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In this post, I’ll try to explain why it is a better idea to open a discussion before sending your pull request to any open source project you would like to contribute to (even if they don’t state this), and why this is extremely important from the OSS’s maintainers point of view.

There are actually many reasons why you might want to have Transmission web interface. One of these is when your office doesn’t allow access to torrents but you still wish to download them with only one intend to get the job done as soon as possible.

Oracle has released Oracle Linux 8.2 as the second installment in the latest Oracle Linux 8 operating system series, based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2.

Apache is one of the most popular web servers in the world. It is an open-source and cross-platform HTTP server that powers a large percentage of the Internet’s websites. Apache provides many powerful features that can be extended through additional modules.

The tech sector is quietly having a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Open source developers are getting involved with many aspects of the fight against the coronavirus, using Python to visualize its spread and helping to repurpose data acquisition systems to perform contact tracing. read more

The new Ubuntu version is already certified for Raspberry Pi.

TQ-Embedded’s “MBLS1028A-IND” SBC and box PC run Linux on a module with a dual-core -A72 LS1028A and supply 6x GbE with TSN. TQ also has a “TQMLX2160A” module with NXP’s 8-16-core Cortex-A72 LX2x CPU. While reporting earlier this week on TQ-Embedded’s TQMa8Xx and TQMa8XxS modules, based on an i.MX8X, and TQ’s TQMa8MxML module based on […]

These are the top 5 Linux podcasts that allow you to learn Linux, bring communities together and lift up Linux and its users.

Following the first 3 parts we look more closely at individual GNU projects and their Microsoft-hosted dependencies

In this week’s edition of our open source news roundup, we see the success of virtual conferences, continued impact of open source on COVID-19, Retropie adds support for Raspberry Pi 4, and more open source news.

Solus Plasma is a successful "marriage ??" between two ambitious projects. The first partner is the KDE desktop, and the second partner is the Solus distribution. But like any distribution, after installing it on your computer ????, you should take some necessary steps and add some aesthetic touches.

TQ-Embedded is launching a “TQMa8Xx” and SMARC form-factor “TQMa8XxS” module that run Linux on NXP’s i.MX8X. TQ is also deploying a i.MX8M Mini/Nano based “TQMa8MxML” LGA module. TQ-Embedded, the embedded unit at Germany-based TQ-Systems, has launched several modules that run Linux on NXP’s i.MX8 processors. The company just announced two new modules — the TQMa8Xx […]

Material improvements in strategic framework for mobile, web and, tentatively, desktop apps. Google's first 2020 update of its cross-platform development toolkit has brought Flutter up to version 1.17 and the associated Dart language to 2.8.…

This tutorial shows how to install latest nvidia driver on Ubuntu 20.04. Learn how to check hardware details and install from GUI and command line.

Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. The stitcher counts the threads on a piece of evenweave fabric (such as linen) in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance. There’s some good open source software that helps create cross stitch patterns. Here’s our recommendations.

Companies create Open Source Program Offices (OSPO) to manage their relationship with the open source ecosystems they depend on. By understanding the company's open source ecosystem, an OSPO is able to maximize the company's return on investment and reduce the risks of consuming, contributing to, and releasing open source software. Additionally, since the company depends on its open source ecosystem, ensuring its health and sustainability shall ensure the company's health, sustainable growth, and evolution. read more

In this article, we will use a Linux command-line tool called speedtest-cli. It is written in Python and uses the website speedtest.net to check bandwidth by uploading and downloading data to and from your system.

Looking to try Ubuntu 20.04 LTS? Here's our detailed review on the new release and why we think that it's one of the best LTS releases ever made.

The optimal solution to the ongoing GitHubification of Free Software would be the creation of a successfully competitive software development repository specialized to the Free Software community.

It appears that during the Coronavirus lock-down, the Linux market share according to website NetMarketShare has seen quite a large bump.