"May you live in interesting times." So goes the proverbial and purportedly Chinese curse, which seems appropriate given the global pandemic that originated around Wuhan, China. That said, it's also very likely false; the quote, that is, not the pandemic. The most reliable sources out there indicate that it's actually an English saying, as spoken in March of 1936 by British MP, Sir Austen Chamberlain.... Read more
You may be spending far more time at home than you're used these days but that doesn’t mean it’s time to be bored! Linux Professional Institute (LPI) offers various ways to educate yourself and volunteer your time to assist in exam development and learning materials creation.... Read more
With the awesome power of community behind it, open source can reach in, shake up and improve every aspect of our lives. That’s a big part of its draw. For those among us struggling to kickstart a career in coding, experience in FOSS can facilitate routes into the all-too-elusive tech world. Yet these opportunities are not equally available to us all.... Read more
From November 17th to 25th of 2019, the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) team was reunited in Cuba for a series of activities involving Academia, Industry, Government, and, of course, the local Free Software Community. For Rafael Peregrino (Director of Partnerships), Eduardo Lima (Business Executive), and me, Cesar Brod (Director of Community Engagement), this was the first time on the beautiful island.... Read more
As the evolution of technology marches forward, more and more tools and knowledge becomes available. We actually have so many tools and so much knowledge at our disposal nowadays that it’s sometimes difficult to choose what tool(s) we use and what knowledge we use. Of course, all tool-inventors and knowledge-makers have their own opinions, mental models, and beliefs. The same goes for Linux and Open Source engineers and management (in the broadest sense of the word).... Read more
Do you know the average lifespan of a transgender human being in Brazil is 35 years? Also, 73% of them suffer verbal aggression every day and 25% have suffered physical aggression (1). Shocking, right? Is this the kind of thing you would expect to learn from a Developer's Conference? Probably not. This is just one of the reasons issues like these are raised at The Developer's Conference.... Read more