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title: How to install the Monica Personal Information Management Cloud on Ubuntu 18.04
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content: Keep better track of relationships with the open source cloud/web-based Monica.
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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-install-the-monica-personal-information-management-cloud-on-ubuntu-18-04/#ftag=RSS56d97e7


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title: How the Raspberry Pi was created: A visual history of the $35 board
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content: A look at each step in how the Raspberry Pi was built and the early days of the board.
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title: Inside the Raspberry Pi: The story of the $35 computer that changed the world
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The co-creators of the credit-card-sized board reveal the many challenges they overcame to build the breakthrough machine.


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title: WordPress 5.0 release brings brand new editor for easier page design
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WordPress is releasing a new version allowing users to easily use it as a full-featured CMS out of the box, not just as a blogging platform.


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title: Why does Oracle keep trashing MySQL, its own product?
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Oracle CTO Larry Ellison can’t get enough MySQL bashing into his earnings calls. Is there a method to this madness?


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85639
title: Another Milestone Achieved: Run Linux Apps on a Chromebook
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85639.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw221386/linux-chrome-os" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Linux apps now can run in a Chromebook's Chrome OS environment. However, the process can be tricky, and it depends on your hardware's design and Google's whims. It is somewhat similar to running Android apps on your Chromebook, but the Linux connection is far less forgiving. If it works in your Chromebook's flavor, though, the computer becomes much more useful with more flexible options. Still, running Linux apps on a Chromebook will not replace the Chrome OS. The apps run in an isolated virtual machine without a Linux desktop.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85646
title: Open Source Software: 20-Plus Years of Innovation
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85646.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw925299/open-source-foss" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Open source led to a new software development and distribution model that offered an alternative to proprietary software. No single event takes the prize for starting the technology revolution. However, Feb. 3, 1998, is one of the more significant dates. On that day, Christine Peterson, a futurist and lecturer in the field of nanotechnology, coined the "open source" term at a strategy session in Palo Alto, California, shortly after the release of the Netscape browser source code. Numerous other events contributed to driving the movement.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85651
title: $34B Red Hat Acquisition Is a Bolt Out of Big Blue
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85651.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw465314/red-hat" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			The cloud computing landscape may look much different to enterprise users following the announcement earlier this week of IBM's agreement to acquire Red Hat. IBM plans to purchase Red Hat, a major provider of open source cloud software, for $34 billion. IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190 per share in cash, under terms of the deal. That stock purchase represents a total enterprise value of approximately $34 billion. Red Hat will join IBM's Hybrid Cloud team as a distinct unit.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85652
title: Changing Up Your Linux Distro
author: Jonathan Terrasi
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85652.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw978229/linux-distro" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			It's common for Linux users to hop between distributions and survey the field, and I recently reached a point where I had to seriously rethink the one I was using most of the time. Between hardware compatibility issues with my old standby and some discouraging missteps with other go-to choices, I felt the time had come to reassess my pool of preferred distributions and repopulate it from scratch. As my journey progressed, I realized that as often as I've discussed the field of Linux-based systems, I had not addressed how to pick one out.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85655
title: IT Resume Dos and Don'ts: Formatting for Readability
author: J.M. Auron
url: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85655.html?rss=1
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85655.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw325186/it-jobs" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			In my career as an IT resume writer, I've seen a lot of IT resumes cross my desk, and I'd like to share some common of the most common formatting problems that I see regularly. Of course, an IT resume requires more than great formatting. It requires well-written, targeted content, and a clear story of career progression. It needs to communicate your unique brand and value proposition. Still, if the formatting is off, that can derail the rest of the document and prevent your story being read by the hiring authority.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85653
title: Feren OS Delivers Richer Cinnamon Flavor
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85653.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw529472/cinnamon-desktop" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Feren OS is a nice alternative to Linux Mint and an easy stepping stone to transition to Linux from Microsoft Windows or macOS. I am a long-time user of Linux Mint, but I am falling out of love with it. Mint is getting stale. It is annoyingly sluggish at times. I run it on a number of computers and experience the same symptoms on a variety of hardware configurations. That started me thinking about a suitable replacement distro that runs the Cinnamon desktop with a bit more innovation and flare.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85661
title: Mobile Phone Security: All You Need to Know
author: Shahrum Gilani
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85661.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw440070/mobile-phone-security" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			We rely on our phones to process and store reams of personal digital data. Our digital activities -- from checking bank balances to paying for a product with a tap of the screen, to sending friends and family messages over social media, to accessing work emails remotely -- have turned our phones into a goldmine of personal information. It's likely that by 2020, there will be more than 6 billion smartphone users in the world. How secure is your mobile device? It's easy to forget that your mobile phone is essentially a pocket-sized computer.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85663
title: How to Protect Your Online Privacy: A Practical Guide
author: John Mason
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85663.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw139410/privacy-personal-data" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Do you take your online privacy seriously? Most people don't. They have an ideal scenario of just how private their online activities should be, but they rarely do anything to actually achieve it. The problem is that bad actors know and rely on this fact, and that's why there's been a steady rise in identity theft cases from 2013 to 2017. The victims of these cases often suffer a loss of reputation or financial woes. If you take your online privacy seriously, follow this 10-step guide to protect it.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85666
title: Overcoming Your Terror of Arch Linux
author: Jonathan Terrasi
url: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85666.html?rss=1
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85666.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw759937/arch-linux" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			A recent episode of a Linux news podcast I keep up with featured an interview with a journalist who had written a piece for a non-Linux audience about giving it a try. It was surprisingly widely read. The writer's experience with some of the more popular desktop distributions had been overwhelmingly positive, and he said as much in his piece and during the interview. However, when the show's host asked whether he had tried Arch Linux, the journalist immediately and unequivocally dismissed the idea, as if it were obviously preposterous.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85667
title: Got a Screwdriver? GalliumOS Can Turn Chromebooks Into Linux Boxes
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85667.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw126158/chromeos" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			GalliumOS is a Chromebook-specific Linux variant. It lets you put a real Linux distro on a Chromebook. My recent review of a new Chromebook feature -- the ability to run Linux apps on some Chromebook models -- sparked my interest in other technologies that run complete Linux distros on some Chromebooks without using ChromeOS. GalliumOS is not a perfect solution. It requires making a physical adjustment inside the hardware and flashing new firmware before the GalliumOS installation ISO will boot. However, it can be a handy workaround.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85673
title: IBM Dons Red Hat for Cloudy Future
author: Jim McGregor
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85673.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw345409/ibm-red-hat" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			IBM's deal to acquire Red Hat caught everyone by surprise when it was announced less than two weeks ago. While concerns spread quickly about what it would mean for the largest enterprise Linux platform, IBM and Red Hat executives assured employees and customers that Red Hat would continue to operate independently -- at least for now. Intel made a similar acquisition of Wind River, the leader in embedded operating systems, in 2009. In a similar manner, that deal could have been viewed negatively by competitors.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85671
title: Google Shows Off New Android Dev Tools
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85671.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw218691/android-developers" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Google has announced support for a range of new Android tools for application developers, chief among them the creation of a new support category for foldable devices. After years of speculation, it finally looks as though foldable screen smartphones are headed to market. Google's dev announcement followed closely on the heels of Samsung's announcement of a folding phone/tablet prototype. The Android tools will take advantage of the new display technology, which literally bends and folds, noted Google's Stephanie Cuthbertson.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85683
title: Getting Clarity on the Private vs. Public Cloud Decision
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85683.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw333145/private-public-cloud" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			News flash: Private cloud economics can offer more cost efficiency than public cloud pricing structures. Private, or on-premises, cloud solutions can be more cost-effective than public cloud options, according to a report by 451 Research and Canonical. That conclusion counters the notion that public cloud platforms traditionally are more cost-efficient than private infrastructures. Half of the enterprise IT decision-makers who participated in the study identified cost as the No. 1 pain point associated with the public cloud.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85686
title: Acumos Project's 1st Software, Athena, Helps Ease AI Deployment
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85686.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw749641/open-source-artificial-intelligence" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			The LF Deep Learning Foundation has announced the availability of the first software from the Acumos AI Project. Dubbed "Athena," it supports open source innovation in artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. The goal is to make critical new technologies available to developers and data scientists everywhere. Launched earlier this year, Acumos is part of a Linux Foundation umbrella organization, the LF Deep Learning Foundation, that supports and sustains open source innovation in AI, ML and DL.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85693
title: Free Personal Finance Apps You Can Take to the Bank
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85693.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw124713/financial-application-linux" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Today's Linux platform accommodates a number of really good financial applications that are more than capable of handling both personal and small-business accounting operations. That was not always the case, however. Not quite 10 years ago, I scoured Linux repositories in a quest for replacement applications for popular Microsoft Windows tools. Back then, the pickings were mighty slim. Often, the only recourse was to use Windows-based applications that ran under WINE. The best of the Linux lot were GnuCash, HomeBank, KMyMoney and Skrooge.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85703
title: Void Linux: Built From Scratch for Full Independence
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85703.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw812226/command-line-interface" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Void Linux offers an unusual alternative to many of the traditional Linux distros affiliated with a larger Linux family such as Debian or Ubuntu or Arch. Void Linux is an independently developed, rolling-release, general-purpose operating system. That means that its software is either homegrown or plain-vanilla compiled. Some of Void Linux's under-the-hood specifics include its own package management system, dubbed "XBPS," for X-binary Package System, an initialization system called "runit," and integration of LibreSSL instead of OpenSSL.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85718
title: How to Use a VPN for Safer Online Shopping
author: John Mason
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85718.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw983932/virtual-private-network" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			With the holidays fast approaching, are you looking to buy presents online? The holiday season has become synonymous with online shopping. This isn't really surprising as physical stores usually attract crowds of deal hunters. This often conjures up images of throngs of people waiting in line outside the store, some even camping out. This activity is tolerable for some and even fun for others. However, for many others, it's not worth the hassle. Why would it be, when there are perfectly legitimate and convenient alternatives online?
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85719
title: Deepin Builds a Better Linux Desktop
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85719.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw385475/desktop-linux-debian-ease-use" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Deepin 15.8, released last month, is loaded with more efficient layout tweaks that give the distribution greater functionality and maturity. Deepin, based in China, shed its Ubuntu base when with the 2015 release of version 15, which favored Debian Linux. That brought numerous subtle changes in the code base and software roots. Ubuntu Linux itself is based on Debian. The chief distinguishing factor that accounts for Deepin's growing popularity is its homegrown Deepin Desktop Environment.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85725
title: The Road Ahead for Open Source
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85725.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw67394/open-source-model" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Linux and the open source business model are far different today than many of the early developers might have hoped. Neither can claim a rags-to-riches story. Rather, their growth cycles have been a series of hit-or-miss milestones. The Linux desktop has yet to find a home on the majority of consumer and enterprise computers. However, Linux-powered technology has long ruled the Internet and conquered the cloud and Internet of Things deployments. Both Linux and free open source licensing have dominated in other ways.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85733
title: Pantheon Desktop Makes Linux Elementary
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85733.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw702088/desktop-interface-gnome-3" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Developers of U.S.-based Elementary OS recently released the community's annual major update, Juno 5. What makes this distro so nontraditional is its own desktop interface, called "Pantheon." This desktop interface is somewhat of a hybrid, inspired by Apple's Debian Ubuntu-based OS X. It combines some similarities of the GNOME 3 Shell with the visual finesse of the OS X dock. Its Ubuntu underpinnings are anchored under the hood. What you see and use on the screen gives Elementary OS a distinct look and feel.
			
			


guid: http://www.linuxinsider.com-85748
title: Q4OS: A Diamond in the Rough Gets Some Polish
author: Jack M. Germain
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			<a href="http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/85748.html?rss=1"><img src="http://www.linuxinsider.com/images/rw267575/kde" align="left" alt="" hspace="7" border="0" /></a>
			Sometimes working with Linux distros is much like rustling through an old jewelry drawer. Every now and then, you find a diamond hidden among the rhinestones. That is the case with Q4OS. I took a detailed first look at this new distro in February 2015, primarily to assess the Trinity desktop. That was a version 1 beta release. Still, Trinity showed some potential. I have used it on numerous old and new computers, mostly because of its stability and ease of use. Every few upgrades I check out its progress.
			
			


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119584
title: Facebook Working On Its Own Cryptocurrency For WhatsApp: Report
author: Anmol Sachdeva
url: https://fossbytes.com/facebook-cryptocurrency-for-whatsapp/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
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<p>After having a disastrous year with multiple data breaches and internal conflict reports, Facebook is reportedly working on its cryptocurrency to facilitate payments in WhatsApp. According to a report by Bloomberg, Facebook is developing a digital currency that will be pegged against the U.S. dollar for price stability, according to some people aware of the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/facebook-cryptocurrency-for-whatsapp/">Facebook Working On Its Own Cryptocurrency For WhatsApp: Report</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337484
title: Rise Of The Unionized Robots
author: Steven Dufresne
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/rise-of-the-unionized-robots/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>For the first time, <a href="https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;u=https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Schweizer-Gewerkschaft-nimmt-Roboter-als-Mitglied-auf-4241805.html&amp;edit-text=&amp;act=url" target="_blank">a robot has been unionized</a>. This shouldn&#8217;t be too surprising as a European Union resolution has already recommended creating a legal status for robots for purposes of liability and a robot has already been made a citizen of one country. Naturally, these have been done either to stimulate discussion before reality catches up or as publicity stunts.</p>
<p><img data-attachment-id="337486" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/rise-of-the-unionized-robots/dum-e-spraying-tony-stark/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dum-e-spraying-tony-stark.jpg" data-orig-size="566,440" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Dum-E spraying Tony Stark" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dum-e-spraying-tony-stark.jpg?w=400&#038;h=311" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dum-e-spraying-tony-stark.jpg?w=566" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-337486" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dum-e-spraying-tony-stark.jpg?w=400&#038;h=311" alt="Dum-E spraying Tony Stark" width="400" height="311" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dum-e-spraying-tony-stark.jpg?w=400&amp;h=311 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dum-e-spraying-tony-stark.jpg?w=250&amp;h=194 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dum-e-spraying-tony-stark.jpg 566w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />What would reality have to look like before a robot should be given legal status similar to that of a human? For that, we can look to fiction.</p>
<p>Tony Stark, the fictional lead character in the Iron Man movies, has a robot called Dum-E which is little more than an industrial robot arm. However, Stark interacts with it using natural language and it clearly has feelings which it demonstrates from its posture and sounds of sadness when Stark scolds it after needlessly sprays Stark using a fire extinguisher. In one movie Dum-E saves Stark&#8217;s life while making sounds of compassion. And when Stark makes Dum-E wear a dunce cap for some unexplained transgression, Dum-E appears to get even by shooting something at Stark. So while Dum-E is a robot assistant capable of responding to natural language, something we&#8217;re sure Hackaday readers would love to have in our workshops, it also has emotions and acts on its own volition.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s an exercise to try to find the boundary between a tool and a robot deserving of personhood.</p>
<p><span id="more-337484"></span></p>
<h2>Bringing Tools To Life</h2>
<p>Ideally, the robot would offer something which we don&#8217;t already have, for example, precision or superhuman strength. When you think about it, we already have these in the form of the tools we use. We give a CNC machine a DXF file, set it up, and it does the work while we do something else alongside it, perhaps solder a circuit. But the CNC machine doesn&#8217;t do anything without our giving it precise steps.</p>
<p>Something closer would be a robotic arm assistant like <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/05/03/pneumatic-rotary-vane-joints-lend-a-gentle-helping-hand/">the Festo robot</a> which does some steps while you do others or you both do some steps together. But again, the actions by these robot arms are either programmed in or learned by your moving it around as it records the motions. Likewise, robots in a factory all follow carefully pre-programmed steps.</p>
<p><img data-attachment-id="337487" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/rise-of-the-unionized-robots/softbank_pepper/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/SoftBank_pepper.jpg" data-orig-size="768,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="SoftBank&#8217;s Pepper" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/SoftBank_pepper.jpg?w=300&#038;h=400" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/SoftBank_pepper.jpg?w=469" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-337487" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/SoftBank_pepper.jpg?w=300&#038;h=400" alt="SoftBank's Pepper" width="300" height="400" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/SoftBank_pepper.jpg?w=300&amp;h=400 300w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/SoftBank_pepper.jpg?w=600&amp;h=800 600w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/SoftBank_pepper.jpg?w=188&amp;h=250 188w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />But what if the robot elicits compassion, as do anthropomorphic robots? The robot which was unionized does just that. It&#8217;s a roughly <a href="https://www.softbankrobotics.com/emea/en/pepper" target="_blank">human-shaped one called Pepper</a>, and is mass produced by SoftBank Robotics for use in retail and finance locations. It has a face with eyes and the appearance of a mouth. It also speaks and responds to natural language. All of this causes many customers to anthropomorphize it, to treat it like a human.</p>
<p>However, as programmers and hardware developers, we know that anthropomorphizing a machine or treating it like a pet are unwarranted responses. It happens with Pepper but we&#8217;ve also previously discussed <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/10/09/our-reactions-to-the-treatment-of-robots/">how it happens with Boston Robotics&#8217; quadrupeds and BB-8 from Star Wars</a>. Even if the robot uses the latest deep neural networks, learning to do things in a way which we can&#8217;t explain as completely as we can explain how a <code>for</code>-loop functions, it&#8217;s still just a machine. Turning off the robot and even disassembling it causes no ethical dilemma.</p>
<p>But what if the robot earned income from the work and that income was the only way it had for paying for the electricity used to charge its batteries? Of course, we charge up drill batteries all the time and if the drill fails to do the job, there&#8217;s no ethical dilemma in no longer charging it up.</p>
<figure id="attachment_337488" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img data-attachment-id="337488" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/rise-of-the-unionized-robots/1421_sensory_homunculus/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg" data-orig-size="1028,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Homunculus: sensory mapping on our brain" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg?w=400&#038;h=398" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg?w=627" class="size-medium wp-image-337488" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg?w=400&#038;h=398" alt="Homunculus: sensory mapping on our brain" width="400" height="398" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg?w=400&amp;h=398 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg?w=800&amp;h=796 800w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg?w=250&amp;h=250 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg?w=768&amp;h=765 768w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1421_Sensory_Homunculus.jpg?w=627&amp;h=625 627w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Homunculus: sensory mapping on our brain, by OpenStax College CC BY 3.0</figcaption></figure>
<p>What if the robot were self-aware and had an inner monologue? Would the compassion begin to be justified then? Encoders and stretch sensors would tell it the positions of its limbs. <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/09/27/variable-resistors-controlled-by-the-environment/">Touch and heat sensors</a> would be mapped onto an internal representation of itself, one like the homunculus we have within our cerebral cortex. Touching a surface would redirect its internal monologue, attracting its attention to the new sensation. Too much heat would interrupt the monologue as a pain signal. And a low battery level would give a feeling of hunger and a little panic. Do this self-awareness and continuous inner monologue make it almost indistinguishable from a human being? To paraphrase Descartes, it thinks, therefore it is.</p>
<p>To many Hackaday readers, the above description will not sound novel at all. Many machines have sensors, feedback loops, alarm states, and internal state machines. The only compassion they ever elicit from their creators is the pride of creation.</p>
<p>Of course, the robot would still be missing the elusive concept of consciousness. Some would argue that once you have the inner monologue then consciousness becomes just something we tell ourselves exists. But that argument is nowhere near to being settled. And if you&#8217;re religious, then you can say that the robot lacks a soul, which by definition it always will. Depending on your school of thought, a robot may never warrant compassion or a union card.</p>
<p>But as unliving or undead as robots currently are, that hasn&#8217;t stopped a country from granting one citizenship.</p>
<h2>Saudia Arabia Grants Citizenship To Sophia</h2>
<p>You may have seen <a href="https://www.hansonrobotics.com/sophia/" target="_blank">Sophia</a>, made by Hanson Robotics. It most famously made an appearance on The Tonight Show where it had a conversation with host Jimmy Fallon and beat him in a game of rock-paper-scissors.</p>
<p>Sophia is a social robot, designed to interact with people using natural language processing, reading emotions (<a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/11/17/raspberry-pi-robot-that-reads-your-emotions/">something we&#8217;ve seen done in hacks before</a>), and read hand gestures. The responses are supplied by their character writing team and on the fly by its dialog system. It also has a very expressive face and performs gestures with its hands.</p>
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<p>As one of many public appearances, Sophia gave an interview at the 2017 Future Investment Initiative summit held in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia&#8217;s capital. Afterward, the interviewer announced that Sophia had just been awarded the first Saudi citizenship for a robot. Clearly, this was a publicity stunt but it&#8217;s unlikely anyone would have thought to award it to <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/07/01/spotmini-struts-its-stuff/">Boston Robotics&#8217; SpotMini</a>, a remote-controlled but semi-autonomous quadruped robot which was also in attendance at the summit. This means that robots have at least left an impression that they are approaching something more humanlike, both in appearance and behavior.</p>
<h2>European Civil Law Rules On Robotics</h2>
<p>Everyone&#8217;s heard of how AI and their physical manifestation, robots, are going to take all our jobs. Whether or not that&#8217;ll happen, in <del>1917</del> 2017, the European Parliament passed a resolution called the <a href="https://www.mccarthy.ca/en/insights/blogs/cyberlex/europeans-express-positive-views-ai-and-robotics-report-preliminary-results-public-consultations" target="_blank">Civil Law Rules On Robotics</a> proposing rules governing AI and robotics. Most of the resolution was quite forward thinking and relevant, covering issues such as data security, safety, and liability. One paragraph, however, read:</p>
<blockquote><p>f) creating a specific legal status for robots, so that at least the most sophisticated autonomous robots could be established as having the status of electronic persons with specific rights and obligations, including that of making good any damage they may cause, and applying electronic personality to cases where robots make smart autonomous decisions or otherwise interact with third parties independently;</p></blockquote>
<p>To put it into perspective, however, the legal status was intended for a future expectation should robots one day warrant it. The status would make it easier to determine who is liable in the case of some property damage or harm to a person.</p>
<h2>Will It Matter In The Long Run?</h2>
<p>It&#8217;s impossible to say if a robot will ever deserve to be unionized or be granted personhood. If we again draw from fiction, a major theme of the TV series &#8220;Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles&#8221; was that the question may simply go away when the robots become just like us. On the other hand, Elon Musk&#8217;s solution is to gradually make us more like them. In the meantime, we&#8217;ll settle for a semi-intelligent workshop robot capable of precision and superhuman strength.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337386
title: Incredibly Heavy Ornament Likely Inappropriate To Hang On Tree
author: Lewin Day
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/incredibly-heavy-ornament-likely-inappropriate-to-hang-on-tree/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again, and the Christmas hacks are flooding in thick and fast. To get into the Christmas spirit,  the FoxGuard team wanted a custom ornament to hang from the tree. <a href="https://youtu.be/lI6Ub26LJ88" target="_blank">They may have gotten more than they bargained for.</a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s a simple build that demonstrates the basic techniques of working with DACs and scopes in a charming holiday fashion. A Tektronix T932A analog oscilloscope is pressed into service as a display, by operating in XY mode. A Teensy 3.5 was then chosen for its onboard digital to analog converters, and used to output signals to draw a Christmas tree and star on the screen.</p>
<p>Old-school coders will appreciate the effort taken to plot the graphics out on graph paper. While the hack doesn&#8217;t do anything cutting edge or wild, it&#8217;s impressive how quick and easy this is thanks to modern development methods. While the technology to do this has existed for decades, a hacker in 1998 would have spent hours breadboarding a PIC microcontroller with DACs, let alone the coding required. We&#8217;ve come a long way.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a bit of fun, but we highly recommend you don&#8217;t try and hang an analog scope off your tree at home. <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/01/01/wifi-controlled-christmas-ornaments/">These WiFi-controlled ornaments are perhaps more suitable</a>. Video after the break.<span id="more-337386"></span></p>
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guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337307
title: Kitty Yeung On Tech-Fashion Designs and the Wearables Industry
author: Jenny List
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/kitty-yeung-on-tech-fashion-designs-and-the-wearables-industry/
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<p>If there is a field which has promise verging on a true breakout, it is that of wearable electronics. We regularly see 3D printing, retrocomputing, robotics, lasers, and electric vehicle projects whose advances are immediately obvious. These are all exciting fields in which the Hackaday community continually push the boundaries, and from which come the astounding pieces of work you read on these pages daily. Of course the projects that merge textiles and electronics are pushing boundaries in the same way, except for that it&#8217;s often not obvious at first glance. Why is that?</p>
<p>Wearables are a field in which hard work and ingenuity abound, but pulling off the projects that stand out and go beyond mere ordinary garments adorned with a few twinkly LEDs or EL wire is <em>hard</em>. Wearables have a sense of either still seeking its killer application or its technological enabler, and it was this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTL_1zz_cRc" target="_blank">topic that physicist, textilist, and artist Kitty Yeung touched upon</a> in her talk at the recent Hackaday Superconference.</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/kittyartphysics" target="_blank">Kitty</a> takes us through a selection of her work including a piece with fabric made from volcanic basalt and a top depicting an eclipse as a moving image, it was by way of illustrating the limitations imposed upon the creative textile technologist by the traditional nature of the medium. In some cases these limitations were purely technological, such as her using lenticular printing for the eclipse because her first choice of a flexible OLED screen was not yet practical. In others though, like the iterative process by which a designer and manufacturer work to achieve the correct product, she describes an industry whose practices have not followed those of other industries. She poses the question: why could the textile business not operate in a manner more akin to the electronics industry?</p>
<p>She&#8217;s looking for the appearance of garment companies that follow the model of 3D printing services such as Shapeways; encapsulating made-to-order products and prototypes produced directly from the supplied designs produced by the creator. Already there&#8217;s a service offering the ability to print and cut pattern pieces to order, but as the exception rather than the rule. Kitty sees a future in which the garment business is as tightly integrated through the use of CAD and CNC manufacturing as the 3D printing industry, and though she didn&#8217;t mention it we can also see a close parallel with the world of printed circuit boards. This could achieve the production of custom textiles at a level that would be democratised and accessible no matter what the production volume. Want to wear custom prints on uniquely built garments? Need something that fits you and not a size that &#8220;fits all&#8221;? These is part of the breakout promise laying in wait.</p>
<p>If you have ever worked with textiles in a hackerspace alongside other members using CNC routers, laser cutters, and 3D printers in their projects you will immediately understand her point. Sewing machines may have advanced since the days of your grandmother&#8217;s treadle Singer, but the process is still the same one of one of tissue paper, glass-headed pins, and fabric shears that she would feel right at home in. Kitty Yeung&#8217;s vision for the future presents infinite possibilities, and we&#8217;re sure you&#8217;ll agree it&#8217;s one we&#8217;d all like to be in.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337130
title: Woodworker Goes from 3D-Printing Skeptic to Believer
author: Dan Maloney
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/woodworker-goes-from-3d-printing-skeptic-to-believer/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>If there&#8217;s one place where the old ways of doing things live a longer life than you&#8217;d otherwise expect, it&#8217;s the woodshop. Woodworkers have a way of stubbornly sticking to tradition, and that usually works out fine. But what does it take to change a woodworker&#8217;s mind about a tool that seems to have little role in the woodshop: the 3D-printer?</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the question [Marius Hornberger] asked himself, and at least for him, there are <a href="https://youtu.be/k8mzMDLqENA" target="_blank">a lot of woodworking gadgets that can be 3D-printed</a>. [Marius] began his journey into additive manufacturing three years ago as a skeptic, not seeing how [Benchy] and friends could be of any value to his endeavors. But as is often the case with a tool that can build almost anything, all it takes is a little ingenuity to get started. His first tool was a pair of soft jaws for his bench vise. This was followed by a flood of useful doodads, including a clever center finder for round and square stock, custom panels for electrical switches, and light-duty pulleys for some of the machines he likes to build. But [Marius] <a href="https://hackaday.com/2018/04/30/this-dust-collector-will-blow-you-away/">obviously has an issue with dust</a>, because most of his accessories have to do with helping control it in the shop. The real gem of this group is the hose clamp for spiral-reinforced vacuum hose; standard band clamps don&#8217;t fit well on those, but his clamps have an offset that straddles the wire for a neat fit. Genius!</p>
<p>[Marius] has kindly made all his models available on <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/MariusHornberger/designs" target="_blank">Thingiverse</a>, so feel free to dig in and start kitting out your shop. Once you do maybe you can start building cool things like <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/08/02/scissor-lift-table-from-the-wood-shop-for-the-wood-shop/">his all-wood scissors lift</a>.</p>
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<p>Thanks to [baldpower] for the tip.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=336578
title: Behold The WT-220: A ‘Clever’ VT-220 Terminal
author: Donald Papp
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/behold-the-wt-220-a-clever-vt-220-terminal/
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<p>[John Whittington] failed to win a bid for an old VT-220 serial terminal on eBay, so he decided to make his own version and improve it along the way. <a href="https://engineer.john-whittington.co.uk/2016/06/whitterm-220-clever-serial-terminal/" target="_blank">The result is the Whitterm-220</a> (or WT-220) which has at its core a Raspberry Pi and is therefore capable of more than just acting as a &#8216;dumb&#8217; serial terminal.</p>
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<p>The enclosure is made from stacked panels of laser-cut plywood with an acrylic plate on the back for labels and connectors, where [John] worked paint into the label engravings before peeling off the acrylic&#8217;s protective film. By applying paint after laser-engraving but before peeling off the film, it acts as a fill and really makes the text pop.</p>
<p>Near the front, one layer of clear acrylic among the plywood layers acts as a light guide and serves as a power indicator, also doing double duty as TX/RX activity lights. When power is on, that layer glows, serving as an attractive indicator that doesn&#8217;t interfere with looking at the screen. When data is sent or received, a simple buffer circuit tied to the serial lines lights up LEDs to show TX or RX activity, with the ability to enable or disable this functionality by toggling a GPIO pin. A video overview is embedded below, where you can see the unit in action.</p>
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<p>Serial terminals seem to always find a place in projects, whether they <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/04/06/hackaday-prize-entry-pocket-serial-terminal/">fit in a pocket</a> or sport <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/03/24/pi-zero-w-impersonates-iphone-becomes-terminal/">3D printed cases complete with slide-out keyboards</a>.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=336662
title: A Scratch Instrument For Ants
author: Bryan Cockfield
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/a-scratch-instrument-for-ants/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
content:
<p>If you think that <a href="https://github.com/rasteri/SC1000" target="_blank">this scratch instrument</a> looks as though it should be at least&#8230; three times larger in order to be useful, you&#8217;d be wrong. This mighty pocket-sized instrument can really get the club hopping despite its diminuitive size. Despite that, the quality of the build as well as its use of off-the-shelf components for almost every part means that if you need a small, portable turntable there&#8217;s finally one you can build on your own.</p>
<p>[rasteri] built the SC1000 digital scratch instrument as a member of the portabilist scene, focusing on downsizing the equipment needed for a proper DJ setup. This instrument uses as Olimex A13-SOM-256 system-on-module, an ARM microprocessor, and can use a USB stick in order to load beats to the system. The scratch wheel itself uses a magnetic rotary encoder to sense position, and the slider is miniaturized as well.</p>
<p>If you want to learn to scratch good and learn to do other things good too, there&#8217;s a demo below showing a demonstration of the instrument, as well as a how-to video on the project page. All of the build files and software are open-source, so it won&#8217;t be too difficult to get one for yourself as long as you have some experience printing PCBs. If you need the rest of the equipment for a DJ booth, of course <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/07/24/meet-the-video-dj-machine/">that&#8217;s also something you can build</a>.</p>
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guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=334426
title: “DB” = Abbreviated Microcontroller Debugging
author: Drew Risinger
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/20/db-abbreviated-microcontroller-debugging/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>We&#8217;ve all been there. When debugging a microcontroller project, we just want to put in a <em>print</em> statement to figure out what&#8217;s going on with the microcontroller in real time. However, advanced embedded programmers know that <em>printf</em> statements are <em>verboten: </em>they&#8217;re just too SLOW. While not fixing this plight entirely, [Atakan Sarioglu] has come up with a clever way to <a href="http://www.atakansarioglu.com/how-to-debug-microcontroller-printf-tool-bigbug-event-debugger/" target="_blank">create readable debug messages with minimal runtime overhead</a>.</p>
<p>[Atakan Sarioglu]&#8217;s innovation, called BigBug (<a href="https://github.com/atakansarioglu/bigbug"style="outline-width:0 !important;"  target="_blank">Github</a>), is a dynamically-generated codebook. The codebook translates abbreviated messages sent over serial (UART here) to longer-form human-readable messages. To generate the codebook, BigBug automatically parses your comments to create a lookup between an abbreviation and the long-form message. When you are running your program on the microcontroller, BigBug will translate the short codes to long messages in real-time as you send log/debug data over serial.<span id="more-334426"></span></p>
<p>For example (not restricted to Arduino-only), if you write <code>Serial.println("HW") //@BB[HW] Hello World!</code>, BigBug will translate the received characters <code>HW\n</code> to <code>Hello World!</code>. In this simple example, the abbreviation uses 3 characters while the fully readable message uses 13 characters, for a savings of ~75% with no loss of clarity. More advanced usage lets you log data: <code>Serial.println("DT 1 1") //@BB[DT] Today's Date is: {0}/{1}</code> becomes <code>Today's Date is 1/1</code>. You can also use enumerated variables (last example could show<code>Today's Date is Jan. 1</code> with the same print command).</p>
<p>In terms of real-world benefit, using a 115200 baud connection (with 8N1 encoding) this is 115200 bits per second /(8+1) bits per byte = 12800 bytes/sec = 1 byte every 80 microseconds. Sending 13 bytes of <code>Hello World!\n</code> (in a naive, blocking UART implementation) takes ~1 ms of CPU time. With the shortcode <code>HW\n</code>, it would take ~0.25 ms to send essentially the same message (then decoded by BigBug). Note that because this just operates on serial data, BigBug is language independent</p>
<p>If you&#8217;ve been constrained by serial throughput for debugging, this looks like a well-polished tool to solve your problems. If you are just using an Arduino and throughput is no issue, then <a href="https://hackaday.com/2018/11/07/debugging-arduino-is-painful-this-can-help/">try this tool to debug Arduino programs</a>. Or you could always double-down and <a href="https://hackaday.com/2018/02/07/debugging-an-arduino-with-an-arduino/">use a microcontroller to debug another microcontroller</a>.</p>


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036253/google-replace-android-with-fuschia-os
title: Google might replace Android with Fuchsia OS within five years
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036253/google-replace-android-with-fuschia-os
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
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        <img alt="Google might replace Android with Fuchsia OS within five years" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/238b3d07-5528-4369-8e09-3cee83766ecd/1/fuchsiaflowers1-185x114.jpeg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->We may never see zucchini trifle Android, probably just as well<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Windows PowerShell comes to Linux as an Ubuntu Snap package
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036323/windows-powershell-comes-to-linux-as-an-ubuntu-snap-package

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036323/windows-powershell-comes-to-linux-as-an-ubuntu-snap-package

content:
 
        <img alt="Windows PowerShell comes to Linux as an Ubuntu Snap package" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/c3545320-80e7-4f7d-aeb7-d5fdcb9c3b30/2/powershelldone-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Doesn't require Ubuntu or Windows, weirdly<!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036335/libreoffice-windows-store
title: LibreOffice lands in the Windows Store, but hold on coz it's not that simple
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036335/libreoffice-windows-store
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
content:
 
        <img alt="LibreOffice lands in the Windows Store, but hold on coz it&#39;s not that simple" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/5ad83495-f0e2-4805-8758-ad2d52747899/1/libreofficelogo2-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Great for that Venn diagram of Windows 10 users who love open source. All five of them <!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Huawei phones banned from downloading VLC due to 'unfair' reviews
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036603/huawei-phones-banned-from-downloading-vlc-due-to-unfair-reviews

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036603/huawei-phones-banned-from-downloading-vlc-due-to-unfair-reviews

content:
 
        <img alt="Huawei phones banned from downloading VLC due to &#39;unfair&#39; reviews" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/fc08c81a-99d8-47d2-8284-d94bc9799e13/1/vlc-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Firm's 'abnormal' battery management policy broke VLC audio-playback<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Another German regional government is switching from Linux to Windows
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036673/another-german-regional-government-is-switching-from-linux-to-microsoft-windows

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036673/another-german-regional-government-is-switching-from-linux-to-microsoft-windows

content:
 
        <img alt="Another German regional government is switching from Linux to Windows" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/8735ad2a-d84c-4b22-91ce-fb1dc0132525/1/mapgermany-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Achtung! Das Baby mit dem Badewasser rauswerfen!<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Dell's XPS 13 Developer Edition now ships with Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036723/dell-xps-13-developer-edition-comes-rocking-ubuntu-linux-1804-lts

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036723/dell-xps-13-developer-edition-comes-rocking-ubuntu-linux-1804-lts

content:
 
        <img alt="Dell&#39;s XPS 13 Developer Edition now ships with Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/49a65e27-1420-45f0-aa47-ab10ccab4042/2/DellXPS13DeveloperEditition-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->And PC maker promises more Linux-powered lappys are coming<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Mozilla is redesigning the Firefox logo and wants your opinion
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036790/mozilla-is-redesigning-the-firefox-logo-and-wants-your-opinion

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3036790/mozilla-is-redesigning-the-firefox-logo-and-wants-your-opinion

content:
 
        <img alt="Mozilla is redesigning the Firefox logo and wants your opinion" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/8155ee60-a7a2-405c-9219-5cc0b3f67daa/1/angryfox-185x114.png" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Ours is leaning towards not changing it<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: NASA project lets you build a mini Curiosity rover using a Raspberry Pi
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3037054/nasa-has-opened-sourced-its-mini-mars-rover-project

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3037054/nasa-has-opened-sourced-its-mini-mars-rover-project

content:
 
        <img alt="NASA project lets you build a mini Curiosity rover using a Raspberry Pi" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/a4447d65-e3a4-4df1-9f67-f863b76124ca/2/rover2018073116-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Design is published under an open source license on GitHub<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Opera arrives as an Ubuntu Snap for most Linux distros
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3037091/opera-browser-comes-to-ubuntu-snap-for-most-linux-distros

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3037091/opera-browser-comes-to-ubuntu-snap-for-most-linux-distros

content:
 
        <img alt="Opera arrives as an Ubuntu Snap for most Linux distros" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/851b6db1-80f2-4746-8de5-e0125efee0b7/2/Image-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->An Ubuntu Leitmotiv on an Operatic Libreto<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: LibreOffice hits version 6.1 with design tweaks and improved e-booking
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3037330/libreoffice-hits-version-61-with-design-tweaks-and-improved-e-booking

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3037330/libreoffice-hits-version-61-with-design-tweaks-and-improved-e-booking

content:
 
        <img alt="LibreOffice hits version 6.1 with design tweaks and improved e-booking" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/760e9957-4677-4204-bdc2-085942bdd224/1/libreofficelogo-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Who said the best things can't be free?<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Elon Musk plans to open source Tesla's self-driving software
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3061020/tesla-is-looking-at-releasing-the-software-for-tesla-as-open-source

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3061020/tesla-is-looking-at-releasing-the-software-for-tesla-as-open-source

content:
 
        <img alt="Elon Musk plans to open source Tesla&#39;s self-driving software" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/e29c3e2a-4565-45c0-b3e3-896a5c3bbf58/1/teslaelonmusk2016-185x114.jpeg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->IP Freely<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Machine learning algorithms can identify anonymous programmers
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3061025/machine-learning-algorithms-can-identify-anonymous-programmers

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3061025/machine-learning-algorithms-can-identify-anonymous-programmers

content:
 
        <img alt="Machine learning algorithms can identify anonymous programmers" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/8f8ac69f-4c6b-4a8a-a076-e30c96d14b21/1/digitalfingerprint-185x114.jpeg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Boffins have figured out how to spot fingerprints in coders' style<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Linux 4.18 brings support for Vega M, Volta GV100 and, er, SPECK
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3061094/linux-418-brings-support-for-vega-m-volta-gv100-and-er-speck

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3061094/linux-418-brings-support-for-vega-m-volta-gv100-and-er-speck

content:
 
        <img alt="Linux 4.18 brings support for Vega M, Volta GV100 and, er, SPECK" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/62767f58-d667-411f-afe8-e84d0642fba4/1/linuxpenguinicon-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Out, foul Speck<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Google vows to take Oracle spat to Supreme Court after latest rejection
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3061742/google-vows-to-take-oracle-spat-to-supreme-court-after-latest-rejection

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3061742/google-vows-to-take-oracle-spat-to-supreme-court-after-latest-rejection

content:
 
        <img alt="Google vows to take Oracle spat to Supreme Court after latest rejection" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/5ec0b33d-b9dd-4479-8d89-4cad4b7802f1/1/boxingglovesbusinessman-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Federal court of appeals has declined to rehear the case<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Linus Torvalds is taking a break from Linux to wash his soapy mouth out
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3062838/linux-boss-torvalds-is-taking-a-break-to-wash-his-soapy-mouth-out

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3062838/linux-boss-torvalds-is-taking-a-break-to-wash-his-soapy-mouth-out

content:
 
        <img alt="Linus Torvalds is taking a break from Linux to wash his soapy mouth out" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/d32e035a-8bda-41e1-88a6-b3ee2ddd119f/1/linustorvaldsscubagear180x80-185x114.jpeg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Acknowledges his rants are not OK <!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063033/chrome-os-69-brings-linux-support-to-chromebooks
title: Chrome OS 69 brings Linux support to Chromebooks
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063033/chrome-os-69-brings-linux-support-to-chromebooks
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
content:
 
        <img alt="Chrome OS 69 brings Linux support to Chromebooks" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/8f68fc9b-fea8-4708-87a9-4dfeb1ad9c1c/1/googlechromeapps-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Taking the fight to Windows Always-On with a wider range of apps <!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063066/ibm-reveals-open-source-tool-to-stamp-out-ai-bias
title: IBM reveals open source tool to stamp out AI bias
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063066/ibm-reveals-open-source-tool-to-stamp-out-ai-bias
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
content:
 
        <img alt="IBM reveals open source tool to stamp out AI bias" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/01dbd40d-3b9b-410f-a177-b290047454db/1/airobotswaters0316-185x114.jpeg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->No Roger the Racist Robot <!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Open Xchange Summit: Tim O'Reilly on why good companies go 'bad'
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guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/feature/3063572/open-xchange-summit-tim-oreilly-explains-the-new-new-internet

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/feature/3063572/open-xchange-summit-tim-oreilly-explains-the-new-new-internet

content:
 
        <img alt="Open Xchange Summit: Tim O&#39;Reilly on why good companies go &#39;bad&#39;" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/ec9d210a-db5f-493d-9c88-8325905c75a9/2/facestimoreilly00257web-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Web 2.0 and open source legend shows us how we broke the internet and how we fix it<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Tim Berners-Lee launches Inrupt to kickstart decentralised web project
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063628/tim-berners-lee-launches-inrupt-to-kickstart-decentralised-web-project

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063628/tim-berners-lee-launches-inrupt-to-kickstart-decentralised-web-project

content:
 
        <img alt="Tim Berners-Lee launches Inrupt to kickstart decentralised web project" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/5772189b-624c-4222-ac30-f9e581880361/0/timbernerslee3-185x114.jpeg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Startup looks to pass control from tech giants to users<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Microsoft donates 30-year-old obsolete MS-DOS to GitHub
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https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063748/microsoft-donates-30-year-old-obsolete-ms-dos-to-github

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063748/microsoft-donates-30-year-old-obsolete-ms-dos-to-github

content:
 
        <img alt="Microsoft donates 30-year-old obsolete MS-DOS to GitHub" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/6a403388-61f4-4c0a-ab42-5c725b8f7d45/2/MSDOS500490Beta-185x114.png" />
         <p><!--summary start-->But don't fiddle with it. You'll go blind. Also it's not editable<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Open Xchange: Rafael Laguna on open source cars and the generosity of open source
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guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/feature/3063788/open-xchange-rafael-laguna-on-open-source-cars-and-the-generosity-of-open-source

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/feature/3063788/open-xchange-rafael-laguna-on-open-source-cars-and-the-generosity-of-open-source

content:
 
        <img alt="Open Xchange: Rafael Laguna on open source cars and the generosity of open source " src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/5d2dd94c-484f-430e-9b92-57a64f89e79b/1/rafaellagunaopenxchange-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->When in Rome...<!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064213/nvidia-rapids-announcement
title: Nvidia GPU-based Rapids system promises '50x faster' data analytics
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064213/nvidia-rapids-announcement
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
content:
 
        <img alt="Nvidia GPU-based Rapids system promises &#39;50x faster&#39; data analytics" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/d13dddb7-549d-41d4-aad4-98b804697234/2/NvidiaRapids1-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Rapids trounces CPU-only systems in early benchmarks<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Microsoft gives 60,000 patents to open source to 'protect Linux'
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https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064332/microsoft-gives-60-000-patents-to-open-source-to-protect-linux

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064332/microsoft-gives-60-000-patents-to-open-source-to-protect-linux

content:
 
        <img alt="Microsoft gives 60,000 patents to open source to &#39;protect Linux&#39;" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/f4e0ce57-68c6-4350-95d4-e7f06a79a34f/2/presentgiftbomb-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Imagine waking up from a 10 year coma and reading this<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Plex virtualises its way on to Linux as a Canonical Snap
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https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064403/plex-virtualises-its-way-on-to-linux-as-a-canonical-snap

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064403/plex-virtualises-its-way-on-to-linux-as-a-canonical-snap

content:
 
        <img alt="Plex virtualises its way on to Linux as a Canonical Snap" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/c3332103-2e3c-4b1f-bae8-2010734416b1/2/plex-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->And there's freebies for early adopters <!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Google will charge Android OEMs a licensing fee to use Google apps in the EU
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guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064655/google-will-now-charge-android-phone-makers-fees-to-use-google-apps-in-the-eu

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064655/google-will-now-charge-android-phone-makers-fees-to-use-google-apps-in-the-eu

content:
 
        <img alt="Google will charge Android OEMs a licensing fee to use Google apps in the EU" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/5317bfdb-3187-43b7-b913-a06fd970dc6e/3/Android-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Tech giant's move could pave the way for even more expensive smartphones <!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: GitHub Universe kicks off with a range of new developer tools
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https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064731/github-universe-launches-with-a-range-of-new-developer-tools

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https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064731/github-universe-launches-with-a-range-of-new-developer-tools

content:
 
        <img alt="GitHub Universe kicks off with a range of new developer tools" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/5722f34f-a1f8-4a02-9ed6-46c0e4bc970a/4/IMG20181016114857-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->And a cat with eight legs <!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: GitHub octoverse survey shows coders are creatures of habit
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https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064732/github-octoverse-survey-shows-coders-are-creatures-of-habit

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https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064732/github-octoverse-survey-shows-coders-are-creatures-of-habit

content:
 
        <img alt="GitHub octoverse survey shows coders are creatures of habit" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/a6412afe-c546-4721-84c4-76b60377f8b5/2/GitHub-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->I'll get my Kotlin<!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064898/github-down-major-outage
title: GitHub suffers major outage caused by faulty storage appliance
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064898/github-down-major-outage
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
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        <img alt="GitHub suffers major outage caused by faulty storage appliance" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/8ad6c45c-dcef-4975-ba36-860650e9fa46/3/MicrosoftGitHub-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Where is your Octocat now? <!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Google will charge up to $40 per phone for Android apps to placate EU
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064910/google-will-charge-up-to-usd40-per-phone-for-android-apps-to-placate-eu

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064910/google-will-charge-up-to-usd40-per-phone-for-android-apps-to-placate-eu

content:
 
        <img alt="Google will charge up to $40 per phone for Android apps to placate EU" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/48d37626-b444-4809-8a14-2c361479054e/1/googlemobilesearchphone-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Fees will apply to all new handsets sold in Europe<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Ubuntu 18.10 is a Cosmic Cuttlefish of new Linux loveliness
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064931/ubuntu-1810-is-a-cosmic-cuttlefish-of-new-linux-loveliness

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064931/ubuntu-1810-is-a-cosmic-cuttlefish-of-new-linux-loveliness

content:
 
        <img alt="Ubuntu 18.10 is a Cosmic Cuttlefish of new Linux loveliness" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/1137d6ba-330f-4e40-b718-0baf2eaa04bb/2/maxresdefault-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Even if it does have another silly name<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: As Linux 4.19 is released, a new and improved Linus Torvalds returns
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064959/as-linux-419-is-released-a-new-improved-linus-torvalds-returns

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064959/as-linux-419-is-released-a-new-improved-linus-torvalds-returns

content:
 
        <img alt="As Linux 4.19 is released, a new and improved Linus Torvalds returns" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/0b57d8fb-3b5f-4616-b5d5-6c860dbe3580/4/LinusTorvalds-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Beguine The Penguine<!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064969/acorn-computers-risc-os-finally-goes-open-source
title: Acorn Computer's RISC OS finally goes open source
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3064969/acorn-computers-risc-os-finally-goes-open-source
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
content:
 
        <img alt="Acorn Computer&#39;s RISC OS finally goes open source" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/b73ca37a-cf82-43f1-a43e-89942ad6caf9/2/RiscOS-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->RISC OS 5 to form the basis of RISC OS Open <!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3065239/ibm-buys-open-source-biz-red-hat-in-gbp265bn
title: IBM buys open source biz Red Hat in £26.5bn mega-deal
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3065239/ibm-buys-open-source-biz-red-hat-in-gbp265bn
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
content:
 
        <img alt="IBM buys open source biz Red Hat in £26.5bn mega-deal" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/b6eaacf7-d880-4e76-800e-d663fbb3ee79/2/IBM-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Red Hat governance, brands, HQ and facilities to be retained under IBM ownership<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Apple's T2 chip is blocking Linux from booting on new Mac hardware
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3065755/apples-t2-chip-is-blocking-linux-from-booting-on-new-mac-hardware

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3065755/apples-t2-chip-is-blocking-linux-from-booting-on-new-mac-hardware

content:
 
        <img alt="Apple&#39;s T2 chip is blocking Linux from booting on new Mac hardware" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/c70ae7c4-5546-456d-9b77-58d0ab307467/2/MacBookAir2018-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Windows isn't even bootable by default, report reveals<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Microsoft is porting the SysInternals library to Linux
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3065778/microsoft-is-porting-the-sysinternals-library-for-linux

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3065778/microsoft-is-porting-the-sysinternals-library-for-linux

content:
 
        <img alt="Microsoft is porting the SysInternals library to Linux" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/a5a0edd0-6c8e-4158-85f1-7c4e45243ee4/1/sysinternals-185x114.png" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Penguinner Winner, SysAdmin Dinner<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Sony's PlayStation Classic runs on an open-source emulator
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3066188/the-playstation-classic-runs-on-an-open-source-emulator

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3066188/the-playstation-classic-runs-on-an-open-source-emulator

content:
 
        <img alt="Sony&#39;s PlayStation Classic runs on an open-source emulator" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/76046e98-2b63-48b1-a9e4-61ee86091c62/2/Spideymeme-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Emulation is the sincerest form of flattery<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: This Linux virus is a total jerk, even by malware standards
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3066979/this-linux-virus-is-a-total-jerk-even-by-malware-standards

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3066979/this-linux-virus-is-a-total-jerk-even-by-malware-standards

content:
 
        <img alt="This Linux virus is a total jerk, even by malware standards" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/9ee4de7e-76c2-4b25-b7fc-212cd5cae9f9/1/softwarebug-185x114.jpeg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->No Linux given<!--summary end--></p>         
         


title: Hug me! Linux community messages now replace f-bombs with 'hugs'
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
guid:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3067408/linux-community-messages-now-replace-f-bombs-with-hugs

url:
https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3067408/linux-community-messages-now-replace-f-bombs-with-hugs

content:
 
        <img alt="Hug me! Linux community messages now replace f-bombs with &#39;hugs&#39;" src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/ca2b557d-10e9-4693-9ae8-ce07de7fcf11/2/Hug-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Hug you, I won't do what you tell me<!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3068019/linuxorgs-website-defaced
title: Someone messed with Linux.org's DNS to deface the website's homepage
url: https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3068019/linuxorgs-website-defaced
feedurl: https://www.theinquirer.net/feeds/rss/tag/open-source
content:
 
        <img alt="Someone messed with Linux.org&#39;s DNS to deface the website&#39;s homepage " src="http://www.theinquirer.net/w-images/9c3f95ff-cc36-47f3-a2b6-a23d6c31ced0/2/Linuxorgwebsite-185x114.jpg" />
         <p><!--summary start-->Some people do have a lot of time on their hands<!--summary end--></p>         
         


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119582
title: WhatsApp Has Become A Platform To Share Child Pornography
author: Anmol Sachdeva
url: https://fossbytes.com/whatsapp-child-porn-problem/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Facebook-owned instant messenger app WhatsApp is currently being used on a massive scale to distribute child pornography material, a report from two Israeli online safety groups states. The report has been analyzed, translated, and followed up by TechCrunch. The publication states that the third-party group discovery apps for WhatsApp are being used by users to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/whatsapp-child-porn-problem/">WhatsApp Has Become A Platform To Share Child Pornography</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264086
title: Confluent Creates New 'Open Source' License to Stop Cloud Poaching
author: Christine Hall
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264086
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
The problem is that such restrictions run afoul of the Open Source Definition used by the Open Source Initiative, the standards organization that decides which licenses qualify as open source. The restriction also means that any code covered by the license probably can't be used within any other open source project.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264084
title: Linux Mint 19.1 Screenshot Tour
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264084
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
The Linux Mint team have published an update to the distribution's 19.x series. The new release, Linux Mint 19.1, is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and is available in three flavours: Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce. Apart from some visual and performance improvements to Cinnamon, Linux Mint also makes it easier to report bugs and help developers fix problems.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264082
title: Try KDE Plasma Desktop As A Snap Package
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264082
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Users wanting to try out KDE Plasma can now install the whole Plasma desktop as a snap. By using the KDE Plasma desktop snap, you're not making any changes to your underlying system, while also having the option of easily removing it. The KDE Plasma Desktop snap is available as a tech preview "and should not be considered for production".


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264071
title: 10 books for your DevOps reading wishlist
author: Dominika Bula
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264071
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Looking for good DevOps books to read? Don[he]#039[/he]t know where to start? Follow this reading wishlist to find the best books on DevOps for practical thinkers. You[he]#039[/he]ll learn from authors who have addressed real-life problems and contributed to the innovation process.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264094
title: How to Rename Files in Linux
author: linuxize
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264094
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Renaming files and directories is one of the most basic tasks you often need to perform on a Linux system. Renaming a single file is easy, but renaming multiple files at once can be a challenge, especially for users who are new to Linux.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264111
title: Some thoughts on Linux gaming in 2018, an end of year review
author: Liam Dawe
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264111
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Now that 2018 is coming to a close, let’s go over what’s happened this year. It’s been incredibly interesting to follow, things haven’t been this lively for some time.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264107
title: Let your Linux terminal speak its mind
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264107
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Greetings from another day in our 24-day-long Linux command-line toys advent calendar. If this is your first visit to the series, you might be asking yourself what a command-line toy even is. We’re figuring that out as we go, but generally, it could be a game, or any simple diversion that helps you have fun at the terminal.We hope that even if you&#039;ve seen some of these before, there will be something new for everybody in our series.Some of you may be too young to remember, but before there was Alexa, Siri, or the Google Assistant, computers still had voices.read more


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264113
title: Linux Mint 19.1 MATE Screenshot Tour
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264113
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Linux Mint 19.1 "Tessa" MATE released! The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 19.1 "Tessa" MATE Edition. This new version of Linux Mint contains many improvements.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264116
title: Bash Scripting: Learn to use REGEX (Part 2- Intermediate)
author: shusain
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264116
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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Regular expressions or regex or regexp are basically strings of character that define a search pattern, they can be used for performing ‘Search’ or ‘Search & Replace’ operations as well as can be used to validate a condition like password policy etc.Regex is a very powerful tool that is available at our disposal & best thing about using regex is that they can be used in almost every computer language. So if you are Bash Scripting or creating a Python program, we can use regex or we can also write a single line search query.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264114
title: Latest Firefox Focus provides more user control
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264114
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
The Internet is a huge playground, but also has a few dark corners. In order to ensure that users still feel secure and protected while browsing, we’ve implemented features that...


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264108
title: Getting started with Prometheus
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264108
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Prometheus is an open source monitoring and alerting system that directly scrapes metrics from agents running on the target hosts and stores the collected samples centrally on its server. Metrics can also be pushed using plugins like collectd_exporter—although this is not Promethius&#039; default behavior, it may be useful in some environments where hosts are behind a firewall or prohibited from opening ports by security policy.read more


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264112
title: Removing Duplicate PATH Entries: Reboot
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264112
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
by Mitch Frazier                   In my first post on removing duplicate PATH entries I used an AWK one-liner. In the second post I used a Perl one-liner, or more accurately, I tried to dissect a Perl one-liner provided by reader Shaun. Shaun had asked that if I was willing to use AWK (not Bash), why not use Perl? It occurred to me that one might also ask: why not just use Bash? So, one more time into the void.                    Go to Full Article


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264115
title: Create, test, innovate, repeat.
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264115
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Let’s imagine a not-too-distant future: Imagine you are somewhere that is familiar to you such as your home, or your favorite park. Imagine that everything around you is connected and...


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264110
title: 7 CI/CD tools for sysadmins
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264110
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) have all existed in the developer community for many years. Some organizations have involved their operations counterparts, but many haven&#039;t. For most organizations, it&#039;s imperative for their operations teams to become just as familiar with CI/CD tools and practices as their development compatriots are.read more


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264128
title: Archman 2018.12 JWM Screenshot Tour
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264128
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Archman 2018.12 JWM has been released. Archman GNU/Linux is an Arch Linux-based distribution which features the Calamares system installer and a pre-configured desktop environment. Archman also features the Octopi package manager to make installing new software easier.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264125
title: How to install MariaDB 10 on Debian 9
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264125
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
MariaDB is the fork of MySQL and backward compatible replacement for MySQL. Here in this tutorial, we are going to show you how to install MariaDB 10 from Ubuntu PPA and from Official Repository.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264124
title: A workaround for graphical issues with Unity games on Linux with an NVIDIA GPU
author: Liam Dawe
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264124
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Recently, I wrote a post about Unity games when playing on NVIDIA having some major graphical glitches with a workaround. Here's another one, that might work better.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264123
title: Linux time Command Tutorial for Beginners (with Examples)
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264123
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Sometimes, when you're executing a program, you might want to know its system resource usage. Like how much time the process spent in kernel mode and user mode, and other info. Thankfully, there exists a tool - dubbed time - that's specifically built for this purpose.


title: Robocraft jumps on the Battle Pass bandwagon with the RoboPass
author: liamdawe
feedurl: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/article_rss.php
guid:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/robocraft-jumps-on-the-battle-pass-bandwagon-with-the-robopass.13201

url:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/robocraft-jumps-on-the-battle-pass-bandwagon-with-the-robopass.13201

content:
<p>Tags: Free Game, Steam, Action</p><p><p>Robocraft, the free to play action game that has you build robots and fight with them is now doing a RoboPass to unlock cosmetic items.</p>

<p>Like other games have, the RoboPass has two tiers. One is entirely free and the other you pay for, so that everyone can unlock a few things. So it works like Fortnite, Rocket League and others.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a data-fancybox="images" href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/20156275471545213189gol1.gif" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/20156275471545213189gol1.gif" /></a></p>

<p>I much prefer this pass system to Loot Boxes (which Robocraft completely removed) for games to get a little extra revenue. They don&#39;t affect the gameplay, they&#39;re entirely optional and if you do decide to buy the premium tier you know exactly what you&#39;re going to get at each level. With it, you will be able to unlock new spawning animations, new destruction animations, cosmetic blocks and so on.</p>

<p>If you own the &quot;Premium For Life&quot; supporter package, you will get a 50% discount on the premium tier along with faster EXP gain to unlock cosmetics more quickly.</p>

<p>See their announcement <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1721962334579052011" target="_blank">here on Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: Transport Fever has a fresh patch out with community-requested improvements, new game teased
author: liamdawe
feedurl: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/article_rss.php
guid:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/transport-fever-has-a-fresh-patch-out-with-community-requested-improvements-new-game-teased.13202

url:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/transport-fever-has-a-fresh-patch-out-with-community-requested-improvements-new-game-teased.13202

content:
<p>Tags: Simulation, Humble Store, GOG, Steam, Update</p><p><p>The building sim Transport Fever from developer Urban Games and publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment has a fresh update out and a teaser of a new game.</p>

<p>The update adds in some features the community has asked including trains driving backwards instead of them magically flipping around. There&#39;s also a new&nbsp;Dutch translation, improved track construction tools, improved vehicle replacement, an improved camera tool and plenty more features have been tweaked on top of a healthy dose of bug fixes.</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqgw2xCNYpk"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Lqgw2xCNYpk/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>As for the teaser for the new game, <a href="https://www.transportfever.com/thank-you-patch-released/" target="_blank">they said</a> &quot;As already announced, we have the pleasure to unveil a great new project in 2019. The official announcement date of the new project - which is in the same genre as Transport Fever - will be published on this website.&quot;</p>

<p>Will be interesting to find out what it is. We&#39;ve asked if it will support Linux and will update when we know.</p>

<p>To grab a copy you can find it on <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/transport-fever?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Humble Store</a>, <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/transport_fever?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a> and <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/446800/Transport_Fever/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: The fighting game Fantasy Strike just had a sweet update, taking another look
author: liamdawe
feedurl: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/article_rss.php
guid:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-fighting-game-fantasy-strike-just-had-a-sweet-update-taking-another-look.13203

url:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-fighting-game-fantasy-strike-just-had-a-sweet-update-taking-another-look.13203

content:
<p>Tags: Fighting, Steam, Indie Game, Early Access, Preview</p><p><p>Fantasy Strike, one of the few proper fighting games to support Linux just had a sweet update and it&#39;s looking really good.</p>

<p>First of all, there&#39;s a new shiny profile screen to show off how you&#39;re doing with different characters. It will show your XP, rank&nbsp;and so on. Not just for you though, you can see your friends profile too. You can also view the profile of other random players, which can help you when you&#39;re looking for someone specific to play with.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a data-fancybox="images" href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/10098558351545218485gol1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/10098558351545218485gol1.jpg" /></a><br />
<em>Note: I&#39;ve obviously played a lot longer, the time is only counting online play in this season.</em></p>

<p>Additionally, all characters now have facial animations when hit by&nbsp;cinematic moves like super moves. Not that you really see it, as it all moves quite quickly and a lot of the moves effects end up covering up characters.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a data-fancybox="images" href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/10203150201545216518gol1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/10203150201545216518gol1.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>They&#39;ve also done some general polishing with bug fixes and a desync fix for online play as they&#39;re gearing up to leave Early Access sometime in Q1 2019.</p>

<p>After spending some more time with it, I&#39;m very impressed. Like all good fighting games, it does require some time to learn. Each character has their own fighting style, complete with different special moves. Thankfully, the tutorial and practice modes help a lot with this and it doesn&#39;t take long to get a good understanding of it. I love the variation in the special moves too, they&#39;re all very unique to each other complete with alternative moves if you&#39;re on the ground or in the air.</p>

<p>Some gameplay taken on Ubuntu 18.04, using my current favourite character, Argagarg, while playing online:</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZkK11_IuzE"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/WZkK11_IuzE/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>I&#39;ve had a lot of fun with it! I think this might be my current favourite fighting game. It&#39;s nowhere near as complex as some other fighting games, while still remaining a decent challenge. Great if you&#39;re not usually into them that&#39;s for sure.</p>

<p>It works well on Linux, the Steam Controller worked out of the box and so I don&#39;t really have any issue with it at this point.</p>

<p>You can find Fantasy Strike on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/390560/Fantasy_Strike/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.&nbsp;At this point, it&#39;s a finely polished and very good looking fighting game, one that&#39;s well worth a look.</p></p>


title: The itch.io Winter Sale is live with plenty of indie games going cheap
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Game Sale, Itch.io</p><p><p>For those who like to support the little one, itch.io have their own Winter Sale now live and there&#39;s a good choice of Linux games on sale.</p>

<p>While a lot of the focus on major sales ends up with people waiting on Steam, let&#39;s not forget the other smaller stores that support Linux. You can find some real gems on itch as well, while also supporting the developer even more since itch allows developers to set whatever percentage they like to give back to the itch store.</p>

<p>Some fun picks for Linux gamers:</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://minorkeygames.itch.io/eldritch" target="_blank">Eldritch</a> - 90% off</li>
	<li><a href="https://tacoma.itch.io/tacoma" target="_blank">Tacoma</a> - 75% off</li>
	<li><a href="https://eniko.itch.io/midboss" target="_blank">MidBoss</a> - 67% off</li>
	<li><a href="https://draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman" target="_blank">A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build</a> - 50% off</li>
	<li><a href="https://rese.itch.io/ganbare-super-strikers" target="_blank">Ganbare! Super Strikers</a> - 50% off</li>
	<li><a href="https://supertry.itch.io/haque" target="_blank">Haque</a> - 50% off</li>
	<li><a href="https://draknek.itch.io/cosmic-express" target="_blank">Cosmic Express</a> - 50% off</li>
	<li><a href="https://terrycavanagh.itch.io/dicey-dungeons" target="_blank">Dicey Dungeons</a> - 20% off</li>
</ul>

<p>As a reminder, to help you keep all your games up to date itch also have <a href="https://itch.io/app" target="_blank">their own client</a>. It&#39;s slick, it&#39;s open source and I haven&#39;t encountered many issues with it.</p>

<p>See the full list of Linux games <a href="https://itch.io/games/on-sale/platform-linux" target="_blank">on sale here</a>. The sale ends on the 27th at 6PM UTC.</p></p>


title: Tangledeep, the fantastic roguelike is getting an expansion with a new story
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Steam, Indie Game, RPG, Roguelike, DLC, Coming Soon</p><p><p>Tangledeep is a roguelike for players of all different skill-levels. It has some sweet art, engaging gameplay and the way they&#39;ve done the character class system is quite interesting too.</p>

<p>As for the just announced expansion,&nbsp;Legend of Shara will be the first fully-featured expansion pack for the game. It&#39;s going to include plenty of new content and features including a new story, new boss fights, plenty of new areas to explore, new monsters, an increased level cap&nbsp;and the list of additions goes on for a while. Considering it was already quite a big game before, that&#39;s impressive.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a data-fancybox="images" href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/4714774531545226417gol1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/4714774531545226417gol1.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>The expansion is going to release into Early Access in January, with it being &quot;95% complete&quot; with them using the remaining time to pull-in player feedback.</p>

<p>Back to the game as it is now,&nbsp;Tangledeep managed to pull me in rather well. I&#39;ve spent a great many hours in it, while still only scratching the surface of what it has to offer. It has a good mix of features for roguelike veterans and newbies alike, thanks to a good mix of game modes to suit how you wish to play. I often find roguelikes a little too punishing, so the adventure mode to end up back in town when you hit zero health suits me just fine.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a data-fancybox="images" href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/726252371545228071gol1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/726252371545228071gol1.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>One of the more interesting features, is the character class system. When you start the game, you pick a specific job which gives you access to a specific set of abilities. However, through the course of the game you can change this job and while keeping abilities learned from the previous one and so you can mix and match. It just changes things up a little, keeps it interesting.</p>

<p>Find Tangledeep on <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tangledeep?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Humble Store</a> (DRM Free + Steam Key)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gog.com/game/tangledeep?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/628770/Tangledeep/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: Some thoughts on Linux gaming in 2018, an end of year review
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<p>Tags: Misc</p><p><p>Now that 2018 is coming to a close, let&rsquo;s go over what&rsquo;s happened this year. It&rsquo;s been incredibly interesting to follow, things haven&rsquo;t been this lively for some time. <u>Note</u>: As this is a roundup of sorts, multiple links will go back to our articles talking about them.</p>

<p>The game porting company Feral Interactive have been busy this year, as they&rsquo;ve released all these for Linux:</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-chaos-and-action-of-total-war-warhammer-ii-makes-for-a-gripping-strategy-title.13107" target="_blank">Total War: Warhammer II</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/xcom-2-war-of-the-chosen-tactical-legacy-pack-out-now-and-with-linux-support-right-away.12720" target="_blank">XCOM 2: War of the Chosen - Tactical Legacy Pack</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/life-is-strange-before-the-storm-is-now-officially-available-on-linux.12550" target="_blank">Life is Strange: Before the Storm</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/forging-a-kingdom-through-conquest-thoughts-on-a-total-war-saga-thrones-of-britannia.11967" target="_blank">Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/rise-of-the-tomb-raider-is-now-officially-available-on-linux-heres-a-look-at-it-with-benchmarks.11576" target="_blank">Rise of the Tomb Raider</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Additionally, they also put out their open source <a href="https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode" target="_blank">GameMode</a> tool to help you get the most performance, although it&rsquo;s still rather limited in scope right now. Looks like it&rsquo;s still being worked on too, with &ldquo;mdiluz&rdquo; who left Feral Interactive for Unity working on <a href="https://github.com/mdiluz/gamemode" target="_blank">their own fork</a> to bring new features along with a <a href="https://github.com/mdiluz/unity-linux-gamemode" target="_blank">Unity plugin</a>.</p>

<p><u>Side-note</u>: Marc &quot;mdiluz&quot; recently started a &quot;side-gig&quot; working on Linux tooling, thanks to a little help from&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/mdiluz/status/1071397132064776192" target="_blank">Valve</a>. Seems the first focus is GameMode mentioned above.</p>

<p>Feral Interactive have also been teasing a lot in the past few months. We now know that these confirmed titles will also be ported and officially supported on Linux in 2019:</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/total-war-three-kingdoms-confirmed-to-be-coming-to-linux-port-from-feral-interactive.12650" target="_blank">Total War: THREE KINGDOMS</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/life-is-strange-2-confirmed-to-be-coming-to-linux-in-2019-from-feral-interactive.12670" target="_blank">Life is Strange 2</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-is-officially-coming-to-linux-in-2019.13003" target="_blank">Shadow of the Tomb Raider</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/dirt-4-is-officially-coming-to-linux-port-from-feral-interactive.13122" target="_blank">DiRT 4</a></li>
</ul>

<p>I&rsquo;m also hopeful we will see Feral Interactive team up with IO once again to bring HITMAN 2 officially to Linux, make it so! Quite a small list so far but a pretty strong one, let&rsquo;s hope they have more in store for us.</p>

<p>Aspyr Media, another game porting company and publisher helped <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/innerspace-from-polyknight-games-aspyr-media-launches-with-day-1-linux-support-some-thoughts.11049" target="_blank">InnerSpace</a> release and also finally managed to get out the <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-linux-version-of-civilization-vi-has-been-updated-with-cross-platform-multiplayer-support.13135" target="_blank">cross-platform online patch</a> for the Linux version of Civilization VI after much delay. Apart from that, they&rsquo;ve been rather quiet for releases this year.</p>

<p>Virtual Programming released <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/mxgp3-the-official-motocross-videogame-some-thoughts-on-the-linux-version.13050" target="_blank">MXGP3 - The Official Motocross Videogame</a>, while also teasing that Gravel is coming to Linux. A Hat in Time also appeared on their website to indicate a Linux port is coming, although it quickly vanished (the second time this has happened). Sadly, though the ARMA 3 experimental Linux port that Virtual Programming teamed up with Bohemia for was put on ice (for now) with no further updates.</p>

<p>Valve also did something that was quite unexpected with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive going free to play with a Battle Royale mode (<a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/some-thoughts-on-counter-strike-global-offensives-danger-zone-the-new-battle-royale-mode.13153" target="_blank">thoughts here</a>). That&rsquo;s going to keep me entertained for some time! We were missing out on such a game for a while, so hopefully it keeps CS:GO strong.</p>

<p>Additionally, even though I absolutely love the gameplay in Valve&rsquo;s card game Artifact (<a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/artifact-is-an-exciting-and-addicting-card-game-from-valve-out-now.13042" target="_blank">thoughts here</a>), it seems the monetization model has caused a lot of players to look elsewhere. What started off as a strong start for it at around sixty thousand players has dropped like a rock. I fully expect them to make some changes to this. Even though a drop-off was expected, it&rsquo;s a lot more dramatic than I thought and I imagine it has alarmed Valve somewhat. They say they&rsquo;re &ldquo;in this for the long haul&rdquo; and they&rsquo;ve been updating it with new features, so it will be interesting to see how they can turn it around.</p>

<p>We also had a few games (sadly) drop Linux support across this year. Notable titles including Rust, Phoenix Point and the aforementioned ARMA 3 Linux port experiment, although the Rust developers still keep the Linux version up to date with each new update and it may eventually see full Linux support again when Unity issues are ironed out.</p>

<p>Not forgetting the considerable amount of good indie games (and some a little bigger) that released for Linux this year! Honestly, I could sit here all day listing off great games released in full for Linux in 2018. I can&rsquo;t list them all (obviously), but as a reminder of just how good a year it was, here&rsquo;s a small slice in no particular order:</p>

<p>BATTLETECH<br />
CrossCode<br />
Cultist Simulator<br />
Dead Cells<br />
EVERSPACE<br />
EXAPUNKS<br />
Forsaken Remastered<br />
Horizon Chase Turbo<br />
Iconoclasts<br />
Megaquarium<br />
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition<br />
Overload<br />
Parkitect<br />
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire<br />
RUINER<br />
RimWorld<br />
State of Mind<br />
Surviving Mars<br />
Two Point Hospital<br />
Wizard of Legend</p>

<p>That&rsquo;s quite a varied and impressive selection on offer. Through 2019, there will no doubt be plenty of surprises. We&rsquo;re aware of a few and we&rsquo;ve already tested a couple secrets, it&rsquo;s going to be fun. Do let us know in the comments what Linux releases you&#39;re looking forward to in 2019! Personally, I&#39;m quite excited about Insurgency: Sandstorm.</p>

<p><u>Valve&rsquo;s Steam Play</u></p>

<p>By far the biggest news this year&mdash;Steam Play! Valve surprised everyone by announcing their own special fork of Wine named Proton, this includes DXVK which kicks over D3D11 and D3D10 into Vulkan (which Valve funded). Allowing many more games to be played on Linux easily through the Steam client, that don&rsquo;t actually support Linux.</p>

<p>It was something users had asked Valve to do for a long time and I&rsquo;m still surprised even now many months later that it happened. Linux as a gaming platform couldn&rsquo;t noticeably grow from indies and a tiny trickle of AAA releases alone, something like this was needed to bridge the gap. Especially helpful to those on the fence about dual booting or fully switching to Linux, not instantly losing access to a vast Steam library makes it a lot more enticing.</p>

<p>Watching Steam Play evolve with each new release has been interesting, although it remains to be seen how far Valve will take it. Valve have stated multiple times now, that they will eventually have something on the Steam store directly to show Steam Play supported titles. I&rsquo;m very curious how they plan to do this!</p>

<p>Seeing so many people enjoying games they previously wouldn&rsquo;t have picked up, is quite interesting. I picked up DOOM to test it out myself and I&rsquo;ve enjoyed it greatly.</p>

<p>The elephant in the room though, 2019 will be interesting to see how many developers decide to shy away from Linux support in favour of telling users to try Steam Play. I imagine a few, but I don&rsquo;t think it will be anywhere near as drastic as some think.</p>

<p>Personally, I will still be firmly waiting a good year or so before buying anything for Steam Play to rule out a properly supported Linux version. I don&rsquo;t care how a Linux version is done, I&rsquo;m long past caring about such specific details. Does it run and run well and is it supported? That matters to me more than anything.</p>

<p><strong><u>Battle of the stores</u></strong></p>

<p>Previous years had been quite quiet when it came to stores fighting each other for the crown. It&rsquo;s like a bunch suddenly woke up from a long sleep in 2018, with multiple stores making waves.</p>

<p><u>The Epic Store</u></p>

<p>Epic Games are going to be one watch next year. They&rsquo;re going to give Valve some tough competition, although probably not right away but over time I think they will easily grow into a huge store thanks to the success of Fortnite.</p>

<p>Even with their popularity, Epic still faces an uphill battle like all other newcomer stores. Although, they&rsquo;ve already managed to get some exclusive games, developers have pushed back or cancelled their Steam releases completely for it too so it&rsquo;s going to make things interesting.</p>

<p>In their initial announcement, they did say it would come to &ldquo;other open platforms&rdquo;, which presumably means Linux when you see <a href="https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1070040588739862531?s=19" target="_blank">this Twitter post</a> from the founder of Epic Games. I don&rsquo;t think you would tease like that, unless the Epic Store was going to release on Linux too.</p>

<p>Epic are also opening up all their <a href="https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/epic-2019-cross-platform-online-services-roadmap" target="_blank">cross-platform online services</a>, Linux again wasn&rsquo;t mentioned specifically. However, it doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean it won&rsquo;t work on Linux we will have to wait and see on that on. We did reach out to Epic about it, to no reply.</p>

<p>I think it&rsquo;s going to make some big waves across the industry, you don&rsquo;t have to believe me right now though but I firmly expect it to make a dent in Valve.</p>

<p><u>Discord Store</u></p>

<p>Discord also opened up their own store this year, with a recently announced revenue split of 90% for developers and only 10% for Discord. While I&rsquo;m not entirely sure how big a splash their store will make, they already have a pretty large user-base thanks to the chat client.</p>

<p>They also confirmed that their store will in fact support Linux, although they&rsquo;re not giving a date yet.</p>

<p><u>Now, onto GamingOnLinux itself (the website&mdash;duh)</u></p>

<p>Across the year, myself and contributors together put out the most articles in a single year since we began doing this (well above two thousand). Some big, some small but the point is it&rsquo;s another sign of just how interesting things are.</p>

<p>Not that it&rsquo;s really much of an indicator, but we seem to have done well this year across various social networks too. There&rsquo;s been a lot of chatter, a lot of new followers and it&rsquo;s looking good. Our <a href="https://twitter.com/gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Twitter account</a> for example, went from 7.6K to over 10.3K which is the biggest increase in a single year we&rsquo;ve ever seen. Our <a href="https://mastodon.social/@gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Mastodon account</a> is also sitting pretty at well over 2K followers too, which isn&rsquo;t bad at all considering it&rsquo;s still a newbie. Even our <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Twitch account</a> for livestreams is doing well, with over 600 new followers this year&mdash;we&rsquo;re hoping they all continue growing nicely as they are.</p>

<p>As far as I&rsquo;m concerned, if things continue the same we&rsquo;re solid for many years to come. Good thing too, we all love doing this. We passed the nine year mark in July!</p>

<p><u>Support Us</u></p>

<p>If you wish to support the effort, you can find out the various ways to do so on <strong><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/support-us/" target="_blank">this dedicated page</a></strong> any time.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p>Whatever you&rsquo;re doing this holiday season, have a good one and all the best to you. Thank you for the support, the comments, the correction reports on my terrible grammar, the laughs in the livestreams and more. Thanks for the fun, here&rsquo;s to a fantastic 2019.</p>

<p><em>Personal note: I will be completely away from December 24th to December 26th and again on December 31st for some rest and relaxation to prepare for another year.</em></p></p>


title: The Grim Legends series from Artifex Mundi can now be found on GOG
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Hidden Object, Point & Click, GOG, Indie Game, DRM Free</p><p><p>GOG and Artifex Mundi are working together again, as today the Grim Legends series became available to grab from GOG with Linux builds.</p>

<p>As expected from&nbsp;Artifex Mundi, all three games in the series&nbsp;The Forsaken Bride,&nbsp;Song of the Dark Swan and&nbsp;The Dark City have some exceptionally beautiful scenes. For those who&#39;ve never played them, they&#39;re hidden object adventure games that have a story to follow along.</p>

<p>Check out the trailer from the first game, to understand a little more:</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0K0Iu-yOQ"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/fR0K0Iu-yOQ/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>GOG provided me with a key for them and so I decided to actually check them out. Quite different to what I had expected, with animated scenes while you&#39;re hunting for items to solve puzzles. I rarely play hidden object games but this was impressive.</p>

<p>Pretty clever too actually, a good mix of beautiful artwork with simple animations. There&#39;s a pretty decent variety to the puzzles too, some of them actually made me stop and think for a while.</p>

<p>You can find these on GOG now:</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.gog.com/game/grim_legends_the_forsaken_bride?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gog.com/game/grim_legends_2_song_of_the_dark_swan?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.gog.com/game/grim_legends_3_the_dark_city?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">Grim Legends 3: The Dark City</a></li>
</ul></p>


title: Slap City, a streamlined platform fighter will support Linux
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Fighting, Steam, Indie Game, Coming Soon</p><p><p>Slap City from developer Ludosity (Ittle Dew, Card City Nights) is a platform fighter (think Super Smash Bros) and it&#39;s coming to Linux.</p>

<p>After receiving the update email about their recent patch, we reached out to the developer to ask about Linux support. The good news is that it&#39;s planned and here&#39;s what they said:</p>

<blockquote>
<p>We intend to add Linux support at or near the launch of 1.0!</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Sounds good to me! Looks good too and it even has an &quot;Overwhelmingly Positive&quot; user rating on Steam so it seems like we&#39;re in for a treat. The next release should be the final one, so we shouldn&#39;t be waiting too long!</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be2U4CYTQio"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Be2U4CYTQio/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>More about it:</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Slap City is a streamlined platform fighter with characters and locations from the Ludosity universe! Slap your way through multiplayer modes like Battle and Slap Ball either locally or online, or take on a bunch of single-player challenges!<br />
<br />
Play with up to four players locally or online with a variety of game modes, options, and computer controlled opponents, or play for points in online 1 on 1 ranked battles.&nbsp;<br />
Save replays of your greatest moments!&nbsp;</p>
</blockquote>

<p>You can wishlist and follow it on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/725480/Slap_City/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.&nbsp;</p></p>


title: Digital voyeur simulator Do Not Feed the Monkeys looks weird and it's now on Linux
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Steam, Simulation, Strategy, Humble Store</p><p><p>You may not feed the monkeys but you can feed the penguins as the digital voyeur sim Do Not Feed the Monkeys is now on Linux.</p>

<p>Announcing the Linux release, the developers put out an amusing note:</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Dear Club members,</p>

<p>New rule: you are not allowed to feed the monkeys, but you can feed the penguins! The primate monitoring equipment is now available on Linux.</p>
</blockquote>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSyLk-K3wqg"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/cSyLk-K3wqg/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>You will be tasked with:</p>

<p>&bull; Monitoring strangers through webcams and surveillance cameras!&nbsp;<br />
&bull; Prying into&nbsp;the private lives of dozens of people you&#39;ve never met!&nbsp;<br />
&bull; Experiencing fun, surprising, horrific, and dramatic themed narratives!</p>

<p>Sweeping seriousness under the rug, it&#39;s a game that&#39;s obviously quite lighthearted. It&#39;s satire and actually looks like a lot of fun too. Although, some of what it jokes about are serious issues, webcams and security cams do get people peering through them due to lax security.</p>

<p>It can be found on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/do-not-feed-the-monkeys?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Humble Store</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/658850/Do_Not_Feed_the_Monkeys/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p>

<p style="text-align:right"><em>Hat tip to NuSuey for the reminder.</em></p></p>


title: Psebay, an atmospheric moto trial adventure is coming to Linux
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Steam, Indie Game, Coming Soon, Adventure</p><p><p>This isn&#39;t the kind of moto trials game you would expect, Psebay has gone for a rather different and atmospheric look.</p>

<p>After a tip from NuSuey of <a href="https://tuxdb.com/" target="_blank">TuxDB</a>, I reached out to the developer to clarify if it was coming to Linux. They <a href="https://twitter.com/btnchs/status/1075401036670619648" target="_blank">replied</a>, to note that they&#39;re working on it with no exact date planned but they hope it will be before the end of the month.</p>

<p>I think it looks pretty sweet, take a look:</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjtzuchgTow"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/rjtzuchgTow/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>Rather than focusing on lots of special tricks, they&#39;ve gone for an approach that plays more like a platform adventure game. With simple controls it should be easy to get into but one false move and it could all be over.</p>

<p>The developer,&nbsp;Eugeny Butakov, said it&#39;s an adventure that they hope will &quot;OVERTURN your perception of the genre&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>You can follow it and wishlist it on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/608660/Psebay/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: Prison Architect update 17 is out, multiplayer for everyone
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Humble Store, GOG, Steam, Indie Game, Simulation, Sandbox, Strategy</p><p><p>Prison Architect, the engrossing prison building sim from Introversion had a big update out with multiplayer now done and out for all.</p>

<p>However, there&#39;s some caveats. The multiplayer mode does not yet support Escape Mode, Warded Mode&nbsp;and any prisons that require Mods.</p>

<p>Update explanation video:</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNaJYeB85S8"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/nNaJYeB85S8/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>A very fun game, I&#39;ve yet to try the multiplayer but I can imagine it being very interesting considering how good it is when simply building by yourself. I didn&#39;t expect it to be supported so well after release with new features too, Introversion are a developer worth supporting.</p>

<p>You can find Prison Architect on <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/prison-architect?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Humble Store</a>, <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/prison_architect?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a> and <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/Prison_Architect/" target="_blank">Steam</a>. Note: As of this post the update for Linux is not yet on GOG.</p></p>


title: The tactical RPG 'Depth of Extinction' updated with additional maps and more
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: RPG, Indie Game, Strategy, Steam, Humble Store, GOG, Itch.io</p><p><p>Depth of Extinction is a pretty good tactical RPG but it did suffer from a lack of variation in the levels. This update is a start towards improving that.</p>

<p>The Winter Update adds three entirely new level layouts and&nbsp;a totally new set of graphical tiles for the Cultist &ldquo;Temple&rdquo; and the Android &ldquo;Citadel&rdquo; to significantly set them apart from other levels as well. There&#39;s also a new casual mode, a new way to choose a zone to travel through with difficulty that scales with you so you won&#39;t find them too easy and more.</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy-8fVMVZSo"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qy-8fVMVZSo/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>It sounds like they&#39;ve been really working hard on this update. In addition to the new content, they&#39;ve also made the pace a bit quicker by going over it to reduce delays in specific places and so it should feel smoother.</p>

<p>The biggest change is how enemies activate, they now spring into action when they spot you and not when you spot them which sounds like it makes a lot more sense. It should allow you to be a little more tactical in how you approach it. There&#39;s some other smaller changes too, <a href="https://hofstudios.itch.io/doe/devlog/60773/winter-update-is-live" target="_blank">see it all here</a>.</p>

<p>Find it on <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/depth-of-extinction?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Humble Store</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gog.com/game/depth_of_extinction?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a>, <a href="https://hofstudios.itch.io/doe" target="_blank">itch.io</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/636320/Depth_of_Extinction/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: Planet Nomads has another update out with new weather types and lots of tweaks
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Steam, Early Access, Indie Game, Sandbox, Survival, Adventure</p><p><p>Planet Nomads, the sci-fi single-player survival game has another update out and it seems it&#39;s been a tough year for the developer.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/2140699907id13215gol.jpg" /></p>

<p>Before diving into what&#39;s new, I wanted to point out a blog post the developer <a href="https://www.planet-nomads.com/2018/12/19/the-end-of-planet-nomads/" target="_blank">put up here</a>. In it, they describe how it&#39;s been tough going for them, to the point of them even considering cancelling the game. They pulled people from it to work on new &quot;mobile projects&quot; and so on. Eventually, it seems they were able to put some more resources back into Planet Nomads after community support. The post starts a little negative but thankfully ends on a positive note about it.</p>

<p>Frankly, I think their decision to axe multiplayer was part of the reason people decided to ignore it. Unless you have a really good hook for a single-player survival game, competition is seriously hot. It has a lot of good features for building (including vehicles) that would be so much more fun with others. I&#39;ve yet to see anything in the single-player survival that has really made me think it&#39;s worth my time compared to many other similar games, a lot of which do have multiplayer.</p>

<p>As for the recent update, for Linux gamers they&#39;ve made a tweak to &quot;support not so recent distributions&quot; so it&#39;s nice to see some attention there. Additionally, there&#39;s new types of weather along with improvements to existing weather; a new &quot;Free Roam&quot; game mode, which allows you to explore without worrying about&nbsp;thirst, hunger, radiation etc; a directional indicator for damage sources; a take-all button for containers; performance optimisations and so on. Sounds like a reasonably good update overall.</p>

<p>Find it on <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/planet-nomads?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Humble Store</a>, <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/planet_nomads?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/504050/Planet_Nomads/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: There's another (better) workaround for the Unity graphical glitches with NVIDIA on Linux
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: NVIDIA, OpenGL, Unity, HOWTO</p><p><p>Recently, I <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/have-graphical-distortions-in-unity-games-with-nvidia-heres-a-workaround.13133" target="_blank">wrote a post</a> about Unity games when playing on NVIDIA having some major graphical glitches with a workaround. Here&#39;s another one, that might work better.</p>

<p>To save you a click, the original method was to force a game to use Vulkan by setting &quot;-force-vulkan&quot; as a launch option. However, some games simply don&#39;t work with that method or get worse while some work perfectly with it.</p>

<p>Another option, that&#39;s possibly better is to set this as a launch option instead:</p>

<p><code>-force-glcore42 -force-clamped</code></p>

<p><em>This forces the game into OpenGL 4.2 and makes it stick to it. See more command line arguments for Unity games <a href="https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/CommandLineArguments.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</em></p>

<p>To do so on Steam, is really quite simple. Right click on the game you have problems with, hit Properties and then Set Launch Options. In the text box that&#39;s available, simply pop that in.</p>

<p>I can confirm this works for both The Long Dark and Project Hospital, two titles that had pretty severe issues.</p>

<p>Why might this be better than forcing Vulkan? While forcing Vulkan is fine for some games, others might simply fail or have even worse issues with Vulkan. There&#39;s many reasons for that including driver issues, OpenGL specific code, no testing done on Vulkan by the developer and so on. Essentially, this method should just work better for games with graphical issues with Unity and NVIDIA.</p>

<p style="text-align:right"><em>Hat tip to marc.</em></p></p>


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title: The Steam Winter Sale is now live, prepare your wallet
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Game Sale, Steam</p><p><p>It&#39;s that time of the year again, Steam are now doing their own Winter Sale and there&#39;s obviously a lot of cheap games available for Linux.</p>

<p>Here&#39;s a few picks of my own, games that I know run reasonably well on Linux while also being on sale:</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/252950/Rocket_League/" target="_blank">Rocket League</a>&nbsp;- I reserve my right to talk about Rocket League any time. It&#39;s hooked me like no other game has been able to since the release of Dota 2 and it&#39;s my absolute favourite game in the world right now. You can also get involved in some of our tournaments!</li>
	<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/464920/Surviving_Mars/" target="_blank">Surviving Mars</a>&nbsp;- A city-builder with a difference, can you tame the barren wasteland of Mars and build a thriving colony? Even better with the recent expansion!</li>
	<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/558990/Opus_Magnum/" target="_blank">Opus Magnum</a> - The puzzle game that made me fall in love with&nbsp;Zachtronics. Build machines, watch them work and then make them even better.</li>
	<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/310560/DiRT_Rally/" target="_blank">DiRT Rally</a> - One of the few good rally games to be available on Linux, ported by Feral Interactive it&#39;s a beautiful game. Difficult but still worth a look if you still haven&#39;t.</li>
	<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/588650/Dead_Cells/" target="_blank">Dead Cells</a> - Easily one of the best games released this year. Tough combat, absolutely gorgeous art and certainly addictive to push through one more run.</li>
	<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/637090/BATTLETECH/" target="_blank">BATTLETECH</a> - Massive mech units smashing each other to pieces, what&#39;s not to love about that? Linux version still classed as a beta, but it does work rather swimmingly.</li>
	<li><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/Prison_Architect/" target="_blank">Prison Architect</a> - Building the best and most secure prison in the world just got more fun with money off. Even better, it just gained multiplayer support.</li>
</ul>

<p>For those who want to try out Steam Play, remember to take a look at <a href="https://www.protondb.com/" target="_blank">ProtonDB</a> first before deciding. While user-reports should always be taken with a pinch of salt, they&#39;re at least a reasonable indicator of what to expect.</p>

<p>Valve are also giving out some free stuff each day at the <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/promotion/cottage_2018/" target="_blank">Cozy Cottage</a>. You will get things like profile backgrounds, emoticons, DLC for popular games and so on.</p>

<p>Whatever you decide to pick up, we hope you enjoy your new games. See more on <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/" target="_blank">Steam</a>. If you just want to see want&#39;s available specifically for Linux while also on sale, <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/search/?os=linux&amp;specials=1" target="_blank">hit this link</a>.</p>

<p><em>As a reminder, the <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-gog-winter-sale-is-officially-here-with-plenty-of-linux-games-and-a-giveaway.13160" target="_blank">GOG Winter Sale</a> is also still going and Humble Store are currently giving away <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/lego-the-lord-of-the-rings?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">LEGO Lord of the Rings</a> free for 48 hours.</em></p></p>


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A free Debian-based operating system built around the Suricata network intrusion detection and prevention system


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title: Good thing nothing like this EVER happens in IT, right?
author: Sharky
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<p>This IT pilot fish's cubicle is located near a woodshop that's in serious need of an upgrade -- and the process turns out to be <i>very</i> familiar.</p><p>"Production had increased, and the extra sawdust was a problem," says fish. "They needed a sawdust-sucking machine.</p><p>"Barney, the shop manager, took a very good look at the space and the available sawdust extractors. He picked one that was a good price, in stock, the right size and had easy cleanout and simple ducting. Since it went outside, he also specified the concrete pad to mount it on."</p><p>But when the design specifications hit the Purchasing office, some helpful soul crosses off the model that fish has specified. Instead, the specs are sent out to multiple vendors for competitive bidding -- and no one tells Barney.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3329865/it-industry/good-thing-nothing-like-this-ever-happens-in-it-right.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: IDG Contributor Network: AT&T first to offer mobile 5G services in USA
author: Jeff Kagan
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<p>Congratulations to AT&amp;T. As of December 21, 2018, AT&amp;T Mobility is the first wireless carrier to offer mobile 5G service in the United States. We’ve been waiting a long time, and this is something I think every wireless carrier will be offering starting next year in 2019. Let’s take a closer look at what this means to both AT&amp;T to be first, to their competitors, the wireless marketplace in general and in fact, every other industry.</p><p>Just like with every other wireless generation like 2G, 3G and 4G, it is not a quick and easy as flipping of a switch and changing everything overnight. The transition to 5G will take several years.</p><p>As always, it always starts in a few cities. Then as time passes more cities are rolled out and the service footprint in each city is expanded. As all this is going on, 5G gets faster, better and stronger. And this happens at carrier after carrier.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3329857/mobile-wireless/atandt-first-to-offer-mobile-5g-services-in-usa.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: The best 300+ iOS tips from 2018
author: Jonny Evans
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<p>I spend so much time gathering cool tips that I hope help my readers get more from their Apple products, so I thought I’d gather this year’s crop of iOS tips here.</p><p>If you are a Mac user, take a look at this year’s collected Mac tips, <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3329556/apple-mac/the-best-100-mac-tips-from-2018.html">which you can read here</a>. If it's iPad tips you really need, please read my extensive <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3318252/mobile-wireless/how-to-use-your-ipad-pro-as-a-laptop-replacement.html?nsdr=true">‘How to use your iPad Pro as a laptop replacement’</a> series which is packed with tips.</p><aside class="fakesidebar"><strong>[ Related: <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3235985/apple-ios/14-wireless-chargers-for-apples-iphone-x.html#tk.ctw-infsb">Wireless chargers for Apple's iPhone X</a> ]</strong></aside>
<h2><strong>Getting things done</strong></h2>
<p>The last thing we do with smartphones these days is make calls. These powerful pocket computers exist to help us get all sorts of tasks done. Dig through the tips in this collection, and I’m sure you’ll find one or two you aren’t making use of yet:</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3329784/mobile-wireless/the-best-300-ios-tips-from-2018.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: Tech event calendar 2018-19: Upcoming shows, conferences and IT expos
author: Ken Mingis, Sharon Machlis
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    <p>
    <input type="text" id="cwtablesearchbox" placeholder="Search the table below" size="35"/></p><h4>Tech Events</h4> 
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<table id="cwsearchabletable" class="tablesorter" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <thead><tr><th>Event</th>
 <th>Description</th>
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  <tr><th><a title="RStudio Conference 2019" href="https://www.rstudio.com/conference" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RStudio Conference 2019</a></th>
<td>Hadley Wickham hosts this conference on all things R and RStudio aimed at helping attendees become better at data science with R.</td>
<td>2019-01-15</td>
<td>2019-01-18</td>
<td>Austin, TX</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="MWC Barcelona" href="https://www.mwcbarcelona.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">MWC Barcelona</a></th>
<td>The original Mobile World Congress, now renamed MWC Barcelona, addresses a wide range of mobile topics, from AI to Digital Wellness, Digital Trust and connectivity in general.</td>
<td>2019-02-25</td>
<td>2019-02-28</td>
<td>Barcelona, Spain</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="RSA Conference USA" href="https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us19" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RSA Conference USA</a></th>
<td>Expert-led sessions, keynotes and seminars covering the latest cybersecurity developments.</td>
<td>2019-03-04</td>
<td>2019-03-08</td>
<td>San Francisco, CA</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="SXSW" href="https://www.sxsw.com/conference/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SXSW</a></th>
<td>Covering everything from entertainment to entrepreneurship, this sprawling conference has tracks dedicated to Tech Industry &amp; Enterprise, Coding &amp; Development, Blockchain &amp; Cryptocurrency, Health &amp; Medtech, and VR/AR/MR.</td>
<td>2019-03-08</td>
<td>2019-03-17</td>
<td>Austin, TX</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Enterprise Connect" href="https://www.enterpriseconnect.com/orlando" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Enterprise Connect</a></th>
<td>Aimed at companies looking to upgrade or replace legacy systems or deploy and integrate next-gen communications and collaboration systems, services, apps and networks.

</td>
<td>2019-03-18</td>
<td>2019-03-21</td>
<td>Orlando, FL</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="AGENDA19" href="http://www.agendaconference.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AGENDA19</a></th>
<td>Each year the focus of IDG's business leadership conference aligns with the most pressing business and technology issues of the day.</td>
<td>2019-03-18</td>
<td>2019-03-20</td>
<td>Ponte Vedra Beach, FL</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Atlassian Summit" href="https://www.atlassian.com/company/events/summit-us" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Atlassian Summit</a></th>
<td>Atlassian's annual user conference and biggest global event of the year. Aimed at helping companies transform how their teams work, and tout the company's latest innovations.</td>
<td>2019-04-09</td>
<td>2019-04-11</td>
<td>Las Vegas, NV</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Google Cloud Next " href="https://cloud.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Cloud Next
</a></th>
<td>Google Cloud Next is where the company announces all the latest updates to the Google Cloud Platform. The conference also offers educational, networking and hands-on opportunities for its more than 10,000 attendees.</td>
<td>2019-04-09</td>
<td>2019-04-11</td>
<td>San Francisco, CA</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Slack Frontiers 2019 (SF)" href="https://slackfrontiers.com/2019" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Slack Frontiers 2019 (SF)</a></th>
<td>At Frontiers, Slack shares best practices to help leaders and their teams create the right conditions for collaboration. You'll explore how new ways of working through Slack can accelerate performance, bring bigger gains, and keep your organization competitive as you boldly chart the new frontiers of work.</td>
<td>2019-04-23</td>
<td>2019-04-25</td>
<td>San Francisco, CA</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Facebook F8" href="https://www.f8.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook F8</a></th>
<td>Facebook's F8 event is where the company touts the most innovative product developments in the works, with a focus on what developers need to know.</td>
<td>2019-04-30</td>
<td>2019-05-01</td>
<td>San Jose, CA</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Computex Taipei" href="https://www.computextaipei.com.tw/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Computex Taipei</a></th>
<td>Based in Asia, this massive technology trade show and expo focuses on information and communications technology, supply chain and IoT ecosystems.</td>
<td>2019-05-28</td>
<td>2019-06-01</td>
<td>Taipei, Taiwan</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Microsoft Inspire" href="https://inspire.eventcore.com/auth/login" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Inspire</a></th>
<td>Microsoft's partner-centric tech conference.</td>
<td>2019-07-14</td>
<td>2019-07-18</td>
<td>Las Vegas, NV</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Black Hat USA" href="https://www.blackhat.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Black Hat USA</a></th>
<td>Four days of hands-on security training followed by the two-day main conference covering the information security research, development and trends.</td>
<td>2019-08-03</td>
<td>2019-08-08</td>
<td>Las Vegas, NV</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="MWC Americas" href="https://www.mwcamericas.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">MWC Americas</a></th>
<td>MWC Americas focuses on how mobile is changing the world, with a look at areas such as innovation, policy, networks, media and entertainment and the coming "Fourth Industrial Revolution."</td>
<td>2019-10-22</td>
<td>2019-10-24</td>
<td>Los Angeles, CA</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Dreamforce" href="https://www.salesforce.com/dreamforce/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dreamforce</a></th>
<td>Annual conference for Salesforce customers, featuring keynotes, training, certification opportunities, hands-on demos, and more.</td>
<td>2019-11-19</td>
<td>2019-11-22</td>
<td>San Francisco, CA</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="WWDC" href="https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">WWDC</a></th>
<td>Apple's Worldwide Developers conference, where the company usually showcases updates to iOS and macOS.</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>San Jose, CA</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Google I/O" href="https://events.google.com/io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google I/O</a></th>
<td>Google's annual developer conference offers in-depth sessions on the company's latest developer tools and provides a sneak peek at upcoming products.</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>Mountain View, CA</td></tr> <tr><th><a title="Microsoft Build" href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/build" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Build</a></th>
<td>Microsoft typically uses its annual developers' conference as a showcase for new products and technologies related to Windows and Azure. The event offers attendees hands-on workshops, demos, an expo hall, networking opportunities and more.</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>NA</td>
<td>Seattle, WA</td></tr></tbody></table></aside></div>
	</section>
</article><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3313417/it-industry/tech-event-calendar-2018-19-upcoming-shows-conferences-and-it-expos.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: Microsoft Patch Alert: Mystery patches for IE and Outlook 2013 leave many questions, few answers
author: Woody Leonhard
feedurl: https://www.computerworld.com/index.rss
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https://www.computerworld.com/article/3216425/microsoft-windows/microsoft-patch-alert-mystery-patches-for-ie-and-outlook-2013-leave-many-questions-few-answers.html#tk.rss_allFri, 21 Dec 2018 08:21:00 -0800

url:
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<p>Just when you’re ready to settle in for some egg and nog and whatever may accompany, Windows starts throwing poison frog darts. This month, a fairly boring patching regiment has turned topsy turvey with an unexplained emergency patch for Internet Explorer (you know, the browser nobody uses), combined with an Outlook 2013 patch that doesn’t pass the smell test.</p><h2><strong>Mysterious bug fix for IE</strong></h2>
<p>Microsoft set off the shower of firecrackers on Dec. 19 when it released a bevy of patches for Internet Explorer:</p><p>Win10 <strong>1809</strong>– <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4483235" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">KB 4483235</a> – build 17763.195</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3216425/microsoft-windows/microsoft-patch-alert-mystery-patches-for-ie-and-outlook-2013-leave-many-questions-few-answers.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: IDG Contributor Network: Ford vs. Tesla: Thinking about the problem of innovation
author: Rob Enderle
feedurl: https://www.computerworld.com/index.rss
guid:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3329786/digital-transformation/ford-vs-tesla-thinking-about-the-problem-of-innovation.html#tk.rss_allFri, 21 Dec 2018 11:34:00 -0800

url:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3329786/digital-transformation/ford-vs-tesla-thinking-about-the-problem-of-innovation.html#tk.rss_all

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<p>Let’s take a step away from IT and the technology market in general to talk about innovation in general by focusing on two automotive companies, Ford and Tesla.</p><p>On paper, there’s really no competition: Ford is a global company whose brand pretty much defines the car, and Tesla is a wannabe car company with three models and, until recently, on death watch because they were losing millions of dollars every quarter (and the money was running out). But Tesla has a market cap of $54B while Ford has a market cap of around $33B. Ford <em>wants</em> to be Tesla because Tesla, thanks to their success with electric cars, is valued more for their innovation. </p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3329786/digital-transformation/ford-vs-tesla-thinking-about-the-problem-of-innovation.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: Tips for new tech devices
author: Computerworld staff
feedurl: https://www.computerworld.com/index.rss
guid:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3153208/computer-hardware/tips-for-new-tech-devices.html#tk.rss_allFri, 21 Dec 2018 14:52:00 -0800

url:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3153208/computer-hardware/tips-for-new-tech-devices.html#tk.rss_all

content:
<article>
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<p>Tech gear is a perennially popular holiday gift. If you're the proud owner of a new phone, tablet, computer or other device — or you provide tech support for family and friends with new devices — we're here to help.</p><p>Check out and share these stories, which can help you get the most out of a new Android or iOS device, Chromebook, Mac, or Windows PC.</p><aside class="fakesidebar"><strong>[ Further reading: <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3254685/mobile-wireless/the-wireless-road-warrior-s-essential-guide.html#tk.ctw-infsb">The wireless road warrior’s essential guide</a> ]</strong></aside>
<h2 class="toc">Android devices</h2>
<h4><a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3268630/android/android-apps-best-of-the-best.html">Android apps: Best of the best</a></h4>
<p>Our Android expert highlights the standout apps in the categories that matter most to busy professionals: office apps, privacy and security apps, email and texting apps, note-taking apps, apps for team collaboration, apps for organizing your life, and more.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3153208/computer-hardware/tips-for-new-tech-devices.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/best-of-education
title: Open source in the classroom soars in 2018
author: Don Watkins
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/best-of-education
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
base: https://opensource.com/frontpage
content:
<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/reading_book_stars_list.png" width="520" height="292" alt="Book list, favorites" title="Book list, favorites" /><p>The best way to ensure student success is to give them agency and access to the best tools available. We highlighted those tools and practices in <a href="http://opensource.com/" target="_blank">Opensource.com</a> this year, and the results were amazing.</p>

<p>As usual, open source continues to inspire innovation in both theory and practice. Our authors covered a broad range of topics within the education paradigm. We had something for everyone, including projects that could easily be applied in other settings. Here are a few highlights:</p>
<br>
<a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/best-of-education">read more</a>


guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-mplayer
title: Listen to the radio at the Linux terminal
author: Jason Baker
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-mplayer
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
base: https://opensource.com/frontpage
content:
<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/linux-toy-mplayer.png" width="520" height="292" alt="Linux toy: mplayer" title="Linux toy: mplayer" /><p>You've found your way to our 24-day-long Linux command-line toys advent calendar. If this is your first visit to the series, you might be asking yourself what a command-line toy even is. It could be a game or any simple diversion that helps you have fun at the terminal.</p>

<p>Some of you will have seen various selections from our calendar before, but we hope there’s at least one new thing for everyone.</p>
<br>
<a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-mplayer">read more</a>


guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/lightshowpi-raspberry-pi
title: Set the holiday mood with your Raspberry Pi
author: ansilva
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/lightshowpi-raspberry-pi
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
base: https://opensource.com/frontpage
content:
<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/sudo_raspberrypi_terminal_linux_desktop.jpg" width="520" height="292" alt="Setting up the LightShowPi at the terminal" title="Setting up the LightShowPi at the terminal" /><p>About three years ago, I shared an article on how to <a href="https://opensource.com/life/15/2/music-light-show-with-raspberry-pi" target="_blank">create a musical light show with the Raspberry Pi</a>. I followed up a few months later with <em><a href="https://opensource.com/life/15/12/ssh-your-christmas-tree-raspberry-pi" target="_blank">SSH into your Christmas tree with Raspberry Pi</a></em>. A few things have changed since then, and this article is an update to the two originals.</p>
<br>
<a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/lightshowpi-raspberry-pi">read more</a>


guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-youtube-dl
title: Watch YouTube videos at the Linux terminal
author: Jason Baker
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-youtube-dl
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
base: https://opensource.com/frontpage
content:
<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/linux-toy-youtube-dl.png" width="534" height="292" alt="Linux toy: youtube-dl" title="Linux toy: youtube-dl" /><p>We're almost to the end of our 24-day-long Linux command-line toys advent calendar. Hopefully, you've been following along, but if not, start back at <a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-boxes">the beginning</a> and work your way through. You'll find plenty of games, diversions, and oddities for your Linux terminal.</p>

<p>And while you may have seen some toys from our calendar before, we hope there’s at least one new thing for everyone.</p>
<br>
<a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-youtube-dl">read more</a>


guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/news-december-22
author: ScottNesbitt
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/news-december-22
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
base: https://opensource.com/frontpage
title:
Automated Compliance Tooling project announced, Code California launches, Tor funding, and more news

content:
<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/weekly_news_roundup_newspaper.png" width="538" height="310" /><p>In this edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look open source compliance projects coming together, California launching an open source code site, the Tor Project opening its books, and more.</p>
<br>
<a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/news-december-22">read more</a>


guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-remote
title: The Linux command line can fetch fun from afar
author: Jason Baker
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-remote
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
base: https://opensource.com/frontpage
content:
<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/linux-toy-remote.png" width="520" height="292" alt="Linux toy: remote" title="Linux toy: remote" /><p>We're almost to the end of our 24-day-long Linux command-line toys advent calendar. Hopefully, you've been following along, but if not, start back at <a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-boxes">the beginning</a> and work your way through. You'll find plenty of games, diversions, and oddities for your Linux terminal.</p>

<p>And while you may have seen some toys from our calendar before, we hope there’s at least one new thing for everyone.</p>
<br>
<a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-remote">read more</a>


guid: http://distrowatch.com/10412
title: Development Release: SELKS 5.0 RC1
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10412
feedurl: https://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml
content:
 Peter Manev has announced the availability of the first release candidate for SELKS 5.0, a specialist, Debian-based distribution designed for network security management: "Yet another upgrade of our SELKS. We are very thankful to all the great open-source projects and tools for making it possible to showcase Suricata....


guid: http://distrowatch.com/10413
title: Distribution Release: Peppermint OS 9-20181222
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10413
feedurl: https://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml
content:
 Mark Greaves has announed the release of an version of Peppermint OS 9. Peppermint OS is a lightweight distribution based on Ubuntu and featuring a combination of local and web-based applications. The new version is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and offers a number of improvements: "Swapped VLC....


guid: http://distrowatch.com/10414
title: Distribution Release: NuTyX 10.5
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10414
feedurl: https://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml
content:
 NuTyX is a French Linux distribution (with multi-language support) built from Linux From Scratch and Beyond Linux From Scratch, with a custom package manager called "cards". The project has released NuTyX 10.5 which offers a number of software updates in Base (command line) and MATE (desktop) editions. "I'm....


guid: http://distrowatch.com/10415
title: Development Release: Fatdog64 Linux 800 Beta
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10415
feedurl: https://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml
content:
 Fatdog64 Linux is a small, desktop, 64-bit Linux distribution. Originally created as a derivative of Puppy Linux with additional applications. The project has released a new development snapshot, Fatdog64 Linux 800 Beta. The new version includes a number of package updates, Redshift to make late night work easier....


guid: http://distrowatch.com/10416
title: Distribution Release: Elive 3.0.3
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10416
feedurl: https://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml
content:
 Samuel F. Baggen has announced the release of Elive 3.0.3, an updated build of the project's desktop-oriented Linux distribution based on Debian 7 "Wheezy" and featuring a highly customised Enlightenment 17 desktop: "The major stable release of Elive 3.0 has been updated. We were so pleased with this....


guid: http://distrowatch.com/10417
title: DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 795
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10417
feedurl: https://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml
content:
 This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Review: First impressions of Pinebook, the $99 Linux laptopNews: Questions and answers with Bedrock developer, Librem 5 development kits shipped, FreeBSD to use ZFS on Linux code base, Alpine being ported to RISC-V, Lubuntu dropping 32-bit supportQuestions and answers: Separate /home partition and....


guid: 1340379 at https://www.linuxjournal.com
author: Jill Franklin
feedurl: https://www.linuxjournal.com/news/feed
base: https://www.linuxjournal.com/news/feed
title:
KStars v3.0.0 Now Available, Malware Targeting IoT Devices Is Growing, Enhanced Privacy Settings for Mozilla's Latest Firefox Focus, Coreboot 4.9 Released and Pivotal Announces Pivotal Cloud Foundry Platform Version 2.4

url:
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            <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><em>News briefs for December 21, 2018.</em></p>

<p><a href="https://edu.kde.org/kstars">KStars v3.0.0</a> was released today
after four months of development. <a href="http://knro.blogspot.com/2018/12/kstars-v300-is-released.html">Jasem's
Ekosphere blog post</a> lists all the new features including the XPlanet
Solar System View developed by Robert Lancaster, significant improvements to
FITS viewer GUI, scheduler improvements and more.
</p>

<p>Malware targeting IoT devices is growing. <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/19/internet-of-things-malware">BetaNews
reports</a> that according to McAfee Labs, "new malware targeting IoT devices grew 72 percent with total
malware growing 203 percent in the last four quarters". The growth is
partly attributed to devices being harnessed for cryptomining. See the <a href="https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/assets/reports/rp-quarterly-threats-dec-2018.pdf"><em>McAfee
Labs Threats Report, December 2018</em></a> for all the details.
</p>

<p><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2018/12/20/latest-firefox-focus-provides-more-user-control">Mozilla
announces the latest release of Firefox Focus</a>, introducing
enhanced privacy settings. According to the Mozilla blog, "You can choose to
block all cookies on a website, no cookies at all—the default so
far—third party cookies or only 3rd party tracking cookies as defined by
<a href="https://disconnect.me/trackerprotection">Disconnect's Tracking
Protection list</a>. If you go with the latter option,
which is new to Firefox Focus and also the new default, cross-site tracking
will be prevented." You can get the latest version of Firefox Focus from <a href="https://app.adjust.com/b8s7qo?campaign=moz_blog&adgroup=blog&creative=focus_android">Google
Play</a> and in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1055677337?mt=8">App Store</a>.
</p>

<p>Coreboot 4.9 was released this week sporting more than 2,600 changes and
ports to 56 new motherboards. According to <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Coreboot-4.9-Released">Phoronix</a>, Coreboot
4.9
"features a number of code clean-ups to the different motherboard ports and
all over, the Coreboot documentation is now hosted within the repository, the
Intel FSP binaries are now integrated within the build system, and a number
of older boards have been deprecated". See the <a href="https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2018/12/20/announcing-coreboot-4-9">release
notes</a> for more details.
</p>

<p>
Pivotal yesterday announced the release of version 2.4 of its Pivotal Cloud
Foundry (PCF) platform, which is a commercial distribution, based on the
open-source Cloud Foundry project. New to this version, according to <a href="http://www.eweek.com/cloud/pivotal-cloud-foundry-2.4-boosts-security-with-compliance-scanner">eWeek</a>
is "zero downtime
updates for application deployments, enabling organizations to roll out
upgrades without downtime. PCF 2.4 also introduces a new compliance scanner
in beta that will enable organizations to validate that the configuration of
PCF deployments meets best practices".
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guid: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/?p=137096
title: The Slimbook Eclipse: Powerful Enough to Put Other Linux Laptops in the Shade?
author: Joey Sneddon
url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/d0od/~3/2fiytAtSPnE/slimbook-eclipse-linux-laptop
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/d0od
content:
<p><img width="406" height="232" src="https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/slimbook-eclipse-linux-laptop-406x232.jpg" class="attachment-post-list size-post-list wp-post-image" alt="slim book eclipse linux laptop with i7 CPU" srcset="https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/slimbook-eclipse-linux-laptop-406x232.jpg 406w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/slimbook-eclipse-linux-laptop-350x200.jpg 350w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/slimbook-eclipse-linux-laptop-840x480.jpg 840w " sizes="(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px" />Is it too late to add stuff to my Christmas list? If not I&#8217;d love to find the latest Linux laptop from Spanish PC company Slimbook neatly wrapped and waiting for me under my not-so-neatly decorated Christmas tree! The 15.6-inch workstation is being pitched at those working with HD multimedia creation, on-the-go Linux gaming, or serious number crunching. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>This post, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/12/slimbook-eclipse-linux-laptop">The Slimbook Eclipse: Powerful Enough to Put Other Linux Laptops in the Shade?</a>, was written by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/author/d0od">Joey Sneddon</a> and first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk">OMG! Ubuntu!</a>.</p><div class="feedflare">
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guid: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/?p=137110
title: Ubuntu 19.04 Makes It Easier to Manage Reboot-free Kernel Updates
author: Joey Sneddon
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/d0od
url:
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content:
<p><img width="406" height="232" src="https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/plain-ubuntu-19.04-informational-406x232.jpg" class="attachment-post-list size-post-list wp-post-image" alt="Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo" srcset="https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/plain-ubuntu-19.04-informational-406x232.jpg 406w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/plain-ubuntu-19.04-informational-350x200.jpg 350w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/plain-ubuntu-19.04-informational-300x171.jpg 300w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/plain-ubuntu-19.04-informational-768x439.jpg 768w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/plain-ubuntu-19.04-informational-750x429.jpg 750w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/plain-ubuntu-19.04-informational.jpg 840w " sizes="(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px" />Users of Canonical&#8217;s Livepatch service — which lets you install Linux kernel updates without rebooting — will find additional settings available in Ubuntu 19.04. The feature, which made its desktop debut in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, is free for Ubuntu desktop users on up to three separate machines. The Ubuntu Welcome screen includes live patch set-up as part [&#8230;]</p>
<p>This post, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/12/ubuntu-19-04-makes-it-easier-to-manage-reboot-free-kernel-updates">Ubuntu 19.04 Makes It Easier to Manage Reboot-free Kernel Updates</a>, was written by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/author/d0od">Joey Sneddon</a> and first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk">OMG! Ubuntu!</a>.</p><div class="feedflare">
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guid: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/?p=136990
title: Ubuntu 2018 Recap: From Memory Leak to Marvellous LTS
author: Joey Sneddon
url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/d0od/~3/YrbftW6Z7ws/ubuntu-in-2018-recap
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/d0od
content:
<p><img width="406" height="232" src="https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/recap-406x232.jpg" class="attachment-post-list size-post-list wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/recap-406x232.jpg 406w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/recap-350x200.jpg 350w " sizes="(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px" />Ubuntu began the year on a buoyant note, carried high by a wave of (much-needed) positive press resulting from the release of Ubuntu 17.10 &#8216;Artful Aardvark&#8217; a few months prior. But with a new long-term support release looming large, a reimagined installer to debate, and a gaping memory hole to plug in GNOME Shell, the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>This post, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/12/ubuntu-in-2018-recap">Ubuntu 2018 Recap: From Memory Leak to Marvellous LTS</a>, was written by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/author/d0od">Joey Sneddon</a> and first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk">OMG! Ubuntu!</a>.</p><div class="feedflare">
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guid: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/?p=137144
title: The 5 Best Linux Distros Released in 2018
author: Joey Sneddon
url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/d0od/~3/W1p8g7je_a8/best-linux-distros-2018
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/d0od
content:
<p><img width="406" height="232" src="https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5-best-406x232.jpg" class="attachment-post-list size-post-list wp-post-image" alt="best linux distros 2018" srcset="https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5-best-406x232.jpg 406w , https://aozoeky4dglp5sh0-zippykid.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/5-best-350x200.jpg 350w " sizes="(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px" />Before we slack off for the xmas holidays there&#8217;s just enough time to present our list of the best Linux distro releases of 2018. And, as ever, there were a lot of them! Don&#8217;t take these rankings super seriously because taste is subjective after all. Plus, for the sake of clarity, this list is not [&#8230;]</p>
<p>This post, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/12/best-linux-distros-2018">The 5 Best Linux Distros Released in 2018</a>, was written by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/author/d0od">Joey Sneddon</a> and first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk">OMG! Ubuntu!</a>.</p><div class="feedflare">
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guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119608
title: Computers In India Will Now Be Under Government Surveillance
author: Vanshika Malhotra
url: https://fossbytes.com/computers-in-india-will-now-be-under-government-surveillance/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, all the computers will now come under the monitoring of a few agencies directed by the ministry in India. The agencies performing the task of surveillance will be: The Intelligence Bureau Narcotics Control Bureau Enforcement Directorate Central Board of Direct Taxes Directorate of Revenue [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/computers-in-india-will-now-be-under-government-surveillance/">Computers In India Will Now Be Under Government Surveillance</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119601
title: Samsung Could Introduce A Bright Night Feature To Compete With Google’s Night Sight
author: Anmol Sachdeva
url: https://fossbytes.com/samsung-bright-night-feature/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Samsung is all geared up to unveil its new flagship &#8212; the Galaxy S10 for which the rumors are brimming. Fueling further anticipation, it is now rumored that Samsung’s own low-light photography camera feature could debut in the upcoming flagship. According to a report by XDA Developers, a code found in Samsung’s new One UI [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/samsung-bright-night-feature/">Samsung Could Introduce A Bright Night Feature To Compete With Google&#8217;s Night Sight</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119622
title: Purported Moto G7 Series Leaked In New Images
author: Vanshika Malhotra
url: https://fossbytes.com/purported-motorola-moto-g7-series-leaked-in-new-images/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Lenovo-owned Motorola is now expected to launch new additions to its Moto G series soon. A bunch of rumors is surfacing, among which the new leaked images tip at the possible design of the smartphones. As per a recent report by the Droidshout, the upcoming Moto G7 lineup is expected to include the Moto G7, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/purported-motorola-moto-g7-series-leaked-in-new-images/">Purported Moto G7 Series Leaked In New Images</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: http://fossbytes.com/?p=39004
title: FAT32 vs. NTFS vs. exFAT — Difference Between Three File Systems
author: Aditya Tiwari
url: https://fossbytes.com/fat32-vs-ntfs-vs-exfat-difference-three-file-systems/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>FAT32, NTFS, and exFAT are the three file systems we commonly use for Windows and storage media running on Android and various other devices. But, have you ever thought about the differences between FAT32, NTFS, and exFAT, and also what is a file system. When we talk about the Windows OS, you might have seen the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/fat32-vs-ntfs-vs-exfat-difference-three-file-systems/">FAT32 vs. NTFS vs. exFAT — Difference Between Three File Systems</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119640
title: This Virus Will Help In Boosting Your Computer Speeds
author: Anmol Sachdeva
url: https://fossbytes.com/virus-in-boosting-computer-speeds/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Singapore University have devised a new manufacturing technique that will use a virus, albeit a biological one, to speed up modern computers. The research paper titled &#8220;Biological-Templating of a Segregating Binary Alloy for Nanowire-Like Phase-Change Materials and Memory&#8221; was originally published in the journal ACS Applied Nano Materials. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/virus-in-boosting-computer-speeds/">This Virus Will Help In Boosting Your Computer Speeds</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119663
title: Teenage Hackers Are Making Tons Of Money From Stolen Fortnite Accounts
author: Anmol Sachdeva
url: https://fossbytes.com/teenage-hackers-tons-of-money-from-stolen-fortnite-accounts/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Fortnite, the popular Battle Royale Game developed by Epic Games, is suffering from a serious issue of stolen accounts. The &#8216;Fortnite Cracking&#8216; problem is growing by the day with many users reporting that they are not able to login into their Fortnite account with the credentials. Teenage hackers are behind the stolen accounts and are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/teenage-hackers-tons-of-money-from-stolen-fortnite-accounts/">Teenage Hackers Are Making Tons Of Money From Stolen Fortnite Accounts</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119558
title: 8 Unique Tech Gifts For Christmas You Might Want To Consider
author: Vanshika Malhotra
url: https://fossbytes.com/tech-gifts-christmas/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Since childhood, the mandatory task of going to bed early on Christmas eve after hanging the Christmasy sock has been the fun moment we await each year. Fast forward to the ‘young adult’ days, the little child inside you likes Christmas gifts, even the tech-savvy ones. While techie shopping can go hard, tricky and exceed the budget we set, we [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/tech-gifts-christmas/">8 Unique Tech Gifts For Christmas You Might Want To Consider</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119680
title: OnePlus 6T Ad Faked Images To Show Almost Bezel-Less Screen
author: Vanshika Malhotra
url: https://fossbytes.com/oneplus-6t-ad-faked-images-to-show-a-bezel-less-screen/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Tech companies often praise their smartphones while showing off their devices in their advertisements. But OnePlus decided to exaggerate on the next level. In the new ad released by the company, the smartphone seems to have lost its top and bottom bezels almost completely —which in reality is prominently present. The advert with the tagline ‘The [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/oneplus-6t-ad-faked-images-to-show-a-bezel-less-screen/">OnePlus 6T Ad Faked Images To Show Almost Bezel-Less Screen</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119689
title: How Amazon Alexa User Received 1,700 Voice Recordings Of A Total Stranger
author: Manisha Priyadarshini
url: https://fossbytes.com/how-amazon-alexa-user-received-1700-voice-recordings-of-a-total-stranger/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>An Amazon Alexa user from Germany decided to exercise his rights under the EU’s GDPR and demanded his personal data recorded by the company. Instead, he received 1,700 audio recordings of someone else he doesn&#8217;t know. The man demanded a copy of all the data Amazon has on him. Two months later he received a 100MB [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/how-amazon-alexa-user-received-1700-voice-recordings-of-a-total-stranger/">How Amazon Alexa User Received 1,700 Voice Recordings Of A Total Stranger</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119696
title: Xiaomi’s Mint Browser Brings Great Performance At Low Storage And RAM Usage
author: Adarsh Verma
url: https://fossbytes.com/xiaomis-mint-browser-low-storage-ram/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>In case you&#8217;re looking for a Chrome alternative to use on your Android device, we&#8217;ve got you covered with our list of the best Android web browsers. Moreover, it looks like Xiaomi is looking to impress us in late 2018 with its newly launched Mint Browser. What sets Mint Browser apart is its low storage [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/xiaomis-mint-browser-low-storage-ram/">Xiaomi&#8217;s Mint Browser Brings Great Performance At Low Storage And RAM Usage</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264171
title: Konbini: KDE's Little Photo Helper
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264171
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
If you happen to use KDE as your preferred graphical desktop, Konbini might be right up your alley. It adds several useful image manipulation actions to the Dolphin file manager as well as installs and configures a handful of photography-related tools.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264170
title: CI/CD and the New Generation of Software Delivery: an Interview with Harness
author: Petros Koutoupis
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264170
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) is all therage in the modern world of software development. But actually whatis this pipeline process? It's a method or set of principles for whichdevelopment teams implement and deliver code more frequently and reliably.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264188
title: Freespire 4.5 Screenshot Tour
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264188
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Today our development team is proud to announce the release of Freespire 4.5, the free-and-open-source subset of our flagship Linspire operating system. Freespire 4.5 is a security and functionality update of the previous 4.0 release and is equivalent to the Linspire 8.0 base. This includes all security updates until Dec 15, 2018.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264132
title: Networking Vendors Flock To Embrace Open-Source Istio Service Mesh
author: Sean Michael Kerner
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264132
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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In short order, Istio has become a defacto standard approach to enabling a networking service mesh for cloud-native application deployment.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264200
title: Watch YouTube videos at the Linux terminal
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264200
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
We&#039;re almost to the end of our 24-day-long Linux command-line toys advent calendar. Hopefully, you&#039;ve been following along, but if not, start back at the beginning and work your way through. You&#039;ll find plenty of games, diversions, and oddities for your Linux terminal.And while you may have seen some toys from our calendar before, we hope there’s at least one new thing for everyone.read more


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264185
title: Linux File Command
author: linuxize
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264185
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
The Linux file command displays the type of a file. It’s helpful when you have to find out the type of file you’ve never seen before or the file does not have a file extension.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264204
title: Has the rainfall pattern in my hometown changed?
author: Bob Mesibov
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264204
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
From 1916 to 2015 there were only minor ups and downs in the number and intensity of rainfall events. Interesting swings in event length might explain why older locals say "The rain's changed".


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264193
title: How To Check Ubuntu Version
author: Abhijeet
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264193
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Every 6 months Ubuntu’s new version released and every 2 years we get LTS version of Ubuntu. It very important to check the Ubuntu Version you are using if you want to learn something reading tutorial


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264186
title: Six Key Components That Enable Kubernetes
author: Sean Michael Kerner
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264186
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Kubernetes is made up of many different inter-related concepts and abstractions that help to enable the container orchestration platform.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264199
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264199
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
title:
Automated Compliance Tooling project announced, Code California launches, Tor funding, and more news

content:
In this edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look open source compliance projects coming together, California launching an open source code site, the Tor Project opening its books, and more.read more


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264203
title: Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt SSL on CentOS 7
author: Abhijeet
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264203
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
By using Let’s Encrypt you can get a free valid SSL certificate. Let’s Encrypt is the Certificate Authority (CA) which provides free SSL certificate.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264209
title: Canonical Outs Important Linux Kernel Updates for All Supported Ubuntu Releases
author: Marius Nestor
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264209
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Canonical releases new Linux kernel security updates for all supported Ubuntu releases to patch users against several vulnerabilities discovered lately by various security researchers.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264215
title: How To Rename a Local and Remote Git Branch
author: linuxize
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264215
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
You are collaborating on a project with a group of people and you have defined a naming convention for git branches. You created a new branch, pushed the changes to the remote repository and realised that your branch name was incorrect.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264217
title: How to List Users in Linux
author: Abhijeet
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264217
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
System Administrators needs to configure and manage users and groups in the system. There are different commands to Add User, Delete User etc. but to list all the users this may be a critical task.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264227
title: The Linux command line can fetch fun from afar
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264227
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
We&#039;re almost to the end of our 24-day-long Linux command-line toys advent calendar. Hopefully, you&#039;ve been following along, but if not, start back at the beginning and work your way through. You&#039;ll find plenty of games, diversions, and oddities for your Linux terminal.And while you may have seen some toys from our calendar before, we hope there’s at least one new thing for everyone.read more


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264231
title: Elive 3.0.3 Screenshot Tour
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264231
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
The major stable release of Elive 3.0 has been updated. We were so pleased with this stable release of Elive and the result has been so amazing that there's almost nothing that needed to be changed from it. It was a truly a rock solid system and we wanted to update it with a slightly updated and polished build which includes: wallpaper - dynamically changes depending of the hour of the day, looking more magical and nicer for your eyes, and it also includes a hidden surprise for Christmas; pop-ups - you won't be annoyed any more by the Hotkeys Document that appears in the desktop startup, we moved it to the launcher bar of applications; desktop - disabled the screen off timeout and the asking for the presentation mode; Flash - updated the Adobe Flash player for common browsers to the last version, tested on Chrome, Firefox and Opera; multiuser - improved the multiple user desktop switching mode compatibility.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264228
title: How to Install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 16.04
author: RoseHosting
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264228
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
In this article, we will show you how to install PHP 7.3 on Ubuntu 16.04. PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is an open-source server-side scripting language and is widely used for creating dynamic web pages. PHP is among the most popular languages because it is secure, fast, simple, efficient, flexible and a loosely typed language.PHP can be run in any operating platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS) and almost on any web server (Nginx, Apache). PHP 7.3.0 was officially released on December 6, 2018 and it contains new improved features and functions.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264218
title: Give your Linux system a Christmas makeover
author: Abhishek Prakash
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264218
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Give your Linux desktop a Christmas makeover with these Christmas themed Linux wallpapers, snowfall on your desktop and a Christmas tree in the terminal.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264243
title: Linux Mint, Mir, Peppermint, MX Linux, VirtualBox, Hacking Books, systemd | This Week in Linux 48
author: Michael Tunnell (TuxDigital)
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264243
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
also on TWinL48: Lubuntu to Drop 32bit ISOs, Coreboot, GParted Live, Librem 5, HandBrake, Grep, Sed, Microsoft's Project Mu, Steam Winter Sale & much more!


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264232
title: Steam Play is great for a younger audience with games like LEGO Jurassic World
author: Liam Dawe
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264232
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
While there's a lot of good games available natively for Linux, one area we really are lacking in is games for a younger audience. Steam Play has helped a lot here! 


guid: https://itsfoss.com/?p=33861
title: Top 11 Image Viewers for Ubuntu and other Linux
author: Ankush Das
url: https://itsfoss.com/image-viewers-linux/
feedurl: https://itsfoss.com/feed/
content:
Photophile? Get a better experience handling images with these image viewers in Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution.


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410756
author: Deniece Moxy
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/digital-workplace-disruption-2019/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
title:
Digital workplace disruption in 2019: How job roles are shifting in the professional services industry

content:
In 2018, digital workplace transformation across the professional services market finally began to take hold. Today, applications for professionals across accounting, insurance, consulting and other industries are actually providing anywhere and anytime access, seamless collaboration, intuitive experiences and smart capabilities. For years, those who worked in the professional services market expected these capabilities from their applications, having used consumer tools like Google, Facebook and Amazon that provide a consistent, easy-to-use experience across every device, allow for straightforward collaboration with trusted friends and family, automate tedious tasks and anticipate needs based on preferences and past behavior. After first resisting these demands&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/digital-workplace-disruption-2019/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410762
title: Quickly migrate your user account to a new PC with the latest PCTrans 10
author: Chris Wiles
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
url:
https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/quickly-migrate-your-user-account-to-a-new-pc-with-the-latest-pctrans-10/

content:
Boot into your brand new PC and you find you’re welcomed by rather a vanilla operating system, perhaps with a few key default apps installed by the manufacturer. Although it’s initially interesting to start with a blank canvas, you soon realize not only do you have your most important applications installed but the settings and preferences all need to be setup again from scratch. And this can take ages to reconfigure. You could have simply backed up your previous drive and migrated to the new machine, but this isn’t ideal as all your drivers were setup for the previous computer.&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/quickly-migrate-your-user-account-to-a-new-pc-with-the-latest-pctrans-10/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410761
title: Lubuntu kicks 32-bit Linux users to the curb
author: Brian Fagioli
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/lubuntu-linux-32bit/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
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It is the year 2018, and 2019 is right around the corner -- 64-bit processors have been mainstream for a really long time. If you are still using a computer that is 32-bit only, it is time to toss it into a dumpster. No, I’m not being an elitist; it is simply time to move on. A much superior laptop can be had new for a few hundred bucks. Hell, you could probably buy a used 64-bit machine for under $100. With all of that said, I am proud of all Linux-based operating system maintainers that have the courage to&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/lubuntu-linux-32bit/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410776
title: Sign up as an Microsoft Edge beta tester to try the new Chromium-based version of the browser first
author: Mark Wycislik-Wilson
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/beta-microsoft-edge-insider/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
content:
Microsoft recently confirmed that it plans to transition its Edge browser away from the EdgeHTML engine to Chromium, embracing open source, bringing Chrome extensions and more. Making such a big change obviously requires a lot of testing, and Microsoft is giving you the chance to get involved via the Microsoft Edge Insider program. The company already has the Windows Insider program for people who want to get their hands on new builds of Windows 10 earlier than they would normally, but this is a commitment that not everyone is willing to sign up for. Now Microsoft has launched a beta&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/beta-microsoft-edge-insider/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410750
title: Best Windows 10 apps this week
author: Martin Brinkmann
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/best-windows-10-apps-this-week-101/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
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Three-hundred-and-fourteen in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on the Windows Store in the past seven days. Microsoft released the last Insider Build for the year; it introduced new features such as Windows Sandbox and Windows Defender Antivirus tampering protection. As always, if I've missed an app or game that has been released this week that you believe is particularly good, let me know in the comments below or notify me via email. Discounts this week The following list is a selection of the best deals. Make sure&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/best-windows-10-apps-this-week-101/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410784
title: Video sensors, medical devices and security worries -- IoT predictions for 2019
author: Ian Barker
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/iot-predictions-2019/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
content:
More and more devices in our homes and workplaces are gaining smart capabilities as the Internet of Things starts to move from niche to mainstream. But greater adoption also means an expanded threat surface. So what can we expect to see from the IoT in 2019? We’ve rounded up the opinions of some industry experts. Manufacturers are increasingly turning to smart features to make their products stand out, says DH2i CEO and co-founder, Don Boxley. "Making smart products, IoT devices, is the new product differentiator -- even ovens have IP addresses now. Companies that have been investing in IoT initiatives understand&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/iot-predictions-2019/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410788
title: Krisp reduces background noise on conference calls
author: Chris Wiles
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/krisp-reduces-background-noise-on-conference-calls/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
content:
The rise of homeworking means one thing, trying to focus on work whilst the family and daily chores are going on around you. Get on a conference call and you have to try and eliminate background noise to sound professional. When you’re on a call you suddenly realize how much noise is going on around you. Get in the car and head to a coffee shop and you'll find there are people talking around you -- it’s no better at all. You just cannot seem to get away from surrounding noise. And that’s if you can even get a fast&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/krisp-reduces-background-noise-on-conference-calls/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410796
title: Save BIG on the Neato D7 Robot Vacuum or Swellpro SplashDrone 3 Plus Waterproof Drone
author: Wayne Williams
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/neato-d7-robot-vacuum-swellpro-splashdrone/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
content:
If you’re not all spent out for Christmas, and fancy treating yourself to a great product with a substantial discount, then Wellbots has put together not one, but two deals especially for BetaNews readers. As you might expect, both products will ship after Christmas now, but should arrive before the holiday period ends. The Neato D7 Robot Vacuum can make short work of post-party mess and comes with 5GHz Wi-Fi built-in and an exclusive D-shape design, with CornerClever technology to help track down dirt in corners and along walls. The cleaner’s advanced spiral combo brush efficiently captures small particles, allergen,&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/neato-d7-robot-vacuum-swellpro-splashdrone/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410794
title: Reporting from the other side: Why journalism needs VPNs
author: Tabby Farrar
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/why-journalism-needs-vpns/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
content:
Getting news out of hostile territories can potentially be extremely risky, but it is key to making sure that suppressed voices are heard, and that the wider world is aware of what is happening in war zones and regions with unstable leadership. While the rest of us worry about data security because we’re shopping and banking online, for journalists, an increased focus on this type of security is critical -- particularly for those operating in dangerous regions of the world. As valuable as digital data trails can be to an investigative reporter, they can also work the other way, resulting&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/why-journalism-needs-vpns/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410801
title: My AMC Stubs A-List subscription is a bad B-movie
author: Joe Wilcox
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/my-amc-stubs-a-list-subscription-is-a-bad-b-movie/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
content:
Earlier this week, movie theater chain AMC dumped coal in my Christmas stocking when I attempted to cancel the $19.95-a-month, watch-three-movies-a-week Stubs A-List subscription. One, and then another, customer representative informed me that at signup, the terms of service explicitly states that commitment is for three months. He, then she, warned that cancellation would trigger immediate charge for the remaining two months. But the ToS restriction shouldn't apply to me, being a returning customer. Everything comes down to the meaning of one word: Initial. When A-List launched, on June 26, 2018, my wife and I joined. We ended our membership&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/21/my-amc-stubs-a-list-subscription-is-a-bad-b-movie/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410807
author: Brian Fagioli
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
title:
Visiting family for Christmas? Replace Windows 10 on their computer with Peppermint OS 9 Respin Linux distro

url:
https://betanews.com/2018/12/22/visiting-family-for-christmas-replace-windows-10-on-their-computer-with-peppermint-os-9-respin-linux-distro/

content:
Every year, millions of Americans get together with family on Christmas. Many adult kids return to a single parent's home to celebrate -- or a house shared by both parents if they beat the odds and aren't divorced. While there, if you know about tech, you may get asked to fix your mom or dad's computer. Be it malware or something else, this can be quite the frustrating task. Look, I know you are happy to help them, but you just want to relax and enjoy the holiday, right? How can you get the nightmare of fixing their Windows-based PC&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/22/visiting-family-for-christmas-replace-windows-10-on-their-computer-with-peppermint-os-9-respin-linux-distro/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410837
title: OnePlus 6T ad footage appears to be edited to make the bezel look smaller
author: Mark Wycislik-Wilson
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/23/oneplus-6t-edited-bezel/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
content:
Just a few days ago, a lawsuit was filed against Apple accusing it of using misleading images in advertising to disguise the notch of the iPhone XS. Now it is OnePlus that has been accused of editing advertising images of its phones, this time to make the bezel of the OnePlus 6T seem smaller. The company was called out on Twitter after people noticed that the OnePlus 6T featured in promotional videos appeared to have a much smaller "chin" than the real-life phone. See also: Apple hit with lawsuit for hiding iPhone XS notch and making misleading claims in advertising&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/23/oneplus-6t-edited-bezel/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410841
title: Apple stands by its bent iPad Pro
author: Mark Wycislik-Wilson
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/23/apple-defends-bent-ipad-pro/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
content:
Earlier this week, we wrote about the growing number of people who have complained that their iPad Pro is bent. This is not something that has developed over time, but a problem that was present out of the box. Apple responded to complaints by saying that the bend that has been noticed in some iPad Pro chassis was not a defect. Now the company has issued a further statement indicating that it believes the tablet's "unibody design meets or exceeds all of Apple's high quality standards of design and precision manufacturing". This is not something an owner of a bent&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/23/apple-defends-bent-ipad-pro/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410844
author: Mark Wycislik-Wilson
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/23/apple-new-transparency-report-site/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
title:
Apple launches new transparency report website showing government data requests from around the world

content:
In recent years, technology companies have been under increasing pressure to be more transparent about the requests for data they receive from global governments. Firms such as Microsoft, Google and Facebook publish regular transparency reports, and Apple is no different. Now the company has launched a new transparency report website which makes it even easier to trawl through its twice-yearly publication and see how many data requests have been issued by different governments. See also: Apple stands by its bent iPad Pro Your iPad Pro may be bent -- and Apple says it's not a defect Apple releases iOS 12.1.2&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/23/apple-new-transparency-report-site/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ReactOS-0.4.11-RC
title: ReactOS 0.4.11 Release Candidate Available For Testing The "Open-Source Windows"
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ReactOS-0.4.11-RC
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
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Should you have some extra time this holiday season and wish to dive into some fun operating system tests, the release candidate of ReactOS 0.4.11 is available. Two decades after its start, ReactOS continues striving to be an open-source operating system that offers binary compatibility with applications/games/drivers from Windows...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Libvpx-Tile-SB-Row-MT-Decode
title: Faster VP9 Multi-Threaded Video Decoding Patch Lands In Libvpx
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Libvpx-Tile-SB-Row-MT-Decode
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
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Performance optimizations are always great presents to see in open-source projects around the holidays (well, any time of the year for that matter). Libvpx today picked up another optimization for helping out with VP9 video decoding...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-DMA-Mapping
title: Linux DMA Mapping Updates Help Recover Losses Caused By Spectre V2 Retpolines
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-DMA-Mapping
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Yet another pull request sent in early ahead of the holidays for the Linux 4.21 kernel merge window are the DMA-Mapping updates managed by Christoph Hellwig. Normally the DMA-Mapping changes aren't really worth noting on Phoronix, but this time around it brings some improvements to help offset the overhead incurred by Retpolines for Spectre V2 mitigation...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Kernel-POWER9-V100-Work
title: Linux Getting Driver Work To Support Tesla V100 NVLink GPUs On High-End POWER9 Servers
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Kernel-POWER9-V100-Work
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
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IBM is working on the necessary upstream Linux kernel work for supporting the NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPUs on the POWER9 servers like what comprises the Sierra and Summit supercomputers...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27293
title: The Performance Of Five Linux Distributions From Early 2016 To The End Of 2018
url: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27293
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
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With the end of another year upon us, there has been the start of many year-end benchmark comparisons looking at how various aspects of Linux performance has evolved over 2018. In this comparison though is going back further than that and seeing how five Linux distributions have experienced performance changes over the past nearly three years -- using the CentOS, Clear Linux, Fedora, and openSUSE Linux distribution releases from early 2016 to their latest releases as of right now with their stable updates.


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-Two-More-200-Series
title: AMD Rolling Out Two More Sub-$75 Zen + Vega 3 Processors
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-Two-More-200-Series
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
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It's too late to get as a stocking stuffer, but AMD announced today that two more Athlon 200 series parts with two Zen cores and Vega 3 graphics...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Wine-4.0-RC3-Released
title: Wine 4.0-RC3 Released With 27 Bug Fixes
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Wine-4.0-RC3-Released
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We're another week closer to next month's expected Wine 4.0 debut and as such there is another release candidate out for some holiday testing...


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title: RadeonSI Gallium3D Made Some More OpenGL Performance Gains This Year
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This year the focus for modern Linux gaming really shifted to Vulkan with Feral's major new game ports being exclusively Vulkan-based, DXVK and Steam Play coming about for relying upon Vulkan for Direct3D 10/11 emulation on Linux, Vulkan 1.1 and subsequent point releases ironing out desired functionality by developers for this graphics API, and all of the open/closed-source drivers continuing to mature. But there is still a plethora of OpenGL-only Linux games out there and AMD's open-source driver team hasn't let up in continuing to improve and optimize their RadeonSI Gallium3D driver. Here are some benchmarks showing how the RadeonSI performance has improved over the past year on an AMD RX Vega graphics card.


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title: LLVM Developers Are Still Working On Their Massive Relicensing Effort
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It's been over three years since the original proposal for re-licensing the LLVM compiler infrastructure and while they have reached community consensus on their new "Apache 2.0 with LLVM Exception" license, there's still a big task at hand of getting all past contributors signing off on the process...


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title: Proton 3.16-6 Beta Improves Several Windows Games On Linux During Steam's Winter Sale
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Valve has made available a new version of their Wine-based Proton layer that powers Steam Play for allowing many Windows games to run seamlessly on Linux via their Steam client. This new Proton 3.16-6 Beta offers up several notable improvements...


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title: Systemd 240 Released To End 2018 On A High Note
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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, part of the systemd team at Red Hat, has taken the reins from Lennart Poettering to release systemd 240 ahead of Christmas...


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title: Linux 4.21 Is Going To Be A Big Release To Jump-Start The New Year
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While Linux 4.20 isn't even expected for release until Sunday, which itself is delivering many new features and hardware support, the Linux 4.21 release is another big one that will start off the new year...


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title: Mesa Picks Up Faster Support For S3TC Decoding Using LLVM
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In the event you need to deal with software S3TC decoding rather than on the GPU in cases of hardware limitations or running within a VM, Mesa this week picked up a faster implementation...


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title: Freespire 4.5 Released For Letting The Linspire/Lindows Legacy Live On
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It was nearly a year ago to the day that PC/OpenSystems LLC announced they were resurrecting Linspire and Freespire from the dead. The company is celebrating that milestone for the OS previously known as "Lindows" by releasing Freespire 4.5...


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title: LLVM 7.0.1 Released To Deliver Various Bug Fixes While One ABI-Breaking Issue Remains
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Tom Stellard of Red Hat has announced the release of LLVM 7.0.1 that incorporates a variety of fixes introduced over the past few months...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27300
title: Initial Linux Benchmarks Of The NVIDIA TITAN RTX Graphics Card For Compute & Gaming
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Yesterday I unexpectedly found my hands on a NVIDIA TITAN RTX graphics card as the company's newest Titan graphics card built upon the Turing architecture and is now available via retail channels at $2499 USD. Here is an initial look at the NVIDIA TITAN RTX performance under Ubuntu Linux with a variety of compute workloads (including TensorFlow) as well as for entertainment are some Vulkan gaming benchmarks.


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=More-Y2038-Changes-Linux-4.21
title: Another Year Closer, Linux 4.21 Getting More Preparations For Y2038 Problem
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Kernel changes continue flowing for addressing the "Year 2038" problem where on where on 19 January 2038 a signed 32-bit integer is no longer large enough for accommodating the number of seconds since 1970 as the 32-bit Unix time format...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-Power-Management
title: Power Management Changes Prepped For Linux 4.21 With New Qualcomm CPUFreq Driver
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Another one of the pull requests sent in early for the Linux 4.21 kernel cycle due to the holidays are the ACPI and power management trees maintained by Intel's Rafael Wysocki...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Phoronix-2018-Xmas-Sale
title: It's Time For The Premium 2018 Winter Sale To Show Your Linux Benchmarking Support
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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, or happy benchmark season... Regardless of whatever holidays you celebrate or not, it's time for the 2018 Christmas/Winter sale if you wish to join Phoronix Premium to help us out as we approach the 15th birthday of Phoronix.com and see a strong year ahead for Linux hardware performance testing, open-source news coverage, and more. Premium gets you ad-free access to the site, multi-page featured articles on a single page, and other benefits...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debian-10-Artwork-Survey
title: Debian Is Running A Survey For Selecting The "Buster" Artwork
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debian-10-Artwork-Survey
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Debian is currently running a survey for selecting the default artwork of their upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" release...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-Networking-Changes
title: Networking In The Next Kernel Yields AQtion USB Driver, Retpoline Overhead Reduction
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-Networking-Changes
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David Miller is one of the latest kernel maintainers sending in his pull requests early for the upcoming Linux 4.21 kernel with its merge window expected to open during the holidays...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=vkQuake2-Quake-2-Vulkan
title: Quake 2 Gets A Vulkan Renderer 21 Years After Release
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=vkQuake2-Quake-2-Vulkan
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While there has long been the vkQuake hobbyist project that brought a Vulkan renderer to the original Quake game, there is now vkQuake2 for a Vulkan rendering of Quake II...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=KDE-50-Changes-Christmas
title: KDE Gets Konsole Improvements & Other Polishing For Christmas
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=KDE-50-Changes-Christmas
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It's been a lighter week of KDE development due to many developers taking time off for the holidays, but there still was a fair amount of new activity going into KDE around polishing it up and the never-ending process of usability improvements...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Wine-Staging-4.0-RC3
title: Wine-Staging 4.0-RC3 Will Now Crash Less For Windows Games/Applications
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Wine-Staging-4.0-RC3
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While Wine-Staging 4.0-RC2 was released just a few days ago, Wine-Staging 4.0-RC3 is now available with a quicker turnaround time stemming from Friday's release of upstream Wine 4.0-RC3...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-QoS-Landing-Linux-4.21
title: AMD Platform QoS Support For Next-Gen EPYC Processors Landing In Linux 4.21
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The AMD Platform QoS support talked about a few months ago on Phoronix is landing for the upcoming Linux 4.21 kernel. While not officially confirmed, this Quality of Service system resource work appears almost surely for the next-generation 7nm EPYC processors coming out in the months ahead...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GDB-8.2.1-Released
title: GDB 8.2.1 Debugger Brings Support For RISC-V ELF
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GDB 8.2.1 was released today as the newest version of the GNU Debugger For C/C++ as well as Ada, Go, Rust, and other languages...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27304
title: Samsung 860 QVO SSD Linux Benchmarks: 1TB SATA 3.0 SSD For $150 USD
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After being announced a few weeks back, the Samsung 860 QVO series is beginning to ship as a new, lower-cost SATA 3.0 SSD offering. The Samsung 860 QVO series offers four bit per cell flash memory to usher in a new era of lower-cost solid-state storage with the now-shipping 1TB model costing just $150 USD while the 2TB version coming soon at $300 USD and $600 USD for a 4TB edition.


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ECC-DRAM-Overclocking-TR
title: The ECC DDR4 RAM Overclocking Potential With AMD Threadripper On Linux
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In this guest post by Phoronix reader Max E, he has shared with us his experience and Linux benchmarking results when overclocking ECC RAM on an AMD Threadripper box. The process ended up being surprisingly easy and his results are quite compelling. Thanks to Max for this guest post, which we happily accept on Phoronix that cover interesting technical topics...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=SuperTux-0.6-Released
title: SuperTux 0.6 Released With OpenGL 3.3 & ES 2.0 Support
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Just in time for any family-friendly, holiday gaming, the Super Mario Bros inspired SuperTux game is out with their v0.6 update after being in development for about two years...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.20-Released
title: Linux 4.20 Kernel Released To End The Year On A High Note
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As expected, Linux 4.20 is now available as the latest stable version of the Linux kernel and just in time for Christmas...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-KVM-Changes
title: Many Linux x86_64 KVM Changes Ready To Go For Linux 4.21
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Paolo Bonzini submitted the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) changes on Sunday for the now-open Linux 4.21 kernel merge window. The x86/x86_64 KVM changes represent most of the work this cycle but there are also POWER and ARM changes too...


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title: Ubuntu Mir Developer Creates New Wayland Debug Tool
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A new open-source tool for helping to debug Wayland protocol messages is now available thanks to Canonical's Mir team...


guid: 913695 at https://www.linux.com
title: How to Craft a One-Sentence Description of Your Organization's Purpose
author: OpenSource.com
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Because <a href="https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/6/explaining-your-why">purpose plays such an important role in open organizations</a>, I want to share what I've learned about how organizations can clarify <em>a purpose</em>, <em>who they serve</em>, <em>how they serve</em> their core customer and <em>what they celebrate</em> externally.</p></div></div></div>


guid: 913693 at https://www.linux.com
title: Hybrid DevOps
author: lfadmin
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>DevOps is a framework that allows development, quality assurance, and operations to meet the needs of the business to align with customer demand.  It contains capabilities related to:</p></div></div></div>


guid: 913941 at https://www.linux.com
title: Nokia Presents OPNFV Gambia Plugfest and ONAP Dublin Developer Forum
author: Nokia
url: https://www.linux.com/news/nokia-presents-opnfv-gambia-plugfest-and-onap-dublin-developer-forum
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The new year will see more than 200 engineers from all over the world gather at our Paris-Saclay site for a Nokia hosted open source event – the jointly held OPNFV Gambia release Plugfest and ONAP Dublin release Developer Forum.</p>
<p>As a founder and active participant in both projects, Nokia is committed to their success and I’m looking forward to an event where the focus is on openness and collaboration. Based on the experience of hosting the ONAP Developer event little more than a year ago at the same site, I’m confident the event will be a success!</p></div></div></div>


title: Spaceship colony sim Space Haven looks awesome, will support Linux
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Coming Soon, Indie Game, Crowdfunding, Simulation, Strategy</p><p><p>Space Haven from developer Bugbyte Ltd (Battlevoid: Harbinger) looks like a very interesting colony building sim with a difference. Your colony is a moving spaceship!</p>

<p><a href="http://bugbyte.fi/forums/showthread.php?tid=493" target="_blank">In a post</a> talking about Space Haven on their official forum, they gave out some fresh details. First of all, they plan to run a Kickstarter for it early next year in February/March. They say that backers will be able to play an early build soon after the Kickstarter ends as well, which is sweet.</p>

<p>They also showed off a new trailer:</p>

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</iframe></div>

<p>More about it:</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Space Haven is a spaceship colony sim throwing you in charge of leading a patched-together crew of civilians in search of a new home. It&rsquo;s a base building game where players must build spaceships from the ground up tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in a self-built haven among the stars.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>As a huge fan of such building games, I&#39;m glad to see more developers have a go at them. Space Haven looks quite different yet again, especially since you will be exploring using your spaceship and visuals look fantastic as well.</p>

<p>Their previous two titles supported Linux and they&#39;ve been very clear that Space Haven will too!</p>

<p>For now, you can wishlist and follow it on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/979110/Space_Haven/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: Tough and stylish action platformer 'GoNNER' has a free BLÜEBERRY Edition update out now
author: liamdawe
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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/tough-and-stylish-action-platformer-gonner-has-a-free-bleberry-edition-update-out-now.13222

content:
<p>Tags: GOG, Steam, Action, Platformer, Humble Store</p><p><p>GoNNER is a randomly generated action platformer with &#39;roguelike elements&#39; from developer Art in Heart and publisher Raw Fury that leaves a lasting impression.</p>

<p><u>Note</u>: Key provided by <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/gonner?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a>.</p>

<p>As it turns out, we&#39;ve never written about it before! What a complete travesty as it&#39;s really quite a surprise. They just released a big free update adding in a new world, a weapon, new visuals and so on. Given that we&#39;ve not mentioned it properly before, such a nice update deserves a mention.</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO9RB4S-yTU"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/FO9RB4S-yTU/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>Honestly, it&#39;s fantastic! The way the world comes together as you explore is very cool, you don&#39;t quite know what&#39;s ahead of you, as it reveals with you as you run along which is quite different. That also makes it somewhat difficult, as you can&#39;t really plan what you&#39;re going to do.</p>

<p>It&#39;s completely weird, possibly the strangest action-platformer I&#39;ve played recently. Nothing is really explained to you, requiring you to figure it all out as you progress. It has a lot of a charm to it though, thanks to the unique representation with the simple and messy art-style.</p>

<p>What&#39;s interesting is the equipment system. You have different heads to put on, each of them having a different maximum health and ability. You also have various weapons which act differently and backpacks which all have their own ability too. For example, one backpack allows you a full reload any time while another will make your weapon rapidly fire without using ammo. The mix and match approach here is pretty fun, a lot of ways to approach each run-through.</p>

<p>Give it a try, I&#39;ve been really enjoying it. Find it on <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/gonner?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a>, <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/gonner-blueberry-edition?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Humble Store</a> and <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/437570/GoNNER/" target="_blank">Steam</a>. Just don&#39;t go losing your head!</p></p>


title: Kingdom Rush Origins has a free expansion out and the Linux version is now on GOG
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Tower Defense, GOG, Indie Game, DRM Free</p><p><p>The wonderfully polished tower defense game Kingdom Rush Origins has been updated with a free expansion and it&#39;s on <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/kingdom_rush_origins?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a> now too.</p>

<p>It&#39;s been on GOG since release but sadly there was no Linux build. Good things come to those who wait though, as GOG added a Linux version of it a few days ago! A great time too, as Ironhide Game Studio just gave it a free expansion named Hulking rage.</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxO9h7pZ79M"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/wxO9h7pZ79M/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>This expansion adds in three new heroes in addition to more levels to complete, from what I hear they might be a little more difficult too so make sure you&#39;re nicely upgraded and ready for another wave.</p>

<p>Honestly, it&#39;s a wonderful game. I don&#39;t play a huge amount of tower defense games but I&#39;ve been enjoying this one quite a lot. If you&#39;re after a new tower defense game or perhaps dipping your toes in for the first time, it&#39;s a pretty good choice. Works exceptionally well on Linux too, they did a good job.</p>

<p>Find it on <a href="https://www.gog.com/game/kingdom_rush_origins?pp=b2a10a6c3dcadb10c8ffd734c1bab896d55cf0ec" target="_blank">GOG</a> and <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/816340/Kingdom_Rush_Origins/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: Space combat sim Hypergate released on Steam with Linux support, some thoughts
author: liamdawe
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<p>Tags: Action, Steam, Indie Game, Simulation, Review</p><p><p>I&#39;ve been excited to try out Hypergate for a while, as a long time Freespace fan I&#39;m always itching to play more space combat games. It&#39;s now official out, with Linux support.</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Humanity&#39;s warlike ways have continued into the space age. In Hypergate, you play a new recruit of the Novan Interplanetary Alliance---and your side is losing a war that could cost more than your lives alone. Master space fighter combat amid a crumbling Alliance. Fight in a single-player campaign, or build your own battles for single-player mode or for local gameplay with friends. Upgrade your ships and weapons. And most importantly, do not disengage your shields or engines.</p>
</blockquote>

<p><u>Note</u>: Key provided by the developer.</p>

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<p>In terms of performance, it&#39;s great. I&#39;ve not had any issues there, it&#39;s been smooth sailing along. There&#39;s not a lot you can tweak though apart from resolution, zoom-blur, FXAA and the HUD.</p>

<p>Keeping in mind this was made by a very small team (only one developer I am aware of) I&#39;m still quite underwhelmed by it overall. I fully get what they were going for but the game-play just doesn&#39;t excite me at all.</p>

<p>The game-play is both short and incredibly basic, to the point of it even missing the ability to roll which I find odd in such a 3D space combat sim. I&#39;m not sure if I&#39;m missing something (quite possible, more coffee needed) but the option just isn&#39;t there. It seems to be designed around your orientation always being on the same level as everything else, especially since it auto-rolls you after you&#39;ve flown around a bit. The auto-roll feature is a nuisance too, often getting in the way of your aim.</p>

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<p>Additionally, the combat is also overly simple. There&#39;s no real need to be a skillful pilot here, since the game does most of the work for you. Get an enemy in your generously sized Reticle and fire since it will auto-lock even your basic weapon. I can understand locking for missiles but for standard bullets to auto-lock and follow enemies feels far too easy. It sucks any challenge away from it, sadly.</p>

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<p>I&#39;ve been playing it on the highest possible difficulty setting and outside of a few deaths that were completely my own fault, there&#39;s simply no challenge. Taking down big enemy ships? Easy. Destroy the few turrets they have&mdash;boom, done. It doesn&#39;t help that even when there&#39;s tons of enemy fighters, no one seems to really care you exist. I don&#39;t think I was ever chased down, honestly I felt a little invisible.</p>

<p>There&#39;s also a mission where it introduces you to your short-range EMP, for taking down enemy missiles locked onto you. Nice idea but underutilized. Through that entire mission, it happens once.</p>

<p>It&#39;s missing some basic touches too. Your cockpit for example has a flight stick clearly visible, yet it never moves. If you&#39;re going to show it, do something with it. You barely even need manage your speed as well, since there&#39;s only three settings: normal, slow or boost.</p>

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<p>It pains me to say it, but I got really quite bored. There was a particular moment in the game where I thought, okay now it&#39;s about to get interesting! An big unknown alien ship has appeared and within one minute flat I had already taken it down by myself. None of the action feels like it has anything to it. I rarely ever used my missiles as well, the only times I did was to simply speed things up a little because I was bored of it and this is the highest difficulty possible.</p>

<p>Even the upgrade system falls flat as the upgrades for your weapons, shield and coolant really aren&#39;t that different. It&#39;s the most basic upgrade system it could have done:</p>

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<p>The gamepad support was a little messy. Both the Logitech F310 and Steam Controller need big improvements. By default, menu navigation happened sporadically with the stick but also with the right trigger, inverted being on was actually off and so on.</p>

<p>Even with some adjustments, some parts of the menu navigate backwards with a gamepad, it&#39;s as if some places respect it being inverted and others don&#39;t. Definitely want to see some improvements there.</p>

<p>Overall, I can&#39;t really find anything that I genuinely liked about it as nothing really stood out. The voice acting is okay, graphically some backgrounds are somewhat impressive while the rest is so-so, the action just isn&#39;t exciting&hellip;you get the idea. Since I consider myself a big fan of such games, this makes me sad.</p>

<p>Find it on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/809530/Hypergate/" target="_blank">Steam</a>.</p></p>


title: Whine no more, the bottle for Wine 4.0 RC3 has been popped open
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<p>Tags: Wine</p><p><p>Get ready to fill your bucket, as the third release candidate for Wine 4.0 is <a href="https://www.winehq.org/announce/4.0-rc3" target="_blank">officially uncorked</a> and ready to breathe.</p>

<p>As they&#39;re going through a code freeze, no major new features made it into this release while they focus on getting it stable.</p>

<p>With that in mind they noted 27 bugs squashed. These include issues found with Final Fantasy XI, Undertale and others. As usual though, some bugs were fixed previously and only checked off now.</p>

<p>The final Wine 4.0 release is due sometime in January.</p>

<p>It&#39;s hard to think on just how much work has gone into Wine in the past year or two. They face a massive uphill battle and it never ceases to amaze me what they&#39;ve been able to do.</p>

<p>Cheers to the Wine team for another good brew.</p></p>


title: Valve have one more Steam Play update out before the end of 2018 with 3.16-6
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<p>Tags: Valve, Steam, Steam Play</p><p><p>Today, Valve put out the last Steam Play update of 2018 with Proton 3.16-6 beta now available for fun times.</p>

<p>After you excitedly unwrap your present, you will find (<a href="https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Changelog" target="_blank">changelog here</a>):</p>

<ul>
	<li>Support for gnutls &gt;= 3.0, which should fix many networking issues with games. Note the Steam runtime doesn&#39;t ship this yet, so your distribution will need to provide it. For users on distros that don&#39;t provide this, Steam Play will still use the Steam runtime library as before. When the Steam runtime is updated, this will be available for all users. In our testing, we saw improvements in Eve Online, DOOM (2016) multiplayer, and HELLDIVERS.</li>
	<li>Other networking fixes, too. In particular, Hitman 2 and Metal Gear Solid 5 should now be working online.</li>
	<li>DXVK is upgraded to 0.94. In addition to the DXVK release notes, Dishonored 2 and Middle-earth: Shadow of War appear to be working with this release.</li>
	<li>Configurable support for forcing the LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE mode. This can help some games which run out of memory when run in Steam Play, for example Bayonetta.</li>
	<li>Further improvements to FAudio.</li>
</ul>

<p>To access it, you will need to find this section of the Steam client settings (you likely need to restart Steam):</p>

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<p>The update to <em>gnutls</em> is quite an exciting one, hopefully that will sort out multiplayer in quite a number of titles where it didn&#39;t work before in addition to the other networking fixes.</p>

<p>Great to see Valve and co work so diligently on making Steam Play and Linux gaming better together. It&#39;s certainly exciting to follow development. I&#39;m sure this will make a number of you happy to tinker with over the holidays.</p>

<p>I can confirm that DOOM multiplayer does indeed now work fine on Ubuntu 18.10:</p>

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<p>If you want me to test other games in future, feel free to <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/id/naughtysquid/" target="_blank">gift me a game any time</a>.</p>

<p>As always, feel free to report your findings in our comments.</p></p>


title: Compulsion Games confirm a Linux version of We Happy Few is coming next year
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<p>Tags: Coming Soon, Steam, Survival, Open World</p><p><p>Fear not, you will still be able to get your next fix as Compulsion Games have confirmed a Linux version of We Happy Few is coming.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1468352136id13227gol.jpg" /></p>

<p><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/an-update-on-the-linux-version-of-we-happy-few.12504" target="_blank">Last time we spoke</a>, they told us they had a Linux build running and that was back in September. They&#39;ve just posted their big <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/320240/announcements/detail/1703948570352656766" target="_blank">end of year update</a> and in it was this note:</p>

<blockquote>
<p>We do have some remaining Kickstarter promises to fulfil. These include sandbox mode, and Mac and Linux versions. We currently have a running Linux version that will be available for testing in the new year.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>While the released state wasn&#39;t great, it seems they&#39;ve really turned it around with many players now very happy with what they&#39;ve done after a few patches.</p>

<p>I&#39;m looking forward to it, so it&#39;s a bit of lovely news for the end of 2018 for Linux gamers. As a brit myself, how could I pass up the chance to run around in a &quot;drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England&quot;.</p></p>


title: The Fallout-inspired ATOM RPG has officially released and it's pretty good
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<p>Tags: RPG, Indie Game, Steam, Open World</p><p><p>While some parts of the game feel clearly like an indie title on a smaller budget, ATOM RPG is a fun attempt at a Fallout-inspired title.</p>

<p>Like a good open-world RPG you can travel the world at your own pace, doing whatever you please. While there is a story to it, you don&#39;t have to follow it too closely as you pick and choose what quests you feel like doing.</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7UssUeaa8"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/ad7UssUeaa8/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>Full of content with over 90 different locations, over 250 quests, over 100 weapons, tons of different enemies and a car you can drive there&#39;s a lot to keep you going.</p>

<p>There&#39;s a lot it gets right for sure, however some of the conversations are clearly quite basic probably due to translations. Apart from that, I&#39;ve really enjoyed my time with it exploring the wasteland. It performs well enough on Linux too, so it&#39;s been a pleasure to play.</p>

<p>While it&#39;s now released, they&#39;re not stopping there. The developer is planning free follow-up content in the form of a free DLC and so it&#39;s only going to get bigger.</p>

<p>Find ATOM RPG on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/552620/ATOM_RPG_Postapocalyptic_indie_game/" target="_blank">Steam</a>, it&#39;s basically Russia&#39;s Fallout.</p></p>


title: Doomsday Engine for playing classic Doom, Heretic and Hexen has a new release
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<p>Tags: Open Source, Game Engine, Update</p><p><p>Earlier this month, the Doomsday Engine which runs classic titles like Doom, Heretic and Hexen had a new release out.</p>

<p>The 2.1 release is the latest major build for the project after 2.0 last year and it features:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Graphics optimization - While games still use the classic renderer like in 2.0, all graphics are now drawn using OpenGL 3.3. This enables optimizations for more efficient rendering of the player view, menus, text, and the Doomsday UI.</li>
	<li>UI improvements - The Doomsday UI look and feel has been refreshed. The game library is now more flexible and powerful with further game customization settings and view options.</li>
	<li>Multiplayer convenience - Clients will automatically download missing PWADs from the server before joining the game.</li>
</ul>

<p>I have to admit, I haven&#39;t followed this project at all. A shame too, since it seems really sweet. The UI it comes with is really slick and useful:</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1667975062id13229gol.jpg" /></p>

<p>I&#39;ve had no problems with it, seems to work really nicely and it&#39;s really easy to work with. Point it to a folder where you store your files, it will pick them up and instantly allow you to click and play&mdash;very nice indeed.</p>

<p>See more on <a href="http://dengine.net/" target="_blank">the official site</a>. The UI and engine is open source, you can find it on <a href="https://github.com/skyjake/Doomsday-Engine" target="_blank">GitHub</a>.</p>

<p style="text-align:right"><em>Hat tip to Le Gluon rose.</em></p></p>


title: Fort Triumph, the strategy game where the environment can be your weapon now has a Skirmish Mode
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<p>Tags: Strategy, RPG, Steam, Indie Game, Early Access</p><p><p>Fort Triumph is an impressive and pretty fun strategy game, taking in elements from games like XCOM with more environment interactions. They just put out a rather interesting update.</p>

<p>It now features a Skirmish Mode, one where you choose your faction and face off against the AI across the map. To help make it interesting, the map is now randomly generated too.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a data-fancybox="images" href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/1303074541545479050gol1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/1303074541545479050gol1.jpg" /></a><br />
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<p>This release also includes a Human faction with their own abilities, World Map AI has been improved, many new ability upgrades have been added and plenty of bug fixes.</p>

<p>While that&#39;s all well and good, they&#39;ve now removed the story missions. Don&#39;t fret though, they will return when they lock the story down and have it properly ready. Essentially, this mode is to keep you going until the story is ready for release by the sounds of it. To access the older story missions, you can switch to the &quot;Legacy&quot; beta branch on Steam.</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Fort Triumph is a challenging medieval fantasy turn-based tactics game where you lead a party of heroes facing permanent death at any moment. Outsmart deadly foes with tactical ingenuity and by using the environment - both as cover and as a weapon - and guide your party through perilous adventures.</p>

<p>In Fort Triumph, every crate and every tree is a potential weapon in the hands of experienced tacticians: in order to succeed, you will have to burn, freeze, topple, kick around or outright destroy the scenery at the right moment.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I actually really enjoy the game. As long as they work on performance, it should be a strategy game to watch. The interactions with the environment really are fun, kicking people into things damaging them and making them dizzy, making things fall on top of people and so on. There&#39;s a huge amount of charm to it, I&#39;m looking forward to the finished story once it&#39;s back in.</p>

<p>After trying out the new Skirmish mode though, it&#39;s also really quite fun. Building up a team, traveling the map and taking down enemies in turn-based tactical battles&mdash;great!</p>

<p>Find it on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/612570/Fort_Triumph/" target="_blank">Steam</a> right now.</p></p>


title: Foreveracers, the ridiculously silly open-world racer adds AI cars
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<p>Tags: Racing, Open World, Steam, Indie Game, Update</p><p><p>Foreveracers is one of those games that&#39;s so silly it&#39;s good. It&#39;s an open-world racer where the physics model makes things rather amusing.</p>

<p>Everything is wobbly, so actually keeping yourself on the track can be a little difficult. If you manage to gather some people together to play it, there&#39;s actually a lot of fun to be had with it.</p>

<p>The recent update has made it slightly better too, with the introduction of AI drivers for when you can&#39;t bring people together. AI drivers will drop in and drop out as more human players join you, so it&#39;s quite clever too. These AI drivers will even join in when you issue a server-challenge, so you&#39;re never alone.</p>

<p>On top of that, for those playing with a gamepad there&#39;s now some quick-chat options on the D-pad. Press a direction for a list, then press another direction for a quick message. Very handy, really nice for gamepad players.</p>

<p>Having your username on the number-plate is rather cute too:</p>

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<p>Feature highlight:</p>

<ul>
	<li>All one world - You&#39;re free to drive between the different circuits, and explore the world, without any reloading.</li>
	<li>Day/Night cycle - The racing in Foreveracers never ends, so keep driving night and day.</li>
	<li>Over 12 circuits - 4 initial circuits, 4 hidden circuits to find, and additional mirrored variants to then unlock.</li>
	<li>Race challenge - Issue a race challenge to other players, those that accept will line up and race to the finish line.</li>
	<li>Special Challenge Modes - If you want a break from the racing, then challenge players to a Scavenge Hunt or Rust-Bucket Survival challenge</li>
	<li>6 Main Vehicles - from the slow and steady Starter Car, through to the &#39;too fast&#39; Sports Car, and the frankly ridiculous Clown Car.</li>
	<li>2 Handling options - &#39;Original&#39; for those who enjoy the challenge of the wobbly unstable cars, or &#39;Stabilised&#39; for those who prefer (slightly) easier handling.</li>
</ul>

<p>Good fun for adults together, even more amusing to watch kids attempt to race in it.</p>

<p>Since the last time I tried, they&#39;ve also solved the Unity double-input issue so it&#39;s smooth <s>sailing</s> racing.</p>

<p><u>Note</u>: It seems some users are experiencing problems launching it with a blank screen. If this happens to you, try this as a launch option (Right click -&gt; Properties -&gt; Set launch options):</p>

<p><code>-screen-height 1080 -screen-width 1920</code></p>

<p><em>Adjust for your required resolution.</em></p>

<p>Find it on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/548450/Foreveracers/" target="_blank">Steam</a> where it&#39;s 50% off during the Steam Winter Sale.</p></p>


title: morphe looks like a rather relaxing game about making music that's now on Linux
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<p>Tags: Steam, Indie Game, Itch.io, Casual</p><p><p>morphe from developer Pixelfoot Games released back in October with it silently gaining Linux support yesterday.</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gWnBDaBi_c"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/4gWnBDaBi_c/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>For those who are after something a little less flashy and a little more zen, morphe is all about the music. Perhaps this will be something for you to relax after the holiday season is all over and done with?</p>

<p>This is actually a full game that was born from a <a href="https://pixelfoot.itch.io/morphe" target="_blank">prototype</a> made back in 2016. Enough people liked it for them to go back and make more of it.</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Explore gorgeous low-poly environments, activating 200+ unique bits of music at mysterious obelisks, to create your own ambient music. Find cassette tapes with field recordings, or discover environmental objects to add to your symphony of relaxation.</p>

<p>Record the music you make directly to your computer for repeated listening on your smart phone or in your car, or for the more musically inclined, add your own custom audio to the game and make something even more unique.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Find it on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/931830/morphe/" target="_blank">Steam</a> and <a href="https://pixelfoot.itch.io/morphe-full" target="_blank">itch.io</a>.</p></p>


title: Steam Play is great for a younger audience with games like LEGO Jurassic World
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<p>Tags: Steam Play, Steam, Adventure, Family Friendly</p><p><p>While there&#39;s a lot of good games available natively for Linux, one area we really are lacking in is games for a younger audience. Steam Play has helped a lot here!</p>

<p>There are games suitable for a family on Linux of course, the problem is most of them aren&#39;t really recognizable. We don&#39;t have some of the big names, which is true of Linux gaming overall but for kids games it&#39;s especially bad. On a whim, I decided to try out LEGO Jurassic World with my LEGO mad mini-me today and I came away incredibly impressed with it.</p>

<p>Linux gameplay clips:</p>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8N0HrzIS_s"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/g8N0HrzIS_s/0.jpg" alt="youtube video thumbnail"><br />Watch video on YouTube.com</a>

<p>For me, the option of Steam Play is there to compliment native Linux ports and not to replace them. Since this is old (2015) and likely to never come to Linux officially, it fits in nicely for how I want to use Steam Play.</p>

<p>The Steam Controller and the Logitech F310 together worked great. We did have an issue where the second pad suddenly didn&#39;t work, a quick swap hot-swap later and it was fine again. You pick up a pad, plug it in and away you go&mdash;exactly how easy gaming should be.</p>

<p>The only other issue encountered was with it refusing to set 1080p as the screen resolution, strangely it always reverted back to 720p. I&#39;m assuming this is Wine&#39;s multi-screen handling messing up, as it happens in others too. Many native Linux games have terrible multi-screen resolution handling, so I&#39;m very used to the quirks. A quick fix is to edit the config file found here:</p>

<p><code>/SteamLibrary/steamapps/compatdata/352400/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Application Data/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment/LEGO Jurassic World/pcconfig.txt</code></p>

<p><em>It&#39;s literally a 1 minute fix to edit the resolution numbers. A similar thing I end up doing for a lot of native games.</em></p>

<p>Not a Linux-specific issue: Some of the audio is quite low quality (true on all platforms for it), since it&#39;s cutting audio from a rather old film now for some scenes. It&#39;s noticeable but not too distracting.</p>

<p>Other than that, it&#39;s actually pretty amusing. I always love seeing how games translate from movies and the LEGO game series seem to do it quite well. There&#39;s something very therapeutic about smashing LEGO stuff apart and not having to deal with the aftermath. The nostalgia factor is high with this one, even with the famous &quot;It&rsquo;s a UNIX system! I know this!&quot; quote.</p>

<p>More about it:</p>

<blockquote>
<p>Following the epic storylines of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, as well as the highly anticipated Jurassic World, LEGO Jurassic World&trade; is the first videogame where players will be able to relive and experience all four Jurassic films. Reimagined in LEGO form and told in TT Games&rsquo; signature classic LEGO humor, the thrilling adventure recreates unforgettable scenes and action sequences from the films, allowing fans to play through key moments and giving them the opportunity to fully explore the expansive grounds of Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Features:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Relive key moments from all four Jurassic films: An adventure 65 million years in the making - now in classic LEGO brick fun!</li>
	<li>Wreak havoc as LEGO dinosaurs: Choose from 20 dinosaurs, including the friendly Triceratops, deadly Raptor, vicious Compy and even the mighty T. rex.</li>
	<li>Customize your own dinosaur collection: Collect LEGO amber and experiment with DNA to create completely original dinosaurs, like the Dilophosaurus Rex.</li>
	<li>Populate and explore Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna: Put your unique dinosaur creations in to paddocks as you complete special Free Play missions.</li>
	<li>Play with family and friends with easy access drop-in, drop-out gameplay option.</li>
</ul>

<p>You can find LEGO Jurassic World on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/352400/LEGO_Jurassic_World/" target="_blank">Steam</a>, it&#39;s 75% off in the Steam Winter Sale too so it&#39;s really cheap to try it out. For a bit of family fun and a test of Steam Play, it&#39;s worth a look.</p></p>


title: Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has new test builds out, also moving to Linux servers
author: liamdawe
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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/planetary-annihilation-titans-has-new-test-builds-out-also-moving-to-linux-servers.13234

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<p>Tags: Steam, RTS, Strategy, Beta</p><p><p>The newer team behind Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has put out two new test builds, one built with newer modern tools and the other on their legacy toolchain. It comes packed with new features and updates too.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/tagline_images/1794403302id13234gol.jpg" /></p>

<p>Why are they having two different opt-in beta versions on Steam? Simple, they wish to test their new modern toolchain versus their older one. You can opt into either and test!</p>

<p>Firstly, they&#39;re moving their entire server architecture over from UberNet to PAnet which also means moving their servers from Windows to Linux.</p>

<p>As for the game client itself, the legacy test build is still using the &quot;Legacy steam linux runtime / GCC 4.8.4&quot; whereas the other modern test build is using the &quot;Modern steam linux runtime / GCC 5.4.1 (currently limited by steam linux runtime)&quot;. They say that moving over to much newer tools will help them to &quot;lower RAM usage and boost performance, among other benefits&quot;.</p>

<p>As for what else is new, here&#39;s the short version (<a href="https://forums.planetaryannihilation.com/threads/modern-toolchain-test-build-112527-pte.73222/" target="_blank">full version here</a>):</p>

<ul>
	<li>Official PTE (Public Test Environment - the betas) servers using modern toolchain builds</li>
	<li>1v1 ranked maps expanded with four community maps</li>
	<li>1v1 ranked lobby is now anonymous showing Player 1 and Player 2</li>
	<li>1v1 ranked lobby leave option has been removed</li>
	<li>AI improvements with reworked and retrained neural networks</li>
	<li>AI commander selection</li>
	<li>Server crash fixes</li>
</ul>

<p>I tested the &quot;modern&quot; test build on my NVIDIA desktop and Intel laptop and both worked well. On my desktop, it&#39;s as smooth as anything. Surprisingly, on Low settings the game was also very smooth on my low-end laptop. There&#39;s a couple minor UI issues on the Intel Mesa driver, but seems to be playable enough.</p>

<p>So very happy they&#39;re really pushing forward with development again under a dedicated company. It still has a few hundred dedicated players, so hopefully the renewed progress to update it can boost the player numbers.</p>

<p>You can find Planetary Annihilation: TITANS on <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/store/planetary-annihilation-titans?partner=gamingonlinux" target="_blank">Humble Store</a> and <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/386070/Planetary_Annihilation_TITANS/" target="_blank">Steam</a> (75% off!), probably the biggest RTS available on Linux (outside of Spring RTS games).</p></p>


author: liamdawe
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title:
Recent Steam Play updates have enabled the free to play Battle Royale 'Darwin Project' to work on Linux

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/recent-steam-play-updates-have-enabled-the-free-to-play-battle-royale-darwin-project-to-work-on-linux.13235

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<p>Tags: Free Game, Steam Play, Battle Royale, Steam, Indie Game</p><p><p>Darwin Project from Scavengers Studio is a free to play Battle Royale game and thanks to Steam Play updates it can now be played on Linux.</p>

<p>From what I&#39;ve seen from others and on <a href="https://www.protondb.com/app/544920" target="_blank">ProtonDB</a>, people assumed the issue was with Easy Anti-Cheat. The <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/valve-have-one-more-steam-play-update-out-before-the-end-of-2018-with-316-6.13226" target="_blank">most recent Steam Play Beta</a> did have some networking fixes, which has likely enabled this to now work. However, there&#39;s two rather small caveats to be aware of.</p>

<p>The first time you attempt to play, it may give you <a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/5717578641545516286gol1.png" target="_blank">an error</a> about shaders and quit before even loading the game. Click Play again and it then works fine, odd but not a big issue.</p>

<p>The second, is that it will fail to match-make until you select a region. This is an interesting one, as other developers have emailed me to say the same about Steam Play, that their game doesn&#39;t work if it tries to pick a region automatically. Thankfully, doing so is easy. Simply click &quot;SERVER&quot; and pick your actual region:</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a data-fancybox="images" href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/754177621545516266gol1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/754177621545516266gol1.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>After that, it seems to be running rather nicely. On maximum settings, I&#39;ve been seeing some really nice performance. It also works nicely with a friend, no issues there in the duos or solo modes.</p>

<p>It&#39;s much smaller than other such Battle Royale games, as it has less of a focus on player numbers and more on the environment and their own unique features. One such feature is the show director, where one player acts as the host of the survival game and they will screw with the environment.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a data-fancybox="images" href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/3958417551545516791gol1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/uploads/articles/article_media/3958417551545516791gol1.jpg" /></a><br />
<em>Darwin Project pictured, played on Linux with Steam Play.</em></p>

<p>Additionally, each player has a customizable crafting wheel which you can change before a game starts. So instead of you running to find the most powerful weapons, it becomes a mad dash to gather supplies and make what you&#39;ve picked and then begin your hunt. Find footsteps in the snow, look for smoke plumes from fires and so on to find your prey.</p>

<p>I have to admit, I&#39;ve had quite a lot of fun testing it out. One amusing feature, is that if you and your target both hit each other at the same time in melee you will bounce away. When testing it out with community member NuSuey, we ended up in a pretty epic 2 on 2 battle with us all bouncing around, attempting to land that one fatal hit while others were firing arrows down to catch us too. It was frantic and completely silly.</p>

<p>If Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Danger Zone (what a mouthful!) isn&#39;t your cup for some Battle Royale action, perhaps this might be worth a try? It&#39;s free, so you have nothing to lose but time itself.</p>

<p>You can <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/544920/Darwin_Project/" target="_blank">find the Darwin Project on Steam</a>. While it&#39;s free, you do have the ability to buy cosmetic items.</p>

<p style="text-align:right"><em>Hat tip to NuSuey.</em></p></p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337943
title: Nintendo Does Sony, Better Than Sony
author: Jenny List
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/nintendo-does-sony-better-than-sony/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
content:
<p>Fans of game consoles from the golden era of TV game appliances have been in for a treat over the past couple of years, and a slew of official reboots of the stars of the past have reached the market. These so-called &#8220;classic&#8221; consoles closely follow the styling of the originals, but under the hood they pack modern hardware running an emulator to play a selection of games from ROM. Since with a bit of hacking they can thus run more than just the supplied emulator, people have managed to use them to emulator completely different consoles. Even then, it&#8217;s unexpected to find that <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/12/video_snes_classic_runs_psone_games_better_than_the_playstation_classic" target="_blank">a PlayStation emulator on a Super Nintendo Classic runs PlayStation games better than the same emulator built in to Sony&#8217;s own PlayStation Classic console</a>.</p>
<p>The feat from [8 Bit Flashback] is achieved despite both machines having near-identical hardware specifications based upon the Allwinner R16 system-on-chip. The Nintendo provides smoother action and more responsive controls, making for a far superior gaming experience. How is this achieved? The most significant difference is that the SNES Classic had the <a href="https://www.retroarch.com/" target="_blank">RetroArch</a> front end installed upon it, which may have lent some optimisations and tweaks to make the system more efficient.</p>
<p>Readers with an eye for unusual consoles may remember another Nintendo/Sony hybrid, the ill-fated early-1990s <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/07/16/tearing-apart-the-nintendo-playstation/">prototype SNES with a CD-ROM</a> which was the first machine to bear the name &#8220;PlayStation&#8221; (or &#8220;Play Station&#8221; as it was sometimes styled, leading Sony marketeers to be hot on writers using a space between the words a few years later).</p>
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<p>Via <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/a8dps6/video_snes_classic_runs_psone_games_better_than/" target="_blank">/r/nottheonion</a>.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337463
title: Epoxy Too Thin? Use Wood Flour as a Thixotropic Filler
author: Donald Papp
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/epoxy-too-thin-use-wood-flour-as-a-thixotropic-filler/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>The world of glues is wide and varied, and it pays to use the right glue for the job. When [Eric] needed to stick a wide and flat 3D printed mount onto the back of a PCB that had been weatherproofed with an uneven epoxy coating, he needed a gap-filling adhesive that would bond to both surfaces. It seemed like a job for the hot glue gun, but the surface was a bit larger than [Eric] was comfortable using with hot glue for. The larger the surface to be glued, the harder it is to do the whole thing before hot glue cools too much to bond properly.</p>
<p>What [Eric] really wanted to use was a high quality two-part epoxy that he already had on hand, but the stuff was too runny to work properly for this application. His solution was to <a href="http://www.riderx.info/the-word-for-the-day-is-thixotropic/" target="_blank">thicken it with a thixotropic filler</a>, which yields a mixture that is akin to peanut butter: sticky, easily spread to where it&#8217;s needed, but otherwise stays in place without dripping or sagging and doesn&#8217;t affect bonding.</p>
<figure id="attachment_337566" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img data-attachment-id="337566" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/epoxy-too-thin-use-wood-flour-as-a-thixotropic-filler/image8-10/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/image8.png" data-orig-size="1024,667" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="image8" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/image8.png?w=400&#038;h=261" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/image8.png?w=800" class="wp-image-337566 size-medium" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/image8.png?w=400&#038;h=261" alt="" width="400" height="261" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/image8.png?w=400&amp;h=261 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/image8.png?w=800&amp;h=522 800w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/image8.png?w=250&amp;h=163 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/image8.png?w=768&amp;h=500 768w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">3D printed pad stuck to back of PCB with thickened epoxy.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Common thixotropic fillers include ground silica or plastic fibers, but [Eric]&#8217;s choice was wood flour. Wood flour is really just very fine sawdust, and easily obtained from the bag on his orbital sander. Simply mix up a batch of thin two-part epoxy and stir in some wood flour until the sticky mixture holds its shape. Apply as needed, and allow it to cure.</p>
<p>Thanks to this, [Eric] was able to securely glue a 3D printed pad to the back of his <a href="http://www.riderx.info/snowflake-final/" target="_blank">animated LED snowflakes</a> to help mount them in tricky spots. Whether for small projects or <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/09/28/sim-card-connectors-and-white-pcbs-make-huge-led-snowflakes-happen/">huge installations</a>, LEDs, PCBs, and snowflakes are a good combination.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337684
title: A Perfectly Orderly Way to Manage Your Time
author: Tom Nardi
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/a-perfectly-orderly-way-to-manage-your-time/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>[Paul Gallagher] has spent years separating his tasks into carefully measured out blocks, a method of time management known as the Pomodoro Technique. If that&#8217;s not enough proof that he&#8217;s considerably more organized and structured than the average hacker, you only need to <a href="https://hackaday.io/project/162699-3x7-flip-top-pomodoro-timer" target="_blank">take a look at this gorgeous Pomodoro Timer he&#8217;s entered into the Circuit Sculpture Contest</a>. Just don&#8217;t be surprised if you suddenly feel like your own time management skills aren&#8217;t cutting it.</p>
<p><a href="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img data-attachment-id="337701" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/a-perfectly-orderly-way-to-manage-your-time/wiretimer_detail/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,925" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="wiretimer_detail" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg?w=400&#038;h=370" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg?w=676" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-337701" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg?w=400&#038;h=370" alt="" width="400" height="370" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg?w=400&amp;h=370 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg?w=800&amp;h=740 800w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg?w=250&amp;h=231 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg?w=768&amp;h=710 768w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wiretimer_detail-1.jpg?w=676&amp;h=625 676w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a>While [Paul] has traditionally just kept mental note of the hour-long blocks of time be breaks his work into, he thought it was about time he put together a dedicated timer to make sure he&#8217;s running on schedule. Of course he could have used a commercially available timer or an application on his phone, but he wanted to make something that was simple and didn&#8217;t cause any distractions. A timer that was easy to start, reliable, and didn&#8217;t do anything extraneous. We&#8217;re not sure if looking like the product of a more advanced civilization was part of his <em>official</em> list of goals, but he managed to achieve it in any event.</p>
<p>The timer is broken up into two principle parts: the lower section which has the controls, USB port, a handful of passive components, and an ATmega328 microcontroller, and the top section which makes up the three digit LED display. The two sections are connected by a header on the rear side which makes it easy for [Paul] to take the timer apart if he needs to get back into it for any reason. Notably absent in the design is a RTC; the relatively short duration of the timer (up to a maximum of 95 minutes) means the ATmega328 can be trusted to keep track of the elapsed time itself with an acceptable amount of drift.</p>
<p>The display side of the timer is really a sight to behold, with the legs of each LED soldered to a pair of carefully bent copper wires so they match the angle of the front panel. The associated resistors have been artfully snipped so that their bodies sit flat on the PCB while their leads reach out to the perfect length. It looks like a maintenance nightmare in there, but we love it anyway.</p>
<p>As we <a href="https://hackaday.io/contest/162559-circuit-sculpture-contest" target="_blank">near the half-way mark of the Circuit Sculpture Contest</a>, there&#8217;s still plenty of time to submit your own piece of functional art. If you&#8217;ve got a project that eschews the printed circuit board for a chance to bare it all, write it up on Hackaday.io and be sure to send it in before the January 8th, 2019 deadline.</p>
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guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=336809
title: Microcontroller and IMU Team Up for Simple Flight Sim Controls
author: Dan Maloney
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/microcontroller-and-imu-team-up-for-simple-flight-sim-controls/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>Classes are over at Cornell, and that means one thing: the students in [Bruce Land]&#8217;s microcontroller design course have submitted their final projects, many of which, like <a href="http://people.ece.cornell.edu/land/courses/ece4760/FinalProjects/f2018/sb2276/sb2276/sb2276/index.html" target="_blank">this flight control system for Google Earth&#8217;s flight simulator</a>, find their way to the Hackaday tips line.</p>
<p>We actually got this tip several days ago, but since it revealed to us the previously unknown fact that Google Earth has a flight simulator mode, we&#8217;ve been somewhat distracted. Normally controlled by mouse and keyboard, [Sheila Balu] decided to give the sim a full set of flight controls to make it more realistic. The controls consist of a joystick with throttle, rudder pedals, and a small control panel with random switches. The whole thing is built of cardboard to keep costs down and to make the system easy to replicate. Interestingly, the joystick does not have the usual gimbals-mounted potentiometers to detect pitch and roll; rather, an IMU mounted on the top of the stick provides data on the stick position. All the controls talk to a PIC32, which sends the inputs over a serial cable to a Python script on the PC running Google Earth; the script simulates the mouse and keyboard commands needed to fly the sim. The video below shows [Sheila] taking an F-16 out for a spin, but despite being a pilot herself since age 16, she was curiously unable to land the fighter jet safely in a suburban neighborhood.</p>
<p>[Bruce]&#8217;s course looks like a blast, and [Sheila] clearly enjoyed it. We&#8217;re looking forward to the project dump, which last year included <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/12/27/balance-like-a-mountain-goat-on-this-simple-stewart-platform/">this billy-goat balancing Stewart platform</a>, and <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/12/26/an-automated-ice-cream-topper-for-the-ultimate-in-zero-effort-desserts/">a robotic ice cream topping applicator</a>.</p>
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guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337340
title: Arduino Heart Rate Monitor Has Star Trek Chic
author: Tom Nardi
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/arduino-heart-rate-monitor-has-star-trek-chic/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>Building a real-life version of the <em>Star Trek</em> tricorder has been the goal of engineers and hackers alike since the first time Dr McCoy complained about being asked to work outside of his job description. But while modern technology has delivered gadgets remarkably similar in function, we&#8217;ve still got a long way to go before we replicate 24th century Starfleet design aesthetic. Luckily there&#8217;s a whole world of dedicated hackers out there who are willing to take on the challenge.</p>
<p><a href="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg" target="_blank"><img data-attachment-id="337497" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/arduino-heart-rate-monitor-has-star-trek-chic/arduheart_detail/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg" data-orig-size="636,563" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="arduheart_detail" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg?w=379&#038;h=335" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg?w=636" class="alignright wp-image-337497" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg?w=379&#038;h=335" alt="" width="379" height="335" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg?w=379&amp;h=335 379w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg?w=250&amp;h=221 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg?w=400&amp;h=354 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/arduheart_detail.jpg 636w" sizes="(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px" /></a>[Taste The Code] is one such hacker. He wanted to build himself <a href="https://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Heart-Rate-Monitor-1/" target="_blank">a practical gadget that looked like it would be at home on Picard&#8217;s <em>Enterprise</em></a>, so he gathered up the components to build a hand-held heart rate monitor and went in search for a suitable enclosure. The electronics were simple enough to put together thanks to the high availability and modularity we enjoy in a post-Arduino world, but as you might expect it&#8217;s somewhat more difficult to put it into a package that looks suitably sci-fi while remaining functional.</p>
<p>Internally his heart rate monitor is using an Arduino Pro Mini, a small OLED screen, and a turn-key pulse sensor which was originally conceived as a Kickstarter in 2011 by &#8220;World Famous Electronics&#8221;. Wiring is very simple: the display is connected to the Arduino via I2C, and the pulse sensor hooks up to a free analog pin. Everything is powered by 3 AA batteries delivering 4.5 V, so he didn&#8217;t even need a voltage regulator or the extra components required for a rechargeable battery pack.</p>
<p>Once everything was confirmed working on a breadboard, [Taste The Code] started the process of converting a handheld gyroscopic toy into the new home of his heart rate monitor. He kept the battery compartment in the bottom, but everything else was stripped out to make room. One hole was made on the pistol grip case so that a finger tip could rest on the pulse sensor, and another made on the side for the OLED screen. This lets the user hold the device in a natural way while getting a reading. He mentions the sensor can be a bid fiddly, but overall it gives accurate enough readings for his purposes.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re more interested in the <a href="https://hackaday.com/2014/01/05/the-berkeley-tricorder-is-now-open-source/">practical aspects of a real-life <em>Star Trek</em> tricorder</a> we&#8217;ve seen <a href="https://hackaday.com/2014/11/03/the-hackaday-prize-the-hacker-behind-the-first-tricorder/">several projects along those lines over the years</a>, including a few <a href="https://hackaday.com/2015/06/22/hackaday-prize-entry-a-medical-tricorder/">that were entered into the Hackaday Prize</a>.</p>
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guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337839
title: Hackaday Links: Christmas Eve Eve, 2018
author: Brian Benchoff
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/hackaday-links-christmas-eve-eve-2018/
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<p>The entirety of Silicon Valley is predicated on the ability to &#8216;move fast and break laws&#8217;. Have an idea for a scooter startup? No problem, just throw a bunch of scooters on the curb, littering and e-waste laws be damned. Earlier this year, <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/fcc-accuses-stealthy-startup-of-launching-rogue-satellites" target="_blank">Swarm Technologies launched four rogue satellites on an Indian rocket</a>. All commercial satellite launches by US companies are regulated by the FCC, and Swarm just decided not to tell the FCC. This was the first unauthorized satellite launch ever. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-satellite-fine/fcc-fines-swarm-900000-for-unauthorized-satellite-launch-idUSKCN1OJ2WT" target="_blank">Now, Swarm has been fined $900k</a>. Now that we know the cost of launching unauthorized satellites, so if you&#8217;ve got a plan for a satellite startup, the cost for an unauthorized launch is a bit more than $200k per satellite. Be sure to put that in your budget.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.libertygames.co.uk/content/santa-claws/" target="_blank">Santa Claws!</a> Liberty Games would like to donate to a charity this holiday season, but you can&#8217;t just write a check. That&#8217;s not fun. Instead, they connected a claw machine to the Internet, and anyone can play it. Setting up a webcam was easy enough, but they also had to move the claw and press the button over the Internet. A Raspberry Pi came to the rescue.</p>
<p>Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8, mankind&#8217;s first trip beyond Earth orbit. Now, using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data, <a href="https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4593" target="_blank">NASA has reconstructed the famous &#8216;Earthrise&#8217; photo taken by the crew</a>. It&#8217;s in 4K, and we&#8217;re getting a great diagram of what pictures were taken when, through which window.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s that time of year again, and the 176th Air Defense Squadron is on high alert. This squadron, based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska has the AWACS in the air, on patrol, just waiting for the inevitable. <a href="https://www.noradsanta.org/" target="_blank">You can take a look at their progress here</a>, and please be sure to keep our service members in your thoughts this holiday season.</p>
<p><a href="https://hackaday.io/contest/162559-circuit-sculpture-contest" target="_blank">Show off your sculpture skills with small bits of wire!</a> Get the blowtorch out because copper work hardens! [Roger] can&#8217;t enter the Circuit Sculpture contest, but he did manage <a href="https://twitter.com/Regorlas/status/1076650880693284865" target="_blank">to give a body to one of the Tindie heads</a>.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337826
title: Lighting Up a Very Wiry Candle
author: Tom Nardi
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/lighting-up-a-very-wiry-candle/
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<p>Entries into the Circuit Sculpture Contest tend to be pretty minimalist by nature, and <a href="https://hackaday.io/project/162725-fading-led-with-attiny85" target="_blank">this LED candle by [Amal Mathew] is a perfect example</a>. The idea here was to recreate the slim and uncomplicated nature of a real candle but with a digital twist, and we think he&#8217;s pulled it off nicely with a bare minimum part count and exaggerated wire length that gives it the look of a thin pillar candle.</p>
<p><a href="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg" target="_blank"><img data-attachment-id="337829" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/23/lighting-up-a-very-wiry-candle/wirecandle_detail/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg" data-orig-size="800,1002" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="wirecandle_detail" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg?w=230&#038;h=288" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg?w=499" class="alignright wp-image-337829" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg?w=230&#038;h=288" alt="" width="230" height="288" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg?w=230&amp;h=288 230w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg?w=460&amp;h=576 460w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg?w=200&amp;h=250 200w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/wirecandle_detail.jpg?w=319&amp;h=400 319w" sizes="(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px" /></a>To give the LED a fading effect, [Amal] uses a ATtiny85 programmed with the Arduino IDE. His code uses the <code>analogWrite()</code> in a loop to gradually increase and then decrease the PWM frequency. With the LED connected directly to one of the pins on the ATtiny85, the simple program achieves the fading effect without needing any additional components.</p>
<p>On the opposite side of the candle, connected by long copper wires, is the single CR2032 which provides power for the circuit. In a nice touch, [Amal] has turned the battery 90 degrees relative to the rest of the circuit, so it can serve as a weighted base. We imagine getting it to stand up might be a little fiddly from the looks of it, but once it&#8217;s up and merrily fading in and out, it really helps sell the candle idea.</p>
<p>The finished product might look fairly straight-forward, but in his write-up on Hackaday.io, [Amal] gives detailed instructions on how to build your own version if you&#8217;re not a bare microcontroller wizard. This includes direction on how to program the ATtiny85 using an Arduino Uno; a neat trick to know even if you aren&#8217;t planning on making any candles in the near future. The next logical step is making it so you can &#8220;blow out&#8221; the LED, which <a href="https://hackaday.com/2018/08/21/an-led-you-can-blow-out-with-no-added-sensor/">should only take the addition of a resistor and some updated code</a>.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s still plenty of time to enter your own functional piece of art in the Circuit Sculpture Contest. Just write it up on Hackaday.io and <a href="https://hackaday.io/contest/162559-circuit-sculpture-contest" target="_blank">submit it before the January 8th, 2019 deadline</a>.</p>
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guid: ec1973c2-1b14-4390-aa54-82d2a6e5f0ff
title: How to install the GNOME Desktop on Ubuntu Server 18.04
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If you've adopted Ubuntu Server 18.04, and you want to add a desktop environment, Jack Wallen shows you how with a couple of easy commands.


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title: How to secure your Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop installation with Uncomplicated Firewall
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Looking for more security on your Ubuntu 18.04 desktops? You can't go wrong with enabling the firewall on the Ubuntu Desktop.


title: Christmas has been cancel--er, rescheduled!
author: Sharky
feedurl: https://www.computerworld.com/index.rss
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https://www.computerworld.com/article/3329964/data-center/christmas-has-been-cancel-er-rescheduled.html#tk.rss_allMon, 24 Dec 2018 03:00:00 -0800

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<p>Flashback to late 2005, when this pilot fish is part of the 24x7x365 staff for a bank's data center -- and Christmas is coming.</p><p>"The state's list of bank holidays moved the Christmas holiday from Sunday, Dec. 25th, to Monday, Dec. 26th," says fish.</p><p>"This seemed fair for the Monday to Friday staff. But data center staff worked either Tuesday to Saturday or Sunday to Thursday. I told management that Dec. 25th should be the holiday for data center staff.</p><p>"Management said that the holiday was Monday, Dec. 26th, not Dec. 25th.</p><p>"So data center staff worked Christmas Day for straight pay, and the day after Christmas was double-time pay for whoever covered the 'holiday.'"</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3329964/data-center/christmas-has-been-cancel-er-rescheduled.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: Apple in 2019: Expect more focus on enterprise identity, device ownership
author: Ryan Faas
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https://www.computerworld.com/article/3330036/apple/apple-in-2019-expect-more-focus-on-enterprise-identity-device-ownership.html#tk.rss_allMon, 24 Dec 2018 03:01:00 -0800

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<p>If 2018 was the year <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3328823/apple-mac/for-apple-2018-meant-a-new-enterprise-tack.html">Apple revamped its relationship with enterprise users</a>, 2019 is likely to be year the company keys in on device ownership and identity in the workplace. In fact, Apple has been signaling this kind of focus for a while <a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3283246/mobile-wireless/how-apple-plans-to-tweak-device-management-this-year.html">with a series of moves</a> that have shifted how it handles hardware management and lay the groundwork for the year ahead.<p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3330036/apple/apple-in-2019-expect-more-focus-on-enterprise-identity-device-ownership.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>(Insider Story)


title: Be of good cheer: The Windows/Office December patching minefield looks clear
author: Woody Leonhard
feedurl: https://www.computerworld.com/index.rss
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https://www.computerworld.com/article/3330256/microsoft-windows/be-of-good-cheer-the-windows-office-december-patching-minefield-looks-clear.html#tk.rss_allMon, 24 Dec 2018 16:15:00 -0800

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The big remaining bugaboo — the Dec. 19 emergency release of Internet Explorer patches for all supported versions of Windows — remains </span><a href="https://www.computerworld.com/article/3216425/microsoft-windows/microsoft-patch-alert-mystery-patches-for-ie-and-outlook-2013-leave-many-questions-few-answers.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">shrouded in secrecy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. That said, it looks like early reports of devastating bugs in the IE update are overstated; at this point, I’m not aware of any replicable problems. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s very good news, actually, given Microsoft’s exceedingly poor recent history with emergency patches.</span></p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3330256/microsoft-windows/be-of-good-cheer-the-windows-office-december-patching-minefield-looks-clear.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: See how well that worked out?
author: Sharky
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https://www.computerworld.com/article/3330237/computer-hardware/see-how-well-that-worked-out.html#tk.rss_allTue, 25 Dec 2018 03:00:00 -0800

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<p>Employees at a Southern design firm feel the urge to decorate for the holidays, but a network admin pilot fish tries gently to put on the brakes.</p><p>"I told them not to put a Christmas tree on the server," fish says. "But since it's in the accountant's office who thinks she owns the world, they thought it would 'be OK.' "</p><p>So the server gets topped with a fully decorated Christmas tree. And the inevitable happens.</p><p>"A few days before the Christmas break, some pieces of decorating tinsel got sucked into the server," says the fish, "which fried instantly, hard drives and all."</p><p>But it worked out well, the fish says: "We started Christmas early."</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3330237/computer-hardware/see-how-well-that-worked-out.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: The top 10 stories of 2018: Blockchain rises, open source reigns, trust wanes
author: Marc Ferranti
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https://www.computerworld.com/article/3330041/enterprise-applications/the-top-10-stories-of-2018-blockchain-rises-open-source-reigns-trust-wanes.html#tk.rss_allWed, 26 Dec 2018 03:00:00 -0800

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<article class="slideshow"><figure class="slide"><figcaption>2018: The year in review</figcaption><img data-imageid="100783333" src="https://images.idgesg.net/images/article/2018/12/2018-100783333-large.jpg" data-thumb-src="https://images.idgesg.net/images/article/2018/12/2018-100783333-small.jpg" alt="2018_top_stories" data-license="Creative Commons"/><p class="slideCredit">Image by <a href="https://pixabay.com/en/gdpr-information-privacy-protection-3385166/;  https://www.pexels.com/photo/office-working-app-computer-97077/;  https://meltdownattack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="slideCreditLink"><span class="slideCreditText">Rob Schultz, Stephen Lawson, Pete Linforth, Natascha Eibl, NegativeSpace.co, modified by IDG Comm</span></a></p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3330041/enterprise-applications/the-top-10-stories-of-2018-blockchain-rises-open-source-reigns-trust-wanes.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


title: How about a little Christmas fudge?
author: Sharky
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<p>It's the late 1960s, and this U.S. Marine Corps pilot fish is charged with keeping track of more than 100,000 Marines in the Western Pacific and Hawaii -- using, fish says, "an IBM 1401 mainframe and lots of cards."</p><p>Which means fish spends much of his time traveling between Vietnam, Hawaii and Washington, updating the ranks and specialties of the Marines and how long it's been since they were rotated into or out of Vietnam.</p><p>As Christmas approaches, fish is in D.C. with his headquarters counterpart, frantically working on a semiannual staffing report.</p><p>"Because only one airline was serving Hawaii, I booked my return flight for Dec. 24 so I could be with my family for Christmas," fish says. "Next available flight was the middle of January."</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3330396/application-development/situation-normal-all-fudged-up.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here</a></p></section></article>


guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/top-python-conferences-attend
title: 8 Python conferences to attend in 2019
author: nhuntwalker
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/top-python-conferences-attend
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/plane_travel_world_international.png" width="520" height="292" /><p>There are a lot of <a href="https://opensource.com/life/16/2/attending-technical-conferences-whats-big-deal">reasons to go to tech conferences</a>, and even more of a reason to go to a conference focused specifically on your chosen programming language. My favorite is <a href="https://www.python.org/" target="_blank">Python</a>.</p>

<p>Rather than rehash all the various reasons why conferences are great and you should attend, I'll go right into which Python conferences you might want to show up to in 2019.</p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-adventure
title: Go on an adventure in your Linux terminal
author: Jason Baker
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-adventure
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/linux-toy-advent.png" width="520" height="292" alt="Linux toy: adventure" title="Linux toy: adventure" /><p>Today is the final day of our 24-day-long Linux command-line toys advent calendar. Hopefully, you've been following along, but if not, start back at <a href="https://opensource.com/article/18/12/linux-toy-boxes">the beginning</a> and work your way through. You'll find plenty of games, diversions, and oddities for your Linux terminal.</p>

<p>And while you may have seen some toys from our calendar before, we hope there’s at least one new thing for everyone.</p>

<p>Today's toy was suggested by Opensource.com moderator <a href="https://opensource.com/users/holmja">Joshua Allen Holm</a>:</p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/kubectl-definitive-pronunciation-guide
title: The definitive pronunciation guide for kubectl
author: gwaldo
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/kubectl-definitive-pronunciation-guide
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/BUSINESS_cubestalk.png" width="520" height="292" /><p>If you've ever labored over how to pronounce unpronounceable IT terms, <a href="https://twitter.com/gwaldo?lang=en" target="_blank">H. "Waldo" Grunenwald</a> has your back.</p>

<p>In his humorous Lightning Talk at <a href="https://allthingsopen.org/" target="_blank">All Things Open 2018</a>, "'kubectl': The definitive pronunciation guide," Waldo offers over a dozen ways to pronounce "kubectl" before landing on the right answer.</p>

<p>Want to know how to say it? Watch Waldo's talk.</p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/work-home-life-balance
title: The 12 days of working from home over the holidays
author: MikeCamel
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/work-home-life-balance
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/coffee_cafe_brew_laptop_desktop.jpg" width="520" height="292" /><p><em>Disclaimer: The author refuses to take any blame for any resulting disciplinary or legal action taken against readers who follow any of the suggestions in this article.</em></p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/12/best-of-open-org
title: 10 most popular stories on open leadership
author: bbehrens
url: https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/12/best-of-open-org
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/BUSINESS_cubestalk.png" width="520" height="292" /><p>In 2018, the open organization community added more than 50 articles to its growing <a href="https://www.opensource.com/open-organization" target="_blank">corpus of resources</a> for leaders, managers, and changemakers reinventing their organizations the open source way. All the pieces were excellent, but readers gravitated to the following ten in particular.</p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/years-raspberry-pi
title: 6 years of Raspberry Pi
author: ben_nuttall
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/years-raspberry-pi
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/raspberry-pi-juggle.png" width="520" height="292" /><p>The Raspberry Pi was an instant success when it launched in 2012, with 100,000 of the low-cost computers ordered on the first day and 1 million sold in its first year, says <a href="https://twitter.com/ben_nuttall" target="_blank">Ben Nuttall</a>, community manager of the <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/" target="_blank">Raspberry Pi Foundation</a>. The devices and the foundation that backs it have come a long way in just six years, with regular hardware updates, a vibrant community, and an untiring dedication to giving students and teachers inexpensive tools for learning to code.</p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/sed-sdockercontainersg
title: sed &#039;s/docker/containers/g&#039;
author: clcollins
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/sed-sdockercontainersg
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/data_container_block.png" width="520" height="292" alt="Data container block with hexagons" title="Data container block with hexagons" /><p>As one of the first container platforms available, <a href="https://www.docker.com/" target="_blank">Docker</a> quickly racked up enormous market share. Not to knock Docker, but "alternatives are good," says <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisindurham?lang=en" target="_blank">Chris Collins</a>, an automation engineer at Duke University.</p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/best-of-gaming
title: Gaming for Linux, Raspberry Pi, and open source: Top reads of the year
author: holmja
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/best-of-gaming
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
base: https://opensource.com/frontpage
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/team-game-play-inclusive-diversity-collaboration.png" width="520" height="292" alt="plastic game pieces on a board" title="plastic game pieces on a board" /><p>It's been a good year for gaming and Linux. For one thing, it's become much easier to play proprietary games on Linux in recent years, but open source gaming has also seen many advances, thanks in part to a retro gaming renaissance. If you are a gamer and an open source advocate, Opensource.com's top 11 gaming articles of 2018 (listed below) will help you enjoy your games and support open source at the same time.</p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/getting-started-chaos-engineering
title: Getting started with chaos engineering: 3 top reads in 2018
author: AaronRinehart
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/getting-started-chaos-engineering
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<p>"Resilience is the story of the outage that didn’t happen." -John Allspaw</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Our systems are becoming more and more distributed, ephemeral, and immutable in how they function in today’s ever-evolving landscape of contemporary engineering practices. Our world is becoming more complex, but the rate of velocity at which our systems interact and evolve is making work more challenging for humans. In this new paradigm, it is becoming problematic to comprehend the operational state, health, and safety of our systems.</p>
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guid: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/best-ansible-articles
title: Maximize your Ansible skills with these 7 how-tos
author: clcollins
url: https://opensource.com/article/18/12/best-ansible-articles
feedurl: https://opensource.com/feed
base: https://opensource.com/frontpage
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<img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/lead-images/innovation_lightbulb_gears_devops_ansible.png" width="520" height="292" alt="gears and lightbulb to represent innovation" title="gears and lightbulb to represent innovation" /><p><a href="https://opensource.com/tags/ansible" target="_blank">Ansible</a> is a powerful, agentless (but easy-to-use and lightweight) automation tool that’s been steadily gaining popularity since its introduction in 2012. This popularity is due in part to its simplicity.  Ansible’s most basic dependencies, Python and SSH, are available by default almost everywhere, making it easy to use Ansible for a wide range of systems: servers, workstations, Raspberry Pis, industrial controllers, Linux containers, network devices, and so on.</p>
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guid: http://distrowatch.com/10418
title: Development Release: LibreELEC 9.0 Beta 1
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10418
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 LibreELEC is a minimal Linux distribution for running the Kodi media centre. The LibreELEC project has published a new development snapshot, LibreELEC 9.0 Beta 1 (which also carries the build number 8.95.1). "LibreELEC 9.0 (Leia) Beta 1 has finally arrived after a long gestation period. Based upon Kodi....


guid: http://distrowatch.com/10419
title: Development Release: OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 Alpha 1
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10419
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 Cristina Sgubbi has announced the availability of the first development build of the upcoming OpenMandriva Lx 4.0. The new version brings a change in the package management department (a switch to RPM 4 and dnf) and the distribution is now compiled with Clang 7.0: "Today we are proud....


guid: http://distrowatch.com/10420
title: Distribution Release: antiX 17.3
author: distro@distrowatch.com
url: http://distrowatch.com/10420
feedurl: https://distrowatch.com/news/dw.xml
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 antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy-to-install Linux live CD distribution based on Debian's "Stable" branch for x86 systems. The project's latest release is antiX 17.3 which includes new kernel fixes. "This is primarily a point-release upgrade of antiX-17.2 'Helen Keller' with a newer L1TF/Foreshadow and Meltdown/Spectre patched....


guid: 1340382 at https://www.linuxjournal.com
author: Jill Franklin
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title:
Linux 4.20 and GNU Linux-libre 4.20-gnu Released, Darktable 2.6 Now Available, New Version of SuperTux and GDB 8.2.1 Is Out

url:
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-420-and-gnu-linux-libre-420-gnu-released-darktable-26-now-available-new-version

content:
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<p>
<a href="https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/12/23/187">Linux 4.20 was released</a> yesterday. Of the release, Linux Torvalds writes,
"let's face it, last week wasn't quite as quiet as I would have hoped
for, but there really doesn't seem to be any point to delay 4.20
because everybody is already taking a break.
And it's not like there are any known issues, it's just that the
shortlog below is a bit longer than I would have wished for. Nothing
screams "oh, that's scary", though."
</p>

<p><a href="http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2018-12/msg00016.html">GNU
Linux-libre 4.20-gnu</a> is also now available. Links to sources and tarballs are
<a href="http://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/releases/4.20-gnu">here</a>.</p>

<p>
<a href="http://darktable.org">Darktable 2.6</a> was released today. <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Darktable-2.6-Released">Phoronix
reports</a> that this new version of the open-source RAW
photography workflow software includes experimental PowerPC PPC64LE support
and "also brings a number of new modules around handling of duplicate images,
allowing changes based on image frequency layers, new logarithm controls for
the tone curve, ProPhotoRGB and HSL modes for the color balance module, and a
lot more." See also the <a href="https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/releases/tag/release-2.6.0">GitHub
page</a> for more details.
</p>

<p>The <a href="https://www.supertux.org/news/2018/12/23/0.6.0">SuperTux team recently announced the release of version 0.6.0</a> of the
game, which
comes after almost two years of development. Changes include a "complete
redesign of the icy world and forest", a revamp of the rendering engine,
support for OpenGL 3.3 Core as well as OpenGL ES 2.0 and more. Source
tarballs and builds are available on the <a href="https://www.supertux.org/download.html">Downloads page</a> or via <a href="https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/releases/tag/v0.6.0">GitHub</a>.
</p>

<p><a href="gnu/2018-12/msg00013.html">GDB 8.2.1 was released</a> yesterday. This version of the GNU Debugger brings
lots of fixes and enhancement. For the complete list, see the <a href="https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=blob_plain;f=gdb/NEWS;hb=gdb-8.2.1-release">gdb/NEWS
file</a>. You can download GDB from the <a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb">GNU FTP server</a>.
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guid: 1340383 at https://www.linuxjournal.com
author: Petros Koutoupis
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title:
Temperature Monitoring Support for AMD Zen 2, PowerPC On-Chip Controller in 4.21 Kernel, Changes Coming in the MIPS Arena, 4MLinux Beta Release

url:
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/temperature-monitoring-support-amd-zen-2-powerpc-chip-controller-421-kernel-changes-coming

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<p>The 4.21 kernel is also introducing the <a href="https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/12/23/160">PowerPC On-Chip Controller (OCC)</a>, which reports sensor data ranging from temperatures to power. The same OCC hardware is available on IBM POWER platforms and more specifically, their POWER8 and POWER9 generation processors.</p>

<p>It doesn't stop there with the 4.21 kernel. A lot of changes are coming in the MIPS microprocessor arena. The changes are both large and small from removing floating point support and shrinking the kernel for the architecture (in preparation for nanoMIPS), alongside many other optimizations and changes. You can read the <a href="https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg1886132.html">full list here</a>.</p>

<p>4MLinux just released its <a href="http://4mlinux-releases.blogspot.com/2018/12/4mlinux-280-beta-released.html">beta release of version 28.0</a> for testing. It is expected that the stable release will be made available in March 2019.</p></div>
      
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guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119799
title: Zuckerberg Again Tried To Buy Snapchat Before It Went Public: Report
author: Adarsh Verma
url: https://fossbytes.com/zuckerberg-tried-buy-snapchat-before-public/
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<p>Snapchat&#8217;s parent company Snap went public in March 2017 with a valuation of $24 billion. This Friday, Snap&#8217;s stock closed at its lowest ever value &#8212; less than $5 for the first time. A new report from The Wall Street Journal has shed some more light on the current situation of Snapchat. One of the [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119805
title: Internet Explorer Emergency Patch Leaving Many Windows PCs Unbootable
author: Charanjeet Singh
url: https://fossbytes.com/internet-explorer-emergency-patch-leaving-many-windows-pcs-unbootable/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
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<p>Only a few days ago, Microsoft released an emergency Internet Explorer patch bundled in a cumulative update. The patch was rolled out to fix the zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer first discovered by a Google security researcher, @_clem1. However, it seems like the patch is creating more problems than fixing them. Out of many known issues, as mentioned by Microsoft in [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119819
title: Reliance Jio Expected To Introduce Large-Screen Smartphones
author: Vanshika Malhotra
url: https://fossbytes.com/reliance-jio-expected-to-introduce-large-screen-smartphones/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Telecom operator Reliance Jio, with an aim to rule the Indian tech market, is soon expected to launch budget smartphones with big screens to take care of the want to have 4G devices at really cheap prices. In an interview with Economic Times, Sunil Dutt, head sales, channel development at Reliance Jio said, “We are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/reliance-jio-expected-to-introduce-large-screen-smartphones/">Reliance Jio Expected To Introduce Large-Screen Smartphones</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119443
title: System76 Thelio: An Open Source Desktop For The Community
author: Devin McElheran
url: https://fossbytes.com/system76-thelio-open-source-linux-desktop/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
content:
<p>Thelio Origins Thelio, pronounced Thayleo, was intended to be transcendental from the start. The space-faring branding of System76 has clearly been designed to inspire creativity, imagination, exploration, discovery, and, ultimately, progress. The namesake of Thelio also takes its cues from the cosmological above in a play on the Greek words Telos (pronounced Taylohs) and Helio [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/system76-thelio-open-source-linux-desktop/">System76 Thelio: An Open Source Desktop For The Community</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119846
title: Indian Government Looks For Comments To Amend IT Rules
author: Vanshika Malhotra
url: https://fossbytes.com/indian-government-looks-for-comments-to-amend-it-rules/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
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<p>Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs let out the order to keep all the computers under surveillance, the Indian Government has now started taking public comments on the same to amend the IT rules. The amendment of IT rules is to take place with an aim to cut down the flow of fake and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/indian-government-looks-for-comments-to-amend-it-rules/">Indian Government Looks For Comments To Amend IT Rules</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119864
title: 2020 iPhones Could Replace Notch With In-Hole Display, Says A Leaker
author: Vanshika Malhotra
url: https://fossbytes.com/2020-iphones-replace-notch-in-hole-display/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
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<p>2017 saw the launch of the ‘revolutionary’ iPhone X with a notch which eventually got aped by many other smartphone makers. 2019 is just here and as a ritual, we have rumors for the new iPhones to come. However, the recent one has something to say for the 2020 iPhone models. According to a tweet [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/2020-iphones-replace-notch-in-hole-display/">2020 iPhones Could Replace Notch With In-Hole Display, Says A Leaker</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=107209
title: Stock Android vs Android One vs Android Go: Which Android Is Best For You?
author: Charanjeet Singh
url: https://fossbytes.com/stock-android-vs-android-one-vs-android-go-best/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
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<p>Android has probably more updates than Indian spices in Sundar Pichai’s house. From Android 1.5 Cupcake that came out in 2009 to Android 8.1 Oreo, the platform is deeply ingrained in our lives. And just when people became accustomed to the long overdue update of Android Oreo 8.1, Google rolled out Android 9 Pie; a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/stock-android-vs-android-one-vs-android-go-best/">Stock Android vs Android One vs Android Go: Which Android Is Best For You?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119873
title: Honor V20 With In-Hole Display Officially Launched In China
author: Vanshika Malhotra
url: https://fossbytes.com/honor-v20-launched-in-china/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
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<p>After several official leaks, Huawei&#8217;s sub-brand Honor has finally unveiled the Honor V20 in China. The Honor V20 has its foremost highlight in the form of the in-hole All-View display for minimal bezels. The display stands at 6.4-inch and is Full HD+ in nature. The second highlight is the use of nanolithography (the modification of [&#8230;]</p>
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guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=119875
title: Xiaomi’s New Mi Notebook Air Costs Half The Price Of Apple MacBook Air
author: Anmol Sachdeva
url: https://fossbytes.com/xiaomis-new-mi-notebook-air/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
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<p>Xiaomi has launched its own version of MacBook Air named &#8220;Mi NoteBook Air 12.5&#8221; in China, and the device costs less than half the price of Apple MacBook. Mi NoteBook Air features 12.5 inches 1080p display, and the company has seemingly imitated Apple MacBook in design by keeping minimum bezels. The Intel 7th Gen i5-7Y54 processor [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/xiaomis-new-mi-notebook-air/">Xiaomi&#8217;s New Mi Notebook Air Costs Half The Price Of Apple MacBook Air</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: https://fossbytes.com/?p=75024
title: 10 Best Lightweight Linux Distros For Old Computers | 2019 Edition
author: Adarsh Verma
url: https://fossbytes.com/best-lightweight-linux-distros/
feedurl: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fossbytes
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<p>If you&#8217;re having some old desktop or laptop, there are many lightweight Linux distros that you can install and enjoy a lag-free computing experience. From a variety of options, you can choose Puppy Linux, Lubuntu, or Linux Lite. You can also install Arch Linux or Debian and use a lightweight desktop environment. ome of you [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com/best-lightweight-linux-distros/">10 Best Lightweight Linux Distros For Old Computers | 2019 Edition</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://fossbytes.com">Fossbytes</a>.</p>


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264271
title: Secure Apache with Let’s Encrypt SSL on CentOS 7
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264271
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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By using Let’s Encrypt you can get a free valid SSL certificate. Let’s Encrypt is the Certificate Authority (CA) which provides free SSL certificate. To get SSL certificate Certbot client is used which fetches and deploys SSL certificate on your server.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264286
title: The 12 days of working from home over the holidays
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264286
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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Disclaimer: The author refuses to take any blame for any resulting disciplinary or legal action taken against readers who follow any of the suggestions in this article.read more


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264278
title: Make Linux Boot Faster by Disabling Unnecessary Services
author: Alexandru Andrei
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264278
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Your Linux system may be bloated with lots of services that run in the background. Here's how to make Linux boot faster by disabling unnecessary services.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264276
title: How To Install VMware Workstation Player on CentOS 7
author: linuxize
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264276
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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VMware Workstation Player is a mature and stable virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple, isolated operating systems on a single machine. You cab create your own virtual machines and evaluate software distributed as a virtual appliance from many software vendors available from VMware’s Solution Exchange.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264284
title: 6 years of Raspberry Pi
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264284
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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The Raspberry Pi was an instant success when it launched in 2012, with 100,000 of the low-cost computers ordered on the first day and 1 million sold in its first year, says Ben Nuttall, community manager of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The devices and the foundation that backs it have come a long way in just six years, with regular hardware updates, a vibrant community, and an untiring dedication to giving students and teachers inexpensive tools for learning to code.read more


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264292
title: Tux Linux 18.04 Screenshot Tour
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264292
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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Tux Linux 18.04 is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, built on top of Ubuntu minimal and uses XFCE as the main desktop environment. Built on top of Ubuntu minimal with the lightweight & stable XFCE (xubuntu-desktop-minimal) as the main desktop environment.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264293
title: Debian Installation - Part 1
author: LinuxAndUbuntu.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264293
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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Debian is an Operating System like Microsoft Windows 10 and OS X. It is also the mother of all operating systems when one talks about its derivatives like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Zorin OS, etc. Debian has a cool installation setup that is quite beneficial to power users but a daunting one for end-users who dislike spending more time on installation setups. The first part of this series will guide you on how to install the Debian operating system on your computer.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264290
title: Manjaro 18.0.1 GNOME Screenshot Tour
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264290
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
GNOME 18.0.1 stable release is out and ready for you, not big improvement, only a refreshed ISO; the only change is the switch into matcha-sea theme.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264253
title: 8 Python conferences to attend in 2019
author: Nicholas Hunt-Walker
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264253
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There are a lot of reasons to go to tech conferences, and even more of a reason to go to a conference focused specifically on your chosen programming language. My favorite is Python.  Rather than rehash all the various reasons why conferences are great and you should attend, I[he]#039[/he]ll go right into which Python conferences you might want to show up to in 2019.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264279
title: How to install Dropbox on Ubuntu 18.04 Server and Desktop
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264279
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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Dropbox is the online storage service supports Linux distros. Dropbox provides online storage to backup and store data automatically with security. This tutorial outlines how to install Dropbox on Ubuntu.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264285
title: 10 most popular stories on open leadership
author: Bryan Behrenshausen
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264285
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
In 2018, the open organization community added more than 50 articles to its growing corpus of resources for leaders, managers, and changemakers reinventing their organizations the open source way. All the pieces were excellent, but readers gravitated to the following ten in particular.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264291
title: Manjaro 18.0.1 Xfce Screenshot Tour
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264291
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Xfce 18.0.1 stable release is out and ready for you, not big improvement, only a refreshed ISO; the only change is the switch into matcha-sea theme.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264295
title: How to install Laravel PHP Framework With Nginx on Ubuntu 18.04
author: Abhijeet
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264295
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Laravel is a most popular PHP framework which is free and opensource. In a short time span Laravel has got a lot of popularity because of that today Laravel has become the most popular PHP framework.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264299
title: sed
author: Chris Collins
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264299
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
As one of the first container platforms available, Docker quickly racked up enormous market share. Not to knock Docker, but "alternatives are good," says Chris Collins, an automation engineer at Duke University.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264294
title: How to Install Visual Studio Code on CentOS 7
author: bob@lxer.com
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264294
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Visual Studio Code is an open source cross-platform code editor developed by Microsoft. It has a built-in debugging support, embedded Git control, syntax highlighting, code completion, integrated terminal, code refactoring and snippets.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264298
title: Gaming for Linux, Raspberry Pi, and open source: Top reads of the year
author: Joshua Allen Holm
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264298
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
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It[he]#039[/he]s been a good year for gaming and Linux. For one thing, it[he]#039[/he]s become much easier to play proprietary games on Linux in recent years, but open source gaming has also seen many advances, thanks in part to a retro gaming renaissance. If you are a gamer and an open source advocate, Opensource.com[he]#039[/he]s top 11 gaming articles of 2018 (listed below) will help you enjoy your games and support open source at the same time.


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264300
title: Five Trends Influencing Linux's Growth at the Endpoint
author: Jeff Kalberg
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264300
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
A recent IDC InfoBrief identified Linux as the only endpoint operating system growing globally. While Windows market share remains flat, at 39% in 2015 and 2017, Linux has grown from 30% in 2015 to 35% in 2017, worldwide. And the trend is accelerating.  Considering everywhere that systems built around the Linux kernel are used, we quickly realize that Linux is the most dominating operating system in the comparatively brief history of computer technology...


guid: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264308
title: Setting Up Boot Animation And Proprietary Drivers - Part 2
author: Mohd Sohail
url: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=264308
feedurl: http://lxer.com/module/newswire/headlines.rss
content:
Welcome to the second part of Setting up Debian series. Today, you will be guided on how to install Plymouth, firmware drivers, and enable non-free software components to get maximum benefits from the Debian OS you recently installed in the first part of the series.


guid: https://itsfoss.com/?p=34764
title: Get High with The Newly Released Linux Kernel 4.20
author: Abhishek Prakash
url: https://itsfoss.com/kernel-4-20-release/
feedurl: https://itsfoss.com/feed/
content:
The high and mighty release of Linux Kernel 4.20 is here just before the end of the year 2018. Check out the new features.


guid: https://itsfoss.com/?p=34572
title: Polo, the File Manager with a Paywall
author: John Paul
url: https://itsfoss.com/polo-file-manager/
feedurl: https://itsfoss.com/feed/
content:
Take a quick look at Polo file manager in Linux that promises premium features hidden behind a donation paywall.


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410847
title: Linux 4.20 released in time for Christmas
author: Mark Wycislik-Wilson
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/24/linux-4-20-released/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
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Giving Linux fans a little Christmas present, Linus Torvalds has announced that version 4.20 of the Linux kernel is now available. In a post to the Linux Kernel Mailing List, Torvalds said that there was no point in delaying the release of the latest stable version of the kernel just because so many people are taking a break for the holiday season. He says that while there are no known issues with the release, the shortlog is a little longer than he would have liked. However "nothing screams 'oh, that's scary'", he insists. See also: Visiting family for Christmas? Replace&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/24/linux-4-20-released/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410851
title: Microsoft's emergency Internet Explorer patch renders some Lenovo laptops unbootable
author: Mark Wycislik-Wilson
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/24/internet-explorer-patch-lenovo-laptops/
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A few days ago, Microsoft issued an emergency patch for Internet Explorer to fix a zero-day vulnerability in the web browser. The problem affects versions of Internet Explorer from 9 to 11 across multiple versions of Windows, but it seems that the patch has been causing problems for many people. Specifically, people with some Lenovo laptops have found that after installing the KB4467691 patch they are unable to start Windows. See also: Microsoft issues emergency patch to fix serious Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability Sign up as an Microsoft Edge beta tester to try the new Chromium-based version of the browser&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/24/internet-explorer-patch-lenovo-laptops/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410855
title: Tripp Lite Isobar surge protectors finally get USB charging
author: Brian Fagioli
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/24/tripp-lite-isobar-surge-protector-usb/
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When building a PC, people typically focus on the usual things -- CPU, RAM, PSU, and such. For whatever reason, builders often overlook a crucial component -- a surge protector. I mean, look, if you are going to drop a ton of money on a computer and monitor, shouldn’t you protect them with a reliable surge protector/power strip? If you want a truly excellent such product, look no further than Tripp Lite. The company’s surge protectors are very well regarded for their durability and top build quality. Its "Isobar" models in particular are considered by many to be top of&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/24/tripp-lite-isobar-surge-protector-usb/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410875
title: LibreELEC 9.0 Beta 1 Linux distro (based on Kodi 18 'Leia' RC3) now available
author: Brian Fagioli
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/25/libreelec-9-beta-kodi-leia-linux/
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Kodi is an excellent open source media player, allowing the user to have an immersive experience with both music and video. While the software gets a bad reputation due to people using it for piracy, many folks only use it for legal media consumption. As more and more illegal Kodi add-on maintainers face legal trouble, and streaming services like Netflix and Hulu remain competitively priced, fewer folks may seek pirated content. In fact, the LibreELEC developers claim the "Kodi piracy scene continues to decline." Not familiar with LibreELEC? Please know it is a Linux distribution that exists solely to run&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/25/libreelec-9-beta-kodi-leia-linux/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: https://betanews.com/?p=410896
title: Amazon sold a lot of stuff during the holidays... again
author: Brian Fagioli
url: https://betanews.com/2018/12/26/amazon-sold-mad-stuff/
feedurl: https://betanews.com/feed/
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Shopping at physical retail stores is insufferable these days. Have you been to a Walmart lately? Not only is it a soul-crushing experience all year, but during the holidays in November and December, it becomes particularly hell-like. Kids running around screaming, people sneezing and coughing without covering their mouths, plus generally dirty and disorganized aisles and shelves. It's gross. It gets better at stores like Target and Kohl's, but still, being around fellow humans can be an exercise in frustration. Thank goodness for online shopping. As is typical, many people around the world turned to the web to buy Christmas&#8230; <a href="https://betanews.com/2018/12/26/amazon-sold-mad-stuff/" rel="nofollow">[Continue Reading]</a>


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=XFS-Linux-4.21-Changes
title: XFS Getting More Spit & Polish With Linux 4.21 Kernel
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=XFS-Linux-4.21-Changes
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XFS file-system maintainer Darrick Wong has submitted the latest work for the Linux 4.21 kernel. The XFS changes for Linux 4.21 are overall light and predominantly focused on fixes and other low-level code improvements...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNU-Linux-Libre-4.20
title: GNU Linux-libre 4.20-gnu Released With A Fresh Round Of Driver De-Blobbing
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNU-Linux-Libre-4.20
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Alexandre Oliva on the behalf of the GNU Linux-libre folks has announced the release of GNU Linux-libre 4.20-gnu as their fresh re-spin of the newly released Linux 4.20 that removes support for loading binary-only modules and disabling driver code that tries to load non-free firmware/microcode...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Darktable-2.6-Released
title: Darktable 2.6 Released With Experimental PPC64LE Support, New Modules & More
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Darktable-2.6-Released
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Just in time for managing and enhancing any holiday photos, Darktable 2.6.0 was released this Christmas Eve as the latest feature release for this leading open-source RAW photography workflow software...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=FreeBSD-2018-Q1-Q3-Status
title: FreeBSD Had A Very Successful 2018: Performance Improvements, Better Hardware Support
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=FreeBSD-2018-Q1-Q3-Status
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The FreeBSD project is out with their latest status report spanning from January to September 2018. This report covers the bulk of their project changes this year granted not their very latest Q4 happenings, including the release earlier this month of the long-awaited FreeBSD 12.0...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=DragonFlyBSD-5.4.1-Released
title: DragonFlyBSD 5.4.1 Released With HAMMER2 File-System Updates, New Intel Graphics Support
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=DragonFlyBSD-5.4.1-Released
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Released at the start of December was DragonFlyBSD 5.4 that brought a number of new features and improvements while now v5.4.1 is available that collected a few weeks worth of fixes...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27311
title: Windows Server 2019 vs. Linux vs. FreeBSD Performance On A 2P EPYC Server
url: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27311
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When Microsoft rolled out their Windows 10 October 2018 Update they also released Windows Server 2019. Now over the slower holiday period I am finally getting caught up in benchmarking Windows Server 2019. For this initial benchmark comparison is a look at the Microsoft Windows Server 2019 performance against a handful of Linux distributions as well as FreeBSD 12.0 for seeing how this latest Windows Server performance compares on a dual AMD EPYC 7601 server.


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Improved-AMD-Microcode-Loading
title: Improved AMD CPU Microcode Handling On Deck For Linux 4.21
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Improved-AMD-Microcode-Loading
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With CPU microcode updates having become increasingly important over the past year in light of the Spectre vulnerabilities and other security updates, the Linux 4.21 kernel is bringing several improvements to the AMD CPU microcode update handling...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=LibreELEC-9.0-Beta-1
title: LibreELEC 9.0 Beta Pulls In Kodi 18, Core OS Improvements & New ARM Board Support
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=LibreELEC-9.0-Beta-1
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
If you have some downtime during the holidays and looking to setup a Linux HTPC/multimedia system, the first beta of LibreELEC 9.0 is now available as the lightweight Linux distribution built around the Kodi HTPC media playback software that also has picked up Retroplayer gaming support and other recent features...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Iris-Supports-Broadwell
title: Intel Iris Gallium3D Driver Lands Support For Broadwell Graphics
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Iris-Supports-Broadwell
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The in-development Iris Gallium3D driver that is being developed as Intel's next-gen, open-source OpenGL Linux graphics driver started out with supporting Skylake graphics and newer. But now with the latest Iris driver code, the hardware support has been extended to cover Broadwell graphics...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Lx-4.0-Alpha-1
title: OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 Alpha 1 Ships With RPM4, DNF, AMD Zen Optimizations
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OpenMandriva-Lx-4.0-Alpha-1
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
While a few months back there was what ended up being a test version of the OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 Alpha, for Christmas this distribution that tracks back to Mandriva/Mandrake is out with their first official alpha release...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debootstrap-1.0.112-Released
title: Debootstrap 1.0.112 Released To Speed Up The Bootstrapping Of Debian
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Debootstrap-1.0.112-Released
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
Debootstrap, the tool for bootstrapping a basic Debian system and can be done within a subdirectory of an existing system installation, is now a heck of a lot faster...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MIPS-Linux-4.21
title: MIPS Preparing Many Changes For Linux 4.21
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MIPS-Linux-4.21
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
The MIPS CPU architecture has suddenly become a bit more interesting now that the processor ISA will be open-sourced in 2019. With the in-development Linux 4.21 kernel there are a number of MIPS support changes inbound...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-Hwmon-Changes
title: Linux 4.21 Will Be Able To Read Hygon Dhyana CPU Temperatures, Adds PowerPC OCC
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-Hwmon-Changes
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
The "hwmon" hardware monitoring changes for the Linux 4.21 kernel were sent in this past weekend. There isn't any major changes for the vast majority of users, but there is a lot of smaller happenings...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Radeon-DDX-EOY-2018
title: The xf86-video-ati X.Org Driver Receives Some EOY Updates Ported From AMDGPU
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Radeon-DDX-EOY-2018
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
If you are still running a pre-GCN AMD graphics card and unfortunately didn't find a new graphics card under any Christmas tree this year, AMD's Michel Dänzer does have a present for you with some improvements to the xf86-video-ati driver that continues serving as the common X.Org driver for pre-HD7000 series graphics cards...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ruby-2.6.0-Released
title: Ruby 2.6 Released With Experimental JIT Compiler - Can Yield ~1.7x Performance Boost
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ruby-2.6.0-Released
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
The folks behind the Ruby programming language have rolled out their version 2.6.0 release for Christmas. Most notable about Ruby 2.6 is that it brings an experimental JIT compiler...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Happy-Holidays-2018
title: Happy Holidays As We Wrap Up 2018, Looking Ahead To An Exciting 2019
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Happy-Holidays-2018
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
As Linus summed it up well when he released Linux 4.20 this weekend, "have a Merry Christmas or other holiday of your choice." 2018 was certainly great for Linux and open-source at large while 2019 should be even more exciting...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-F17-M30h-Linux-Temp-Changes
title: AMD Zen 2 Temperature Monitoring Changes Sent In For Linux 4.21
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-F17-M30h-Linux-Temp-Changes
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
When AMD Zen CPUs originally rolled out, the ability to monitor the CPU core temperatures under Linux didn't roll out until months later. Fortunately, for Zen 2 the AMD Linux CPU temperature driver looks like it will be ready in time...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Parallel-STL-Commit
title: Intel Contributes Its Parallel STL Implementation To LLVM
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Parallel-STL-Commit
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content:
A month ago there was word that Intel wanted to contribute their Parallel STL implementation for this C++17 functionality to GCC's libstdc++ and LLVM libc++. As a wonderful open-source Christmas present, Intel's Parallel STL implementation saw its initial commit now under the LLVM umbrella...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-2018-Surprises
title: Microsoft Had Another Year Of Big Open-Source Surprises
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-2018-Surprises
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
The past few years have been filled with rather big surprises by Microsoft as it pertains to Linux/open-source. During 2015 they began supporting VP9, open-sourcing more of their projects and began embracing LLVM/Clang while in 2016 they bought out Xamarin, launched SQL Server for Linux, and kept on open-sourcing. Last year was very interesting as well with Microsoft joining the OSI, continuing to advance Windows Subsystem for Linux, and doing more about .NET on Linux. But this year was arguably their most surprising year yet...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27312
title: The GPU Compute Performance From The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 To TITAN RTX
url: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27312
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
A few days back we posted initial Linux benchmarks of the NVIDIA TITAN RTX graphics card, the company's newest flagship Titan card shipping as of a few days ago. That initial performance review included a look at the TensorFlow performance and other compute tests along with some Vulkan Linux gaming benchmarks. In this article is a look at a more diverse range of GPU compute benchmarks while testing thirteen NVIDIA graphics cards going back to the GTX 680 Kepler days.


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-Rawhide-Test-Zchunk
title: Fedora Rawhide Users Can Now Test The Experimental Zchunk Metadata Support
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-Rawhide-Test-Zchunk
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
Zchunk is the file format announced earlier this year for delivering good compression while being delta-friendly and based upon Zsync and Casync while compression handling is done by Zstandard...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mesa-18.2.8-Release-Candidate
title: Mesa 18.2.8 Packing RADV / Meson / New Vega IDs As An End To The Series
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mesa-18.2.8-Release-Candidate
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
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Mesa 18.2.8 is expected to be released before the week is through as what will likely be the final point release for the 18.2 series now that Mesa 18.3 is stable...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Linux-Open-Source-2018
title: The Most Popular Intel Linux News & Reviews Of 2018
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Linux-Open-Source-2018
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
With less than one week until the new year, here is a look back at the most popular Intel Linux/open-source news of 2018, among all of our other end-of-year articles...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-Energy-Aware-Sched
title: ARM's big.LITTLE Energy Aware Scheduling Support Has Been Sent In For Linux 4.21
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-4.21-Energy-Aware-Sched
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
While already in use by Android's version of the Linux kernel, the ARM-developed Energy Aware Scheduling support is set to finally be mainlined for the Linux 4.21 kernel...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=EXT4-Fixes-For-Linux-4.21
title: EXT4 Seeing Various Fixes For Linux 4.21
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=EXT4-Fixes-For-Linux-4.21
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
Similar to the XFS changes for Linux 4.21, the EXT4 file-system is just seeing code clean-ups and fixes...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Wayland-Weston-EOY-2018-Stats
title: A Look At The Wayland/Weston Development Stats For 2018
url: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Wayland-Weston-EOY-2018-Stats
feedurl: https://www.phoronix.com/rss.php
content:
This year was interesting for Wayland with the compositor support continuing to mature for both GNOME Shell and KDE Plasma, the smaller but very interesting i3-inspired Sway nearing its 1.0 release, NVIDIA working on EGLStreams support for the KWin compositor, and other advancements. But at the same time the year was unfortunate in that Samsung let go of their Wayland developers as part of their OSG restructuring, which had contributed heavily to the upstream project. Here's a look at Wayland/Weston 2018 by the numbers...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=DRM-Changes-4.21-Merged
title: FreeSync Support Lands In Linux 4.21 With Other DRM Updates In Christmas Day Merge
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Linus Torvalds began honoring pull requests on Christmas for the in-development Linux 4.21 kernel. Among the initial pull requests were the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver updates that for this cycle most notably has the long-awaited FreeSync/Adaptive-Sync support...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27314
title: Benchmarking OpenMandriva 4.0 Alpha - The First Linux OS With An AMD Zen Optimized Build
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On Christmas Eve marked the long-awaited release of the OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 Alpha and with that new version of the Mandrake/Mandriva-derived operating system came an AMD Zen "Znver1" optimized Linux build. Of course that caught my interest and I was quickly downloading this first Linux distribution with an AMD Ryzen/EPYC optimized binaries to see how it compares to its generic x86_64 operating system installation.


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mesa-2018-Highlights
title: Mesa Made Massive Progress In 2018 On Open-Source Vulkan / OpenGL Drivers
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Mesa had another wild year with countless improvements to the multiple vendor OpenGL/Vulkan drivers, continued improvements by Valve and other companies to make these drivers better for Linux gaming, the Meson build system support took shape, new Intel and AMD Radeon graphics support was punctually added, and many other milestones achieved...


guid: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=27320
title: NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Benchmarks - Incredible Performance On The Edge
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Each year it's been quite fascinating to see the advance of NVIDIA's Tegra-powered Jetson developer boards with their increasing GPU and CPU capabilities. With the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier that began shipping at the start of this quarter (as well as the AGX Xavier Module now shipping as of this month), there is a tremendous performance upgrade compared to the previous-generation Jetson TX2. I have been benchmarking the Jetson AGX Xavier the past number of weeks and continue to be surprised by its performance potential for relatively low power that makes it suitable for robotics and other AI applications. Here is a bulk of the initial benchmarks I've been running on the NVIDIA Jetson AGX with its 512-core Volta GPU and eight ARMv8.2 Carmel CPU cores.


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title: Adiantum & Streebog Sent In For Linux 4.21 Along With Various Crypto Performance Boosts
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The crypto subsystem changes for the Linux 4.21 kernel were sent in this morning and they are quite exciting...


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=337318
title: Kinetic Wire Animatronics Bend It Like Disney
author: Dan Maloney
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/26/kinetic-wire-animatronics-bend-it-like-disney/
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<p>The House of Mouse has been at the forefront of entertainment technology from its very beginnings in an old orange grove in Anaheim. Disney Imagineers invented the first modern animatronics in the 1960s and they&#8217;ve been improving the technology ever since, often to the point of being creepy.</p>
<p>But the complicated guts of an animatronic are sometimes too much for smaller characters, so in the spirit of &#8220;cheaper, faster, better&#8221;, Disney has developed <a href="https://disneyresearch.com/publication/bend-it/" target="_blank">some interesting techniques for animated characters made from wire</a>. Anyone who has ever played with a [Gumby] or other posable wireframe toys knows that eventually, the wire will break, and even before then will plastically deform so it can&#8217;t return to its native state.</p>
<p>Wires used as the skeletons of animated figures can avoid that fate if they are preloaded with special shapes, or &#8220;templates,&#8221; that redirect the forces of bending. The Disney team came up with a computational model to predict which template shapes could be added to each wire to make it bend to fit the animation needs without deforming. <a href="https://www.pensalabs.com/" target="_blank">A commercially available CNC wire bender</a> installs the templates that lie in the plane of the wire, while coiled templates are added later with a spring-bending jig.</p>
<p>The results are impressive &#8212; the wire skeleton of an animated finger can bend completely back on itself with no deformation, and the legs of an animated ladybug can trace complicated paths and propel the beast with only servos pulling cables on the jointless legs. The video below shows the method and the animated figures; we can imagine that figures animated using this technique will start popping up at Disney properties eventually.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/08/24/keeping-humanity-safe-from-robots-at-disney/">keeping guests safe from robotic harm</a> to <a href="https://hackaday.com/2018/07/08/disneys-humanoid-stunt-robots-throw-multiple-backflips-no-sweat/">free-flying robotic aerialists</a>, it seems like the Disney Imagineers have a hardware hacker&#8217;s paradise at the Happiest Place on Earth.</p>
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guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=338143
title: Delicious Vector Game Console Runs Pac-Man, Tetris, and Mario
author: Dan Maloney
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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https://hackaday.com/2018/12/26/delicious-vector-game-console-runs-pac-man-tetris-mario-and-then-some/

content:
<p>The only question we have about [mitxela]&#8217;s <a href="https://mitxela.com/projects/console" target="_blank">DIY vector graphics game console</a> is: Why did he wait five years to tell the world about it?</p>
<p>Judging by the projects we&#8217;ve seen before, from <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/02/12/tiny-led-earrings-are-a-miniaturization-tour-de-force/">his tiny LED earrings</a> to cramming a MIDI synthesizer into both <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/03/30/the-attiny-midi-plug-synth/">a DIN plug</a> and later <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/05/08/smallest-midi-synth-again/">a USB plug</a>, [mitxela] likes a challenge. And while those projects were underway, the game console you&#8217;ll see in the video below was sitting on the shelf, hidden away from the world. That&#8217;s a shame, because this is quite a build.</p>
<p><img data-attachment-id="338155" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/26/delicious-vector-game-console-runs-pac-man-tetris-mario-and-then-some/diy-games-console-7-25-screenshot/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/DIY-Games-Console-7-25-screenshot-e1545584248112.png" data-orig-size="601,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="DIY Games Console 7-25 screenshot" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/DIY-Games-Console-7-25-screenshot-e1545584248112.png?w=400&#038;h=400" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/DIY-Games-Console-7-25-screenshot-e1545584248112.png?w=601" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-338155" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/DIY-Games-Console-7-25-screenshot-e1545584248112.png?w=400&#038;h=400" alt="" width="400" height="400" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/DIY-Games-Console-7-25-screenshot-e1545584248112.png?w=400&amp;h=400 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/DIY-Games-Console-7-25-screenshot-e1545584248112.png?w=250&amp;h=250 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/DIY-Games-Console-7-25-screenshot-e1545584248112.png 601w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />Using a CRT oscilloscope in X-Y mode as a vector display, the console faithfully reproduces some classic games, most of which, curiously enough, were not originally vector games. There are implementations of the <em>Anaconda</em>, <em>RetroRacer</em>, and <em>AstroLander</em> minigames from <em>Timesplitter 2</em>. There are also versions of <em>Pac-Man</em>, <em>Tetris</em>, and even <em>Super Mario Brothers</em>. Most of the games were prototyped in JavaScript before being translated into assembly and placed onto EEPROM external cartridges, to be read by the ATMega128 inside the console. Sound and music are generated using the ATMega&#8217;s hardware timers, with a little help from a reverse-biased transistor for white noise and a few op-amps.</p>
<p>From someone who claims to have known little about electronics at the beginning of the project, this is pretty impressive stuff. Our only quibbles are the delay in telling us about it, and the lack of an <em>Asteroids</em> implementation. The former is forgivable, though, because the documentation is so thorough and the project is so cool. The latter? Well, one can hope.</p>
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<p>Thanks to [Keith Fulkerson] for the heads up on this one.</p>


guid: http://hackaday.com/?p=338162
title: Ooops, Did We Just Close An Airport Over A UFO Sighting?
author: Jenny List
url: https://hackaday.com/2018/12/26/ooops-did-we-just-close-an-airport-over-a-ufo-sighting/
feedurl: https://hackaday.com/blog/feed/
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<p>Picture this: it&#8217;s late in the evening on a freezing cold, dark, and windy December night in southern England, and an airport worker at Gatwick &#8212; London&#8217;s second international airport &#8212; sees something fly past in the gloom above the floodlights. The weather and darkness makes it difficult to see what the object was, but the report is phoned in to security. What was it? A flock of birds? A piece of plastic litter caught by the wind and blown through the night? In this case, the call is recorded as a drone. Because the magic D-word has been uttered, a security plan swings into action, the airport is put on a high state of readiness, and flights are suspended.</p>
<p><figure id="attachment_338257" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg" target="_blank"><img data-attachment-id="338257" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/26/ooops-did-we-just-close-an-airport-over-a-ufo-sighting/gatwick_norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,853" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_(16333812524)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg?w=800" class="wp-image-338257 size-medium" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg?w=400&#038;h=267" alt="Gatwick by night, on an evening far less inclement than last week. News Oresund [CC BY 2.0]." width="400" height="267" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg?w=800&amp;h=534 800w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg?w=250&amp;h=167 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_16333812524.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512 768w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Gatwick by night, on an evening far less inclement than last week. News Oresund [<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gatwick_Norwegian_2015mar27_0007_(16333812524).jpg" target="_blank">CC BY 2.0</a>].</figcaption></figure>Thousands of people across the site are put on alert, watching for the drone. And of course, the drone reports roll in, and the story takes on a life of its own. People who have no idea what a drone looks like in the air are now expecting to see one, so of course when a flock of birds or a plastic bag caught by the wind crosses their peripheral vision they too are convinced that it is the drone. Night turns into day, there is a lull in the reports so the airport re-opens, only to be closed again following a fresh spate of sightings. Flights are diverted all across the country, and tens of thousands of passengers are stranded in the terminals.</p>
<figure id="attachment_338260" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg" target="_blank"><img data-attachment-id="338260" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/26/ooops-did-we-just-close-an-airport-over-a-ufo-sighting/bbc-drone-video-still/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg" data-orig-size="1049,950" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="bbc-drone-video-still" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg?w=400&#038;h=362" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg?w=690" class="wp-image-338260 size-medium" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg?w=400&#038;h=362" alt="No, it's not a speck of dirt on your screen, it's a drone! BBC (Fair use)" width="400" height="362" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg?w=400&amp;h=362 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg?w=800&amp;h=724 800w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg?w=250&amp;h=226 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg?w=768&amp;h=696 768w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/bbc-drone-video-still.jpg?w=690&amp;h=625 690w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">No, it&#8217;s not a speck of dirt on your screen, it&#8217;s a drone! BBC (Fair use)</figcaption></figure>
<p>There follows three days of airport closure drama. No photos emerge despite almost every one of the many thousands of people on the site having a camera phone from which they are Tweeting about the queues in the terminal. There is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-46646741/gatwick-shutdown-is-this-the-drone-that-caused-the-chaos" target="_blank">a grainy video</a>, but it is indistinct, and crucially it doesn&#8217;t have anything in it that is identifiable as Gatwick. Meanwhile the police are frustrated in their search for the drone operators, who like their drone, prove difficult to pinpoint</p>
<p>During the third night <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46658868" target="_blank">a pair of arrests are announced</a>, a local couple. The police have saved the day, the culprits are under lock and key. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief, the airport re-opens, and that&#8217;s the end of that. Except of course it isn&#8217;t, because inconveniently the pair are <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46665615" target="_blank">found to be blameless</a> and released. When pressed during an interview, a police spokesman then makes the embarrassing admission that <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/gatwick-drone-latest-police-say-it-is-a-possibility-there-was-never-a-drone-a4024626.html" target="_blank">there is a possibility that there may never have been a drone at all</a>.</p>
<h2>You Couldn&#8217;t Make It Up</h2>
<p><figure id="attachment_338261" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img data-attachment-id="338261" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/26/ooops-did-we-just-close-an-airport-over-a-ufo-sighting/1280px-dunn_chanter__drones_chantry/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1280px-Dunn_Chanter__Drones_Chantry.jpg" data-orig-size="1280,821" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="1280px-Dunn_Chanter_&amp;amp;_Drones_Chantry" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1280px-Dunn_Chanter__Drones_Chantry.jpg?w=400&#038;h=257" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1280px-Dunn_Chanter__Drones_Chantry.jpg?w=800" class="wp-image-338261 size-medium" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1280px-Dunn_Chanter__Drones_Chantry.jpg?w=400&#038;h=257" alt="If these are the drone parts they've found, they're doing it wrong. Francis Wood [CC BY-SA 3.0]" width="400" height="257" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1280px-Dunn_Chanter__Drones_Chantry.jpg?w=400&amp;h=257 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1280px-Dunn_Chanter__Drones_Chantry.jpg?w=800&amp;h=514 800w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1280px-Dunn_Chanter__Drones_Chantry.jpg?w=250&amp;h=160 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/1280px-Dunn_Chanter__Drones_Chantry.jpg?w=768&amp;h=493 768w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">If these are the drone parts they&#8217;ve found, they&#8217;re doing it wrong. Francis Wood [<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dunn_Chanter_%26_Drones_Chantry.jpg" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>]</figcaption></figure>You might imagine that this was the fictional plot of a thriller novel, but sadly not. All of the above is a tale of the last few days of events in the British news, save for most of the first paragraph which is our guess at how the first drone sightings may have happened. At the time of writing there remains the possibility that there could have been a drone over Gatwick, but given the current dearth of evidence it is one that seems tenuous. There are reports of drone wreckage, but since readers with long memories will recall UK police <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24669969" target="_blank">once identified RepRap parts as a 3D printed gun</a> we&#8217;ll wait until we see it before we call it that.</p>
<p>If there was indeed a drone then of course we would like to see its operators brought to justice forthwith. But what concerns us at Hackaday are the implications the episode could still have for those of our community with an interest in multirotors. The usual clamour was made for Government to do something about it, and we know that would have meant a fresh set of onerous regulations for responsible multirotor owners while doing nothing about the criminals, because of course criminals have little regard for laws.</p>
<p>So if we are to glean anything from this sorry mess, we must examine it from several angles. Why is there a lack of drone detection technology in place? How should drone reports initially be treated and investigated on the ground? How should they be dealt with in official inquiries, and how then should lawmakers see them? This will inevitably have a British flavour to it because of the incident in question, but the points are just as valid worldwide.</p>
<h2>When a Drone Report Comes In, We Need a Reliable Way to Evaluate It</h2>
<figure id="attachment_338333" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img data-attachment-id="338333" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2018/12/26/ooops-did-we-just-close-an-airport-over-a-ufo-sighting/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed.jpg" data-orig-size="2100,1350" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed.jpg?w=400&#038;h=257" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed.jpg?w=800" class="wp-image-338333 size-medium" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed.jpg?w=400&#038;h=257" alt="" width="400" height="257" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed.jpg?w=400&amp;h=257 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed.jpg?w=800&amp;h=514 800w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed.jpg?w=250&amp;h=161 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/aircraft-id-guide-for-airline-pilots-themed.jpg?w=768&amp;h=494 768w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">An oft-shared drone identification guide for airline pilots, of uncertain provenance (<a href="https://phantompilots.com/threads/aircraft-identification-guide-for-airline-pilots.75482/" target="_blank">phantompilots.com</a>).</figcaption></figure>
<p>When we are told something new, it passes a process of evaluation in our minds. We look at the source, and weigh up the story itself. If a guy with crazy hair in the street tells us that the aliens have landed and are controlling the Prime Minister with a ray gun, it will probably be discounted. But if Hackaday tells us that someone has hacked a VGA chipset to work as a software-defined radio we&#8217;re guessing most of you would be very interested indeed.</p>
<p>When a fresh drone incident is reported it appears that this evaluation process has historically been defective. We have previously discussed official incident reports that come with no physical evidence of a drone, but contain descriptions of <a href="https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Standard_content/Airprox_report_files/2015/Airprox%20Report%202015155.pdf" target="_blank">drones with capabilities unmatched even by jet fighter aircraft</a>. It seems like any eyewitness report in which the culprit is named as a drone is automatically taken at face value no matter how unlikely it may be. The fact that a report may have come from a pilot is sometimes mentioned as a boost to its credibility, but that is a false assumption. A pilot who is not familiar with either how drones appear from a distance or what the capabilities of a drone are in the air can only be considered an unreliable witness, because while they may know a lot about aircraft they lack the required expertise for this judgement. So what can be done to help boost the quality of reporting and to immediately highlight credible reports while requiring more for dubious ones?</p>
<p>In the case of a near miss in open airspace there may be little effect on ground-based facilities, but at an airport such as Gatwick there can be no chances taken by the authorities. A drone collision on an aircraft on final approach could cause hundreds of fatalities, so upon receipt of a report they must have had little choice but to close the runways. There appears to have been a lack of drone detection technologies in place at Gatwick which means that the only source available to the airport would have been the eyewitnesses themselves, and since we have amply demonstrated the potential for eyewitness reports being unreliable then the current confusion becomes an inevitability. It is imperative that more reliable detection technologies be fitted or developed if necessary. This is especially true when precautionary shut-downs stretch past minutes or hours into world-news-making delays as happened in this instance.</p>
<h2>Competent Police Investigations and Responsible Journalism on Drone Reports</h2>
<p><figure id="attachment_201943" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png" target="_blank"><img data-attachment-id="201943" data-permalink="https://hackaday.com/2016/05/02/debunking-the-drone-versus-plane-hysteria/media-tech-cycle-800px/" data-orig-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png" data-orig-size="800,543" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="media-tech-cycle-800px" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png?w=400&#038;h=272" data-large-file="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png?w=800" class="wp-image-201943 size-medium" src="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png?w=400&#038;h=272" alt="The mass media tech story cycle. Our apologies to Gartner. Curve image: Jeremykemp [ CC BY-SA 3.0 ]" width="400" height="272" srcset="https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png?w=400&amp;h=272 400w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png?w=250&amp;h=170 250w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png?w=768&amp;h=521 768w, https://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/media-tech-cycle-800px1.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The mass media tech story cycle. Our apologies to Gartner. Curve image: Jeremykemp [ <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gartner_Hype_Cycle.svg" target="_blank">CC BY-SA 3.0</a> ]</figcaption></figure>Once an incident has started and news of it emerges there is a consequent effect upon members of our community. Legitimate drone fliers away from the airport will find themselves under more scrutiny, and since it is already a common tale to hear of police being called when flying is under way that means they could face harassment and wrongful arrest. Indeed though we do not know all the details of the pair arrested near Gatwick it smacks of their being arrested in a round-up of convenient local drone enthusiasts rather than as a result of meaningful investigation. That the names of the pair were leaked and they became the subject of a media frenzy further shows the danger in which they were placed, as well as the irresponsibility of the reporters who covered their plight.</p>
<h2>Perhaps Most Importantly: We Need Accurate Official Incident Reports</h2>
<p>Whatever happens in a drone report, whether it be an arrest or an embarrassing debacle, there will inevitably be an official incident report from the Civil Aviation Authority, the regulator of British civilian airspace. This will form the official record of the event, and thus should strive to be as accurate as possible, but here the process falls short for the final time. There appears to be no evaluation step performed on the available evidence and no requirement for physical proof. So if an eyewitness reports behaviors about the drone that no drone ever built could possibly be capable of, it is solemnly recorded as fact. <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/05/02/debunking-the-drone-versus-plane-hysteria/">Our previous article on this subject</a> highlights multiple such accounts, and this is an important point because as the official record these reports are what informs legislators. When they make laws pertaining to drones it is imperative that their decisions are based upon accurate evidence, and it is clear that this is not the case. Given that they will no doubt be reviewing drone legislation in the wake of this fiasco it is particularly important that the investigators consult people with specialist knowledge in the field, demand physical proof rather than heresay, and most importantly question accounts that stretch credibility.</p>
<p>It seems obvious that the multirotor hobbyist is caught in a perfect storm of incompetent authorities, deeply flawed investigations, shoddy journalism, and clueless legislators. This incident has laid bare some of the shortcomings, and it is to be hoped that a few lessons might be learned to produce less of a debacle surrounding future drone incidents. It is still a developing story so there may be a breakthrough and the whole narrative will change, and if that turns out to be the case then we hope they find the correct perpetrator this time and send them away at Her Majesty&#8217;s pleasure for a very long time. We&#8217;re guessing though that every effort will be made to push it as far under the carpet as possible to save red faces among officialdom. As multirotor enthusiasts we must keep the issue of poor investigation alive though, for if we let it be buried once more it will come back to trouble us again.</p>


