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  • Looking back at 2021

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    As 2021 is coming to an end, it is time to look back at the year that was. 2021 was a challenging year for the world due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite all the challenges, the WordPress Foundation was able to make excellent progress in its mission of educating the…

  • The Basic principles of Open-source Software

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    The WordPress Foundation aims to educate the public about WordPress and related open-source software (OSS). Towards that end, the WordPress Foundation created the Introduction to Open-source workshops, which shed more light on the potential of open-source software, particularly in countries where there is less participation in OSS projects. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these workshops…

  • Open Source Workshops: November 2020 report

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    The WordPress Foundation has been organizing Introduction to Open Source workshops, as part of our continuing efforts to educate the public about WordPress and related open-source software (OSS). In 2019, as part of our goal of organizing workshops in parts of the world with less participation in open source, we held four successful workshops in…

  • Open Source Training Events Announced

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    As part of our continuing efforts to educate the public about WordPress and related open source software (OSS), we’re excited to announce that four local WordPress communities will organize Introduction to Open Source workshops next month! The following communities have scheduled an Introduction to Open Source workshop, for the following dates: Kumasi, Ghana, for 15th…

  • Call for Organizers: Introduction to Open Source Workshops for 2018

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    Last year, in an effort to educate the public about WordPress and related open source software (OSS), the WordPress Foundation helped fund two “Introduction to Open Source” workshops in Mombasa and Kanpur. The goal of this workshop is to highlight the potential of open source software in regions where there is less participation in OSS…

  • Successful Open Source Workshops in Mombasa and Kanpur

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    In 2017, we set a goal of supporting the organizing of two “Introduction to Open Source” workshops in parts of the world with less participation in open source: Latin and South America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia*. This was accomplished with events in Mombasa, Kenya and Kanpur, India. Mombasa The Introduction to Open Source workshop in…

  • Call for Organizers: Introduction to Open Source

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    To further the WordPress Foundation’s charter to educate the public about WordPress and related open source software (OSS), we want to sponsor a new series of workshops/training events introducing people to open source. Specifically, we want to shine more light on the potential of open source software in countries where there is less participation in…