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Improve open source community sustainability by tracking these two metrics

opensource.com - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 16:00

In early 2020, I wrote an article on three metrics for tracking and measuring offline, in-person community-building activities. Little did I (or the world) know then that offline, in-person activities of any kind would soon become unfeasible for the foreseeable future.


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How to Create Simple Shell Scripts in Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 13:48

Creating shell scripts is one of the most essential skills that Linux users should have at the tip of their fingers. Shell scripts play an enormous role in automating repetitive tasks which otherwise would

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PAPPL 1.0 Beta Released For Ultimately Replacing CUPS Printer Driver

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 13:00
PAPPL as the printer application framework created by the CUPS founder is approaching the v1.0 release...

Intel Begins Sending Out Linux Support Patches For CXL 2.0

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 07:25
Just a day after the CXL 2.0 specification was published, the initial Linux kernel support for this updated Compute Express Link revision was sent out for review...

Airlie: "Why Sharing Code With Windows Isn't Always A Win"

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 04:55
Following the news today of Intel sharing ~60% of their GPU driver code-base between Windows and Linux and working to bring the Intel Graphics Compiler (IGC) to Mesa in 2021, not everyone is enthusiastic about those prospects...

FFmpeg Lands Support For NVIDIA AV1 Video Decoding With RTX 30 + NVDEC

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 02:49
Adding to the growing list of changes for the next FFmpeg release is now AV1 video decoding with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards...

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