Learning to write JavaScript
learning mozilla PlanetGNOME Web/Tech webappsSo now that I work at Mozilla, I figured it was time to develop a “web app” just to make sure I understood it all. And since my team is working on …
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Kids on Computers sets up more labs in schools
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Read more →Forking an open source project: regaining internal motivation
Business open source PlanetGNOME Would you do it again for free?Can forking a free software project enable you to regain your internal motivation to work on a project? My current theory is that if you work on free software, …
Read more →How do I raise enough money to work on my project full time?
Business Career gnome open source PlanetGNOME“How do I raise enough money to be able to spend all my time working on my favorite free software project?” is a question I hear often. I have a few …
Read more →Putting all the Hackfest pieces together
gnome open source PlanetGNOMEPlanning a hackfest is not an easy process. You need an: organizer - someone willing to put some time into making the whole thing happen topic - what are you …
Read more →Books to read if you liked How to Train Your Dragon
Books PlanetGNOME[caption id=“attachment_1579” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] [/caption] I watched How to Train Your Dragon yesterday and I …
Read more →Fiction writing tip #1: Do not make things too easy for your protagonist
Books PlanetGNOMEHere’s a writing tip from a reader: do not make things too easy for your protagonist. I’ve been reading fiction books by new authors. They often …
Read more →Words are important - just not always the way you think
open source PlanetGNOMERecently I met someone who insisted on describing every department in his organization, all the acronyms and what they stood for. By the time he got around to …
Read more →How does a free software project do marketing?
gnome PlanetGNOMETypically free software projects have lots of very smart developers. Large projects like GNOME might also be lucky enough to have lots of great translators, …
Read more →10 skills to master to get things done online
Career open source PlanetGNOME tech changing societyI’ve recently watched a few people struggle to get things done in online projects. I’ve written and spoken on 12 tips for getting things done in the …
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