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AMDVLK 2020.Q4.1 Released With Various Game Fixes

Phoronix - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 18:21
AMD has issued their first open-source Vulkan driver code drop of the quarter with AMDVLK 2020.Q4.1...

XFS Lands More Code For Linux 5.10 - "Even More Monumental"

Phoronix - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 17:52
Last week saw the XFS file-system with Linux 5.10 support timestamps until the year 2486 rather than year 2038 and other improvements too. This week a second round of XFS work has landed for Linux 5.10...

Qt 6.0 Beta Released For This Big Toolkit Update

Phoronix - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 17:34
It was just two weeks ago that the Qt 6.0 Alpha released, but in aiming to get the release back on schedule, the beta is already shipping today...

FreeType 2.10.4 Rushed Out As Emergency Security Release

Phoronix - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 17:18
The FreeType text rendering library is out with version 2.10.4 today as an important security update...

GoAccess (A Real-Time Apache and Nginx) Web Server Log Analyzer

Tecmint - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 16:55

GoAccess is an interactive and real-time web server log analyzer program that quickly analyze and view web server logs. It comes as an open-source and runs as a command line in Unix/Linux operating systems.

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How should open source projects handle copyright notices?

opensource.com - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 15:01

Copyright notices in source code are inconsistently applied and poorly maintained. As a result, such notices are poor sources of information. Should more resources be applied to the maintenance of copyright notices? No.

Copyright notices are one-line strings that typically include the word "Copyright" (or some substitute, like ©), a name (usually a person or company), and a year.


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3 ways to improve your open hardware documentation

opensource.com - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 15:00

Open Hardware Month is organized by the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) every October, and this year, we're putting the spotlight on ways to tell the world that your project is open source. Help support the open hardware ecosystem by bolstering your documentation in these three ways during this month.


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How to Install Guacamole to Access Your Computers from Anywhere in Ubuntu

Tecmint - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 14:44

Apache Guacamole is a clientless open-source web-based gateway that provides remote access to servers and even client PCs via a web browser using protocols such as SSH, VNC and RDP. Apache Guacamole comprises 2

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Initial Support For Booting RISC-V Hardware Via EFI Sent In For Linux 5.10

Phoronix - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 14:09
The RISC-V architecture code with Linux 5.10 adds the ability for booting via (U)EFI...

Intel Lands A Hefty Tiger Lake Graphics Optimization

Phoronix - Tue, 10/20/2020 - 08:35
From my Tiger Lake testing so far with the Core i7 1165G7, the "Gen12" Xe Graphics have been quite compelling with a very nice upgrade over Gen11 and especially obvious win over the very common still Gen9 graphics. With Mesa 20.3, another measurable performance is on the way for the Intel Vulkan driver with Tiger Lake...

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