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Linux Foundation launches Open Source Software Development, Linux, and Git certification  ZDNet

Many people aspire to become contributors to open source projects. With a little effort, anyone can. This article shares how I got started with open source contributions and how doing so helped me land a job in an open source organization.

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Valve playing with open-source Radeon Linux GPU drivers for Steam Deck  TweakTown

Valve playing with open-source Radeon Linux GPU drivers for Steam Deck  TweakTown

LVFS Exploring Alternate, Open-Source Firmware For Capable End-Of-Life Devices  Phoronix

The Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) with Fwupd for firmware updating on Linux could soon be making it easier to transition older, end-of-life devices off official firmware packages and onto the likes of open-source Coreboot for capable aging PC hardware. This not only would make the system run on more free software but would extend the life of the hardware with firmware updates where the vendor has ceased their support...

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PDF (Portable Document Format) was invented many years ago by Adobe. It is currently the most popular format for sharing information due to its ease of use, security, reliability, and compatibility with all devices

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Building a NanoPi M4V2 based All-in-One Linux PC running Armbian (Ubuntu/Debian)  CNX Software

Desktop-deprived Linus Torvalds releases first release candidate of ‘not huge’ kernel 5.17  The Register

Linux on a 486SX – OSnews  OS News

Linux 5.17 Features From New AMD P-State To Xilinx Drivers, Lots Of New Hardware  Phoronix

This morning marked the release of Linux 5.17-rc1 that officially ends the merge window for this next stable kernel series. Linux 5.17 won't see its stable debut until around the end of March but there is a lot to get excited about for this open-source kernel in 2022.

How to install Zotero on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 LTS  Linux Shout

How to install Zotero on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 LTS  H2S Media

For those interested in compilers, Mold as the "Modern Linker" is one of the interesting projects to watch in 2022...

Mold 1.0.2 Released For This High Performance Linker  Phoronix

Due to family travels Linus Torvalds has released Linux 5.17-rc1 a little bit early that marks the end of the Linux 5.17 merge window...

Cloud-Hypervisor 21.0 was released this past week as its first feature release since this open-source Intel project moved to the Linux Foundation with backing from Microsoft and Arm. Cloud-Hypervisor 21.0 brings new features and fixes to this Rust-written hypervisor...

How to create desktop shortcut for an AppImage  Linux Shout

How to create desktop shortcut for an AppImage  H2S Media