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A critical security vulnerability was discovered in Fedora’s dhcp-client package. This DHCP flaw carries a high risk to your system and data, especially if you use untrusted networks such as a WiFi access point you don’t own. Read more here for how to protect your Fedora system. Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) allows your system […]

Sometimes, while working on the Linux command line, you might want to test certain things like integer values, or whether or not a file is of certain type? You'll be glad to know there's a built-in command line utility test that lets you do most of these comparisons and tests.

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are quickly transforming almost every sphere of our lives. From how we communicate to the means we use for transportation, we seem to be getting increasingly addicted to them. Because of these rapid advancements, massive amounts of talent and resources are dedicated to accelerating the growth of the technologies. Here is a list of 8 best open source AI technologies you can use to take your machine learning projects to the next level. read more

Alphamax is crowdfunding an open source “NeTV2” video development add-on board for the Raspberry Pi with an Artix-7 FPGA, 4x PCIe lanes, 2x HDMI inputs, 2x HDMI outputs, and Python programming for overlaying content on encrypted video signals.

Linux-related articles dominated our top 10 list last week, but our round-up of 17 books for Linux and open source fans was by far our biggest hit. Read on to see what else Opensource.com readers were excited about last week.

The Linux Foundation offers many resources for developers, users, and administrators of Linux systems. One of the most important offerings is its Linux Certification Program, which is designed to help you differentiate yourself in a job market that's hungry for your skills.

Advantech’s “ROM-7720” Qseven module runs Linux or Android on a hexa-core i.MX8 QuadMax with 4K, USB 3.0, PCIe, and SATA. The company is also partnering with Timesys on security services for its Arm-based boards and is co-hosting a Timesys webinar on the topic.

News briefs for May 14, 2018.

When I was looking for a virtual tabletop for role-playing games (RPGs), either for local play or for playing on a network with family and friends around the world, I had several criteria. First, I wanted a platform I could use offline while I prepped a campaign. Second, I didn't want something that came with the burden of being a social network. read more

Not all writers work within the confines of a word processor. More than a few of us tap out words in a humble (and sometimes not so humble) text editor. When you find a text editor that works for you, and works the way you want it to, you tend to hold onto it like that beaten up leather jacket, like that dog-eared book, or like that collection of old vinyl records. read more

In the first article in this four-part series comparing different Python web frameworks, I explained how to create a To-Do List web application in the Flask web framework. In this second article, I'll do the same task with the Pyramid web framework. read more

In this article, you can learn to configure Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) volumes before installing Linux OS on IBM Power System S822LC servers. The article also describes how to protect data on internal disks in an enterprise deployment and achieve high availability and uninterrupted service.

If you haven't been dipping your toes into the world of home automation, maybe some of these hacks will change your mind.

Smart card support was introduced around 2010 with OpenSSH 5.4. The inital scope was restricted to the RSA keys — the only supported key type at that time in OpenSSH — other than legacy DSA keys. Previously, users needed to specify the PKCS#11 driver for the smart card. Additionally, the OpenSSH client had to query […]

Conventional wisdom indicates that writers, photographers, artists, and other creators who share their content for free, under Creative Commons and other open licenses, won't get paid. That means most independent creators don't make any money by publishing their work on the internet. Enter LikeCoin: a new, open source project that intends to make this convention, where artists often have to compromise or sacrifice in order to contribute, a thing of the past. read more

Mozilla is continuing to fight for net neutrality — in the courts, alongside Americans, and, today, by joining the Red Alert protest. The Red Alert protest raises awareness about net neutrality. In mid-May, the Senate will vote on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the FCC’s net neutrality repeal. We’re partnering with organizations like Consumer Reports, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Reddit to encourage Americans to call Congress in support of net neutrality.

More desktops. More boards. More ‘init freedom’ and a long-ish roadmap Devuan Linux, the Debian fork that offers “init freedom” has announced the first release candidate for its second version.…

Right now everybody’s talking about the right way to make the products that we love meet our individual needs AND respect our privacy. At Mozilla, striking this balance has been.....

Some programming languages (e.g., C) have named functions only, whereas others (e.g., Lisp, Java, and Perl) have both named and unnamed functions. A lambda is an unnamed function, with Lisp as the language that popularized the term. Lambdas have various uses, but they are particularly well-suited for data-rich applications. Consider this depiction of a data pipeline, with two processing stages shown: read more

Cloud infrastructure is quickly becoming an integral business component for nearly every company.