Top 20 open source holiday gifts, how to attract more women to tech conferences, and more

WEEKLY NEWS Top 20 open source gifts for the holidays Our annual open source gift guide features something for every budget. See what's hot this year. How to attract more women to tech conferences? Anti-harassment policies can thwart inappropriate behavior and other tips. How a hackathon can transform your community Lessons from a recent Vermont hackathon. Open gaming platform Ouya matches funds for game developers Ouya is matching funds for game developers up to $250,000. The Federal Trade Commission sets its sights on Patent Aggression Entities Update on U.S. patent reform efforts. Your opinion counts! Take the FLOSS 2013 survey Survey will assess where the open source community stands today. How civic hackers can build apps that last Document your project more than you think you need to and other tips. Munich tries to quit Microsoft, The Weather Channel goes open source, and more Stories you may have missed from around the web. FROM THE ARCHIVES Beer: The open source beverage of choice By Mark Caron Discovering hidden influencers that make and break project success By Michael Lennon and Eva Schiffer OPEN SOURCE EVENTS Are you planning an open source conference, seminar, meeting, webinar, or some other event in 2014? Raise awareness about your event by submitting it to our events calendar for all of our readers to see and share. Check out the events calendar to see other upcoming open source events and submit your own! It's important to grow interest in the Linux kernel among college students. Using these specific training activities, it's easier to get college students involved. Want to write a book in five days? Plan a book sprint. Here's how the Google Summer of Code Doc Camp did it, and you can too. Prepare students for a rapidly changing world by teaching with open source. That's the advice from school IT director Gregg Ferrie, who outlines ways to use open source in the classroom. Thank someone who has helped you with an open source project, send them an eCard. ENTERPRISERS PROJECT Join the open source dialogue about the future of CIOs. HBR Article: Be yourself, but carefully How to be authentic without oversharing. Finding and retaining talent in a tight IT job market Red Hat CIO Lee Congdon shares tips for keeping employees engaged. Enterprisers Project week in review Salesforce revamps software for mobile as users flock to tablets; Southwest to be first with gate-to-gate WiFi service; and other stories you may have missed. Feedback is a gift. In the Age of the Enterpriser, user input is a gift. Find out how feedback can be used to foster collaboration and garner support for technology initiatives. Are you Enterpriser? Here's how we define it.