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How Pinweel Uses Linux to Power Group Photo Sharing

Posted by on Tuesday, 6 March, 2012

Pinweel, a group photo sharing service, launched in February 2012. Lead back-end developer Michael De Lorenzo explains how Pinweel is different than other photo sharing services and how Linux and open source are built into the backend.


Kicking the Tires on Pinwheel and Talking to Founder Caterina Fake

Posted by on Thursday, 1 March, 2012

On February 16, Flickr cofounder Caterina Fake announced private beta testing for Pinwheel, an online “Flickr for Places” type of service. Fake sent me an invitation to try out Pinwheel and answered a few questions about her new project, which is built and powered by Linux and open source solutions.


Why Linux Is a Model Citizen of Quality Code

Posted by on Saturday, 25 February, 2012

Coverity's 2011 Open Source Integrity Report gives kudos to Linux for its high-quality code.