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Understanding Open Source Technology & US Export Controls

The Linux Foundation - Wed, 07/08/2020 - 21:00
Understanding Open Source Technology & US Export Controls 了解开源科技和美国出 口管制 Open development enables global collaboration: a guide for companies using and developing open source technology 开源发展使全球协作成为可能:一份致使用与开发开源科技公司的指南 Author: The Linux Foundation Download Now

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Intel Architectural LBR Support Going Into Linux 5.9

Phoronix - Wed, 07/08/2020 - 19:47
Intel CPUs have long supported LBR for last branch records as a means of recording the branches to which software has taken along with exposing other control flow information. This has relied upon model-specific registers while with future Intel CPUs this is being folded into a more universal CPU architectural feature. Support for Intel "Arch LBR" is set to come later this year with the Linux 5.9 kernel...

Fedora Developers Evaluating Compression Options For Btrfs-By-Default Proposal

Phoronix - Wed, 07/08/2020 - 18:53
The proposal for using Btrfs by default on the Fedora desktop is gaining a fair amount of traction and interest from the community and could possibly move ahead but further testing and decisions are still to be made...

GNOME Shell + Mutter 3.37.3 Are Out Roaring With Better Performance

Phoronix - Wed, 07/08/2020 - 16:12
Released on Tuesday was GNOME 3.37.3 but missing the mark in time for that proper milestone were the all important GNOME Shell and Mutter components. But a few hours past the mark, they were released and come with some big changes...

Program IoT systems using Python with this VSCode plugin for RTOS

opensource.com - Wed, 07/08/2020 - 15:02

The pervasiveness of the Internet of Things (IoT) means nearly every product, from refrigerators to pocket watches, can connect to a network. For that to happen, all these products must have an embedded computer running a networking stack, and some of these products are almost impossibly small. That's where embedded software comes in: modern technology provides a tiny computer, hard-coded into a hardware chip, without any need for offboard CPU, RAM, or hard drive.


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A visual guide to Lens: A new way to see Kubernetes

opensource.com - Wed, 07/08/2020 - 15:01

There are many Kubernetes administration tools to choose from, whether you prefer a command-line utility or a graphical user interface. I recently covered k9s, a text-based interface that many day-to-day Kubernetes administrators enjoy, but you have to navigate through many Kubernetes-specific terms to use it. A lot of people who use Kubernetes less often would rather have a colorful, clean visual guide.


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6 best practices for teams using Git

opensource.com - Wed, 07/08/2020 - 15:00

Git is very useful for helping small teams manage their software development processes, but there are ways you can make it even more effective. I've found a number of best practices that help my team, especially as new team members join with varying levels of Git expertise.


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Panfrost Gallium3D Driver Adds Midgard Multi-Sampling Support

Phoronix - Wed, 07/08/2020 - 14:53
The Panfrost Gallium3D driver providing open-source OpenGL support for Arm Mali graphics hardware now has working multi-sample anti-aliasing (MSAA) for Arm Midgard hardware...

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