Issue #53: Python Problems, Open Source Cameras, and Red Hat Summit

Issue #53 - May 8, 2019

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Community Choice Project of the Month for May

For our May "Community Choice" Project of the Month, the community elected digiCamControl, a free and open source camera control solution. Creator and programmer Duka Istvan shared some thoughts about the project's history, purpose, and direction. Check out digiCamControl here.

Vote For October's Project of the Month

The vote for the June 2019 Community Choice SourceForge Project of the Month is now available, and will run until May 15, 2018 12:00 UTC.

The candidates for SourceForge Project of the Month for June 2019 are:

	digiCamControl transferring images directly from your camera to your computer
	Super Audio CD Decoder A Custom ROM based on GZR's GZOSP ROM
	Superior OS AOSP based ROM works on android OS 9 (Pie)
	RevolutionOS-MIUI MIUI Custom ROM for Xiaomi Devices
	Win flex-bison a port Flex & Bison tools to the Windows platform
	Arrow OS AOSP based project with an aim of keeping things clean
	dotOS-downloads ROM
	ArchGeoTux Repository Geospatial for Arch Linux
	DisplayCAL Display Calibration and Characterization powered by Argyll CMS

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Conferences and Events

Red Hat Summit 2019

May 7-9, 2019

Red Hat Summit is an open source technology event to showcase the latest and greatest in cloud computing, platform, virtualization, middleware, storage, and systems management technologies.

Libre Graphics Meeting 2019

May 29 - June 2, 2019

The Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) is an annual meeting on free and open source software for graphics.

OSCON

July 15 - 18, 2019

OSCON focuses on leading-edge software development incorporating AI, cloud technology, and distributed computing.

Today in Tech

On this day in 1964 BASIC programming language developers John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz launched a time-sharing system at Dartmouth College. The Dartmouth Time-Sharing System or DTSS was the first successful large-scale time-sharing system to be implemented. It was the reason the BASIC language was developed, and was originally aimed at providing easy access of computing facilities to all members of the college. Find out more here.

Help Wanted

AngularJS experienced developer wanted

If you are looking for an Open Source project to contribute your time to, or if you are someone who wants to advertise your skills, check out the Help Wanted page or Project Wanted page.

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