Ton Roosendaal, Chairman of Blender Foundation (which accepts donations to support activities to provide free and open accessible services for all Blender contributors), writes: Microsoft makes use of Blender to generate synthetic 3D models and images of humans that can be used to train AI models. For researchers, having access to high quality free/opensource 3D software has proven to be of…
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100 ways to learn Python and R for data science
Learners of all types are drowning in the deluge of information and learning resources available online. This barrage of information often leaves people confused about how to find the right course, tutorial, book, or other material that can help simplify their learning journey and achieve their personal objectives and needs.
read more Source: https://opensource.com/article/19/5/learn-python-r-data-science…
10 tips for managing an open source community
Twenty years ago, I started using free and open source software. Soon after, I started asking questions on dedicated forums, learned how to use IRC to chat with developers, and contributed my first bug reports. As my contributions increased, I made a career move from industry to open source software. Over the past 20 years, I’ve learned a lot about using…
Don’t test in production? Test in production!
If you last updated your IT security standards five or more years ago, chances are they don’t line up well with the realities of today’s DevOps and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices. One particularly sticky topic is testing in production—and, thus, testing with production data—because DevOps and SRE blur the line between what is production and what is not; what is…
5 open source hardware products for the great outdoors
When people think about open source hardware, they often think about the general category of electronics that can be soldered and needs batteries. While there are many fantastic open source pieces of electronics, the overall category of open source hardware is much broader. This month we take a look at open source hardware that you can take out into the world, no power…
May the fourth be with you: How Star Wars (and Star Trek) inspired real life tech
Conventional wisdom says you can either be a fan of Star Trek or of Star Wars, but mixing the two is like mixing matter and anti-matter. I’m not sure that’s true, but even if the laws of physics cannot be changed, these two acclaimed sci-fi series have influenced the open source universe and created their own open source multi-verses.
read more Source: https://opensource.com/article/19/5/may-the-fourth-star-wars-trek…
What is a developer journal?
One of the best parts of working in computer science is that our jobs center on solving problems. While many of us joke that continually struggling to figure things out is frustrating, we do it because there is nothing quite like that feeling of finding a solution. Then, of course, the momentary euphoria ends, and we move onto the next problem.
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8 ways your company can support and sustain open source
The success of open source continues to grow; surveys show that the majority of companies use some form of open source, 99% of enterprises see open source as important, and almost half of developers are contributing back.
read more Source: https://opensource.com/article/19/4/ways-support-sustain-open-source…
Confronting linguistic bias: The case for an open human language
As scholars in the digital humanities continue to transform scholarship, they’re increasingly noting a “black-box” problem with the tools they’re using—not to mention the resources and artifacts they’re creating as a result. As Tara Andrews describes it:
read more Source: https://opensource.com/open-organization/19/4/open-language-for-open-education…
10 moments that shaped Linux history
In August 2018, Opensource.com posted a poll with seven options asking readers: What was the most important moment in the history of Linux? I thought I would expand on the list and present 10 moments that I think have played an important part in shaping the history of Linux. 1. Linus releases Linux Linus Torvalds initially released Linux to the world in…