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I was just 16 when I made my first meaningful open source contribution. It was the first code contribution I ever made, and I learned a lot from it. I'm 20 now, and I've been strongly attached to free and open source software (FOSS) ever since. I strive to be a friend to my community colleagues and to help others continue growing, learning, and succeeding.

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RT-Thread is an open source embedded real-time operating system (RTOS) providing a wide range of components along with more than 250 software packages (and counting) for the Internet of Things (IoT). In previous Opensource.com articles, the RT-Thread project has demonstrated how to code hardware with an RTOS and how to program for IoT using open source tools.

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Linux Operating System Market Features of Investment Opportunities 2020-2026 , Top Keyplayers – , Arch Linux, Linux Mint, Fedora Linux, Red Hat, Inc, IBM Corporation, etc.  Aerospace Journal

Comprehensive Report on Linux Software Market 2020 | Size, Growth, Demand, Opportunities & Forecast To 2026 | Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Amazon, Novell  Aerospace Journal

Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 adds automatic Linux distro installation to the wsl.exe; Changelog  WinCentral

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.3 Announced With Updated AppStream  Fossbytes

At the start of October we mentioned a kernel optimization that can help IO_uring performance. Now as we approach the end of the month, Linux 5.11 is poised to land the optimization that especially helps out with threaded workloads...

Linux 5.11 To Land Optimization That Helps IO_uring Performance  Phoronix

oneko - and why you shouldn't leave your work desktop unlocked - Linux & Unix  BleepingComputer

When Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) initially debuted there were a few different steps that needed to be carried out for setting up this Linux binary compatibility layer atop Windows. But now with the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview builds it's becoming increasingly trivial to get going with WSL...

Mac vs PC: The next major tech shift  INTHEBLACK

It's getting easier to install Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10  Liliputing

It’s getting easier to install Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10  Liliputing

Last week we were first to report on a PCI ID being added for a Navi 1 "Blockchain" graphics card without display outputs and seemingly focused on cryptocurrency mining. This card wasn't talked about at yesterday's Radeon RX 6000 series launch but that support is now on the way to the Linux 5.10 kernel...

AMD Navi "Blockchain" Card Support Being Added To Linux 5.10  Phoronix

What's New in Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla? Why You Should Give Ubuntu Another Shot  MakeUseOf

IBM Red Hat vs. SUSE: How do these Linux distributions stack up?  TechTarget

OpenSSF and Linux Foundation offer 3 free courses on developing secure open source software  TechRepublic

How to use Unison to sync files on Linux machines across a network  TechRepublic

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 is out today as the latest release of the RHEL8 platform...