Help Linux Newbies—Join the 100 Linux Tutorials Video Campaign
Do you have Linux expertise that you’re willing to share with Linux newbies? If so, the nonprofit organization The Linux Foundation is asking you to help by contributing a brief video tutorial that teaches viewers “how to do something cool/ unique/ fun/ complicated/ useful/ pick-an-adjective with Linux” as part of the 100 Linux Tutorials Video Campaign.
Why is The Linux Foundation casting its developer net wider?
Linux is built collaboratively by a passionate, collaborative developer base, and since 2005, 8,000 developers from 800 companies have contributed to the Linux kernel. The Linux Foundation expects the usage of Linux to continue rising, especially as cloud computing grows.
According to the 2013 Enterprise End User Report, titled “Linux Adoption: Third Annual Survey of World’s Largest Enterprise Linux Users,”
Enterprise organizations identify Linux as the dominant platform for cloud computing with nearly 76 percent using Linux servers for cloud and 74 percent planning to maintain or increase Linux use for future cloud initiatives. In the area of new applications, services and greenfield deployments, more than 75 percent of organizations report deploying Linux in the last two years.
And, according to The Linux Foundation website video “How Linux is Built” below, Google, Twitter, Facebook, and Amazon are all powered by Linux. 700,000 TVs are sold every day, most of which are running Linux. 8 out of 10 financial trades are powered by Linux. 9 out of 10 of the world’s super computers run Linux.
As Linux adoption grows, so does the need for developers. The idea is to build a collective Linux knowledge base of videos so that developers and IT managers new to Linux have the basic information they need to start contributing and benefiting sooner.
According to The Linux Foundation, tutorial video requirements include:
- Short = less than 15 minutes long
- High-quality = clear, steady picture and audio
- Topics = simple and aimed at beginning desktop users or newbie programmers (i.e., how to download your favorite Linux application or use the command line); or complex and technical, aimed at professional Linux developers and system administrators (data access methods with GlusterFS)
- Instructional formats = all welcome, including video casts, screencasts, presentations, workshops, and the like
The Urban Dictionary’s definition of Linux Users is “the proudest people you'll ever meet.” Are you one of them? If so, submit your Linux tutorial video now!
