Open-source News

OpenZFS 2.0.0 Released Based On Unified Code For Linux And FreeBSD  Fossbytes

The momentum of WireGuard continues with FreeBSD now having mainlined their port of this open-source secure VPN tunnel...

The Potential Impact Of Coronavirus (Covid-19) For Linux Software Market Revenue, Opportunity, Forecast And Value Chain 2020-2025  The Courier

Another month of the tumultuous year that is 2020 is now in the books... At least in November were several exciting hardware announcements to help pass the time along with the exciting evolution of open-source software...

Global MS Office Alternative Software for Linux Market Top Players Analysis: Google, Apple Inc, Yozodcs, SoftMaker (FreeOffice), Shimo etc.  Canaan Mountain Herald

You may have heard about Emacs and Vim and Nano, the quintessential Linux text editors, but Linux has an abundance of open source text editors, and it's my goal to spend December giving 31 of them a fair go.

In this article, I look at Jed, a terminal-based editor featuring a handy drop-down menu, which makes it especially easy for users who are new to terminal editors, as well as those who just don't like remembering keyboard combinations for every function.

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In 2020, our ways of living and working were turned completely upside down in a matter of days. As COVID-19 began to spread across the globe, we brought our companies home, and staying connected to our colleagues, friends, and family online became a critical necessity.

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How to optimize the apt package manager on Debian-based Linux distributions  TechRepublic

How to optimize the apt package manager on Debian-based Linux distributions  TechRepublic

F2FS Proposal Adds Support For LZ4HC Compression  Phoronix

The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) already supports LZO, LZ4, and Zstd compression while a proposal would also add support for LZ4HC...

Blockchain smart contracts have the ability to access off-chain data by integrating decentralized oracles. Before diving into how to use them, it's important to understand why smart contracts matter in the big picture and why they need oracles for data access.

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Best Linux distros for beginners in 2020  TechRadar

Best Linux distros for beginners in 2020  Techradar

Best Linux distros for beginners in 2020  TechRadar

Global Linux Computer Market 2020 SWOT Analysis Key Players- Linux Computer are: Dell Minifree Slimbook System76 Ubuntushop.be Purism Juno Computers Vikings TUXEDO Computers Entroware Pine64 HUAWEI Lenovo  Canaan Mountain Herald

For years there have been calls to deprecate Linux's FBDEV and work around replacing FBDEV drivers with modern Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) drivers. While hardware vendors are now trending in the direction of DRM drivers (and the FBDEV emulation support if needed) after the embedded space was somewhat of a holdout, FBDEV drivers and the subsystem still exist as we roll into 2021. But at least one more FBDEV driver is now looking likely for removal in favor of its modern and maintained DRM counterpart...

Another Linux FBDEV Drover Poised For Removal In Favor Of Superior DRM Alternative  Phoronix

When we surveyed IT leaders this year to learn about their technology goals for 2021, we were curious about the impact of COVID-19 on planning and how we can best meet our customers where they are for the coming year. What we learned? Digital transformation and security remain important, and more than a quarter of those surveyed have a hybrid cloud strategy heading into 2021.

While holiday festivities will look different this year, December—for many of us—will likely still include a flurry of closing out projects and tying up loose ends to set up for the upcoming year.