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Vagrant and Ansible are tools to efficiently provision virtual machines, also called VMs, or in Vagrant terms, the word "boxes" is often used. We begin with a short discussion of why a web developer would invest the time to use these tools, then cover the required software, an overview of how Vagrant works with virtual machine providers, and the use of Ansible to provision a virtual machine. read more

Embrace the power of Nagios to keep an eye on servers, switches and applications on your network

One would think that with the popularity and success of free and open source software (FOSS) in recent years, there would also be an emerging model for contributor engagement and retention. One might even imagine a participation standard exists—improved through an ongoing collaboration of projects invested in sharing best practices over years. Yeah no. read more

Although some companies have embraced the world of free software with open arms, there are many who haven't. NVIDIA is one name that comes to mind. Its reputation in the Linux world is far from stellar, but maybe its recent actions will help mend some bridges.

Variscite unveiled a 43 x 23mm “DART-SD410” COM that runs Linux or Android on a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 with 2GB RAM, 16GB eMMC, and -25 to 85°C support. Like Qualcomm’s earlier Snapdragon 600, the quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A53 Snapdragon 410 has drawn considerable interest from embedded board vendors. Now Variscite has come along with a bite-size […]

Here's how to be sure you're OK and what to do if you have been burnt.

Have you been looking for Fedora stickers? We have good news for you. Fedora stickers now available Fedora has partnered with UnixStickers to bring you high-quality stickers that show your love for Fedora.

A lone hacker who duped hundreds of users into downloading a version of Linux with a backdoor installed has revealed how it was done.

Internet connection speed is something that we always check at our homes and offices. The most common method that we use is by visiting a speed test website like speedtest.net. The problem using these web based speed tests is that it does not allow you to schedule the speed test at regular intervals, e.g. as a cronjob and you can't use them on headless servers. One application that can solve this problem is “speedtest-cli”. This application allows you to check your internet speed using the command line.

When it comes to developing a new open source software project, most developers don't spend a lot of time thinking about brand strategy. After all, a great idea, solid code, and a passionate community are what really matter when you're getting a project underway. read more

What licenses do the "big" projects use? What are the community implications? These questions came to mind after I saw Martin Fink, Hewlett Packard Enterprise CTO, give a great keynote at Linuxcon Europe in Dublin last year. After discussing license evolution in the free and open source license community, he began his wrap-up with the following: read more

Today, the Internet we love and treasure is facing serious threats. Issues like mass surveillance and walled gardens, along with calls to weaken online security, increasingly endanger the Internet’s openness. Most recently, we saw the FBI ask Apple to circumvent … Continue reading

Hello, open gaming fans! In this week's edition we take a look at support for the new open standard API, Vulkan, as well as, new games and expansions out this week for Linux. Open gaming roundup for February 14 - 20, 2016 Vulkan Support for Vulkan is growing, starting with Steam who recently added Vulkan support to their latest Beta of SteamOS. Canonical is also planning on Vulkan support for their Mir By Ubuntu 16.04. So, what is Vulkan and what does it mean for gaming on Linux? read more

Even more upgrades for your Raspberry Pi. Check them out!

Inpired by Amiibos, Tony DiCola makes NFC-enabled papercraft blocks that can be used to build inside Minecraft

Now it just has to convince the other IoT foundations A new non-profit foundation dedicated to creating open standards for the Internet of Things (IoT) has launched.…

In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at IBM's Quarks IoT development tool, the rise of open source textbooks, open source release of Google's TensorFlow Serving, and more. Open source news roundup for February 13 - 19, 2016 read more

From solar power packs and ePaper displays to near-field 3D gesture control, here are ten unmissable add-ons for your Pi.

Apple has been served with a court order at the FBI's request, demanding that it assist the government agency with unlocking an iPhone 5C that was used by Syed Rizwan Farook. Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 and injured 24 in an attack in San Bernardino, California on December 2, 2015.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation continues to push the limits of single-board computing. This month, it has added experimental OpenGL support to its Raspbian OS.