Opensource.com

Opensource.com
Web address Opensource.com
Slogan "Discover an open source world"
Commercial? No
Type of site
 Open source news and analysis
Registration Optional
Available in English
Content license
 Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA 4.0)
Current status Active

Opensource.com is a news website that features stories about the ways open source principles—what the site's community calls "the open source way"—are affecting the world outside the domain of software development. The site's tagline invites readers to "discover an open source world."

Red Hat supports Opensource.com, which has remained ad-free since its 2010 inception.

In 2014, Opensource.com sponsored the All Things Open conference in Raleigh, NC.[1]

Content

Opensource.com publishes daily news articles about open source projects, communities, or values. Users can submit articles for publication on Opensource.com, but an editorial team curates the website.

The website also maintains a library of resources for explaining the open source philosophy to neophytes. These resources include a collection of answers to frequently asked questions about open source movements, a list of common open source applications, and a list of notable open source organizations and communities.

"Open Voices," Opensource.com's eBook series, collects the website's most popular articles.[2]

The website also hosts a public calendar of open source-related conferences and events.[3]

In 2015, Opensource.com launched a special section to highlight discussions of The Open Organization, a 2015 book by Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst.[4]

History

Opensource.com is the fourth iteration of Red Hat's editorial efforts. In October 1999, the company published its first issue of Under the Brim, an electronic newsletter offering "News and Notes from Inside Red Hat." The issue announced the release of Red Hat Linux 6.1.[5]

In March 2004, Red Hat launched Wide Open Magazine, a print publication billed as "The Red Hat magazine for open source professionals and advocates."[6] Bundled with the magazine's first issue was a copy of Fedora Core 1.

In November 2004, just after Under the Brim's fifth anniversary, Red Hat merged Under the Brim and Wide Open Magazine into a single, online-only publication called Red Hat Magazine.[7]

In January 2010, Red Hat shuttered Red Hat Magazine and launched Opensource.com.[8]

Editorial procedure

Opensource.com publishes original content from its editorial team, from members of open source project communities, and from high-profile open source thought leaders. Occasionally, the site syndicates content from other publications.

By default, Opensource.com licenses its original content under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.[9][10]

The website initially featured an editorial collective of Red Hat employees serving as channel moderators. Each moderator functioned as de facto editor of a content channel on Opensource.com. In 2012, Opensource.com altered the organization of its editorial operations. Internally, the site now operates more like a traditional news outlet, with a core editorial team overseeing the site's publication schedule and social media activity from Red Hat's Raleigh, NC headquarters. Former channel moderators continue to serve as advisers to Opensource.com.

In February 2013, Opensource.com launched its community moderator program. The program allows frequent contributors to act as advisers to the website and its community.[11]

Technology

Opensource.com runs the open source Drupal content management system.

Readership

Opensource.com has reported the following page view data:

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Sponsors". All Things Open. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Opensource.com book selections and collections". Opensource.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  3. ↑ "The world's premier open source event listing". Opensource.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Introducing The Open Organization". Opensource.com. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Under the Brim -- Issue One, October 1999". Red Hat. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  6. ↑ "Wide Open Magazine". Moundalexis.com. 2004-05-27. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Steven Erat's Blog | TalkingTree.com: Red Hat Magazine Subscription Woes". TalkingTree.com. 2004-10-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  8. ↑ "Red Hat Magazine | Now showing: opensource.com". Red Hat. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  9. ↑ "Copyright license choice". Opensource.com. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  10. ↑ "Terms of Use". Opensource.com. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  11. ↑ "Opensource.com adds community moderators to team". Opensource.com. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  12. ↑ "Top 10 articles published on Opensource.com in January 2014". Opensource.com. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  13. ↑ "Top 10 articles published on Opensource.com in February 2014". Opensource.com. 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  14. ↑ "Top 10 articles published on Opensource.com in March 2014". Opensource.com. 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  15. ↑ "Top 10 posts from Opensource.com in April 2014". Opensource.com. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  16. ↑ "Editor's picks and stats from May 2014 for". Opensource.com. 2014-06-14. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
  17. ↑ "Opensource.com June 2014 report: Top 10 articles, site stats, and more". Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  18. ↑ "Opensource.com July 2014 report: Top 10 articles, site stats, and more". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  19. ↑ "Opensource.com August 2014 report: Top 10 articles and site stats". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  20. ↑ "Opensource.com September 2014 report: Top 10 articles and site stats". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  21. ↑ "Top 10 articles, stats, and editor's picks: October 2014 report". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  22. ↑ "Top 10 articles, stats, and editor's picks: November 2014 report". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  23. ↑ "Highlights and Editor's Pick 6: December 2014 report". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  24. ↑ "Highlights and editor's picks: February 2015 report". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  25. ↑ "Highlights and editor's picks: March 2015 report". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  26. ↑ "Highlights and editor's picks: April 2015 report". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  27. ↑ "Highlights and editor's picks: May 2015 report". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  28. ↑ "Highlights and editor's picks: June 2015 report". Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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