DevOps and open source, the new Apache project, and more

WEEKLY NEWS Lowering barriers to open source contributions with OpenShift Origin Social coding for the win You can't have DevOps without open source Cultural change is key Crowdfunding an open source laptop, a new Apache project, and more Open source news roundup Storing data in the cloud with GlusterFS and OpenStack Swift Interview with Udo Seidel Open source frameworks create 'super' web-based apps Cherry picking at its finest Google Glass moves with speed thanks to open source Open source goes wearable FROM THE ARCHIVES Openness in the workplace changes everything By Nicole C. Engard Teaching the open source creative tool, Blender, to high school students By Phil Shapiro OPEN SOURCE EVENTS Here's what's coming up in April: CloudStack Collaboration Conference is scheduled for April 9-11 in Denver, CO. PyCon, the largest annual gathering for the Python community, is scheduled for April 9-17 in Montreal, Canada. DevNation, an open source polyglot conference for app developers and maintainers, is scheduled for April 13-17 in San Francisco, CA. Check out the events calendar to see other upcoming open source events and submit your own! If you're fighting the silo mentality at work, there's hope. A new Harvard Business Review report shows that organizations that take a collaborative approach to innovation are seeing success. Can your office be more open? We're proud to announce the nominees for this year's People's Choice Award, where we recognize the top contributors to Opensource.com. Vote for your favorite author by April 19. His adventure started in college with Slackware, lead him to Sendmail, then eventually to Reddit, and now his career is streaming at Netflix. Jeremy Edberg talks about the open source culture of freedom and responsibility at Netflix. ENTERPRISERS PROJECT Join the open sourced-dialogue about the future of CIOs. How taking a structured approach to innovation can lead to more ideas Structuring innovation may sound like an oxymoron, but it works CIO as a leap of faith Inspiration for those who aspire to be a CIO How to keep your project from going red Your CEO must be on board to foster innovation If you're transitioning to a DevOps model, be prepared to communicate more and break down the silos. Scott Koegler explains the culture change that may be needed if you're part of a DevOps strategy.