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User-space API additions and changes (granted, no ABI breakage permitted for the mainline Linux kernel) to Linux Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) drivers is done fairly easily by their developers and possibly without enough thought. Linux DRM subsystem co-maintainer David Airlie has issued a proposal that would make user-space API alterations more strictly reviewed...

Linux Graphics Drivers Could Have User-Space API Changes More Strictly Evaluated  Phoronix

I'm a fan of Konsole and GNOME Terminal, and I use them both regularly. They're great projects, and they represent modern terminals that meet the needs of users who spend their day in a shell, as well as users who only dip into a Unix shell every now and again. They integrate nicely into a desktop environment, bridging the gap between common GUI tasks and common shell tasks. I use GNOME Terminal at work and Konsole at home, and I enjoy them both.

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No matter what medium of content you consume these days (podcasts, articles, tweets, etc.), you'll probably come across some reference to data. Whether it's to back up a talking point or put a meta-view on how data is everywhere, data and its analysis are in high demand.

As a programmer, I've found data science to be more comparable to wizardry than an exact science. I've coveted the ability to get ahold of raw data and glean something useful and concrete from it. What a useful talent!

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“What’s your GitLab?” is one of the first questions I was asked on my first day working for the GNOME Foundation—the nonprofit that supports GNOME projects, including the desktop environment, GTK, and GStreamer. The person was referring to my username on GNOME’s GitLab instance.

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It’s quite often that we keep forgetting which version of the Debian operating system we are using and this mostly happens when you log in to the Debian server after a long time or...

LLVM developers had been planning to transition to the Git revision control system in place of SVN by the time of their developer meeting in October. It looks like that goal will be realized on the same-day as kicking off that annual developer meeting...

Project Trident has been one of the lesser known BSD distributions derived from TrueOS (formerly PC-BSD) and making use of the FreeBSD package set. But moving forward the distribution is looking to reinvent itself as a derivative of Void Linux...

As we careen into Fall, we at Red Hat have had a few months to catch our breath after another fantastic Red Hat Summit. Which means… we're busy planning for next year's Red Hat Summit. As we get everything lined up for next year, let's take a look back at some of the highlights from our time in Boston.

Project Trident Switching From TrueOS/FreeBSD Distribution To Basing On Void Linux  Phoronix

Python 3.8.0 is out today as the latest major release for this popular programming language...

One of Linux's most important commands had a glaring security flaw  Engadget

1. One of Linux's most important commands had a glaring security flaw  Engadget
2. Linux Sudo bug opens root access to unprivileged users  SiliconANGLE News
3. Linux SUDO Bug Lets You Run Commands as Root, Most Installs Unaffected  BleepingComputer
4. Sudo Flaw Lets Linux Users Run Commands As Root Even When They're Restricted  Internet
5. Sudo? More like Su-doh: There's a fun bug that gives restricted sudoers root access (if your config is non-standard)  The Register
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Details are still light on Jasper Lake, but volleyed onto the public mailing list today was the initial support for the Jasper Lake PCH within the open-source Linux graphics driver side...

PyPy 7.2 is out today as a big update for this alternative Python implementation that currently provides interpreters for compatibility with Python 2.7 and Python 3.6...

Debian 10 "Buster" already is making use of IPTables' Netfilter back-end by default in their path to deprecate IPTables while for Debian 11 the deprecation will continue further...

Sudo Flaw Lets Linux Users Run Commands As Root Even When They're Restricted  Internet

Get to know Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager  TechTarget

Sony engineers working on the PlayStation compiler toolchain continue upstreaming various improvements to the LLVM source tree for helping the AMD APUs powering their latest game console...

Linux Fu: Python GUIs For Command Line Programs (Almost) Instantly  Hackaday