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Simplify your web experience with this internet protocol alternative

opensource.com - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 15:01

If you've been on the internet for a very long time or you're just very resourceful, you might remember an early text-sharing protocol called Gopher. Gopher was eventually displaced by the HTTP protocol, which of course is the basis for the modern World Wide Web. For many people, the "internet" and the "World Wide Web" are the same thing, because many people don't consciously do anything online that's not on the www subdomain.


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5 Scratch code blocks to teach kids how to program a video game

opensource.com - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 15:00

In the second article in this series, you created your first few video game scripts in Scratch. This article explores ways to expand programming's possibilities to create more advanced code.

There are multiple ways to introduce these skills to kids, such as:


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Start using virtual tables in Apache Cassandra 4.0

opensource.com - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 15:00

Among the many additions in the recent Apache Cassandra 4.0 beta release, virtual tables is one that deserves some attention.


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How to Install Odoo (Open Source ERP and CRM) on CentOS 8

Tecmint - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 14:22

Odoo is an opensource all-in-one business management software that ships with a suite of various business applications for various uses such as eCommerce, project management, helpdesk, accounting, inventory, and a website builder to mention

The post How to Install Odoo (Open Source ERP and CRM) on CentOS 8 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

U-Boot 2020.10 Released With Many Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 12:00
U-Boot 2020.10 released on Monday as the latest quarterly feature update to this open-source bootloader popular with embedded devices...

Git 2.29-rc0 Released With SHA-256 In Experimental State, Restores Protocol v2 Default

Phoronix - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 08:28
Git 2.29 is on the way with today marking the availability of the initial release candidate...

Python 3.9 Released With Multi-Processing Improvements, New Parser

Phoronix - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 05:52
Python 3.9 is out today as the newest feature update to this extremely popular language in open-source crowds...

Linux Could Soon Have A New Knob For Toggling Performance/Power-Profile For Laptops

Phoronix - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 05:07
With upstream work Red Hat is engaged in for supporting HP and Lenovo laptops on Linux, a new standardized sysfs interface is being discussed for exposing the performance-profile option on newer laptops so users can more easily select their desired laptop power/performance characteristics...

Vulkan 1.2.156 Released With Device Memory Report Extension

Phoronix - Tue, 10/06/2020 - 00:14
Vulkan 1.2.156 was released this morning and while it's a small revision to the API documentation it does come with a new extension...

NVIDIA Online GTC 2020 Kicks Off Today But No Open-Source Linux Announcement Expected

Phoronix - Mon, 10/05/2020 - 22:07
NVIDIA's online GTC 2020 event kicks off today with a ton of announcements coming across the wire but not one many Linux users have been clamoring to hear more about...

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