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My Linux Story: From 8-bit enthusiast to Unix sysadmin

opensource.com - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 15:02

It all started in the mid-1980s with an Apple ][c that my parents purchased for our family. Although I enjoyed playing games, I quickly became fascinated with BASIC programming and how useful it could be for work and fun. This was an era when computers were viewed as little more than typewriters, so people with "advanced computer skills" could easily use them to their advantage.


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How to Setup Redis Replication (with Cluster-Mode Disabled) in CentOS 8 – Part 1

Tecmint - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 15:01
Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) is a very popular and widely-used open source, fast, distributed and efficient in-memory key-value database/data structure server. It offers a rich set of features that make it effective for a...

Create web tutorials with Reveal.js and Git

opensource.com - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 15:00

Whether you're a learner or a teacher, you probably recognize the value of online workshops set up like slideshows for communicating knowledge. If you've ever stumbled upon one of these well-organized tutorials that are set up page by page, chapter by chapter, you may have wondered how hard it was to create such a website.

Well, I'm here to show you how easy it is to generate this type of workshop using a fully automated process.


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TURNIP Vulkan Driver Lands Initial Geometry Shader Support

Phoronix - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 14:50
The TURNIP open-source Vulkan driver continues advancing in-step with the other Mesa drivers...

AMD Rebases Their OpenMP For Radeon GPUs Against LLVM 11

Phoronix - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 12:05
At the end of last year with ROCm 3.0 AMD introduced the AOMP compiler for OpenMP support targeting Radeon GPUs. AOMP is another downstream of LLVM Clang and on Tuesday marked the latest update...

A partner’s guide to the Red Hat Summit virtual experience

Red Hat News - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 12:00

Partners play a critical role in Red Hat’s efforts to drive innovation with enterprise open source technology. From OEMs to global systems integrators to cloud and service providers, Red Hat’s extensive partner ecosystem helps customers around the world achieve success and IT modernization. We appreciate our partners and look forward to showcasing their innovative work at the first-ever Red Hat Summit Virtual Experience, a free, immersive multi-day event.

Google's Propeller Is Beginning To Be Upstreamed For Spinning Faster Program Binaries

Phoronix - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 07:36
We have begun seeing the start of upstreaming on Google's Propeller Framework for offering post-link-time binary optimizations in the LLVM compiler stack to offer measurably faster (re)generated binaries...

GNOME Launching A Community Engagement Challenge With $65k+ In Cash/Prizes

Phoronix - Wed, 04/08/2020 - 06:00
The GNOME Foundation in cooperation with Endless has launched their first Community Engagement Challenge where they are offering up many prizes and cash...

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