Today Bright Computing announced that the latest version of its Bright Cluster Manager software, version 7.1, is now integrated with Dell’s 13th generation PowerEdge server portfolio. The integration enables systems administrators to easily deploy and configure Dell infrastructure using Bright Cluster Manager.
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The Git developers have announced the release and immediate availability for download of the fourth maintenance build for the stable Git 2.6 branch of the world’s most popular distributed version control system.
According to the internal changelog, attached at the end of the article for reference, Git 2.6.4 is here to add support for talking HTTP and HTTPS over socks proxy, to improve the “configure” script with support for -lpthread testing, as well as to support ignoring of standard input for all hooks.
UAVIA, a French company that develops inspection and surveillance drones controlled remotely without human intervention on the ground, announced the availability of the first commercial 100% remotely operable drones powered by Ubuntu.
The announcement has been made during the TechCrunch Disrupt event that takes place these days at the Copper Box Theatre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London, United Kingdom, where UAVIA has demonstrated its impressive Ubuntu-powered drones in the hardware alley. The drones are powered by Canonical’s Snappy Ubuntu Core…
Google has said a quiet goodbye to the Nexus 6: as of today, you’re no longer able to buy it from the Play Store. The decision appears to mark the end of the road for the 6-inch handset now that both the Nexus 5X and its successor, the Nexus 6P, are up for sale. If you’re still itching to get your hands on one — though we can’t think of a reason you’d want to — Amazon is still selling a 32GB version for $349.99. Google was not immediately available for comment on whether the phone has been permanently discontinued.
The Nexus 6 arrived at an interesting transition period for Google’s stock Android phone program.
