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Like Pence and Moreno (shown above), who exchange a political refugee for loans, the Linux Foundation abandons its commitment to GNU/Linux in exchange for maximisation of financial contributions

A look at four key trends – and where they converge

As open source software continues to become increasingly important for enterprise application development, there is a need to help fund developer efforts.

2019-01-10: The underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded. This release is based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2019/Jan/08). Linux kernel was updated to 4.19.13-1. Partclone was updated to 0.3.12+gitfeb58af. Package ldmtool and haveged were added. Package curl was added.

Systemd, the popular but controversial Linux system and service manager, has three recently discovered security holes. Patches for them are already ready to go.

Fedora Classroom sessions continue with an introductory session on the use of Buildah to create container images. The general schedule for sessions is availble?on the wiki, along with?resources and recordings from previous sessions. Topic: Building container images with Buildah Containers are becoming the de facto standard for building and distributing applications. Fedora as a modern […]

PyCharm is an intelligent and fully featured IDE for Python developed by JetBrains. It also provides support for Javascript, Typescript, and CSS etc. You can also extend PyCharm features by using plugins.

Debian testing enters freeze state for the release of the next Debian stable version called Buster. The current stable version of Debian is Stretch which is versioned 9. So you can correctly guess Buster version is gonna be the number 10. If you aren't a Debian testing user, worry not, there are tons of exciting new stuff to expect in the next stable Debian version.

How-To: Enable Valve's Proton Compatibility Tool in SteamOS, since the option isn't actually included directly in SteamOS yet.

Google Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world. It is fast, intuitive and secure browser built for the modern web.

“DevSecOps enables organizations to deliver inherently secure software at DevOps speed.” -Stefan Streichsbier DevSecOps as a practice or an art form is an evolution on the concept of DevOps. To better understand DevSecOps, you should first have an understanding of what DevOps means. read more

Have you ever wanted to switch to Linux but were to afraid? Here are some of the myths that stopped you and the real truth behind them.

Debian Stable is extremely stable, but it’s also very slow moving. As a result, you can get stuck with ridiculously outdated software. The backports repositories allow you to install newer versions of some software on your Debian Stable system. This guide explains how to use backports on Debian Stable.

Bash scripting is quite popular is the easiest scripting language. This tutorial shows you how to format text output on the Linux shell using bash.

Community management is a complex cocktail of disciplines—technology, communication, project management, and more. With so many variables in the mix, there are always risks of bumps. But community management gets even more complicated as companies—and their expectations, stakeholders, and more—enter that mix. This impacts not just public communities but communities inside businesses as well. read more

Composr is a free and open source CMS with advanced social, interactive and dynamic functionality. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Composr CMS on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

News briefs for January 10, 2019.

I have used Vim as a text editor for over 20 years, but about two years ago I decided to make it my primary text editor. I use Vim to write code, configuration files, blog articles, and pretty much everything I can do in plaintext. Vim has many great features and, once you get used to it, you become very productive. read more

Open-source router firmware can help boost the speed and performance of your router, aside from opening up new functions. Find out which one is best for you!

I recently talked about the Steam release of Smith and Winston but I didn't realise until late last night, that the developer actually made a very interesting blog post about supporting multiple platforms like Linux.