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A stress-free guide to keeping WordPress sites updated

opensource.com - Sun, 04/19/2020 - 15:00

We all know how important it is to keep WordPress sites updated. New updates provide the latest bug and security fixes against any nasties lurking on the web. But, more critically, an outdated site can also lead to poor performance, such as slow loading speed or an outdated look and feel.


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Ardour 6.0-RC1 Digital Audio Workstation Released With Experimental Web Interface

Phoronix - Sun, 04/19/2020 - 12:04
Just weeks after the first Ardour 6.0 pre-release, the release candidate is now available for this big digital audio workstation software update...

Rust-Written Redox OS Booting The 128-Thread AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Phoronix - Sun, 04/19/2020 - 07:20
The Rust language focused Redox OS open-source operating system is now able to boot the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-core/128-thread processor and run with full multi-threading capabilities...

NVIDIA 440.66.09 Vulkan Driver Beta For Linux Brings More Fixes

Phoronix - Sun, 04/19/2020 - 04:09
NVIDIA today issued new beta builds of their Vulkan drivers for Linux and Windows...

Linux 5.7 Delivering Some Gaming Performance Gains For AMD Radeon Navi GPUs

Phoronix - Sun, 04/19/2020 - 00:00
For those using AMD Radeon "Navi" GPUs, the in-development Linux 5.7 kernel is delivering some minor performance improvements compared to prior kernels.

Nouveau Display CRC Support Being Firmed Up Thanks To NVIDIA's Documentation

Phoronix - Sat, 04/18/2020 - 21:16
While waiting to see NVIDIA's new open-source play and ultimately how the re-clocking situation will get addressed for Nouveau so modern GeForce GPUs can work at their intended frequencies on this open-source Linux graphics driver stack, at least the display support has been getting into a more reliable state with CRC support on the horizon as a result of NVIDIA's already published documentation...

FreeBSD On Laptops Is Still A Big Challenge But The Slimbook Could Soon Be Running Well

Phoronix - Sat, 04/18/2020 - 19:26
FreeBSD may be running great on servers at the likes of Netflix, but when it comes to running the BSD operating system on laptops it still is largely a giant mess...

KDE Continuing To See More Wayland Improvements, Fixes To Dolphin

Phoronix - Sat, 04/18/2020 - 18:47
KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his weekly development recap one day early in highlighting the most recent improvements and new capabilities to this open-source desktop environment...

My 10 guiding principles for open source community management

opensource.com - Sat, 04/18/2020 - 15:00

Many activities these days, be they sports, social work, arts or free and open source software, are organized in some sort of community. If backed by a respective legal entity, this not only helps with getting donations and entering contracts but also puts statutes and rules in place that establish the values and ideals all contributors share and abide by.


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