Recap and Survey on Our Interns’ NFT Project
12 May, 2022 - by G. Matthew Rice
Now that the fervor over NFTs is cooling down (or maybe not), this seems like a good time to close off our intern’s recent project. ... Read more
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East African Conference on Open Source (EACOS 2022)
10 May, 2022 - by Evans Ikua
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) in partnership with the Eastern African open source community hosted the second East African Conference on Open Source (EACOS-2022) from April 26 to 27, 2022. The event was held as a hybrid event for the first day and as a fully virtual event on the second day. This came as a follow up to the inaugural EACOS held in 2019 at the United States International University for Africa (USIU).... Read more
A Dedication to FOSS: Interview with LPI Volunteer Elayne Lemos
5 May, 2022 - by Andrew Oram
Elayne Lemos, a programmer employed at LPI partner Sysvale, is a "star volunteer" at LPI. According to LPI's Community Engagement Director for the Spanish and Portuguese Regions, Elayne is their best translator between English and Portuguese, as well as a helper at several events. Readers can witness her mastery of English, as well as her passion and talent for open source technologies, in the following interview.... Read more
The New Normal in Community Governance: Elections for LPI’s Board of Directors
22 April, 2022 - by Evan Leibovitch
A year ago this time, LPI was in the midst of its first-ever planning for an AGM based on an election of its Board of Directors. Timelines were really stretched out because we’d never done it before and wanted the first time to be as problem-free as we could make it.... Read more
The People Behind the Learning Portal: Flávio Schefer
7 April, 2022 - by Max Roveri
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) established its Learning Portal in June 2019 as the repository of all the Learning Materials for LPI’s exams. The project is managed by Dr. Markus Wirtz, LPI’s Learning Materials Manager. The Learning Portal is, since its very beginning, an international endeavor, because learning is easier if you can study in your mother tongue.... Read more
Vircadia Pushes Open Source Ahead in the Metaverse
5 April, 2022 - by Andrew Oram
VR, AR, and virtual worlds have been a major focus of the computer industry for some time, spawning many expensive devices and a spike of interest in the early 2000 decade for the Second Life virtual world. Improvements in visual effects and other parts of the technology over the past few years suggest that VR/AR is indeed ready for a breakthrough.... Read more