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Cloud control vs local control: What to choose for your home automation

opensource.com - Wed, 11/18/2020 - 16:02

There are a lot of factors to consider when investing in a home automation ecosystem. In my first article in this series, I explained why I picked Home Assistant, and in this article, I'll explain some of the foundational issues and technologies in home automation, which may influence how you approach and configure your Internet of Things (IoT) devices.


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Secure your containers with SELinux

opensource.com - Wed, 11/18/2020 - 16:01

When things aren't working correctly in your Linux environment, the easiest thing to do is disable Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux). Things suddenly begin to work, and you forget about it—but this is a common pitfall that means you've lost a very powerful security tool.


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Apply the Scientific Method to agile development

opensource.com - Wed, 11/18/2020 - 16:00

"The only way it’s all going to go according to plan is if you don’t learn anything." —Kent Beck

Experimentation is the foundation of the scientific method, which is a systematic means of exploring the world around us. But experimentation is not only reserved for the field of scientific research. It has a central place in the world of business too.


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How to Install Fedora 33 Server

Tecmint - Wed, 11/18/2020 - 15:04

Fedora 33 was released with a server edition, and in this tutorial, we shall go through the various steps of how to install the Fedora 33 server with screenshots. There are some crucial improvements

The post How to Install Fedora 33 Server first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

An update on Red Hat's conscious language efforts

Red Hat News - Wed, 11/18/2020 - 13:00

When Red Hat announced its intention to remove harmful language from our code and docs, we knew it would be a long term effort, so we thought it'd be useful to share a progress update.

Direct3D 12 Support For APITrace Pursued To Help VKD3D-Proton

Phoronix - Wed, 11/18/2020 - 13:00
Joshua Ashton, known for his work with Valve on D9VK and then DXVK for mapping Direct3D on top of Vulkan, is making more strides in their Direct3D 12 effort with VKD3D-Proton...

Firefox 84 Beta Begins Enabling WebRender By Default On Linux

Phoronix - Wed, 11/18/2020 - 07:34
With Firefox 83 released, like clock-work Mozilla has released the beta of Firefox 84...

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