For those curious about the state of XWayland for having X11/X.Org program compatibility support on Wayland, the code has been updated…
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openSUSE ARM Gets New Raspberry Pi Images
Sadly, the sticker doesn’t fit…
Over the weekend, Bernhard Wiedemann has been working on new armv6 based images for the Raspberry Pi. It is built using a set of alternative build scripts aiming to make the building of the image easier. He’s put the scripts as well as an image online, you can get it from oSC or here (image) and here (scripts). If you’re playing around with Raspberry Pi and want to create images for your device(s), this is for you!
The Image and Building It
As Bernhard explains on his blog, the image he created is only 82mb compressed, so it is pretty minimalistic. The image also contains the scripts he created for building under /home/abuild/rpmbuild/SOURCES/.
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Do You Have a Cloud Exit Strategy? Here’s One Clear Path.
The federal government’s march to the cloud has, at times, seemed more like a cautious ballet than anything else. While cloud-based projects are slowly rolling out, much of the agency emphasis is on private or community clouds as opposed to public providers. Security and data handling concerns play a role in this “tiptoeing,” but another reason is far more insidious: the fear of lock-in.
The Federal Shared Services Implementation Guide, the agency blueprint to the cloud, makes it very clear that government entities engaging in cloud computing need a clear “exit strategy” for anything as a service. It might seem ridiculous to consider how one should migrate from a technology before it is even implemented, but when it comes to the cloud, being able to get your data out is just as important as getting it in. It’s about choice and control.
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Nissan’s Futuristic Smartwatch Links Car’s Machinery and Driver’s Biology
With everyone in the tech industry clamoring to get a piece of the nascent wearables market, perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that automakers want in on the action, too. Today, Nissan is announcing at it’s working on a concept to connect drivers with their sports cars in heretofore unexplored ways. The company says it’s drawing from its experience on the racetrack to provide non-professionals with biometric data it hopes will make them perform better behind the wheel.
Read more at The Verge