Open-source News

GNOME and KDE work together on the Linux desktop  ZDNet

Fragmentation has long been a problem for the Linux desktop, but now the two biggest open-source desktop foundations are joining forces.

DevOps is just another term for value stream development. What does value stream mean?

Value is what arises during our interactions with customers and stakeholders. Once we get into value stream development, we quickly realize that value is not an entity. Value constantly changes. Value is a process. Value is a flow.

Hence the term stream. Value is only value if it's a stream. And this streaming of value is what we call continuous integration (CI).

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Linux Smartphone Librem 5 is Available for Preorder  It's FOSS

The specification for the much awaited Linux-based smartphone Librem 5 is out now. You can even preorder it to get it before most other people.

The newest initiative within the Fedora camp is a "Minimization Team" seeking to reduce the size of packaged applications, run-times, and other software available on Fedora Linux...

Steam Proposes Linux Kernel Changes To Improve Game Performance  Linux.com

The game distribution company, Steam, has proposed changes to the Linux kernel to gain access to extra core functionality they need to improve performance of ...

The game distribution company, Steam, has proposed changes to the Linux kernel to gain access to extra core functionality they need to improve performance of gaming on Linux. Steam recently released the first build of Proton 4.11, a WINE based tool that can run Windows games on Linux. They observed that the performance can be significantly improved if the proposed changes are made to the kernel.

Steam Proposes Linux Kernel Changes To Improve Multi-Threaded Games  Tom's Hardware

Steam developers have proposed some changes to the Linux kernel that would reduce the CPU load for multi-threaded Windows games that run on Linux via ...

The latest upstream GNOME performance shortcomings being investigated by prolific contributor Daniel Van Vugt of Canonical are OpenGL pipeline stalls...

Open Source Talent in Demand,
With Linux Back on Top

Read the results from our survey of 750+ hiring managers, and 6,500 open source professionals

Wealth of Opportunities for Skilled Open Source Professionals

Developed in partnership with Dice, we share the latest trends in open source careers, which skills are in demand, what motivates open source job seekers, and how employers can attract and retain top talent.

Key Findings

• Hiring open source talent is a priority for 83% of hiring managers, an increase from 76% in 2017.
• Linux is back on top as the most in-demand open source skill category, making it required knowledge for most entry-level open source careers.
• Containers are rapidly growing in popularity and importance, with 57% of hiring managers seeking that expertise, up from only 27% last year.
• There’s a gulf between the views of hiring managers and IT pros on the effectiveness of efforts to improve diversity in the industry.
• Hiring managers are moving away from hiring outside consultants, and opting to train existing employees on new open source technologies and help them gain certifications.

Share your learnings and comments on the Open Source Jobs Report by using the hashtag #OSSJobs.

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Valve-backed Xrdesktop Brings Linux Desktop Environments Into VR  UploadVR

Collabora's xrdesktop, sponsored by Valve, adds full VR support to Linux desktop environments such as GNOME and KDE.

Valve-backed Xrdesktop Brings Linux Desktop Environments Into VR  UploadVR

Collabora's xrdesktop, sponsored by Valve, adds full VR support to Linux desktop environments such as GNOME and KDE.

cPanel, the Hosting Platform of Choice, Announces Partnership With CloudLinux, Extending Support for Linux Systems Based on RHEL 6 and CentOS 6  Yahoo Finance

HOUSTON, July 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- cPanel® is excited to announce a partnership with CloudLinux to extend support for systems running Red Hat® ...

cPanel, the Hosting Platform of Choice, Announces Partnership With CloudLinux, Extending Support for Linux Systems Based on RHEL 6 and CentOS 6  PRNewswire

HOUSTON, July 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- cPanel® is excited to announce a partnership with CloudLinux to extend support for systems running Red Hat® ...

NordVPN Implements WireGuard Protocol on Linux  Embedded Computing Design

NordVPN introduces the NordLynx technology built around the WireGuard protocol.

NordVPN Implements WireGuard Protocol on Linux  Embedded Computing Design

NordVPN introduces the NordLynx technology built around the WireGuard protocol.

Waves : Notorious adds Linux support to Steam Early Access  Gamasutra

Linux gamers are dedicated, passionate and deserve more support.Shrewsbury, UK - 28-07-2019 - A Native Linux version of Wavessup2;: Notorious was add.

Linux Mint 19.2 "Tina" Is Now Available for Download  Softpedia News

Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce editions are now available.

The VR Linux desktop is on its way  ZDNet

Want to use the GNOME or KDE Linux desktops on your virtual reality headset? A new open-source project aims to let you play games and use your Linux ...

Linux Kernel 5.1 Reached End of Life, Users Urged to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 5.2  Softpedia News

Renowned Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced that the Linux 5.1 kernel series has reached end of life, urging users to upgrade to the latest ...

Thanks to Valve's open-source driver developer Samuel Pitoiset, there is now experimental support for using Wave32 support on Navi graphics cards for compute shaders...