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Listen to your favorite music on Linux with Juk

opensource.com - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 16:01

The KDE project doesn't just provide a famous desktop, it generates a lot of software, from tools for video editng, photography, and illustration, to graphing calculators, email, and office work. Those are all productivity tools, but KDE is also good for relaxing. It has games and media players, and the music player I use is known simply as Juk.


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5 new sudo features sysadmins need to know in 2022

opensource.com - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 16:00

When you want to grant administrative access to some of your users while controlling and checking what they do on your systems, you use sudo. However, even with sudo, there are quite a few unseen issues—just think about giving out shell access. Recent sudo releases added features that let you see these issues and even control them. For example, you can turn on more detailed and easier-to-process log messages and log each command executed in a shell session.


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Awards roll call: November 2021 to February 2022

Red Hat News - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 13:00

2022 is in full swing and we wanted to take a moment to pause and celebrate some of our recent accolades. Our latest batch of awards includes recognition in categories ranging from Red Hat’s diverse and inclusive workplace culture, our talented individuals who make Red Hat so special, and the depth and experience of our business portfolio. 

 

Neither old nor new: The CIO’s paradox

Red Hat News - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 13:00

Each year around this time people ask, "what’s the big trend?" or "what’s the new technology we should be watching?" But the truth is, immediately adopting the "next big thing" isn’t the best strategy for CIOs, trivializing the longevity and impact, of IT in an organization. Some technology persists for decades if not longer, and the decisions IT leaders make today can affect their organizations’ nimbleness and market response down the road, whether it’s in two years or 20.

SQLite 3.38 Released With Improved JSON Support, CLI Enhancements

Phoronix - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 13:00
SQLite 3.38 was released as the first major update of 2022 for this popular embedded SQL database library...

Linux Developers Discuss Deprecating & Removing ReiserFS

Phoronix - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 07:45
Besides no discussion in years over possibly upstreaming Reiser4 nor have any been brought up about eventually trying to mainline Reiser5, it looks like the original and feature-rich for its original time ReiserFS file-system could be on its way out of the Linux kernel in 2022...

Fedora Looks To Lighten Its Default Curl Packages

Phoronix - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 03:18
While curl and the cURL library are most commonly used for HTTP(S) and FTP usage, this widely-used software also supports a plethora of other network protocols. In order to save disk space by default and also exposing its cURL packages to less security bugs by default, Fedora is looking at shipping "minimal" versions by default of its cURL packages...

Google Releases "Network-Opt" Open-Source Network Optimization Library

Phoronix - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 02:43
Google today announced Network-Opt as a new open-source library focused on optimizing network topology handling...

Open Networking & Edge Executive Forum (ONEEF) Returns Virtually, April 12-14, 2022

The Linux Foundation - Wed, 02/23/2022 - 00:51

Global Industry Executives across telco, cloud and enterprise to share thought-leading visions with global open source networking and edge communities – in across alternating time zones 

SAN FRANCISCO, February 22, 2022 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, in partnership with LF Networking and LF Edge,  ​​today announced the Open Networking & Edge Executive Forum (ONEEF) will take place virtually April 12-14, 2022. The Open Networking & Edge Executive Forum (spring) and Summit (fall) are the industry’s premier open networking and edge computing events focused on end to end solutions powered by open source. 

Building on the successful inaugural ONEEF event last spring, the Linux Foundation, LF Networking, and LF Edge are pleased to announce the 2022 Executive Forum, where leading industry executives will again share their visions from the Telco, Cloud, and Enterprise verticals. Attendees will learn how to leverage open source ecosystems and gain new insights for digital transformation. Presented in a virtual format across three days, this is a one-track event starting in a different time zone each day to better reach our global audience. 

“We are  pleased to welcome thought leaders from across the globe to the virtual stage for ONEEF 2022,” said Arpit Joshipura, general manager, Networking, Edge & IoT, at the Linux Foundation. “This curated experience is designed to complement the Open Networking & Edge Summit with thought leaders and collaborators from around the globe coming together to share insights, best practices, and new ideas that enhance the vertical space across open source networking, edge, cloud and enterprise stacks.”

Details on Executive speakers and session agenda will be available soon, but attendees can expect to hear industry insights from Analysys Mason analyst Caroline Chappell, as well as updates on the direction of major initiatives like the  5G Super Blue Print. Stay tuned for more details.

Speakers and Content from ONEEF 2021, including sessions videos, are available online.

Registration & Sponsorships

Presented in a virtual format across three days, this is a one track event that will be held in a different time zone each day to reach our global audience in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. There is no cost to attend, but participants must be registered in order to access the sessions: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-networking-and-edge-exec-forum/

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this special executive edition of Open Networking & Edge Summit. For more information on sponsoring this event, contact us at events@lfnetworking.org.

The LF Networking developer community will also host the LFN Developer & Testing Forum this Summer, taking place June 13-16, in Porto, Portugal. Registration for that event  is also open, with more details to come. 

About the Linux Foundation

Founded in 2000, the Linux Foundation is supported by more than 2,000 members and is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, open standards, open data, and open hardware. Linux Foundation’s projects are critical to the world’s infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, and more. The Linux Foundation’s methodology focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit linuxfoundation.org.

The Linux Foundation Events are where the world’s leading technologists meet, collaborate, learn and network in order to advance innovations that support the world’s largest shared technologies.

The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see its trademark usage page: www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. 

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