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How to Install Yii PHP Framework on Ubuntu

Tecmint - Mon, 09/14/2020 - 15:46

Yii (pronounced Yee or [ji:]) is a free and open-source, fast, high performance, secure, flexible yet pragmatic, and efficient generic web programming framework for developing all kinds of web applications using PHP. In this

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Use Python to solve a charity's business problem

opensource.com - Mon, 09/14/2020 - 15:01

In my first article in this series, I described a problem of dividing bulk supplies into hampers of similar value to distribute to struggling neighbors in your community. I also wrote about how I enjoy solving small problems like this with small programs in various languages and comparing how they do it.


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How Nextcloud simplified the signup process for decentralization

opensource.com - Mon, 09/14/2020 - 15:00

We always had a nice list of dozens of Nextcloud providers, yet the most common question I heard, even from technically apt friends of mine, was:

"Hi, Jan, umm…so, which Nextcloud provider do you recommend?"

Which is, of course, understandable. If you have a long list of providers, how do you choose? Hosted nearby? Cute name? Biggest logo?

Every decentralized open source solution using servers struggles with this:


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How BBVA has automated processes with Red Hat’s open technologies

Red Hat News - Mon, 09/14/2020 - 12:00

BBVA USA offers customer-focused retail and digital banking and serves thousands of customers a day. To maintain a high standard of customer experience, we realized that our back-end technology solutions needed an upgrade. That meant migrating the dozens of automated business rules engines that were running in legacy technology - and serving more than 150,000 business process requests per month, including requests for commercial loans, mortgages, and other critical services that are both crucial for building trust with customers and advancing the business.

Linux 5.9-rc5 Looks Fairly Normal Aside From Wildfires + Performance Regression

Phoronix - Mon, 09/14/2020 - 08:31
Linus Torvalds announced Linux 5.9-rc5 this evening as the newest weekly test release of the forthcoming Linux 5.9 kernel gearing up for a stable release in October...

NVIDIA Announces $40 Billion Deal To Acquire Arm

Phoronix - Mon, 09/14/2020 - 07:53
The recent rumors panned out and NVIDIA just announced they have reached a definitive deal with SoftBank to acquire Arm...

Mark Shuttleworth Now Plans To Restore Ubuntu's Community Council

Phoronix - Mon, 09/14/2020 - 03:07
Back on Friday there was Mark Shuttleworth's comments following some friction within the Ubuntu community and uncertainty over roles. After thinking about it over the weekend, he has decided to go ahead and work to reinstate the Ubuntu Community Council...

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