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How to contribute to OpenStack

Like any open source community, OpenStack has its local quirks when it comes to getting involved in the project. This is further complicated, in the case of OpenStack, by the fact that it’s actually a collection of numerous smaller projects which are linked together via shared APIs, but which have independent objectives and developer communities. […]

RadminFeb 26, 20146 CommentsNewsAPI, Gerrit, Git, IRC, OpenStack

Consuming open source software: How to use and buy it

Vendors and original equipment manufacturers (OEM)—and their IT customers, governments, and academics—are all using, buying, and making open source software, and often all three activities at once. This is a good way to think about one’s relationship with open source software projects. There are three activities one typically engages in with respect to the open […]

RadminFeb 16, 20141 CommentNewsintegrated development environment, IT department, open source software, original equipment manufacturers