Oct 15, 2010 3:37pm GMT
I have 2 free passes to give away to LISA '10 (includes the technical program and evening events only). If you would like to win one of the free passes, here's what you have to do: Send me an email (rkite@linuxpromagazine.com). The catch: Your email message must be in either limerick or haiku form, and it must include the word "LISA" or "Linux Pro". The first 2 qualifying su... more »
Announcing our new Associate Web EditorOct 14, 2010 8:27pm GMT
Back in my Sys Admin magazine days, we editors had a saying: Change is good... You go first.We've had a lot of change in our Linux New Media USA offices these past few weeks, and now we have additional change to announce. Our news editor, Trevan McGee, recently accepted a position at another company and starts his new job next week. We wish him good luck in his new adventure! I'm happy to annou... more »
Girl Develop IT: James Turner interviews Sara ChippsOct 06, 2010 4:50pm GMT
On O'Reilly Radar, James Turner posted his interview with Sara Chipps. In the interview, they discuss the Girl Develop IT project, a new approach to computer science education geared toward women. Chipps tells Turner, "With Girl Develop IT, we wanted to create an environment where women weren't afraid to ask stupid questions. We also wanted to make programming a lot more accessible for the... more »
Grace Hopper 2010: HighlightsOct 06, 2010 4:01pm GMT
Sadly, I missed Grace Hopper again this year. Amber Graner called me from the event and said, "You should be here!" She volunteered at the Free Software Booth and spent time with some of my favorite women. I was chartreuse with envy. Happily, I didn't focus too much on what I was missing at GHC because I was too busy packing up our Linux New Media USA office and organizing our move in... more »
120 Reasons I haven't been bloggingOct 04, 2010 5:16pm GMT
We've been even busier than usual in the Linux New Media USA offices lately. In addition to launching two new magazines this year (Admin Magazine and another publication in the works), we've been growing. We added a new full-time production editor last Friday. Many readers might recognize Lori White's name in our upcoming mastheads because her name also graced the... more »
Open Source Harassment MappingSep 20, 2010 5:04pm GMT
Linda Harrison posted this interesting piece over on TechEYE.net: Open source mapping tech goes global, helps women fight back. Harrison writes that a group in Egypt introduced a service to report street harassment via text message. She says, "If a woman experiences unwanted attention from a man in a public place she simply picks up her mobile and sends a text to HarassMap where it’s repor... more »
Internships: Gnome Outreach Program for WomenSep 17, 2010 3:34pm GMT
Flyer by http://mairin.wordpress.com/ This morning I saw this gem on one of the mailing lists to which I subscribe:GNOME is an innovative free software desktop. It is easy to use and is the most popular desktop distributed with free operating systems. In an effort to get more women involved in free software, GNOME project is sponsoring several internships for women from December 15, 2010... more »

