• February 15th, 2013

    GitHub Open Sources “Boxen,” A One-Command Tool To Ready Newly Unboxed Macs For Developers

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    GitHub has open-sourced “Boxen” an automated way to set up GitHub on just unboxed Macs.

    The one-command automation tool promises that a developer can install GtHub with one-command and be ready within 30-minutes to start coding. → Read More

    July 19th, 2012

    4 Ways Dell Is Becoming An Open Source Company

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    Is Dell becoming an open source company?

    Yes, but it is not exactly being planned that way. It is bubbling up like most open source projects do. But in many respects the move to open source is also by design. Dell does not want to be a box maker anymore. That makes open source a desirable option. With open source, Dell can leverage an ecosystem of partners and developers. → Read More

    July 6th, 2012

    How to Get One Of Dell’s Linux-Based Developer Laptops And Become A Sputnik Beta Cosmonaut

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    Dell has a skunks works project underway to offer a Linux-based laptop made for developers. Now it is offering a beta program that will allow a small group of developers to get one of the laptops and  join what it calls the Sputnik Beta Cosmonaut program.

    Project Sputnik signals Dell’s changing focus to offer open-source technology that it can integrate into its servers, storage and networking… → Read More