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4 Markdown tools for the Linux command line

opensource.com - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 15:02

When it comes to working with files formatted with Markdown, command-line tools rule the roost. They're light, fast, powerful, and flexible, and most of them follow the Unix philosophy of doing one thing well.

Take a look at four utilities that can help you work more efficiently with Markdown files at the command line.


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7 open hardware projects working to solve COVID-19

opensource.com - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 15:02

The open source hardware movement has long championed the importance of the right to repair, fully own the technology you buy, and be able to remix and reproduce gadgets, just like you can with music. And so, during this challenging time, open hardware is providing some answers to some of the problems created by the coronavirus pandemic.


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My top 6 open source frameworks for web development

opensource.com - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 15:00

There are a lot of backend frameworks that are open source and easily available, but not all of them offer great features. Backend frameworks are an essential part of website development, as they work as the nuts and bolts of a website. Basically, they handle everything behind the scenes of a website.

Backend frameworks have extensive libraries, APIs, web servers, and a lot more. They are responsible for the database, ensuring it makes proper communication with the front end and generates backend functionality.


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How to Install OwnCloud on Ubuntu 18.04

Tecmint - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 14:47
OwnCloud is a leading open-source file sharing and cloud collaboration platform whose services and functionalities are similar to those offered by DropBox and Google Drive. However, unlike Dropbox, OwnCloud does not have the datacenter...

LLVM Lands Build System Changes To Make It Easier For Out-Of-Tree Projects To Use MLIR

Phoronix - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 13:47
Since being released by Google engineers last year and subsequently integrated into the LLVM ecosystem, the MLIR intermediate representation has quickly been gaining interest both among LLVM projects and other external users...

Firefox 76 Enabling VA-API Wayland Acceleration For All Video Codecs

Phoronix - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 12:00
With the upcoming Firefox 75 there is VA-API GPU-based video acceleration working on Wayland. While this built off FFmpeg, the initial code was limited to supporting H.264 while for Firefox 76 that is being extended...

Mesa 20.0.2 Released With The Latest Fixes, Principally Helping Intel + Radeon Graphics

Phoronix - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 06:48
Mesa 20.0.2 is out this evening as the latest stable bug-fix update for the Mesa Q1'2020 driver series...

NVMe SSD Systems May Boot Slightly Quicker With Linux 5.7

Phoronix - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 05:12
Systems making use of NVMe solid-state storage may see slightly faster boot times with the Linux 5.7 kernel this summer...

LibreOffice 7.0 Git Adds Skia-Based Text Rendering Support

Phoronix - Thu, 03/19/2020 - 02:35
With the in-development LibreOffice 7.0 one of the headlining changes is making use of Google's Skia library and with that is Vulkan rendering support. That initial implementation was using Skia to draw the UI while now it's also picking up text rendering responsibilities...

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