as the complete operating system
that exists today should instead be written as GNU/Linux
<https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html>, in acknowledgment of the
pair's symbiotic relationship. Others tend to focus on the fact that Linux
(with no prefix) has become a more mainstream term and the logic behind the
GNU/Linux nomenclature could expand ad nauseam to GNU/Linux/Windowing
System Name/Desktop Environment Name/Etc. For the purpose of this guide,
I'll use GNU/Linux.
Other UNIX-like operating system options exist too, notably FreeBSD and
Qubes OS, which work with their own kernels and software. The histories of
these projects could fill many books, but this brief summation should be
enough to contextualize some terms you may come across.
More @ https://in.pcmag.com/windows-10/134555/what-is-gnulinux
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Navin Dhanuka
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::
Hello Ruby is a children’s book that teaches programming fundamentals
through stories and kid-friendly activities.
9,258 backers pledged $380,747 to help bring this project to life.
THE GOAL was only $10,000.
But she raised $380,747.
Worth A Look:
http://www.helloruby.com/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lindaliukas/hello-ruby
Regards,
Navin Dhanuka
~~~~~~~~~~~
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::
One-Time vs. Recurring Payments for WordPress Products
Jeff Starr posed the question at Digging into WordPress: Which Pricing
Model Do You Prefer: One-Time or Recurring?
<https://digwp.com/2019/12/pricing-model-better/>
It is not the first time the question has been asked in the WordPress
community and will not be the last. It is important that we keep coming
back to it from time to time.
In the early days of the commercial WordPress ecosystem, many shops sold
products for a one-time fee. This was particularly true during the
2007-2010 years, which were what many dub the “WordPress themes heyday,” a
period in which theme shops raked in tons of cash due to lack of
competition.
As the market became more saturated, many businesses saw the writing on the
wall. One-time fees for commercial themes or plugins did not make for a
sustainable business model. Of course, some companies pushed forward with
that model. They were either large enough to capitalize on an influx of new
customers every year or they continued to push out new products for
existing customers to buy.
Today, most theme and plugin shops utilize a recurring business model. Many
of those shops also set up automatic renewals. From a business perspective,
companies need to keep existing customers while bringing in new buyers to
continue maintaining, supporting, and building new features for the current
product catalog. Companies also need growth to build new products. A
recurring fee helps ease the burden of supporting and maintaining the
existing products.
https://wptavern.com/one-time-vs-recurring-payments-for-wordpress-products
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Navin Dhanuka
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::
Josepha Haden, Executive Director of WordPress, published an update of
WordPress’ goals in 2019
<https://make.wordpress.org/core/2019/12/06/update-9-projects-for-2019/>.
The focus for WordPress over the past year has been on nine primary
projects. Of the nine projects, WordPress only managed to ship two in 2019.
This means that the focus in 2020 will be much the same as the community
continues building on the progress it has made toward the existing projects.
Currently, there are three planned major releases
<https://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/> for WordPress in 2020:
- Version 5.4 – March 2020
- Version 5.5 – August 2020
- Version 5.6 – December 2020
https://wptavern.com/progress-on-wordpress-2019-projects-sets-2020-roadmap
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Navin Dhanuka
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::
WordPress Acceptance Testing: Solved
If you use Wordpress, you should know about WP Acceptance, a toolkit that
helps developers and CI pipelines to test codebases using version
controlled acceptance tests and sharable environments. This talk by Taylor
Lovett dives into Wordpress Acceptance, the motivation behind its creation,
and how to use it in your WP apps.
Automated testing is an important part of every web application. When
building WordPress plugins, themes, and websites, there are a plethora of
different frameworks for unit testing, integration testing, and acceptance
testing. While many of these frameworks are useful, most of them are hard
to use, ineffective at stopping regressions, not scalable to a team of
developers, or not easily integrated with CI pipelines. WP Acceptance, is a
toolkit that empowers developers and CI pipelines to test codebases using
version controlled acceptance tests and sharable environments. This talk
will explain the motivation behind WP Acceptance, how to use it, and why
it’s the most effective way to test your WordPress applications.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Z5oPPGaZs
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Navin Dhanuka
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed
is more important than any other thing. :: Abraham Lincoln ::
