Welcome to Boston Linux & Unix!

  1. Wed, Oct 15, 2008 :: Joe Guarino's slides :: open_source_gaming_free_fun.pdf
  2. Wed, Sep 17, 2008 :: Keyring from BLU keysigning :: blu-keysigning-pubring.2008-09-17.gpg

Our next meeting - Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Improving online education and documentation for developers

Abstract

Hundreds of new software projects spring up every month. Most are free software and are run by volunteers, but big players such as Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft are now in the same game. Not only do these projects rely on online media (forums, chat, wikis) for documentation and support, but much of it is generated by project members on a volunteer basis. Andy Oram has spent the past several years exploring the strengths and weeknesses of user contributions to software documentation and support. In ths informal presentation, he'll show the results of a survey and some research on the quality of mailing lists, followed by suggestions for systems that could make better use of free user contributions. We'll then have a free-wheeling discussion that should interest anyone who cares about free software or the success of online software projects. Background for this talk can be found at: http://www.praxagora.com/community_documentation/

NOTE: The location has changed since last month!

Our Next Installfest

The date of our next Installfest has not been confirmed yet.

Upcoming Events

  1. Fri, Jan 9, 2009 :: FUDCon Boston to hold FUDCom 11 at MIT
  2. Wed, Jan 21, 2009 :: Improving online education and documentation for developers
  3. Wed, Feb 18, 2009 :: Linux TCO
  4. Wed, Mar 18, 2009 :: To be determined
  5. Wed, Apr 15, 2009 :: To be determined
  6. Wed, May 20, 2009 :: To be determined

Recent Events

  1. Wed, Dec 17, 2008 :: History of Encryption Technology
  2. Sat, Nov 22, 2008 :: Linux InstallFest XXXI
  3. Wed, Nov 19, 2008 :: OpenStreetMap Overview
  4. Wed, Oct 15, 2008 :: Free Fun - Open Source Video Games
  5. Wed, Sep 17, 2008 :: PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party IX
  6. Sat, Aug 23, 2008 :: Linux InstallFest XXX
  7. Wed, Aug 20, 2008 :: An evening at One Laptop per Child
  8. Wed, Jul 16, 2008 :: Don Becker on Beowulf clusters
  9. Sat, Jun 21, 2008 :: Linux InstallFest XXIX
  10. Wed, Jun 18, 2008 :: Revealing Errors: How We Can Use Errors to Advocate for Software Freedom and Openness
  11. Wed, May 21, 2008 :: Linux Soup XI: High-End Audio on Linux, Continued
  12. Wed, Apr 16, 2008 :: Overview of FreeBSD
  13. Wed, Mar 19, 2008 :: Linux Soup XI: High-End Audio on Linux
  14. Sat, Mar 1, 2008 :: Linux InstallFest XXVIII
  15. Wed, Feb 20, 2008 :: Rooftop WLAN Redux

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