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Kali Linux now available for Raspberry Pi 4 - Notebookcheck.net

Google News - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 08:58
Kali Linux now available for Raspberry Pi 4  Notebookcheck.net

Kali Linux is now compatible with the Raspberry Pi 4. Currently, the distro is only available as a 32-bit OS, but Offensive Security is planning on releasing a ...

AMD Posts New CPUFreq Driver For CPPC Support With Zen 2 CPUs

Phoronix - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 08:39
AMD Zen 2 CPUs support ACPI's Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) for tuning the system to energy and/or performance requirements. AMD has now published a new CPUfreq driver for handling their CPPC implementation and the new controls found with their new processors...

Linux 5.3 Continues Advancing Intel's Sound Open Firmware

Phoronix - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 07:45
Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai sent in the big set of audio driver changes for Linux 5.3...

NetBSD Working On DRM ioctl Support, Eventually To Allow Steam On Linux Gaming Support

Phoronix - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 04:38
In addition to better Wine support on NetBSD thanks to Google Summer of Code 2019, another student developer has been working on DRM ioctl support including when running their Linux emulation packages. Ultimately the hope is they can run the Steam Linux binary on NetBSD to enjoy gaming with DRM+Mesa...

NetBSD Working On DRM ioctl Support, Eventually To Allow Steam On Linux Gaming Support - Phoronix

Google News - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 04:38
NetBSD Working On DRM ioctl Support, Eventually To Allow Steam On Linux Gaming Support  Phoronix

In addition to better Wine support on NetBSD thanks to Google Summer of Code 2019, another student developer has been working on DRM ioctl support ...

Wind River Linux offers containers and cloud-native approaches for embedded computing software development - Linux.com

Google News - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 04:30
Wind River Linux offers containers and cloud-native approaches for embedded computing software development  Linux.com

Wind River Systems is introducing enhancements to the Wind River Linux software to ease the adoption of containers in embedded computing systems.

Wind River Linux offers containers and cloud-native approaches for embedded computing software development

Linux.com - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 04:26

Wind River Systems is introducing enhancements to the Wind River Linux software to ease the adoption of containers in embedded computing systems.

Linux 5.3 Picks Up Utilization Clamping - Ensuring GUI Threads Get Maximum Frequency

Phoronix - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 03:24
The scheduler changes for the Linux 5.3 kernel are as busy as ever...

Linode Brings Commercial Grade GPUs to the Masses

Linux.com - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 02:15
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Merging exFAT Support For Linux Is Being Talked About - Waiting On Microsoft's Blessing

Phoronix - Thu, 07/11/2019 - 00:10
Microsoft's exFAT file-system is more than one decade old and while there has been out-of-tree efforts, the mainline Linux kernel as of yet does not support the file-system even with it appearing on more SD cards and other devices. But there is now a renewed effort to get an exFAT driver into the Linux kernel...

The State Of EPEL-8 For Complementing RHEL8's Packages

Phoronix - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 23:18
Under the Fedora umbrella has been the "Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux" to complement the official RHEL packages with extra packages largely based on Fedora packages. While RHEL 8.0 launched in May, there hasn't been full support for EPEL-8 yet but it's being worked on...

Chrome OS launcher function to search for Linux app installs postponed - About Chromebooks

Google News - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 23:12
Chrome OS launcher function to search for Linux app installs postponed  About Chromebooks

After nearly 5 months of inactivity, code efforts to bring Linux app installation searches to the Chrome OS launcher have been paused. For now, you'll need to ...

Linux Foundation and LF Networking Announce Keynote Highlights for Open Networking Summit Europe

The Linux Foundation - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 23:00

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2019 The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, and LF Networking (LFN), which facilitates collaboration and operational excellence across open networking projects, today announced the initial line-up of keynote speakers and panelists for Open Networking Summit Europe. The event takes place September 23-25 in Antwerp, Belgium.  

Open Networking Summit (ONS) is the industry’s premier open networking event, enabling collaborative development and innovation across enterprises, service providers and cloud providers. The event provides a platform for discussing the future of Open Networking, including how networking and adjacent technologies like 5G, SDN/NFV, VNF/CNF, Cloud Native Networking, Network Automation, Edge, AI, Access and IOT, Access & IoT services. Following 2018’s inaugural event outside of North America, ONS Europe 2019 continues to provide expanded opportunities for more individuals to share, learn and collaborate on these important and emerging technologies.

Keynote speakers and panelists this year include:

  • Beth Cohen, NFV/SDN Product Strategist at Verizon
  • Melissa Evers-Hood, Senior Director, Google OS Division, System Software Products at Intel
  • Heather Kirksey, Vice President, Ecosystem & Community at The Linux Foundation
  • Dan Kohn, Executive Director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation
  • Philippe Lucas, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Architecture & Standardization at Orange
  • Roman Shaposhnik, Co-Founder & Vice President, Product & Strategy at ZEDEDA
  • Will Townsend, Senior Analyst, Carriers and Enterprise Networking, Moor Insights & Strategy & Forbes Contributor
  • Amy Wheelus, Vice President – Network Cloud at AT&T

Additional keynote speakers, as well as the full schedule of sessions, will be announced later this month on July 23rd.

Conference Registration is $1000 through July 28, with additional registration options available including $275 Hall Passes, $600 Day Passes, and $500 Student Passes.  Non-profit and group discounts are available as well; details are available on the event registration page. Members of The Linux Foundation and Linux Foundation Projects receive a 20% discount on all registration fees; contact events@linuxfoundation.org to request a discount code. Applications for diversity and needs-based scholarships are currently being accepted;  for information on eligibility and how to apply, please click here.

The Linux Foundation events are where the world’s leading technologists meet, collaborate, learn and network in order to advance innovations that support the world’s largest shared technologies.

Open Networking Summit Europe is made possible thanks to Diamond Sponsor Ericsson, Platinum Sponsors Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Huawei, and Keysight Technologies as well as Gold Sponsor Red Hat. For information on becoming an event sponsor, click here.  

Members of the press who would like to request a press pass to attend should contact Jill Lovato at jlovato@linuxfoundation.org.

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About The Linux Foundation 

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Linux Foundation and LF Networking Announce Keynote Highlights for Open Networking Summit Europe - Yahoo Finance

Google News - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 23:00
Linux Foundation and LF Networking Announce Keynote Highlights for Open Networking Summit Europe  Yahoo Finance

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation , the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, and LF ...

AMD Ryzen 3000 is experiencing problems with some Linux distributions - Optocrypto

Google News - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 21:38
AMD Ryzen 3000 is experiencing problems with some Linux distributions  Optocrypto

Ryzen 3000 seems to have boot problems with the most modern Linux distributions. The problem affects all operating systems using a 2019 Linux distribution ...

Linux 5.3 Crypto Updates Jitter RNG, Adds xxHash

Phoronix - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 21:07
Herbert Xu sent out the crypto subsystem updates on Monday for the in-development Linux 5.3 kernel...

Will IBM's acquisition be the end of Red Hat? - Network World

Google News - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 20:49
Will IBM's acquisition be the end of Red Hat?  Network World

IBM's acquisition of Red Hat is a big deal -- a $34 billion big deal -- and many Linux professionals wonder how it's going to change Red Hat's role in the Linux ...

Don't buy the faulty Raspberry Pi 4 -- get a different Linux-compatible single-board computer instead - BetaNews

Google News - Wed, 07/10/2019 - 20:46
Don't buy the faulty Raspberry Pi 4 -- get a different Linux-compatible single-board computer instead  BetaNews

Raspberry Pi computers are pretty damn great. Not only are they small and inexpensive, but they are ideal for tinkering and learning. And yes, they can serve as ...

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