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AMDVLK 2021.Q2.5 Released As A Minor Radeon Vulkan Driver Update

Phoronix - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 17:43
Following the last AMDVLK update at the end of May, AMD has released AMDVLK 2021.Q2.4 as their newest open-source AMD Radeon Vulkan driver release...

Intel's Cloud-Hypervisor 16 Adds ARM64 ACPI + UEFI Support, Better Live Migration

Phoronix - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 16:00
Following the bump in April from Cloud-Hypervisor v0.14.x to v15, Cloud-Hypervisor 16.0 was released on Thursday for this Intel-led open-source hypervisor that is leveraging Rust and focused on cloud and security use-cases...

How to use the FreeDOS text editor

opensource.com - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 15:02

Editing files is a staple on any operating system. Whether you want to make a note about something, write a letter to a friend, or update a system configuration file—you need an editor. And FreeDOS provides a user-friendly text editor called (perhaps unimaginatively) "FreeDOS Edit."

Editing files

The simplest invocation of FreeDOS Edit is just EDIT. This brings up an empty editor window. The patterned background suggests an empty "desktop"—a reminder that you aren't editing any files.


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How hypertext can establish application state in REST

opensource.com - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 15:01

HATEOAS is a difficult-to-pronounce acronym that stands for "Hypertext As The Engine Of Application State." Invented by Roy Fielding in the year 2000, HATEOAS was proposed as an architectural style for network-based software systems.


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To nurture open leaders, managers must learn to let go

opensource.com - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 15:00

In my previous article on talent development in open organizations, I explained how senior and upper-level managers can help young leadership talent develop without taking an entirely "hands off" approach. The truth is that leadership talent rarely develops on its own, and if organizations wishing to become more open want to see open leaders thrive, upper management has a specific job to do.


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How to Enable PM2 to Auto Start Node.js App at System Boot

Tecmint - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 14:59
The post How to Enable PM2 to Auto Start Node.js App at System Boot first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

PM2 is a powerful, widely-used, and feature-rich, production-ready process manager for Node.js. Restarting PM2 with the processes it manages every time your server boots/reboots is critical. One of PM2’s key features is support for

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How to Install Latest OpenOffice in Linux Desktop

Tecmint - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 14:56
The post How to Install Latest OpenOffice in Linux Desktop first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Apache OpenOffice is a most popular and open-source application suite for Linux, Windows & Mac, which is used for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, database, formula, and much more. OpenOffice is used by more

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Old Motorola 68000 Systems Can Finally Move Away From Linux's Deprecated IDE Code

Phoronix - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 12:00
Earlier this year was talk of Linux finally removing its legacy IDE subsystem that has been deprecated for years in favor of just maintaining the still-supported libata code for IDE support. The libata path is much better supported and matured for nearly two decades, but one of the holdouts was some Motorola 68000 series hardware -- like early Macintosh computers -- not being supported outside of the legacy context. That is finally set to change with Linux 5.14 so in turn the legacy IDE code will likely be able to be removed soon...

Linus Torvalds Encourages Kernel Developers & Everyone To Get Vaccinated

Phoronix - Fri, 06/11/2021 - 08:40
Linus Torvalds is known primarily in the past for his colorful scripture on the Linux kernel mailing list while today he does have a passionate and important read on the LKML around vaccinations for COVID-19...

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