Seth Kenlon

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New Zealand (South Island)

Seth Kenlon is a UNIX geek, free culture advocate, independent multimedia artist, and D&D nerd. He has worked in the film and computing industry, often at the same time. He is one of the maintainers of the Slackware-based multimedia production project Slackermedia.

Open Source Super Star Moderator's Choice Award 2011 Best Interview Award 2017 Author 100+ Contributions Club Columnist Contributor Club

Authored Content

Why everyone should try using Linux

If you're curious about Linux, the open source community makes sure it's easy to try.

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Why programmers love Linux packaging

Programmers can distribute their software easily and consistently via Flatpaks, letting them focus on their passion: Programming.

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5 reasons why I love coding on Linux

Linux is a great platform for programming—it's logical, easy to see the source code, and very efficient.

4 reasons to choose Linux for art and design

Open source enhances creativity by breaking you out of a proprietary mindset and opening your mind to possibilities. Explore several open source creative programs.

Use Linux to do your taxes

Taxes are a necessary thing. See how OpenTaxSolver can make filing with the IRS much easier.

31 open source text editors you need to try

Looking for a new text editor? Here are 31 options to consider.

Authored Comments

sethkenlon

18 May 2021

Drop telnet for OpenSSL

I love this idea. Thanks!

sethkenlon

16 May 2021

5 open source alternatives to MATLAB

Thanks for this comment. I agree, Julia is a very notable alternative, with lots of features and functions that impact a lot of different use-cases. I've added it to the list.