Posts Tagged ‘Development’

Qbo, Based On Linux, To Join Growing Field Of Open Source Robots

Slowly but surely, the field of open source robotics has expanded, and we’ve covered some of the most promising robot projects before. These include the iCub , which runs on an open source software platform found here , and open source robotics competition entries , with participants from all around the world. Now, one of the more interesting new open source robots is Qbo (shown), a Linux-based robot from the folks at thecorpora.com

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Qbo, Based On Linux, To Join Growing Field Of Open Source Robots

Qbo, Based On Linux, To Join Growing Field Of Open Source Robots

Slowly but surely, the field of open source robotics has expanded, and we’ve covered some of the most promising robot projects before. These include the iCub , which runs on an open source software platform found here , and open source robotics competition entries , with participants from all around the world.

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Qbo, Based On Linux, To Join Growing Field Of Open Source Robots

Why Businesses Need To Work More Together On Open Source

If you’ve kept up with studies done on the development of the Linux kernel, such as the one discussed here , you know that Linux advances over time thanks to prodigious amounts of co-working on the part of large enterprises. IBM, Red Hat, Oracle and many other companies make huge contributions, and sometimes expensive ones

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Why Businesses Need To Work More Together On Open Source

The Graduate’s Guide To Finding Work In Open Source

While the job market is improving, it’s still a tough environment out there, especially for college graduates who have little experience on their resumes. As noted in this post ,  it’s also possible to graduate with a technology-related degree but not end up offering in-demand skills to employers. We’ve noted before, though , that open source skills are increasingly in demand in the job market and can be a great differentiator for job seekers.

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The Graduate’s Guide To Finding Work In Open Source

Linux Program Development: a guide with exercises


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Linux Program Development is designed to bring experienced programmers up to speed quickly in a Linux environment. You will learn the tools and methods for developing C programs and doing systems programming under Linux, including: Compilers, compiling, linking and loading programs. Building and using both static and shared libraries. Using make and developing Makefiles. Version control. Debugging techniques. How system calls a… More >>
Linux Program Development: a guide with exercises