Free open source hardware and 3D printing could help to alleviate the burden of Covid-19 on global health systems, according to scientists at the University of Sussex. FOSH follows an ethos where blueprints for a tool are made freely available so that anyone can study, customize and commercialize them.
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Linus Torvalds just released the third weekly release candidate of the forthcoming Linux 5.7 kernel. As we approach the midway point of the RCs for Linux 5.7, Linus noted that “In a world gone mad, the kernel looks almost boringly regular. Which is just how I like it. Thanks, guys and gals.”
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Micron Technology has launched the first open-source, heterogeneous-memory storage engine (HSE), designed specifically for solid-state drives (SSDs) and storage-class memory (SCM). HSE, originally developed by Micron and now available to the open-source community, is ideal for developers using all-flash infrastructure who require the benefits of open-source software.
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Boston Dynamics has released hardware and software designs for robotics potentially valuable in the field for use during the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past six weeks, the company’s most famous design, the Spot robot, has been the focus of application architectural development for frontline hospital use.
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It comes as no surprise, but the JavaScript ecosystem is huge. Slashdata reports that roughly 12.2 million developers use it. JS excels in web development, the cloud, and third-party app extension ecosystems. Popular apps such as Duolingo saw success after migrating from Java to Kotlin.
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Thanks to a wave of engineering innovation to build and test new designs, a huge variety of different projects have sprung up to try and fill the gap caused by coronavirus. Some are seeking to create low-cost open-source designs while others are hoping to repurpose other devices into simple ventilators.
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The current explosion in remote and distributed work has focused a lot of attention on the capabilities of online video meetings platforms like Zoom or the one built into Microsoft Teams, as well as on the challenges of managing online meetings. Here are some factors you might consider in researching open source meeting tool options.
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Boston Dynamics has open-sourced some of its robotics technology to help protect healthcare workers battling the coronavirus. The robotics firm has developed a healthcare toolkit that it hopes will allow mobile robots to carry out essential functions that reduce the exposure of frontline healthcare staff to COVID-19.
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Canonical looks to extend its open-source Ubuntu Linux operating system deeper into the enterprise and cloud datacenters. The LTS variants of Ubuntu Server are meant to be stable variants that do not change as quickly as the regular release of the Linux variant.
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Purism announced the Librem Mini Linux PC only a few weeks ago, and at that time, the company set a target goal for pre-orders of $50,000. And now Purism says that demand has been so strong for its new Linux PC that it already exceeded the $50,000 target, with pre-orders currently exceeding $71,000.
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