Free Resources for Open Source Certification and Training

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August 7, 2018

July was a hot month for certification on Linux.com. In case you missed it, we covered the open source certification process in a series of articles examining why certification is important, general tips for success, specific advice for exam prep, and answers to some commonly asked questions. Learn more and check out this year’s LiFT scholarship opportunities as well.

“As open source has become the new normal in everything from startups to Fortune 2000 companies, it is important to start thinking about the career road map, the paths that you can take and how Linux and open source in general can help you reach your career goals,” says Clyde Seepersad, General Manager of Training and Certification at The Linux Foundation.

5 Reasons Open Source Certification Matters More Than Ever

Here, we cover the growing need for certification and some of the benefits of obtaining open source credentials.

Tips for Success with Open Source Certification

We look at the kinds of certifications that are making a difference and what is involved in completing necessary training and passing performance-based exams, with tips from Clyde Seepersad.

Open Source Certification: Preparing for the Exam

In this article, we focus on preparing for exams, what to expect during an exam, and how testing for open source certification differs from traditional types of testing.

Open Source Certification: Questions and Answers

In the final article of the series, Seepersad answers some commonly asked questions pertaining to certification and exam-taking.

Achieving the level of Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator or Engineer is no small feat, so The Linux Foundation also offers this free certification guide to help with preparation. In this guide, you’ll find:

Critical things to keep in mind on test day
An array of both free and paid study resources
Tips and tricks that could make the difference at exam time
A checklist of all the domains and competencies covered in the exam

LiFT Scholarships

For the eighth year in a row, The Linux Foundation Training (LiFT) Scholarship Program is also providing training opportunities to developers and sysadmins who may not otherwise have the ability to attend courses. This year’s program will award training scholarships to 16 individuals in eight categories who want to contribute to the advancement of open source software. An additional 15 scholarships will be awarded in the Open Source Newbies category. Learn more about the application process here.

Open Source Summit Features 11 Co-Located Events, Kubernetes Training, Security Summit, LF Deep Learning Workshops & More

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August 7, 2018

What makes attending Open Source Summit so valuable?

The people who attend, and the sharing of information that transpires when 2,000 open source leaders from around the globe gather to work together to transform technology.

In addition to education opportunities stemming from 250+ conference sessions and a plethora of collaboration opportunities in the hallway track and at networking events, Open Source Summit (previously LinuxCon + ContainerCon + CloudOpen) offers added learning opportunities with a variety of co-located events: 11 this year to be exact.

The cost of travel can be the biggest hardship of attending an event, so you should make the most of it. Open Source Summit offers a number of ways to gain additional value from your trip.

This year’s co-located events and special events offerings include:

Linux Security Summit North America

mountpoint 2018

LF Deep Learning Workshop

CHAOSScon North America

Cloud-Native Network Functions (CNF) Seminar

Egeria Open Metadata & Governance Workshop

OpenAPI Workshop

OpenChain Mini Summit

OpenHPC Workshop

LFCS & Linux on Azure Training Courses

Cloud & Container Apprentice Linux Engineer Tutorials

Check out additional attendee experiences and read more at The Linux Foundation

Facebook Open Sources Library to Enhance Latest Transport Layer Security Protocol

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TechCrunch

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August 7, 2018

For several years, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has been working to improve the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, which is designed to help developers protect data as it moves around the internet. Facebook created an API library called Fizz to enhance the latest version, TLS 1.3, on Facebook’s networks. Today, it announced it’s open sourcing Fizz and placing it on GitHub for anyone to access and use.

All of this is referring to how traffic moves around the internet and how servers communicate with one another in a secure way. This is particularly important because as Facebook points out, in modern internet server architecture, it’s not uncommon to have different key pieces of the process spread out across the world. This raises challenges around reducing latency as data moves from server to server.

7 Python Libraries for More Maintainable Code

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OpenSource.com

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August 7, 2018

A great way to protect the future maintainability of a project is to use external libraries to check your code health for you. These are a few of our favorite libraries for linting code(checking for PEP 8 and other style errors), enforcing a consistent style, and ensuring acceptable test coverage as a project reaches maturity.

Check your code style

PEP 8 is the Python code style guide, and it sets out rules for things like line length, indentation, multi-line expressions, and naming conventions. Your team might also have your own style rules that differ slightly from PEP 8. The goal of any code style guide is to enforce consistent standards across a codebase to make it more readable, and thus more maintainable. Here are three libraries to help prettify your code.

1. Pylint

Pylint is a library that checks for PEP 8 style violations and common errors. It integrates well with several popular editors and IDEs and can also be run from the command line.

Getting to Know Grommet, an Open Source UI Dev Tool

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HPE Blog

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August 7, 2018

While Grommet has been around since 2016, it is not among the best-known open source development tools. The library of reusable UI components helps developers create web applications. This overview explains what Grommet can do, the problems it addresses, and what makes it appealing.

Commonly, developers rely on programming libraries to simplify the creation of UI elements and ensuring UX consistency. One of these libraries is Grommet, open source software licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. It isn’t all that well known—something I aim to remedy with an explanation of Grommet and a gentle overview.

Visit us at Open Source Summit – Vancouver, August 29-31

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August 7, 2018

A founding platinum member of The Linux Foundation since its inception in 2007 and on the board of directors, Oracle is dedicated to the worldwide success of Linux for organizations of all sizes and across all industries. This year Oracle is a silver sponsor at Open Source Summit 2018. Please join us for an engaging Keynote Session by Greg Marsden: Preventing…
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Visit us at Open Source Summit – Vancouver, August 29-31

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Jason Perlow

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August 7, 2018

A founding platinum member of The Linux Foundation since its inception in 2007 and on the board of directors, Oracle is dedicated to the worldwide success of Linux for organizations of all sizes and across all industries. This year Oracle is a silver sponsor at Open Source Summit 2018. Please join us for an engaging Keynote Session by Greg Marsden: Preventing…

Click to Read More at Oracle Linux Kernel Development

Visit us at Open Source Summit – Vancouver, August 29-31

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Jason Perlow

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August 7, 2018

A founding platinum member of The Linux Foundation since its inception in 2007 and on the board of directors, Oracle is dedicated to the worldwide success of Linux for organizations of all sizes and across all industries. This year Oracle is a silver sponsor at Open Source Summit 2018. Please join us for an engaging Keynote Session by Greg Marsden: Preventing…

Click to Read More at Oracle Linux Kernel Development

Oracle Database Runs Best on Oracle Linux

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Jason Perlow

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August 6, 2018

Why does Oracle Database run best on Oracle Linux? A new white paper is now available where you’ll learn what makes the Oracle Linux cloud-ready operating system a cost-effective and high-performance choice when modernizing infrastructure or consolidating Oracle Database instances. When you deploy Oracle Database on Oracle Linux, you can have the confidence that you are deploying on an operating system backed by…

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Oracle Database Runs Best on Oracle Linux

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Jason Perlow

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August 6, 2018

Why does Oracle Database run best on Oracle Linux? A new white paper is now available where you’ll learn what makes the Oracle Linux cloud-ready operating system a cost-effective and high-performance choice when modernizing infrastructure or consolidating Oracle Database instances. When you deploy Oracle Database on Oracle Linux, you can have the confidence that you are deploying on an operating system backed by…

Click to Read More at Oracle Linux Kernel Development