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Get memory use statistics with this Linux command-line tool

opensource.com - Mon, 10/18/2021 - 15:00

In my programming work, I often need to know the memory used by web applications. A rough estimate is usually enough before getting down to details and browser profiling tools.


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Awards roll call: August to October 2021

Red Hat News - Mon, 10/18/2021 - 12:00

From workplace accolades to product wins, we are proud to be able to highlight some aspects of our company and the recognition they’ve received in the past few months. Let's check them out!

How I use open source to play RPGs

opensource.com - Sun, 10/17/2021 - 22:04

I play a lot of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs), in terms of both frequency and variety. Generally, I prefer playing RPGs in person with friends, but over the past two years, I've been playing online.

At first, I wasn't sure how to run a long-term game online. I knew there were a lot of tools out there to make it possible, but none of them interested me until I discovered the world of open source online tabletop gaming. With a small collection of open source applications, I've been able to run all my games exclusively on open source.


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Linux To No Longer Enable AMD SME Usage By Default Due To Problems With Some Hardware

Phoronix - Sun, 10/17/2021 - 19:00
Being sent in as a fix for the Linux 5.15 kernel this morning and to be back-ported to existing stable series is a behavior change that the Linux kernel will no longer use AMD Secure Memory Encryption (SME) by default on supported hardware but rather making it now opt-in due to shortcomings of some platforms...

Vortex86 Processors Finally Seeing Work In 2021 For Proper Handling Under Linux

Phoronix - Sun, 10/17/2021 - 18:13
The Vortex86 32-bit SoCs have worked under Linux for those distributions still maintaining 32-bit x86 support and where not hitting corner-cases of some i686 level features not being supported by some Vortex86 cores, but there is finally a pending kernel patch to provide proper CPU detection for Vortex86 hardware...

Axboe Achieves 8M IOPS Per-Core With Newest Linux Optimization Patches

Phoronix - Sun, 10/17/2021 - 12:00
It was just last week that Linux optimizations were leading to possible 6M IOPS per core and then at the start of this week new patches pushed Linux past 7M IOPS per-core with an ideal hardware configuration as well. In ending out the week, 8M IOPS has been reached!..

Rust-Based Cloud-Hypervisor 19.0 Released With Improved Live Migration, Faster Boot Time

Phoronix - Sun, 10/17/2021 - 01:33
Cloud-Hypervisor 19.0 debuted this week as the Intel-led open-source VMM focused on supporting modern cloud workloads and written in the Rust programming language while leveraging the Linux's KVM virtualization code or the Microsoft MSHV hypervisor on Windows...

5 open source tabletop RPGs you should try

opensource.com - Sat, 10/16/2021 - 22:03

Open source arrived in the pen-and-paper RPG industry back at the turn of the century, when Wizards of the Coast, publisher of Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons, developed the Open Game License (OGL). Many publishers have since adopted the OGL themselves or use similar licenses, such as Creative Commons.


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