Linux Today - IT Management

 opensource.com: Find out what it takes to become an open source lawyer.

techrights: The fantasy which is building a company on a foundation of patent revenue (like a patent troll) is quickly going away

Webupd8: Writefull is a tool that helps improve your writing by comparing your text against databases of correct language like Google Books, Web, Scholar and News.

opensource.com: Professor Joshua Pearce explains how to a graduate degree could springboard you into an open source job and where to get started.

Not so long ago, Red Hat was about the only serious option for big enterprise customers seeking to make the move to Linux.

From the 'Remember OpenStack Red Dwarf' files:

What are the biggest talent gaps in IT? 10 IT leaders weigh in.

When evaluating a specific metric that you are thinking about including in your metrics plan, you should answer four questions.

Humana CIO explains why hiring people with a consumer-oriented skillset is crucial to success - and what to look for in IT talent.

 EnterprisersProject: These four actions could be useful for anyone taking on a new leadership role.

HowToForge: OTRS (OpenSource Trouble Ticket System) is a sophisticated open source software used by companies to improve their operations

"Off-the-shelf" leadership training can't sufficiently groom tomorrow's organizational leaders.

 ZDnet: Linux and open-source leaders oppose the President's immigration policy.

 EnterprisersProject: Target CIO Mike McNamara shares how his team chooses the best tools and why they believe in open source.

Two tech giants are handing out pink slips this week.

opensource.com: Your README tells a story. Is it the one you want it to tell?

Open source foundations can play a huge role in sustaining efforts to promote diversity.

NetworkWorld: Donating to free and open source software projects helps ensure they stay alive and continue to provide helpful software and tools.

opensource.com: Do you understand the AGPL license requirements?

EnterprisersProject: DevOps has evolved from grassroots movement to the standard way of working for enterprises and startups alike.

 opensource.com: Learn about Tuleap, a central place where teams can find all the tools they need to track their software projects lifecycle successfully.

From the 'Goodbye Godzilla' files

 opensource.com: Let's resolve to make our organizations more open this year.

NetworkWorld: The Free Software Foundation Tuesday announced a major rethinking of the software projects that it supports

FOSSforce: A grandson was happy with the flame throwing hot rod Linux gaming computer that his grandfather had built -- until peer pressure came into play.

It has become common in the technology industry today to say that open source has gone mainstream.

Learn how companies can get started in contributing to open source projects, including encouraging and setting their employees up for success.

Learn how to succeed as a non-native English speaker working on open source projects and in open source communities.

FOSSpost: The article examines the latest financial reports for Red Hat, SUSE and Canonical.

 InfoWorld: Goodbye Apple, hello Linux!

opensource.com: With the many software choices that are available, there's no reason why you can't effectively manage your tasks from the Linux command line.

 opensource.com: Learn how audio on Linux works and why you should consider Pulse to manage it.

FOSSforce: If it wasn't for Linux setting the bar, would Windows users still be dealing with the "blue screen of death" several times a day?

hackerboards: The Linux Foundation posted the schedule for the Embedded Linux Conference in Portland, Feb. 21-23.

techrights: The President of Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (patent troll) leaves and the founder of Intellectual Ventures, Microsoft's largest peripheral patent troll, joins Sherpa Technology

 opensource.com: Learn how to tackle the most common challenges Linux desktop users encounter.

 ZDnet: Windows is still No. 1, but as the PC market continues to decline, it only has less than half of the market.

ostechnix: Apache Guacamole is a clientless HTML5 web application that can be used to access your remote servers and desktops via a web browser.

LINUXbsdos: Trello is a visual team collaboration platform

Good news for Linux fans, as multiple big websites showing off statistics have shown Linux is on the rise!