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Expert Open Source articles, tutorials, and guides covering practical techniques, tooling, and production-grade best practices.

Browse the 59 Open Source articles below. Written by Luca Berton — Docker Captain, author of 8 technical books on Ansible, and an AI & Cloud Advisor with 18+ years of enterprise experience — each post covers practical open source techniques, real-world troubleshooting, and production-grade best practices for engineers, SREs, platform teams, and technical leaders.

Whether you are looking for a quick command reference, a deep-dive tutorial, a step-by-step error fix, or strategic guidance, the Open Source category aggregates hands-on guides, benchmarks, conference recaps, and architectural insights drawn from real customer engagements and open-source projects. New articles are published regularly — bookmark this page or subscribe to the RSS feed to stay up to date.

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Every Open Source article on this page is written from first-hand experience — deployed in production, debugged under real constraints, and distilled into clear, reproducible steps. Expect copy-paste-ready commands, annotated configuration, decision frameworks comparing the trade-offs of competing tools, and the context you need to choose the right approach for your environment rather than a one-size-fits-all recipe. The goal is simple: help you ship open source work that is correct, secure, and maintainable.

Recent Open Source posts include AppFlowy: Open-Source Notion Alternative in Rust, Cal.com: Open-Source Self-Hosted Scheduling Platform, Ghost CMS: Headless Publishing Platform on Kubernetes, Gitea: Lightweight Self-Hosted Git Server on Kubernetes, Listmonk: Open-Source Newsletter & Mailing List Manager. Have a question or a topic you would like covered? Get in touch or connect on the channels linked in the site footer.

  • AppFlowy: The Open-Source Notion Alternative Built with Rust and Flutter
    Open Source

    AppFlowy: Open-Source Notion Alternative in Rust

    Luca Berton
  • Cal.com: The Open-Source Scheduling Platform You Can Self-Host
    Open Source

    Cal.com: Open-Source Self-Hosted Scheduling Platform

    Luca Berton
  • Ghost CMS: Headless Publishing Platform on Kubernetes
    Open Source

    Ghost CMS: Headless Publishing Platform on Kubernetes

    Luca Berton
  • Gitea: Lightweight Self-Hosted Git Server on Kubernetes
    Open Source

    Gitea: Lightweight Self-Hosted Git Server on Kubernetes

    Luca Berton
  • Listmonk: High-Performance Open-Source Newsletter and Mailing List Manager
    Open Source

    Listmonk: Open-Source Newsletter & Mailing List Manager

    Luca Berton
  • Medusa: Open-Source Headless Commerce Engine for Developers
    Open Source

    Medusa: Open-Source Headless Commerce Engine for Developers

    Luca Berton
  • Penpot: The Open-Source Design Platform — Figma Alternative for Teams
    Open Source

    Penpot: Open-Source Figma Alternative for Teams

    Luca Berton
  • Plausible Analytics: Privacy-First, Lightweight Google Analytics Alternative
    Open Source

    Plausible: Privacy-First Google Analytics Alternative

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton interviewing Daniel Thompson-Yvetot about the EU Cyber Resilience Act
    Open Source

    The Cyber Resilience Act for Default Products

    Luca Berton
  • Red Hat Project Lightwell secure open source supply chain
    Open Source

    Red Hat Project Lightwell: Open Source Supply Chain

    Luca Berton
  • Book signing at RISC-V Summit Europe 2026 in Bologna, Italy
    Open Source

    Book Signing at RISC-V Summit Europe 2026 in Bologna

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton meeting Chris Wright CTO of Red Hat at Summit 2026
    Open Source

    Meeting Chris Wright: CTO of Red Hat at Summit 2026

    Luca Berton
  • Red Hat Summit 2026 keynote stage with Fedora Hummingbird and Hardened Images announcement
    Open Source

    Red Hat Summit 2026 Keynote: Eight Announcements That Matter

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton at Red Hat Summit 2026 in Atlanta pointing at Gold Sponsors board
    Open Source

    Red Hat Summit 2026 in Atlanta: Open Source Meets AI at

    Luca Berton
  • IPv8 Internet Protocol Version 8 IETF draft 2026
    Open Source

    IPv8: The IETF Draft That Could Replace Both IPv4 and IPv6

    Luca Berton
  • KyvernoCon Virtual 2026 policy-as-code Kubernetes event
    Open Source

    KyvernoCon Virtual 2026: Policy-as-Code Meets AI and

    Luca Berton
  • Inko programming language - Rust compiled with Erlang concurrency
    Open Source

    Inko: The Rust-Compiled Language with Erlang-Style

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton selfie at the Pixi package manager talk during RustNL meetup
    Open Source

    Pixi: Building a Package Manager in Rust at RustNL Meetup

    Luca Berton
  • Rust programming language adoption in 2026 systems programming
    Open Source

    Rust in 2026: Why Systems Programming Is Eating the World

    Luca Berton
  • Rust async runtimes comparison Tokio async-std smol
    Open Source

    Rust Async Runtime Deep Dive: Tokio vs async-std vs smol

    Luca Berton
  • Building CLI tools in Rust with clap framework
    Open Source

    Building CLI Tools in Rust with Clap: From Zero to

    Luca Berton
  • Rust error handling patterns for production infrastructure
    Open Source

    Rust Error Handling Patterns for Production Systems

    Luca Berton
  • Rust memory safety ownership borrowing without garbage collection
    Open Source

    Rust Memory Safety Without Garbage Collection: How It Works

    Luca Berton
  • Rust zero-cost abstractions and high performance patterns
    Open Source

    Writing High-Performance Rust: Zero-Cost Abstractions in

    Luca Berton
  • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon sudo-rs default
    Open Source

    Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: sudo-rs Default — Why It Matters

    Luca Berton
  • Red Hat EU Cyber Resilience Act CRA compliance
    Open Source

    Red Hat and the EU Cyber Resilience Act: CRA

    Luca Berton
  • NTFS on Linux 7.1 — the NTFS resurrection
    Open Source

    NTFS on Linux 7.1: Native Read/Write Support

    Luca Berton
  • Engineered Living Therapeutics: When Synthetic Biology Becomes Medicine
    Open Source

    Engineered Living Therapeutics: Synthetic

    Luca Berton
  • Osmotic Power Systems: Harvesting Energy Where Rivers Meet the Sea
    Open Source

    Osmotic Power Systems: Harvesting Energy

    Luca Berton
  • Structural Battery Composites: The Material That Is Both Structure and Energy Storage
    Open Source

    Structural Battery Composites: Structure and Energy in One

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton Weekly Newsletter KubeCon Amsterdam 2026 Recap
    Open Source

    Newsletter #1: KubeCon Amsterdam Recap — AI and Community

    Luca Berton
  • Jim Zemlin Linux Foundation KubeCon Europe 2026 AI Open Source
    Open Source

    Jim Zemlin at KubeCon EU 2026: AI Makes Open Source Critical

    Luca Berton
  • Luca with Nate Waddington (CNCF) and De Nederlandse Kubernetes Podcast team at KubeCon EU 2026
    Open Source

    KubeCon EU 2026: Dutch Kubernetes Podcast and Community

    Luca Berton
  • KubeCon 2026 Content Creators Coffee Amsterdam
    Open Source

    Coffee with Cloud Native Content Creators

    Luca Berton
  • KubeCon CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Speaker Badge by Cloud Native Computing Foundation
    Open Source

    Earned: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Speaker Badge

    Luca Berton
  • RHEL vs Ubuntu Server: Enterprise Linux
    Open Source

    RHEL vs Ubuntu Server 2026: Enterprise Linux Compared

    Luca Berton
  • openEuler enterprise Linux distribution for cloud and edge infrastructure
    Open Source

    openEuler: The Enterprise Linux You Haven't Heard Of

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton signing Kubernetes Recipes books at KubeCon Europe 2026 Amsterdam
    Open Source

    Kubernetes Recipes Book Giveaway at KubeCon

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton meeting fellow engineers at KubeCon Europe 2026 Amsterdam expo hall
    Open Source

    KubeCon Europe 2026: Where 13,350 People Became a Community

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton conference speaking journey FOSDEM KubeCon
    Open Source

    Speaking at Conferences: From Ansible Berlin

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton at Superteam NL Launch Event on Solana boat in Amsterdam
    Open Source

    Superteam NL Launch on the Solana Boat

    Luca Berton
  • AlmaLinux 10: Community Enterprise Linux in 2026
    Open Source

    AlmaLinux 10: Community Enterprise Linux in 2026

    Luca Berton
  • CentOS Stream 10: The Upstream Path to RHEL
    Open Source

    CentOS Stream 10: The Upstream Path to RHEL

    Luca Berton
  • Fedora 44: Cutting-Edge Linux for Developers
    Open Source

    Fedora 44: Cutting-Edge Linux for Developers

    Luca Berton
  • Kali Linux 2026: Essential Security Testing Tools
    Open Source

    Kali Linux 2026: Current Version, New Tools, Install

    Luca Berton
  • Manjaro Linux: Arch Made Accessible in 2026
    Open Source

    Manjaro Linux 2026: Installation and Review

    Luca Berton
  • Oracle Linux 10: Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8
    Open Source

    Oracle Linux 10: Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8

    Luca Berton
  • Pop! OS 24.04: System76 COSMIC Desktop Arrives
    Open Source

    Pop! OS 24.04: System76 COSMIC Desktop Arrives

    Luca Berton
  • RHEL 10: What Is New in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    Open Source

    RHEL 10: What Is New in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    Luca Berton
  • Rocky Linux 10: The Free RHEL 10 Alternative
    Open Source

    Rocky Linux 10: The Free RHEL 10 Alternative

    Luca Berton
  • Ubuntu 25.04: What Developers Need to Know
    Open Source

    Ubuntu 25.04: What Developers Need to Know

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton with Monty Widenius at the MariaDB Foundation booth, FOSDEM 2026
    Open Source

    FOSDEM 2026: Interview with MariaDB Creator Monty

    Luca Berton
  • How the CRA Affects Open Source Software: What Contributors Need to Know
    Open Source

    CRA and Open Source: What Contributors Must Know

    Luca Berton
  • Open source AI models 2026
    Open Source

    Open Source AI Models in 2026: Llama 4, Mistral, and Beyond

    Luca Berton
  • Open Source Trust and Supply Chain Security
    Open Source

    Trust in Open Source: Securing the Software Supply Chain for

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton at FOSDEM 2026 in Brussels
    Open Source

    FOSDEM 2026: Open Source, RISC-V & Community Energy in...

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton interviewing at Dutch Cloud Native Day 2025
    Open Source

    Dutch Cloud Native Day 2025 – Field Notes from Utrecht

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton at De Nederlandse Kubernetes Podcast #100
    Open Source

    De Nederlandse Kubernetes Podcast #100

    Luca Berton
  • Luca Berton interviewing at FOSDEM 2025
    Open Source

    Top Interviews from FOSDEM 2025 by Luca Berton

    Luca Berton

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