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Contributing to OSS

By Devyn Collier Johnson 06/06/2014 Advocacy

Many individuals may want to contribute to Linux or some open-source software project. However, many people may not be sure where to start or how to help. Others may not know computer programming and feel that there is no way they can contribute. Well, guess what? There are many ways anyone can…

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Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” to Remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) Session

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