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If you've been around open source software for any length of time, you'll hear the terms fork and distribution thrown around casually in conversation. For many people, the distinction between the two isn't clear, so here I'll try to clear up the confusion. First, some definitions Before explaining the nuances of a fork vs. a distribution and the pitfalls thereof, let's define key concepts. Open source software is software that: read more

In this tutorial, I'll guide you on how to setup and install Oracle Weblogic on CentOS 7 operation system. Oracle Weblogic is a middleware tool that is widely used by large companies to serve applications that use Java EE as the programming language.

Go has popularized the mantra don't communicate by sharing memory; share memory by communicating. The language does have the traditional mutex (mutual exclusion construct) to coordinate access to shared memory, but it favors the use of channels to share information among goroutines. read more

This article is the second in my series "Road to RHCA", where I'm charting my journey to the Red Hat Certified Architect designation—a designation that's difficult to come by.

Arne Exton informs Softpedia today about the availability of the first version of its RaspAnd operating system for Raspberry Pi computers based on Google's latest Android 8.1 Oreo mobile OS.

News briefs for July 12, 2018.

The first time I used DevPI, I was getting ready for a camping trip with my wife and kids. By "getting ready" I do not mean practicing my s'mores-making skills. I mean that I knew my kids would be entertained by camp staff some of the time, and I planned to fix a few bugs in the Twisted package. I also knew I would not have internet on the campgrounds, so I needed to be able to develop without connecting to the internet. read more

As open source has become more pervasive, it has also profoundly impacted the job market. Across industries the skills gap is widening, making it ever more difficult to hire people with much needed job skills. In response, the demand for training and certification is growing.

Today, the KDE Project announced the availability of the third and last maintenance update for its KDE Applications 18.04 open-source software suite for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and other Linux-compatible DEs.

Nvidia unveiled a Jetson Xavier Developer Kit for its octa-core, AI/robotics focused Xavier module. The carrier includes eSATA, PCIe x16, GbE, 2x USB 3.1 Type-C with DP support, and 2x M.2 slots with NVMe support.

"It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem…" ?Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy read more

Guido van Rossum, the "Benevolent Dictator For Life" of Python, has had enough and is walking away from leading the popular open-source language.

This tutorial will walk you through the installation and basic configuration of Git on CentOS 7.

Cluster computer projects are increasingly looking beyond the Raspberry Pi to build devices with faster cluster-friendly SBCs. Here’s a 96-core monster that taps the octa-core NanoPi Fire3. Cluster computers constructed of Raspberry Pi SBCs have been around for years, ranging from supercomputer-like behemoths to simple hobbyist rigs.

Python's Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) Guido van Rossum today announced he's stepping down from the role. On the Python mailing list today, van Rossum said, "I would like to remove myself entirely from the decision process. I'll still be there for a while as an ordinary core dev, and I'll still be available to mentor people—possibly more available. But I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from being BDFL, and you all will be on your own."

Love it or hate it, for most of us, email is indispensable. And despite years of being told about the next big thing that's here to replace it, email doesn't appear to be going away any time soon. read more

Docker Swarm is a tool that allows you to deploy a cluster of Docker Hosts. It's a native clustering tool provided by Docker which provides high-availability and high-performance for your application by distributing it to all nodes inside the swarm cluster. In this tutorial, we will show you step-by-step how to create a Swarm Cluster using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

bootiso is a Bash script to "securely create a bootable USB device from one ISO file", useful if you don't want to use dd directly, or for cases in which dd alone is not enough. Besides being able to create bootable USB drives from both hybrid and non-hybrid ISO images (it should work with any Linux distribution ISO as well as Microsoft Windows ISO files), the tool performs some checks to make sure it doesn't do any damage to the system and that the resulting bootable USB drive functions properly.

Axiomtek’s “MANO311” industrial thin Mini-ITX board runs Fedora, Ubuntu, or Win 10 on a dual-core Celeron N3350, and offers triple display and 4K support plus 6x serial, 6x USB, and SATA, mSATA, PCIe, and mini-PCIe. Axiomtek has released a thin-profile Mini-ITX board with wide-range power and a moderately extended 0 to 60?C range. The MANO311 […]

If you think Linux is only for servers and people who don't like watching YouTube videos or playing games, you're wrong! Linux is one of the most versatile operating systems in the world and is quickly developing into a beautiful environment where cool games can run natively.