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Use XMLStarlet to parse XML in your the Linux terminal

opensource.com - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 15:01

Learning to parse XML is often considered a complex venture, but it doesn't have to be. XML is highly and strictly structured, so it's relatively predictable. There are also lots of tools out there to help make the job manageable.


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Open source sustainable cities, AI on Arduino, supply chain security, and more

opensource.com - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 15:00

Open source made it into a lot of news headlines last month. Read on to learn about some of the major advances.

Stanford unveils open source sustainable cities software

80% of Americans live in cities, and 70% of the world's population is expected to be urban dwellers by 2050. Thanks to the Stanford National Capital Project, city planners and developers have a new open source tool to help improve urban wellbeing.


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What is the state of enterprise open source in healthcare?

Red Hat News - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 12:00

We conducted interviews with 1,250 IT leaders worldwide to get a picture of how, where, and why they’re using enterprise open source. We shared the results in the third installment of Red Hat’s "The State of Enterprise Open Source" report earlier this year. Let’s dive into key findings in healthcare.

Older Intel Graphics With Crocus Enjoy EXT_gpu_shader4, GLAMOR 2D Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 12:00
Mesa's independent Crocus Gallium3D driver providing a modern OpenGL driver alternative for Haswell and older graphics hardware continues seeing improvements following its recent mainlining...

Intel Gets Back To Years-Long Journey Upstreaming PECI

Phoronix - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 06:47
Intel open-source engineers are back around with a new take on introducing a PECI subsystem for the Linux kernel to ultimately make their Xeon servers more attractive and friendly for OpenBMC usage...

OpenCL 3.0.8 Released With New Extension To Help AI Inferencing

Phoronix - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 04:00
The Khronos Group recently released a new minor point release to the OpenCL 3.0 specification...

Linux 5.14 Features From Secret Memory Areas To New Hardware, Core Scheduling, Legacy IDE Dropped

Phoronix - Tue, 07/13/2021 - 02:42
With last night's release of Linux 5.14-rc1 the merge window is officially over for this next version of the Linux kernel. With that, here is a look at the highlights for the forthcoming Linux 5.14 kernel based upon our original reporting during the merge window.

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