This video tutorial, by Brent Powell, looks at how to use free software – Audacity – to record, edit and export a podcast. Audacity is available for Mac, Windows and Linux.

The Participatory Culture Foundation, a Massachusetts based non-profit, has announced an update to the open source Miro internet TV platform that features faster performance and audio podcasts. Changes in Miro 2.5 include: Miro 2.5 launches 2 – 4 times faster (especially for users with lots of videos and feeds) New audio podcast section of the […]

The Linux Foundation (LF) is now accepting 60-second video entries for its I’m Linux contest, which spoofs recent Apple and Microsoft commercials. Prizes include a trip to Tokyo to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium.  Here’s the scoop: If you’ve been alive and aware of mass media over the last twelve months, you’ve […]

Twenty-five years ago, Richard Stallman announced his plan to create a free operating system called GNU. Since then, Stallman’s work has had a massive influence on the world of free and open source software, software that powers much of the Internet.  In honor of the 25th anniversary of GNU, Stallman has penned an essay on Avoiding […]

Open Source nerds, rejoice: This week, The Linux Foundation is launching a podcast series, Open Voices, featuring conversations with “the leaders of open source.” The series kicks off with the first of a two-part conversation with with Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux Operating System, and fellow at the Linux Foundation. Part II will be […]