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OSPOs for Good: The United Nations encourages open source software

The United Nations is encouraging the use of open source. They see the value of open source software in helping with digital transformation, providing equitable access to technology, and accomplishing the world’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Last year they had an OSPOs for Good event, and the event went so well that this year it

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10 Ways Community Managers Make Sure Projects are Healthy

Community managers must make sure their projects are healthy. Before they can help foster and grow a community, they have to make sure it’s a well functioning, welcoming place. While community managers and project leaders often don’t explicitly talk about what’s not working well, you will often find them doing a wide variety of things. They are

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3 ways open source software communities could learn from Crossfit

This week I am participating in the opensource.com community blogging challenge: Encouraging New Contributors! Crossfit gyms are great at creating community and welcoming new members. Here are 3 things that Crossfit boxes do that open source software communities could also do to encourage new contributors: Say hi to the new person. I drop in at

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