The Open Compute Project, initiated by Facebook as a way to increase computing power while lowering associated costs with hyper-scale computing, has gained a significant industry following. Several vendors have released, or will soon release, servers based on Open Compute specifications.
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4MRescueKit is a relatively new Linux operating systems Linux distro that is comprised of various tools that can help users make changes from outside of another OS. A new update has been released for 4MRescueKit.
As the name implies, 4MRescueKit is based on the 4MLinux distro, and it incorporates slimmed down OSes that have been built with a single purpose in mind, to help users gain control over their systems.
“4MRescueKit provides its users with software for antivirus … (read more)
Often, when issues of accessibility and assistive technology are brought up among people with disabilities, the topics center around the usual issues: How can I afford this device? Is it available for me? Will it meet my needs? How will I receive support?
The Debian project has a new Project Leader, Neil McGovern, and he was elected just like any politician. He presented a list of promises about what he would do or try to do if he becomes a leader and one of those is about PPA support.
PPA is short for Personal Package Archives, and they are basically third-party repositories, which can be significant or small. It’s a tool used by developers to provide apps and updates for those apps to Ubuntu users, so this is the platform … (read more)
Zefan Li announced on April 19 the immediate availability for download of a new maintenance release for Linux 3.4 kernel, an LTS (Long Term Support) version that is still used in many Linux kernel-based operating systems.
According to the attached shortlog, Linux kernel 3.4.107 is a critical release that brings numerous improvements for the x86, PowerPC, … (read more)
Our Easter present this year from Linus Torvalds was Linux kernel 4.0, a release that brought the new Linux kernel patching infrastructure everyone talks about these days. Also known as live patching, the new functionality won’t require users to reboot their systems each time the kernel packages were updated.
Linux kernel 4.0 i… (read more)
