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FOSSAsia 2024 with LPI and OSBC; Exams Discount

April 08-10, 2024 Join Linux Professional Institute (LPI) at FOSSAsia 2024, the epicenter of open-source technology in Asia, happening April 8-10 at the Học Viện Công Nghệ Bưu Chính Viễn Thông in Hanoi, Vietnam. This year, we’re thrilled to partner ... Read more

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LPI Welcomes Thomas-Krenn.AG as Platinum Solution Provider

Hardware manufacturer’s new Linux user group “TKlug” drives strategic development of open source-based technology. Freyung (GER) and Toronto (CAN), 03-14-2024. Thomas-Krenn.AG, one of the largest manufacturers of individual server and storage systems in Germany, can now call itself a Platinum-Level ... Read more

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Open Source Sustainability at the University of California

One of the largest networks of universities in the world, the University of California (UC), is undertaking a major effort to increase its use and production of free and open source software. Central to this effort is the concept of ... Read more

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