How to grow younger Linux developers, using cats and dogs to explain SELinux, and more

WEEKLY NEWS The Linux kernel community learns how to grow more penguins As core Linux kernel developers grow older, there's a very real concern about ensuring younger generations are getting involved. How did the Outreach Program for Women work out for the Linux kernel this year? Very well. The intern group ranked among the largest contributors to Linux kernel 3.12. Free and open source software is winning in the Italian Public Administration Free software and comparative evaluation gaining momentum in the Italian PA. Open hardware for education with littleBits library of electronic modules Five reasons why littleBits is exciting and different. Andy Hunt: What are you going to invent next? The next big idea is going to come from you. Owning and occupying knowledge and learning in the 21st century Maybe the millennial's mind is not the problem. Inspiring words from a Citrix open source exec, using GitHub for beehive building, and more Stories you may have missed from around the web. FROM THE ARCHIVES The impact of open source on business and social good By Aseem Sharma Want to understand open source? Live with its developers By Bryan Behrenshausen OPEN SOURCE EVENTS Here's what's coming up in December: Open Source Conference 2013 is the largest conference on Enterprise Open Source & IT Innovation in the Benelux. The conference is Dec. 6 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Check out the events calendar to see other upcoming open source events and submit your own! Using illustrations of cats and dogs, we explain how the SELinux primary model works. These cartoons will leave you smiling, and help you understand SELinux. Creating higher education syllabi could become easier with the new open source Salsa application. The creators are seeking collaborators across the higher education spectrum. Which office suite do you use? Tell us in our latest poll and see how you compare to other Opensource.com readers. Ever have a hard time explaining "open source" to someone? Forward them this primer to teach them about the open source way. ENTERPRISERS PROJECT Join the open source dialogue about the future of CIOs. Think like a theme park What IT can learn from a theme park. The new IT-HR Partnership An interview with Merv Tarde, vice president of IT and CIO at Interstate Batteries. Enterprisers Project week in review From the positive impact of more women CIOs to a "colossal" IT project for the American-US Airways merger, see what you may have missed in Enterpriser news. What can CIOs learn from Magic Johnson? The next generation of CIOs can learn an important lesson from the way the NBA legend played the game, says Build-A-Bear Workshop Chief Information and Interactive Officer Dave Finnigan.