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Ikey Doherty Launches Open-Source Focused Game/Software Development Company

Phoronix - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 18:49
Well known open-source figure Ikey Doherty who rose to prominence for his work on the Solus Linux distribution and then went on to work on Intel's Clear Linux project is now having his hand at game engine development...

20 Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 19.10 ‘Eoan Ermine’

Tecmint - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 18:25
Ubuntu 19.10 with codename Eoan Ermine is now here and available for install. For those of you who are eager to check the latest Ubuntu version and for all newcomers to the Linux family,...

Release of the Year: What’s New in Ubuntu “Eoan Ermine” 19.10?

Tecmint - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 18:14
The very much anticipated release of Ubuntu’s latest cool project is finally upon us and the dev team made sure not to disappoint. Codenamed Eoan Ermine, Ubuntu 19.10 is the next big step that...

GCC 10 Has C++20 Concepts Support In Order

Phoronix - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 16:43
The original C++ Concepts technical specification has been supported by the GNU Compiler Collection since GCC 6, but for GCC 10 the latest C++20 enablement is supporting that refined version of this feature...

Qt 3D Will Still Be Improved On Alongside Qt Quick 3D

Phoronix - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 15:28
While Qt Quick 3D has been talked up a lot recently with The Qt Company's plans for that new 3D module inside the current Qt5 and future Qt6 tool-kits, Qt 3D itself is not going away...

How to program with Bash: Syntax and tools

opensource.com - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 15:03

A shell is the command interpreter for the operating system. Bash is my favorite shell, but every Linux shell interprets the commands typed by the user or sysadmin into a form the operating system can use. When the results are returned to the shell program, it sends them to STDOUT which, by default, displays them in the terminal. All of the shells I am familiar with are also programming languages.


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How to build a Flatpak

opensource.com - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 15:03

A long time ago, a Linux distribution shipped an operating system along with all the software available for it. There was no concept of “third party” software because everything was a part of the distribution. Applications weren’t so much installed as they were enabled from a great big software repository that you got on one of the many floppy disks or, later, CDs you purchased or downloaded.


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Pylint: Making your Python code consistent

opensource.com - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 15:00

Pylint is a higher-level Python style enforcer. While flake8 and black will take care of "local" style: where the newlines occur, how comments are formatted, or find issues like commented out code or bad practices in log formatting.


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Raspberry Pi 4's V3D Driver Lands OpenGL ES 3.1 Bits In Mesa 19.3-devel

Phoronix - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 12:20
The Broadcom "V3D" Gallium3D driver that is most notably used by the new Raspberry Pi 4 boards now is effectively at OpenGL ES 3.1 support within the newest Mesa 19.3 code...

Journey to the Future of Money with Red Hat at Money 20/20

Red Hat News - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 12:00

Event season is in full swing for the Red Hat Financial services team, and this time, we are headed to the bright lights of Las Vegas to attend Money 20/20 USA, being held from October 27 - 30th. Red Hat will be attending to sponsor a number of activities and discuss the important role open source technologies play in the future of payments, money and banking activities. 

Red Hat Government Symposium: Transforming culture and creating open innovation powerhouses

Red Hat News - Mon, 10/21/2019 - 12:00

For state, local and federal government agencies, digital transformation means much more than just migrating away from legacy technology systems. It involves inspiring ideas, encouraging communication and collaboration, and empowering government employees to forge their organizations’ innovation pathways. 

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