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FFmpeg Adds H.265 Tile Encoding Support For VA-API With Intel Icelake+

Phoronix - Mon, 07/20/2020 - 18:29
The latest FFmpeg multimedia library code can see faster H.265 video encoding with the Video Acceleration API when running on Icelake and newer Intel graphics...

Analyzing systemd calendar and timespans

opensource.com - Mon, 07/20/2020 - 15:01

In my previous seven articles in this series about systemd, and especially in the most recent article, time and date have come up in multiple contexts. systemd uses calendar time, specifying one or more moments in time to trigger events (such as a backup program), as well as timestamped entries in the journal. It can also use timespans, which define the amount of time between two events but are not directly tied to specific calendar times.


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Open source cross-platform development with TotalCross

opensource.com - Mon, 07/20/2020 - 15:00

There's a question that pops up quite frequently at TotalCross—in our day-to-day work, after presentations, in Reddit discussions, and sometimes even in our Telegram channel. Let's answer it once and for all: No, TotalCross Virtual Machine is not another Java Virtual Machine. This article explains the differences between the two, how TotalCross interacts with Java, and how to know which is best for your application.


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An introduction to mutation testing in Python

opensource.com - Mon, 07/20/2020 - 15:00

You have tests for everything; maybe you even have a badge in your project repository stating 100% test coverage. But what are these tests helping you do? How do you know?


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How to Clone a CentOS Server with Rsync

Tecmint - Mon, 07/20/2020 - 13:21
Cloning is the practice of cloning an exact copy of an existing Live Linux server using the rsync command-line tool. Cloning requires 2 instances of servers – the server to be cloned and the

Linux 5.8-rc6 Kernel Released - "Things Continue To Look Very Normal"

Phoronix - Mon, 07/20/2020 - 07:14
While Linus Torvalds has been concerned by the size of Linux 5.8 at times, he just released Linux 5.8-rc6 and so far things are looking good...

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