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Firefox 75 Released With Flatpak Support, Wayland Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 04/07/2020 - 21:30
Mozilla has released Firefox 75.0 as what is a big update for Linux users...

AMD ACO Begins Using Navi NGG For Tessellation + Vertex Shaders

Phoronix - Tue, 04/07/2020 - 20:22
The AMD "ACO" compiler backed by Valve for offering a faster shader compiler back-end than AMDGPU LLVM for the RADV open-source Radeon Vulkan driver has begun making use of Navi's NGG "Next-Gen Geometry" hardware...

GNU MediaGoblin Announces They Are Still Alive

Phoronix - Tue, 04/07/2020 - 19:24
One of several GNU projects that have been silent in recent years is MediaGoblin, the effort to provide a free and decentralized web platform for sharing of digital media...

F2FS Introduces Zstd Compression Support With The Linux 5.7 Kernel

Phoronix - Tue, 04/07/2020 - 18:33
The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) updates have been sent in for the very active Linux 5.7 kernel...

15 years of Git: How to get started or learn something new

opensource.com - Tue, 04/07/2020 - 15:04

If there's anything that's changed software in the past two decades, Git is at the top of the list.


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Love or hate chat? 4 best practices for remote teams

opensource.com - Tue, 04/07/2020 - 15:03

Chat is a part of most people's daily lives, especially if you work in tech, and especially if you work with teammates located in different parts of the world. It can be a great way to achieve these goals:


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How to use pyenv to run multiple versions of Python on a Mac

opensource.com - Tue, 04/07/2020 - 15:02

Managing a local Python development environment continues to be a challenge, even for experienced developers. While there are well-documented strategies for package management, there is another step necessary to ensure you are running the version of Python you need when you need it.


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