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Linux 5.14 has cleared out its legacy IDE code from the kernel that means dropping more than forty thousand lines of code...

How to use getconf to delve into the details of configuring your Linux system  Floridanewstimes.com

The Firewalld firewall management tool for Linux that is built around Netfilter/Nftables is preparing for its long awaited 1.0 release...

With Btrfs continuing to see new adoption by various enterprises, Linux distributions like Fedora Workstation/Cloud and SUSE/openSUSE embracing it, and there continuing to be nice upstream improvements to this file-system driver, Btrfs continues on a nice trajectory in 2021...

How to dig up configuration details on your Linux system with getconf  Network World

Linux Computer Market Dynamics, Industry Forecast, In-Depth Analysis & Key Players – Dell, System76, PurismSlimbook, TUXEDO Computers, Vikings – The Courier  The Courier

Linux Operating System Market Trend Analysis 2021-2028: IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, openSUSE, Fedora Linux, Arch Linux, Debian, Manjaro – New Mexico Tribune  New Mexico Tribune

VirtualBox makes it easy for anyone to try Linux. You don't even need experience with the command line to set up a simple virtual machine to tinker with Linux. I'm kind of a power user when it comes to virtual machines, but this article will show even novices how to virtualize a Linux system. In addition, it provides an overview of how to run and install a Linux system for testing purposes with the open source hypervisor VirtualBox.

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A master was explaining the nature of The Tao of Programming to one of his novices. "The Tao is embodied in all software—regardless of how insignificant," said the master.

"Is Tao in a hand-held calculator?" asked the novice.

"It is," came the reply.

"Is the Tao in a video game?" continued the novice.

"It is even in a video game," said the master.

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Earlier in this series on talent management, I argued that emerging, talented leaders need space to flow to those places in the organization where they add value based on their unique talents and intrinsic motivations. If the organization's management and senior management set the right examples, extend trust, and listen, they can greatly accelerate the organization's transformation to a more open culture.

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Compiling the Linux kernel with LLVM's Clang code compiler continues to be more featureful with plumbing now being added to handle profile-guided optimizations (PGO) to help in achieving greater performance for optimizing kernel builds for targeted workloads...

The GNU C Library (Glibc) has landed its _Fork function implementation as an async-signal-safe fork replacement that is also expected to be made part of the next POSIX standards revision...

Glibc 2.34 Adds "_Fork" Function Ahead Of Future POSIX Revision  Phoronix

PipeWire 0.3.31 is out today as the newest version of this audio and video streams server for the Linux desktop that is becoming a viable replacement to the likes of JACK and PulseAudio...

REvil ransomware's new Linux encryptor targets ESXi virtual machines  BleepingComputer

SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 Adds Binary Compatibility With OpenSUSE Leap  ITPro Today

Gaming on Chrome OS in a pre-Borealis world  Chrome Unboxed

Azure VM Image Builder Goes GA for Windows and Linux  Virtualization Review

How to install Foreman on Rocky or Almalinux 8 - Linux Shout  H2S Media

The Linux Foundation is working to improve voice recognition ethics  Ars Technica