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At the end of last year we reported on the possibility of an Intel Command Center / graphics driver control panel for Linux but not set in stone. The latest to report on the matter of an Intel Linux graphics GUI solution is that it's still being evaluated by the company...

Linux Mint 20.2 "Uma" is now available as the latest update to this popular desktop Linux distribution built off Ubuntu LTS releases...

How to Install Zlib on Ubuntu Linux [Easily]  It's FOSS

Thomas Gleixner has announced the release of the real-time "RT" patches for the Linux 5.13, the first update since the patches were re-based early on back during the 5.12 release candidates...

Linux Foundation forms new Open 3D Foundation to accelerate game development  Geeky Gadgets

In addition to The Qt Company being busy at work on the Qt 6.2 toolkit, they have also been busy preparing Qt Creator 5.0 as their Qt/C++ focused integrated development environment...

The Most Popular Intel Linux/Open-Source News From H1'2021  Phoronix

As part of our various end-of-Q2/H1'2021 recaps, here is a look back at the most popular Intel Linux/open-source news so far this year...

Encryption and security for protecting files and sensitive documents have long been a concern for users. Even as more and more of our data is housed on websites and cloud services, protected by user accounts with ever-more secure and challenging passwords, there's still great value in being able to store sensitive data on our own filesystems, especially when we can encrypt that data quickly and easily.

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No matter how long you work as an application developer and no matter what programming language you use, you probably still struggle to increase your development productivity. Additionally, new paradigms, including cloud computing, DevOps, and test-driven development, have significantly accelerated the development lifecycle for individual developers and multifunctional teams.

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Sophos Acquires Capsule8, Adding Linux Security to ACE  Channel Futures

Linux Mint 20.2 Uma Released: Here’s What’s New  Fossbytes

7 steps: Learn how to migrate to Linux desktop  TechRepublic

7 steps: Learn how to migrate to Linux desktop  TechRepublic

In The Business Reinvention of Japan, Ulrike Schaede explores Japan's approach to economic development in the late 20th and early 21st century. Her thesis is that this approach—what she calls an "aggregate niche strategy"—offers important lessons for the West by balancing the pursuit of corporate profit with social stability, economic equality, and social responsibility and sustainability.

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ProtonVPN on Linux Review: VPN Service for Privacy Minded Users  It's FOSS

Sophos Acquires Capsule8 Security Platform for Linux Containers  Container Journal

1. Sophos Acquires Capsule8 Security Platform for Linux Containers  Container Journal
2. Sophos acquires Capsule8 for Linux security  Reseller News
3. Sophos snaps up Linux attack protection startup Capsule8  SiliconANGLE News
4. Sophos Acquires Capsule8 to Bring Powerful and Lightweight Linux Server and Cloud Container Security to its Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem (ACE)  StreetInsider.com
5. Sophos Acquires Capsule8 To Bring Powerful And Lightweight Linux Server And Cloud Container Security To Its Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem  Al-Bawaba
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Red Hat has received a "positive" rating from Gartner, Inc. in its 2021 Vendor Rating Report. Among Gartner's findings is that "Red Hat is still Red Hat," and retains its neutrality and strategy independent of IBM.

Gartner published its "2021 Vendor Rating: IBM report" in early June, and we're pleased to report the report that Red Hat received an overall positive rating from Gartner.