The Kids Take Over

Your Weekly Newsletter [view in browser »]( We've put together a special Kids+Linux newsletter this week for you. Find out where the next generation will be taking Open-Source computing [Kids]( The Kids Take Over Doc Searls - April 8, 2019 As with Linux, these kids are all about making things—and then making them better. They're also up against incumbent top-down systems they will reform or defeat. Those are the only choices. It starts here, in the heart of Long Island, a couple dozen exits east of Queens. I saw it with my own eyes in [Mineola's Public Schools](, where kids, led by a nonprofit called [kidOYO]( ("kid-oh-yo"), are learning to program in different languages on different devices and operating systems, creating and re-creating software and hardware, with fun and at speed. Their esteem in themselves and in the eyes of their peers derives from their actual work and their helpfulness to others. They are also moving ahead through levels of productivity and confidence that are sure to create real-world results and strip the gears of any system meant to contain them. Mineola's schools are not one of those systems. OYO means Own Your Own, and that's what these kids are learning to do. In geekier terms, they are rooting their own lives online. They're doing it by learning to program in languages that start with [Scratch]( and progress through Python, Java, C# and beyond. They're doing it on every hardware and software platform they can, while staying anchored to Linux, because Linux is where the roots of personal freedom and agency go deepest. And they're doing in all in the spirit of [Linus' book title](: just for fun. [read article]( [Asian Penguins]( The Asian Penguins Bryan Lunduke - April 9, 2019 When I was young, Apple computers dominated the schools I attended. The Apple II and, later, the Macintosh Plus were kings of the classroom in the late 1980s. [read article]( [Child with Linux Laptop]( FOSS Means Kids Can Have a Big Impact Corbin Champion - April 10, 2019 An eight-year-old can contribute, and you can too. [read article]( [Storix]( Webinar: Linux and Unix Disaster Recovery Most companies incorporate backup procedures for critical data, which can be restored quickly if a loss occurs. However, fewer companies are prepared for catastrophic system failures, in which they lose all data, the entire operating system, applications, settings, patches and more, reducing their system(s) to “bare metal.” [more info]( [Screen]( Linux...Do It for the Children Marcel Gagné - April 11, 2019 A rundown of some fun and educational Linux software for kids. [read article]( Anniversary Special: Subscribe Now for $25.00 Offer Valid thru April 20, 2019. [Subscribe Now »]( [Renew Now »]( in case you missed [Linus Torvalds] 25 Years Later: Interview with Linus Torvalds Robert Young - April 2, 2019 Linux Journal's very first issue featured an interview between LJ's first Publisher, Robert Young (who went on to co-found Red Hat among other things), and Linus Torvalds (author of the Linux kernel). [Read article »]( [Thank You] A Big Thanks to Our Subscribers Anonymous - April 5, 2019 We asked LJ subscribers to write in and tell us about themselves, so we could feature them in our 25th Anniversary Issue as a way to thank them for their loyalty through the years. [Read article »]( upcoming events [LinuxFest Northwest]( April 26, 2019 - April 28, 2019 Bellingham, WA USA [PENGUICON 2019]( May 3, 2019 - May 5, 2019 SOUTHFIELD, MI USA [Percona Live]( May 28, 2019 - May 30, 2019 Austin, TX USA [Private Internet Access]( [Storix]( You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive newsletters from Linux Journal. You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list. Copyright © 2019 Linux Journal LLC, All rights reserved. Mailing address: 9597 Jones Rd, #331 Houston, TX 77065