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The 10 Most Interesting Features Of Linux 5.10

Phoronix - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 20:00
With the Linux 5.10 kernel expected to be released this weekend, here is a look at some of the most interesting changes and new additions. Besides being the last kernel release of 2020, Linux 5.10 is significant in that it's also serving as a Long Term Support (LTS) release...

AMD Zen 3 Support Published For The LLVM Clang Compiler

Phoronix - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 19:05
After Zen 3 support was sent out and merged into GCC 11 last week, the LLVM Clang compiler support has now been published for this newest member of the AMD Zen family...

Qualcomm Adreno MSM Driver For Linux 5.11 Has Many Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 16:44
The set of MSM DRM driver improvements have now been submitted to DRM-Next that are targeting the Linux 5.11 merge window for enhancing the Qualcomm Adreno mainline kernel graphics driver support...

Learn Bash by writing an interactive game

opensource.com - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 16:02

Learning a new programming language can be fun. Whenever I try to learn a new one, I focus on defining variables, writing a statement, and evaluating expressions. Once I have a general understanding of those concepts, I can usually figure out the rest on my own. Most programming languages have some similarities, so once you know one programming language, learning the next one is a matter of figuring out the unique details and recognizing the differences in it.


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Collaborate on text with Etherpad, an open source alternative to Google Docs

opensource.com - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 16:01

Sometimes you just have to edit text on the cloud. Maybe you're using a computer you don't own to work on a document you want to keep. Maybe you need to collaborate with other people on a shared document. Or maybe your primary computing interface is a web browser, and you have no interest in using local applications or local storage.


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3 ways Kubernetes optimizes your IT budget

opensource.com - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 16:00

Businesses all over the world are facing extraordinary challenges, and adapting to new ways of work is essential to their survival and progress. The importance of IT workers and systems can't be overstated; with companies looking for innovative ways to adjust, often with reduced resources, automation is increasingly central to day-to-day operations.


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