Ways non-programmers can contribute to open source, Raspberry Pi replaces textbook, and more

WEEKLY NEWS How non-programmers can contribute to open source projects You don't need programming skills to help out with an open source project. Duncan McKean shares a list of ways to get involved, even if you don't write code. Starting an open hardware company The creators of the Binary Epoch Clock Kit share lessons they've learned from building open hardware company, emphasizing that limitations are your friend. How the Eclipse Foundation evolves to stay relevant Ways foundations can stay relevant with their open source communities. From open source mapping to improving your car's GPS: The future of 3D navigation 3D data collection expert explains the future of 3D navigation using open source maps. Digital technology and creativity in the classroom prepares kids for the future Preparing students for learning in a digital age. Open source highlights September See what was hot on Opensource.com in September. Weekly wrap-up: Innovation Act could thwart patent trolls, open source needs more attorneys, and more Stories you may have missed from around the web. FROM THE ARCHIVES Save your brains: Get the open source guide to the zombie apocalypse Ruth Suehle Hershey Kisses, a pumpkin, and MaKey MaKey create an open source Halloween Casey Brown OPEN SOURCE EVENTS Here's what's coming up in November: Joomla! World Conference 2013 is scheduled for Nov. 8-10 at Harvard University in Boston, MA. Linux Symposium, an academic-style conference, is scheduled Nov. 18-21 in Ottawa, Canada. Check out the events calendar to see other upcoming open source events and submit your own! The Raspberry Pi has replaced the textbook at the State University of New York at Albany in the class, Information in the 21st Century. Find out how the Raspberry Pi is being used instead of a traditional textbook. Open source collaboration tool Open Atrium 2 is making it easier for internal teams to collaborate with their partners and constituents. Learn what's changed in the latest release of this intranet-in-a-box. Twitter's open source manager Chris Aniszczyk talks to us about his favorite open source license, saying it's almost a trick question. He also shares his way of explaining open source to people not familiar with it.