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3 ways to use PostgreSQL commands

opensource.com - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 16:02

In Getting started with PostgreSQL, I explained how to install, set up, and begin using the open source database software. But there's a lot more you can do with commands in PostgreSQL.


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How key Python projects are maintained

opensource.com - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 16:01

Jannis Leidel is part of the Jazzband community. Jazzband is a collaborative community that shares the responsibility of maintaining Python-based projects.

Jazzband was born out of the stress of maintaining an open source project alone for a longer time. Jannis is a roadie, which means he does administrative tasks and makes sure the people in the band can play when they want.


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How Drupal 8 aims to be future-proof

opensource.com - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 16:00

Thomas Edison famously said, "The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense." This quote made me wonder if "sticking-to-it" is contradictory to innovation; does it make you resistant to change? But, the more I pondered on it, I realized that innovation is fueled by perseverance.


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How To Install Pandora FMS Monitoring Tool in Ubuntu 18.04

Tecmint - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 13:35
Pandora FMS (Flexible Monitoring System) is a free open-source, modern and highly scalable full-featured IT infrastructure monitoring tool designed for all types of environments. It is used to manage network equipment; Linux and other...

The three principles of successful cloud-native development

Red Hat News - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 13:00

To succeed with digital transformation, enterprises must learn how to modernize and develop applications much more rapidly and frequently. That requires a paradigm change in how applications are created. This new approach, cloud-native application development, should adhere to the following three principles:

Even With A $199 Laptop, Clear Linux Can Offer Superior Performance To Fedora Or Ubuntu

Phoronix - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 04:48
The latest in our benchmarking fun with the $199+ Motile M141 laptop is seeing how well Intel's Clear Linux performs on it in relation to Ubuntu and Fedora.

The Y2038 problem in the Linux kernel, 25 years of Java, and other industry news

opensource.com - Thu, 02/06/2020 - 00:17

As part of my role as a senior product marketing manager at an enterprise software company with an open source development model, I publish a regular update about open source community, market, and industry trends for product marketers, managers, and other influencers. Here are five of my and their favorite articles from that update.


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Linux 5.6 Continues Work On Intel VT-d Nested Mode Support

Phoronix - Wed, 02/05/2020 - 22:38
The IOMMU changes have been sent in for the ongoing Linux 5.6 kernel merge window...

Bareflank Hypervisor 2.0 Released With UEFI Support, New Memory Manager

Phoronix - Wed, 02/05/2020 - 20:36
The Bareflank Linux hypervisor that is written in modern C++ and focused on security and serving as a framework/SDK for other hypervisors, finally experienced its big 2.0 release...

Systemd 245 Shipping Soon With Systemd-Homed, Systemd-Repart Partitioner

Phoronix - Wed, 02/05/2020 - 20:22
Systemd 245 is soon shipping as the first feature update of 2020 and it's another big one...

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