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Opensource.com Editorial Calendar
- Writing Topics & Ideas
- Series & Themes
- Community Columns
- Columnists
- Past Series & Themes
- Event Calendar
Writing Topics & Ideas
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Read our A to Z list of writing ideas for stories, tutorials, and opinion pieces. From personal open source and Linux experiences, to more technical tutorials on everything from the command line to open hardware, Opensource.com editors want to know about your article ideas.
To submit your idea or draft for review, contact us.
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Series & Themes
| Month | Series & Themes | Schedule |
| December 2016 | Open Source Yearbook Check out our 2015 Open Source Yearbook to see the kinds of community-contributed articles we're collecting to round up the year's top open source projects, people, tools, and stories. |
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| January 2017 | Getting Started with Open Source What kinds of technologies and concepts do beginners need to get familiar with first? Send us your introductions to programming languages, programs, tools, ideas, methods, and more. |
Proposals due: December 7 Drafts due: December 16 |
| February 2017 | Careers in Open Source Do you have a job that uses open source to get things done? Tell us what tool(s) you use to do your job and what significance it plays in the industry or world. |
Proposals due: January 11 Drafts due: January 20 |
| March 2017 | Happy Pi Day! To celebrate Pi Day, we focus this series on the Raspberry Pi. What projects have you created? What solutions to common problems have you found? What do you do with your Raspberry Pi? |
Proposals due: February 2 Drafts due: February 24 |
| April 2017 | Containers How are you or your organization using Linux containers to get work done, to push innovation foward, and to find new solutions to technical problems? |
Proposals due: March 1 Drafts due: March 20 |
Community Columns
Doc DishA column dedicated to documentation, including best practices, case studies, open source projects that need documentation contributions, events, tools, and tips. |
Send us your story idea |
My Linux StoryA community column with stories about how people got started on their Linux journeys. |
Send us your story idea |
My Open Source StoryDo you have an open source story to share? Tell us about your favorite open source tool, your involvement in an open source project, or how your organization uses open source solutions. |
Send us your story idea |
Columnists
Coffee Shop DevOpsThe most compelling conversations Jen Krieger has had with people about their work lives has been over a cup of coffee. Join her as she shares practical steps on how to get started with DevOps. |
Community Metrics PlaybookJames Falkner leads us on a journey into the treacherous yet rewarding world of community metrics. |
Multimedia MakersEvery month Seth Kenlon, in partnership with slackermedia.info and gnuworldorder.info, shares tutorials and tips on creating multimedia with Linux and its vast creative toolkit. |
Nooks and CranniesD. Ruth Bavousett's Nooks and Crannies column explores open source projects that you might not have heard of. |
Open ArtJason van Gumster keeps us up-to-date on the latest open source tools and tricks for creating art. |
Open FounderGrant Ingersoll examines the intersection of open source software and business. |
Open MusicChris Hermansen shares ideas on how to enjoy music in an open environment, how to tinker with music using open source tools, and much more. |
Opening Up EducationDon Watkins examines how educators and students can utilize Linux, open source hardware and software, and open educational resources in the classroom. |
The QueueWelcome to our Q&A with LinuxQuestions.org founder Jeremy Garcia. Submit your question. |
Raspberry PiBen Nuttall, community manager for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, shares news and stories from the world of tiny computing. |
Six DegreesEvery month Jono Bacon, leading community manager, shares thoughts and perspectives on the culture, communities, and trends in open source. |
Past Series & Themes
| Month | Theme | Schedule |
| October 2016 | Most Open Month Speakers from All Things Open 2016 write and interview with us as part of our annual series to highlight these amazing talks. |
Proposals due: August 15 Drafts due: August 29 |
| September 2016 | Open Source Worldwide What role does open source play in your country's government? Which projects are active in your local communities? How are humanitarian open source solutions helping international communities? How has your work in open source helped you connect with people in other countries and collaborate with international contributors? How does your remote international team collaborate? Tell us about how your career in open source has allowed you to travel the globe. |
Proposals due: August 10 Drafts due: August 22 |
| August 2016 | Back to School / Open Education Which open source tools are helpful for the classroom? How are open source technologies being used or taught in your schools? We're always excited to hear how open source is helping education, so send us your stories. |
Proposals due: July 13 Drafts due: July 27 |
| July 2016 | Open source tools for sys admins Many of the tools sys admins rely on are open source. Which tools save your sys adminny day? We want to hear about your favorite open source tools or your home-brewed hacks. |
Proposals due: July 1 Drafts due: July 15 |
| June 2016 | Open Source in Entertainment We're looking for stories about how open source tools, projects, and communities keep us entertained. |
Proposals due: May 20 Drafts due: June 3 |
| May 2016 | Open Hardware Show off your HowTos, tutorials, and demos of open hardware in the wild. |
Proposals due: April 22 Drafts due: May 6 |
| April 2016 | Open Science Interesting topics for our open science theme include open hardware tools with sensors being used to take field measurements; big data processing; education and science software for Linux (for example, Celestia space simulator, Avogadro for molecular modeling, GRASS/QGIS software for geospatial sciences, R/Julia for statistics, and niche applications we've never heard of); why openness matters in the sciences; recent discoveries made using open tools and/or open data; a roundup of journals being published under open licenses |
Proposals due: March 18 Drafts due: April 1 |
| March 2016 | Diversity in Open Source How did you increase diversity in your project and community? Tell us about your open source-related grants or scholarship opportunities . Do you have tips for attracting a more diverse pool of contributors? How has increasing diversity in your community helped? |
Proposals due: February 5 Drafts due: March 7 |
| February 2016 | Careers in Open Source We want to hear about your open source-related work, tips for succeeding in a tech career and for showing open source skills on tech resumes, advice for advancing your career by growing your network, and insights into how attending conferences can get you hired. |
Proposals due: January 22 Drafts due: February 8 |
| January 2016 | Getting Started in Open Source We're looking for articles about how to start using an open source solution or contribute to a project, how to find the right open source community to join, advice for making money in open source, how to find (or start) local user groups or meetups, and tips for attending tech conferences. |
Proposals due: December 21 Drafts due: January 4 |
| December 2015 | Open Source Yearbook 2015 | |
| November 2015 | November theme: Open Source Food & Beverages Speaker Interview Series: USENIX LISA15 |
Series starts November 16 |
| October 2015 | Most Open Month (call for first-time Opensource.com contributors) Speaker Interview Series: All Things Open Speaker Interview Series: Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Speaker Interview Series: OpenStack Summit |
Submission deadline: September 15 Submission deadline: September 21 Submission deadline: September 28 Submission deadline: October 12 |
