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Writing a simple
Hello World
program is the traditional way to learn a new
programming language. It consists essentially in writing as little code as possible to print the
"Hello World" sentence on the screen. In its simplicity lies its beauty: teaching a new programmer how to get the minimum in place to start interacting with the computer.
Because this is a website, we'll skip the traditional C-based hello world program this time and use JavaScript, the programming language of the web. A typical hello world written in JavaScript is as simple as:
As strange as a hello world for a new website may seem, the core principle is the same: show (well, tell in our case) to the world that we're here, alive and ready for the challenge of teaching Linux for an even wider audience!
About this site
Our team has been discussing for some time how to approach building yet
another website about Linux. Since we finally managed to gather the necessary
resources (ant time!) to build this website and have lots of ideas for awesome and
compelling posts, we decided to go forward and build yet another website about
Linux (yawal). Yay!
Why YAWAL?
But why YAWAL (yet another website about Linux)? Despite growth, we think Linux could and should reach even wider audiences. Due to its open nature, diversity, inclusiveness, security, cost and affordability, we want it to be accessible from everyone's digital device.
Plus, we love Linux so much so why not!? 😊
Who are us?
Our team is a community of dedicated open-source volunteers who use, write about and ❤
Linux. We plan to cover the most diverse topics ranging from very simple tutorials to
as complex as it may be necessary to teach users how to use, learn and build
awesome tools on/with Linux.
What are we planning for this site?
As previously stated, we're planning to share, foster, teach and reach as many people
as possible. We'd like to help Linux (and its derivative operating systems
such as Ubuntu,
Fedora,
Arch Linux,
Mint, Manjaro, Elementary OS, etc), its ecosystem
and related communities to reach even newer audiences.
How will we achieve this?
First, let's be honest: we don't can't know if we'll ever achieve this! Our success will be directly related to how much engagement we get from the public. The good news is that we don't have any grand ambitions. And since we love contributing to Linux, open-source and education in general, we believe there are big reasons to try!
Our Commitment to Open-Source
We also want to make public our commitment to open-source: we will donate half of our profits to serious open source communities around the world to help and support the growth of Linux. Read more on the about us page to learn more.
How can you help
Interested in helping? Check the how anyone can help. We'll resort from the help of the community (sharing posts, giving feedback, sponsorship this site, etc) so we can grow and reach even wider audiences.
Final Thoughts
Thanks for reading thus far! We'll do our best to foster, divulge and teach about Linux because we love it as much as you do and we want it to be available to everyone out that who has a digital device in their hands.
All the best,
The Linux4us team
