Sep 02, 2010 4:31pm GMT
PHP Women's LornaJane Mitchell is writing a series of blog posts about hosting events. In part 1, she offers tips for preparing for your event. Part 2, posted today, provides practical advice for handling the day of the event. She says, "Most of all, remember that if your guests have the impression that the event is going smoothly, then it probably is! As an organiser you see all the smal... more »
VA Hospitals Embracing Open Source Medical Records SystemAug 26, 2010 5:30pm GMT
Beth Lynn Eicher, co-chair of Ohio LinuxFest, writes about her mother, Susan Rose, and how VA hospitals are using the VistA open source medical records system. Beth Lynn writes, "Mom did not understand what I was up to with open source. I did not understand what she was up to with open source." Check out Beth Lynn's article Government Saves Lives with Open Source, and learn more a... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Susan Rose, OLF Medical Track Committee ChairAug 26, 2010 5:15pm GMT
Last August, I interviewed Beth Lynn Eicher, co-chair of Ohio LinuxFest. In this interview, we hear from her Mom! Q: Who are you? Susan Rose and Beth Lynn Eicher A: My name is Susan Rose and I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the past 25 years I have worked as a registered nurse in Federal Employment. I remember paper charting and the switch to the blue screen VistA in the... more »
Women represent at 2010 Google Summer of CodeAug 26, 2010 3:51pm GMT
Carol Smith, Google's Open Source Programs Manager, posted a nice writeup about women at the 2010 Google Summer of Code. She writes, "There was some really awesome work done by more than 1,000 students from 69 countries in this year’s Summer of Code. Of those students, 6.5 percent were women representing 23 countries—six times higher than the estimated proportion of women in the open sour... more »
Getting Started: How to contribute to open sourceAug 19, 2010 4:26pm GMT
Ruth Suehle wrote an on opensource.com that can help you wade into the world of contributing to open source: Ready to be an open source contributor but don't know where to start? Ruth recommends and explains OpenHatch. How is it that I've never visited OpenHatch.org before? The site allows you to find a bug you want to work on, ask for a bug... more »
Video: LinuxCon Interview with Dawn Foster, MeeGo Community ManagerAug 16, 2010 9:43pm GMT
Our news editor, Trevan McGee, posted his interview with Dawn Foster at LinuxCon. Check it out! (Then download MeeGo, install, test and submit your bug reports!) more »
Catching up with MeeGoAug 16, 2010 5:36pm GMT
MeeGo Community Manager Dawn Foster helps you catch up with the MeeGo project in her post on the Linux Foundation site: MeeGo: Where Are We Now? Her article provides background and explains what challenges have been overcome since the project was announced in February. Dawn also explains ways you can help contribute to the project with bug patches, documentation, application development, and m... more »
