I never got a chance to meet the inventors of Notes®, but these guys were true visionaries. Their concepts and ideas of 20 years ago still feed today’s buzz. They invented a robust “NO SQL” data store, provided a social platform with collaboration features, and made the deployment and replication of applications...

Open Source software efforts are organized in a variety of different ways. Some of them are driven primarily by a single commercial organization. Others, like Linux, are a result of a diverse contribution of many individuals and organizations and are often led by a "benevolent dictator". The Sakai community fits neither of these...

• Interact with a wide range of additional sensors and devices via Raspberry Pi
• Create exciting, low-cost products ranging from radios to home security and weather...

With hacks that any user can follow, Linux Desktop Hacks demonstrates how easy it is to modify Linux to suit your desires. The book is packed with tips on customizing and improving the interface, boosting performance, administering your desktop, and generally making the most out of what X, KDE,...

Major Linux distributions such as Red Hat, Mandrake and SuSE, among others, have released mature, full-featured versions suitable for day to day use on an average computer user's day to day computer, including not only a complete operating system but also a Microsoft Office-compatible application suite and a plethora of additional tools...