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Get podman up and running on Windows using Linux

opensource.com - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 15:02

WSL 2, the second iteration of the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allows you to run a Linux environment natively on Windows, without the overhead of a virtual machine (VM). It integrates nicely with Windows, too, and provides you access to most of the command-line tools, utilities, and applications you're used to on Linux.


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4 steps to make DevSecOps adoption a team effort

opensource.com - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 15:01

Perhaps your organization is already experimenting with DevOps tools or considering how to move towards DevOps. Maybe you're still relying on ad hoc processes. Then suddenly your C-suite or auditors raise the need to standardize on a secure and agile development process. Enter DevSecOps.

To mitigate the challenges that come with DevSecOps adoption, you'll need to make it a team effort. Here's what you need to do.


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4 new videos about working and leading openly

opensource.com - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 15:00

Last month, Open Organization community members took to the airwaves (or maybe the fiber optics?) to discuss some of the ways open principles are changing how we work, manage, and lead. Here's what we shared on OpenOrgTV.


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How to Install TightVNC to Access Remote Desktops in Linux

Tecmint - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 14:35
The post How to Install TightVNC to Access Remote Desktops in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Virtual Networking Computing (VNC) is a kind of remote sharing system that makes it possible to take control of any other computer connected to the internet. Keyboard and mouse clicks can easily transmit from

The post How to Install TightVNC to Access Remote Desktops in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Red Hat’s Dr. Mark Little elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

Red Hat News - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:00

We are pleased to announce that Red Hat's head of Application Services engineering, Mark Little, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the U.K.’s national academy of engineering.

Firefox 93 Primed For Release With AVIF Image Support, Canonical Managing Official Snap

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:00
While the formal announcement has yet to hit the wire, releasing today is Firefox 93.0 as the newest monthly feature update to Mozilla's web browser...

RadeonSI Lands Another Big Overhead Optimization - "Substantially" Helps In Some Cases

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 07:17
Merged to Mesa 21.3-devel this weekend was a rework to the display list interface for the Gallium3D code and Mesa state tracker and wired up for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver. This latest driver overhead reduction is another sizable win for AMD's open-source OpenGL driver on Linux...

Python 3.10 Released With Many Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 06:26
Python 3.10 is out as the latest major update for this widely-used programming language's official implementation...

Android 12 Now Available From The Android Open-Source Project

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 03:00
Google announced today that Android 12 is now officially available from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP)...

AMD Publishes Open-Source "GPUFORT" As Newest Effort To Help Transition Away From CUDA

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 02:30
I've just been informed by AMD that they have now made their code public to a new project called GPUFORT. This new GPUFORT project will live under the Radeon Open eCosystem (ROCm) umbrella and is their latest endeavor in helping developers with large CUDA code-bases transition away from NVIDIA's closed ecosystem...

AMD Prepares Linux Driver Support For USB4 DP Tunneling

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 01:45
The newest patch series by AMD open-source Linux graphics driver engineers worth mentioning is around USB4 DisplayPort tunneling support for next-generation AMD hardware supporting USB4 connectivity...

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