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Getting to know Shuchi Sharma, Red Hat’s chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer

Red Hat News - Fri, 04/29/2022 - 12:00

We are excited to announce that Shuchi Sharma has joined us as vice president and chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer (CDEIO). In her new role, Shuchi will be responsible for leading Red Hat’s DEI Global Center of Excellence, which is focused on setting our DEI strategies that align with our short and long-term business goals and partnering across our leadership, business and people practices. These practices include attracting and retaining diverse talent, career advancement and associate development.

Fedora Linux 36 Delayed Again - Now Aims To Release Toward Mid-May

Phoronix - Fri, 04/29/2022 - 12:00
Bringing back memories from the time that Fedora multi-week release delays were pretty much a given, Fedora Linux 36 has once again been delayed and now won't be out until at least 10 May...

Kubuntu Focus M2 Gen4 Announced With Intel Alder Lake, RTX 30 Graphics

Phoronix - Fri, 04/29/2022 - 06:32
While most of the Linux pre-loaded laptops these days ship with GNOME or a desktop derived from GNOME components, the Kubuntu Focus has been one of the most notable exceptions for using KDE Plasma and also ptimized for workflows around deep learning, programming, dev ops, and more. Today the company announced the Kubuntu Focus M2 Gen4 laptop with upgraded hardware...

GCC 12 Branched, Possible GCC 12.1 Stable Release Next Week

Phoronix - Fri, 04/29/2022 - 02:37
The GCC 12 compiler code-base has reached zero P1 regressions (the highest priority) and thus the GCC 12 compiler code has been branched from mainline, a release candidate is imminent, and if all goes well GCC 12.1.0 as the stable release could be out as soon as the end of next week...

Fwupd 1.8 Released With New Capabilities, Expanded Hardware Support

Phoronix - Thu, 04/28/2022 - 23:32
In addition to "Fwupd Friendly Firmware" getting off the ground, this week also marks Fwupd 1.8 as the newest version of this open-source solution paired with the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) for easy system and component firmware updating on Linux and other platforms...

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