Linux Foundation Launches Open Source High-Performance Computing Group

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November 12, 2015

The Linux Foundation, along with industry and academic partners, plans to drive innovation in open source high-performance computing (HPC) through a new collaborative project,OpenHPC.

GalliumOS Linux Beta Released for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes

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IT World

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November 12, 2015

Chromebooks have long been big sellers on Amazon, and so have their desktop counterparts Chromeboxes. But now there’s a new Linux distribution called GalliumOS that promises to provide high performance and compatibility with these Chrome OS devices.

Beta 1 of GalliumOS is now available to download. The GalliumOS wiki has install instructions and a hardware compatibility list.

How to do batch image processing on the Linux Destop with XnConvert

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Falko Timme

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November 12, 2015

GIMP is great and I use it all the time, but when it comes to batch image processing on Linux, nothing is more handy and simple to use than XnConvert. Although not an open source software, this batch raster graphics editor comes for free without any limitations for private use, and works in all platforms and architectures. You can get it from the official website as a complementary part of XnView (it’s standalone). Here comes a tutorial on how to use this simple yet powerful tool on Linux.

This Week in Linux News: Linux Web Server Malware Resolved, Linux Foundation’s OpenHPC Launch, & More

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The Linux Foundation

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November 12, 2015

OpenHPC This week in Linux news, encryption ransomware targeting Linux Web servers is resolved, a new Linux Foundation high-performance computing Collaborative Project launches, & more! Don’t miss these Linux headlines from the past week.

1) Linux-based operating systems are being targeted by Web server malware

New Encryption Ransomware Targets Linux Systems– Ars Technica

The malware is stopped by Romanian researchers.

Thanks for Playing: New Linux Ransomware Decrypted, Pwns Itself– The Register

2) Investigating the recently-announced Microsoft & Red Hat team-up.

A Closer Look At Microsoft And Red Hat Partnership– Forbes

3) New Linux Foundation Collaborative Project, OpenHPC, to build framework for high-performance computing.

Linux Foundation Launches Open Source High-Performance Computing Group– The VAR Guy

4) The third installment in the “World Without Linux” web series has been released.

Watch: A World Without Linux Would Mean a World Without Social Connections– Softpedia

5) Valve celebrates the release of first Steam Machines by hosting Linux games sale.

Linux-Friendly Steam Sale Celebrates Valve’s Big Steam Machine Launch– PCWorld

PHP 7.0 RC7 Released, PHP 7 Final Gets Pushed Back

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Phoronix

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November 12, 2015

While the highly anticipated PHP 7 release was supposed to happen today, it hasn’t as instead it’s been replaced by another release candidate…

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Kubuntu Announces New Release Managers

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Phoronix

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November 12, 2015

Kubuntu is moving on in the absence of Jonathan Riddell who left the project and his longtime role as the release manager…

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Applied Micro Unveils Next-Gen ARM Server SoC

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eWeek

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November 12, 2015

CEO Paramesh Gopi says the X-Gene 3 chip will help drive ARM’s efforts to take 25 percent of the server market from Intel by 2020.

XFS In Linux 4.4 Isn’t Too Exciting

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Phoronix

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November 12, 2015

Dave Chinner has now sent in the XFS file-system updates for the Linux 4.4 kernel…

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AMD Publishes AMDGPU PowerPlay Support For Re-Clocking / Power Management

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Phoronix

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November 12, 2015

AMD has finally published patches for providing preliminary PowerPlay support for the AMDGPU DRM driver, which will eventually replace the current DPM (Dynamic Power Management) support for Volcanic Islands hardware. This PowerPlay support comes with compatibility for Tonga, Fiji, and the rest of the VI line-up!..

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How Bad a Boss is Linus Torvalds?

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ComputerWorld

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November 12, 2015

Where I differ from other observers is that I don’t think that this problem is in any way unique to Linux or open-source communities. With five years of work in the technology business and 25 years as a technology journalist, I’ve seen this kind of immature boy behavior everywhere.

It’s not Torvalds’ fault. He’s a technical leader with a vision, not a manager. The real problem is that there seems to be no one in the software development universe who can set a supportive tone for teams and communities.