SUSE Looks To Mainline The AMD HSA Support In GCC

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November 6, 2015

Martin Jambor at SUSE is looking to begin mainlining the HSA (Heterogeneous System Architecture) support within the GCC compiler…

Idea – Modify Our Formats To Save The Undo History (GIMP, LibreOffice,Audacity,…)

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Per Lindholm

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November 6, 2015

The idea is simple. Why not add the possibility to save the undo history in our Linux software. For software like GIMP, LibreOffice or Audacity it would be much easier to just let the program keep the undo state for every project when saving. Size would be larger but the hassle of redoing stuff is worth it. And since one can do it like an option I don’t see a problem. There is another way but the problem with that is that you don’t know when to save. This idea solves that. // peroglyfer.se

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IoT Cloud Framework Features Linux-Ready Gateway Design

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LinuxGizmos

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November 6, 2015

Mentor Graphics announced a Linux-ready IoT gateway System Design Kit (SysDK) as part of an IoT solution that offers cloud services and TrustZone security. Mentor Graphics unveiled an end-to-end, hardware/software Internet of Things solution for wired and wireless edge device aggregation, featuring a System Design Kit (SysDK) for IoT gateways. The SysDK runs a version […]

Uptime Funk: Using SUSE’s kGraft Live Kernel Patching For Linux

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Phoronix

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November 5, 2015

Last year SUSE announced KGraft as a new form of live Linux kernel patching to reduce downtime by avoiding reboots when applying kernel security updates, etc. The initial combined infrastructure work of kGraft and Red Hat’s Kpatch was merged in Linux 4.0. Here’s how SUSE is showing off their live kernel patching method…

How To: Install/Upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.3 in Ubuntu/Linux Mint Systems

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YourOwnLinux

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November 5, 2015

The Linux Kernel 4.3 is now available for the users, announced Linus Torvalds. This Linux Kernel version comes with plenty of fixes and improvements. This article will guide you to install or upgrade to Linux Kernel 4.3 in your Ubuntu or Linux Mint system.

Installation

For 32-Bit Systems

Download the .deb packages.

$ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.3-wily/linux-headers-4.3.0-040300_4.3.0-040300.201511020949_all.deb
$ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.3-wily/linux-headers-4.3.0-040300-generic_4.3.0-040300.201511020949_i386.deb
$ wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.3-wily/linux-image-4.3.0-040300-generic_4.3.0-040300.201511020949_i386.deb

Install them.

$ sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.3.0*.deb linux-image-4.3.0*.deb

Reboot the system.

sudo reboot

New MCU-like Intel Quarks Sip Power, But Skimp on Linux

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LinuxGizmos

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November 5, 2015

Intel unveiled three new Quark CPUs, including models with x86 compatibility, -40 to 85°C support, and integrated sensor hubs, plus a new IoT Platform. The three new members of Intel’s low-power, IoT-focused “Quark” processor family were announced as part of a second-generation Intel IoT Platform. The Quark D1000 is now shipping, and a more robust […]

Linux Foundation Throws Its Weight Behind Open APIs

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InfoWorld

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November 5, 2015

After bringing together disparate container work under the twin umbrellas of the Open Container Initiative and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, the Linux Foundation has set its sights on a new frontier: The API economy.

The goal of the Open API Initiative (OAI) is to build on top of the Swagger specification, a description system that makes APIs autodiscoverable and self-documenting, to create “a vendor neutral, portable, and open specification for providing metadata for RESTful APIs,” according to the Linux Foundation. In plainer language, it’s an attempt to make APIs easier to find, know about, and leverage.

The 100:10:1 Method: My Approach to New Open Source Projects

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The Linux Foundation

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November 5, 2015

For many years I was whole hog into the open-source movement and at the time I rarely wrote a stitch of code in my free time that didn’t find itself in a public Sourceforge/GCode/Github repo. However, over time I came to learn that the burden that came with publicly offering code to the universe, to put it mildly, sucked. Aside from the fact that much of the code that was “released” was sub-par, the very act of putting code out into the world implied (whether intentionally, or not) a willingness to participate in a social contract with those who chose to use it for their own purposes. Granted I’m not necessarily against that social contract per se, instead my eventual change of heart around releasing code became such that I was more reserved in my approach. The approach that I now use for releasing code into the wild is governed by an approach called the “100:10:1 method,” a term coined by Nick Bentley.

This Week in Linux News: Linux Foundation’s Open API Initiative Launches, Xiaomi To Sell Two Linux Laptops, & More

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November 5, 2015

This week in Linux news, The Linux Foundation’s Open API Initiative launches, a leading smartphone manufacturer plans to release two Linux laptops in 2016, and more! Catch up on the latest Linux news with our weekly digest.

1) The Linux Foundation’s new Open API Initiative intends to make the next generation of APIs easier to work with.

Linux Foundation Throws its Weight Behind Open APIs– InfoWorld

2) A privatley-owned Chinese electronics manufacturer plans to sell Linux laptops in the coming year.

Xiaomi Will Start Selling Two Linux Laptops in 2016– Hacked News

3) Red Hat will support Microsoft’s version of Linux on cloud-service Azure.

Microsoft Links Open-Source Arms with Linux Frenemy Red Hat– Wired

4) Twitch social video platform/gamer community is now collectively installing Arch Linux.

After beating Dark Souls and Pokemon, Twitch is installing Arch Linux– PCWorld

5) Most common Linux/Window security vulnerabilities are easy to guard against, but security is oft-overlooked.

Be on the Lookout for Linux Security Vulnerabilities– TechTarget

Getting Started with LibreCAD

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Falko Timme

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November 5, 2015

Linux isn’t known for having many professional-grade linear drawing and engineering design tools. Dassault’s DraftSight is the only choice in that part, but paying a few hundred bucks is maybe not the best option for everybody out there. Thankfully, the rich world of free software isn’t leaving us alone in this sector either, and one of the most popular solutions to help you get your designs ready is the amazing LibreCAD. It may not be as sophisticated as other well-known tools, and it may not boast the time-saving features of commercial solutions, but it will certainly do the job in most cases. Here is a guide on how to get started with it and how to design a round flange with drill holes.