Every week, I tally the numbers and listen to the buzz to bring you the best of last week's open source news and stories on Opensource.com.

Top 5 articles of the week

I interview brother team Jared and JR Nielsen, the puppet masters behind The Hello World Program—a video and tutorial series hosted by a penguin, a snake, a fox, and a robot. They bring to life the learning and fun of open source programming, web development, and computer science. Plus, all of the content is licensed under Creative Commons!

Kyle Hall is a Koha Development Support Specialist at ByWater Solutions. He recounts what led him to helping hundreds of libraries make the switch to Koha, an open source library system.

This article is part of our series on Careers in Open Source.

Melanie Chernoff comments on the news that North Carolina has became the latest state to take a stand against patent trolls.

Peter Murray-Rust is a giant in modern science. In this rare feature, he recounts the journey of his career and how it's led him to the conclusion that discovery, research, and it's positive impact on society can only be achieved through open access and open data.

This article is part of our series on Careers in Open Source.

Shawn Powers tells readers how he has climbed the Linux ladder, offering tips for how others interested in a fulfilling IT career can do the same.

This article is part of our series on Careers in Open Source.

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