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Use Linux to do your taxes

opensource.com - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 16:02

In 2021, there are more reasons why people love Linux than ever before. In this series, I'll share 21 different reasons to use Linux. Here's how to use Linux to do your taxes.


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31 open source text editors you need to try

opensource.com - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 16:01

Computers are text-based, so the more things you do with them, the more you find yourself needing a text-editing application. And the more time you spend in a text editor, the more likely you are to demand more from whatever you use.

If you're looking for a good text editor, you'll find that Linux has plenty to offer. Whether you want to work in the terminal, on your desktop, or in the cloud, you can literally try a different editor every day for a month (or one a month for almost three years) in your relentless search for the perfect typing experience.


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What's new with ownCloud in 2021?

opensource.com - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 16:00

The newest version of ownCloud, ownCloud Infinite Scale (OCIS), is a complete rewrite of the venerable open source enterprise file sharing and syncing software stack. It features a new backend written in Go, a frontend in Vue.js, and many changes, including eliminating the need for a database. This scalable, modular approach replaces ownCloud's PHP, database, and POSIX filesystem and promises up to 10 times better performance.


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eBook: Introducing KVM Virtualization Setup Guide for Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 14:05

The concept of virtualization has been around for a while now and has proved quite resourceful and cost-effective technologies. Operation teams and desktop users alike can spin up multiple virtual machines and run a

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10 Top Open Source API Gateways and Management Tools

Tecmint - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 13:15

Microservices and APIs (short for Application Programming Interfaces) have become almost commonplace in sustainable modern application development. APIs drive microservices (an architectural design that structures an application into small, self-contained, and manageable services/pieces) and

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Linux 5.12 To Support USB4 "Security Level 5" To Disable PCIe Tunneling

Phoronix - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 13:00
The USB4 / Thunderbolt changes slated for the upcoming Linux 5.12 merge window have been queued into the USB-next tree...

System76 Begins Detailing Their Open-Source "Launch Configurable Keyboard"

Phoronix - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 06:37
For months System76 has been teasing that they were getting into prototyping and manufacturing their own keyboards. This moves follows them manufacturing their own cases with the beautifully engineered Thelio line-up while now it looks like they are ready to go public with details on the System76 keyboard...

The AMD Zen 2 / Zen 3 Performance Fix For Linux 5.11 Has Landed

Phoronix - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 04:40
Just in time for the expected Linux 5.11 stable release on Sunday, the AMD frequency invariance performance regression I've been noting and writing about since Christmas day has been resolved with the previously covered fix having been merged today...

FreeBSD 13 BETA Benchmarks - Performance Is Much Better

Phoronix - Thu, 02/11/2021 - 03:53
The official release of FreeBSD 13.0 is coming up in March, while already from our preliminary tests of the newly minted FreeBSD 13.0 BETA1, the benchmark results are extremely tantalizing compared to FreeBSD 12.2... Ultimately the performance should be much more competitive now compared to Linux (at least on Intel x86_64) and other operating systems with the big FreeBSD 13 release.

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