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Richard M Stallman has resigned as president from the Free Software Foundation and from his Board of Directors post...

Linux 5.4 will sound better. Well, at least provide audio support on more hardware with this next kernel release thanks to the latest batch of open-source sound improvements...

TrueOS changing direction was a disappointment back in 2018 with having done away with their desktop version that had been around for years since formerly being known as PC-BSD. But at least there are a few viable alternatives that continue advancing for a nice out-of-the-box BSD desktop experience like GhostBSD and MidnightBSD...

Lifeograph is an encrypted journal application for Windows, Linux and Android  Ghacks Technology News

Lifeograph is a journal application for Windows, Linux and Android. It is an open source diary that supports encryption and works completelt offline.

A few months ago, I read Marco Bravo's article How to use Ansible to document procedures on Opensource.com. I will admit, I didn't quite get it at the time. I was not actively using Ansible, and I remember thinking it looked like more work than it was worth. But I had an open mind and decided to spend time looking deeper into Ansible.

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Z-shell (or Zsh) is an interactive Bourne-like POSIX shell known for its abundance of innovative features. Z-Shell users often cite its many conveniences and credit it for increased efficiency and extensive customization.

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Psychological safety is a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. And it's critical for high-performing teams in open organizations.

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Pine64 Teases $25 Linux Smartwatch  LinuxInsider.com

Linux 5.4 Adds Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, Supports Some Newer ARM Laptops  Phoronix

How to configure the time zone on Linux  TechRepublic

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage today, and its massive impact on the world is still to come, says the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). According to an article on Nanalyze:

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How App Stores Are Addressing Fragmentation in the Linux Ecosystem  DevOps.com

According to DistroWatch, 273 Linux distributions are currently active, with another 56 dormant and 521 discontinued. While some of these have shared.

MySQL Replication is a process where data from one server is automatically copied or replicated onto another backup server in real time. Replication provides redundancy and fault tolerance and gives the user peace of...

The ARM SoC platform and driver changes landed on Monday during the first full day of the Linux 5.4 merge window. There is some exciting ARM hardware support improvements for this kernel while doing away with some older platforms...

Larry Ellison takes on Amazon Web services with his 'Oracle Autonomous Linux'  Business Insider India

Taking on arch rival Amazon Web Services (AWS) in his usual style, Oracle Co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison has made a strong pitch for company's ...

While Linux 5.4 is bringing a new driver to help SGI systems back to their Origin boxes, this kernel meanwhile dropping support for the SGI Altix that is newer than the some of the Origin systems. SGI Altix being removed from the Linux kernel is the latest in the path for winding down Itanium (IA64) support...

A recap of the Linux Plumbers Conference 2019  Packt Hub

This year's Linux Plumbers Conference concluded on the 11th of September 2019. This invitation-only conference for Linux top kernel developers was held in ...

Writing Characters Straight To The Linux Framebuffer  Hackaday

These days, working with a display in software is fairly easy. Thanks to the convenience of the modern OS, we're blessed with graphical user interfaces, where ...

PineTime is an incredibly affordable open source Linux Smartwatch  Gadgets & Wearables

Pine64 has revealed in a series of tweets that is making PineTime, a $25 smartwatch companion for Linux smartphones.

1. Oracle announces Oracle Autonomous Linux  ZDNet
2. Oracle Ups the Ante in Cloud with World's First Autonomous Operating System  Yahoo Finance
3. Larry Ellison tiers Amazon a new one: Oracle cloud gets 'always' free offer, plus something about Linux  The Register
4. Larry Ellison takes on Amazon Web services with his 'Oracle Autonomous Linux'  Business Insider India
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