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Java is one of the most popular programming languages and the JVM (Java’s virtual machine) is the run-time environment to run Java applications. These two platforms are required for much popular software that includes

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Linux Foundation sigstore finds ‘origins’ in software supply chains  ComputerWeekly.com

After the release cycle dragged on an extra month due to blocker bugs, LLVM 12 was officially tagged on Wednesday night as the latest half-year update to this open-source compiler stack...

As systems administrators know, there's a lot happening on modern computers. Applications run in the background, automated events wait to be triggered at a certain time, log files are written, status reports are delivered. Traditionally, these disparate processes have been managed and monitored with a collection of Unix tools to great effect and with great efficiency. However, modern computers are diverse, with local services running alongside containerized applications, easy access to clouds and the clusters they run on, real-time processes, and more data to process than ever.

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When the personal computer was young, a household was likely to have one (or fewer) computers in it. Children played games on it during the day, and parents did accounting or programming or roamed through a BBS in the evening. Imagine a one-computer household today, though, and you can predict the conflict it would create. Everyone would want to use the computer at the same time, and there wouldn't be enough keyboard and mouse to go around.

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Open Minds and Open Source: Linux Foundation LF Energy Introduces Two Initiatives Designed to Reduce Carbon and Shift to Sustainable Energy  IoT Evolution World

Hangover 0.6.5 Released For Running Windows Software On ARM64, POWER  Phoronix

A new release of Hangover is now available for getting Wine up and running with cross-architecture support so you can enjoy the likes of Windows games and applications under 64-bit ARM and IBM POWER hardware on Linux...

Most people tend to take name services for granted. They are necessary to convert human-readable names, such as www.example.com, into IP addresses, like 93.184.216.34. It is easier for humans to recognize and remember names than IP addresses, and name services allow us to use names, and they also convert them to IP addresses for us.

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This unikernel-based operating system is a faster, safer way to run Linux apps  Gadget Flow

RK3566 & RK3568 processors to get Linux mainline support soon  CNX Software

Linux Operating System Market Growth Prospects 2021 Competitive Analysis by Key Players: IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, openSUSE etc.  NeighborWebSJ

As scheduled, Metro Exodus saw its native Linux port debut today. This first person shooter from 4A Games launched on Windows and consoles in 2019 while the 4A Engine powered game only debuted today for macOS and Linux. Previously it would work with Steam Play but now there is a native Linux port albeit with some kinks still to work out...

Metro Exodus Launches For Linux But Off To Bumpy Start  Phoronix

Linux Operating System Market to Witness Strong Growth Over 2021-2027 | Key Manufacturers Overview- IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, openSUSE, etc.  NeighborWebSJ

Last month the initial infrastructure for allowing the Rust programming language to be used within the Linux kernel landed in the Linux-Next tree for more widespread testing ahead of its possible inclusion in the mainline kernel. Now a "request for comments" has been started again on the kernel mailing list around the prospects of Rust code for the Linux kernel...

Rust Support In The Linux Kernel Undergoing Another Round Of Discussions  Phoronix

Google officially promoted Chrome 90 to its stable channel today as the latest feature update to their cross-platform web browser...

New Linux research division launches to explore open source ecosystems  SDTimes.com

Feature development for this quarter's Mesa 21.1 release is now over with it having been branched from main and the first release candidate issued...