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Links 11/04/2023: FreeBSD 13.2 is Out and Alyssa Rosenzweig Leaves Collabora



  • GNU/Linux

    • Audiocasts/Shows

    • Graphics Stack

      • Alyssa RosenzweigPassing the reins on Panfrost

        Today is my last day at Collabora and my last day leading the Panfrost driver.

        It’s been a wild ride.

        In 2017, I began work on the chai driver for Mali T (Midgard). chai would later be merged into Lyude Paul’s and Connor Abbott’s BiOpenly project for Mali G (Bifrost) to form Panfrost.

        In 2019, I joined Collabora to accelerate work on the driver stack. The initial goal was to run GNOME on a Mali-T860 Chromebook.

        Huge success.

        [...]

        I’m still alive. I plan to continue working on Mesa drivers for a long time, including the common infrastructure upon which Panfrost relies. And I’ll still send the odd Panfrost patch now and then. That said, my focus will shift.

        I’m not ready to announce what’s in store yet… but maybe you can read between the lines!

      • xf86-video-neomagic 1.3.1

        This driver provides Xorg support for the Neomagic chipsets that were commonly used in laptops in the second half of the 1990's.

      • xf86-video-savage 2.4.0
    • Applications

      • NeowinRedNotebook 2.29.4

        RedNotebook is a modern desktop journal. It lets you format, tag and search your entries. You can also add pictures, links and customizable templates, spell check your notes, and export to plain text, HTML, Latex or PDF. RedNotebook is Free Software under the GPL.

    • Instructionals/Technical

  • Distributions and Operating Systems

    • BSD

    • PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva Family

      • PCLOS OfficialFirefox Browser

        Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Updated to 112.0.

      • PCLOS OfficialMicrosoft Edge Browser [Ed: This is Microsoft's proprietary malware that steals all users' passwords without consent.]

        Microsoft Edge is a browser from Microsoft that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Updated to 112.0.1722.34.

      • PCLOS OfficialSlimjet Browser

        Slimjet is built on top of the Chromium open-source project on which Google Chrome is also based. It enjoys the same speed and reliablity provided by the underlying blink engine as Google Chrome. However, many additional features and options have been added in Slimjet to make it more powerful, intelligent and customizable than Chrome.

      • PCLOS OfficialOnlyoffice desktop editors

        ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is a free office suite that combines text, spreadsheet and presentation editors allowing to create, view and edit documents stored on your Windows/Linux PC or Mac without an Internet connection. It is fully compatible with Office Open XML formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx. Updated to version 7.3.3.

    • Fedora Family / IBM

      • CentOSEnd dates are coming for CentOS Stream 8 and CentOS Linux 7

        End dates are coming for CentOS Stream 8 and CentOS Linux 7 We’ve got an important message for Developers, Administrators, and Users. Time flies when you’re building RPMs… ...and install images... and containers... and cloud images... and so much more!

      • Fedora ProjectFedora Community Blog: Fedora Websites 3.0 Release!

        It’s no secret that the Fedora Websites and Apps Team has been hard at work. For over a year, we have been overhauling Fedora’s website architecture, design, and content management. During this time, we’ve collaborated with the Fedora Design, Marketing , and Infrastructure teams. We’ve also worked with members of each official Edition’s team. It’s been a pleasure to build web pages that reflect the hard work of these teams while also showcasing the vibrancy of the Fedora community. Timed with the launch of Fedora Linux 38, the community also gets the new Fedora Websites 3.0 release.

      • Red HatHow to use Convert2RHEL to migrate CentOS to RHEL

        CentOS Linux€ was discontinued in December 2020. Then, Red Hat launched the Convert2RHEL utility tool to migrate to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) instance. This tool also supports conversions from other RHEL-like derivatives (e.g., Oracle Linux) to RHEL. In this article, we will demonstrate how to convert a CentOS instance to a RHEL instance using this tool.

      • Red HatHow to deploy single sign-on as code using GitOps

        In this series of articles, we will demonstrate how to use Git, Argo CD, and Red Hat OpenShift GitOps to build a continuous delivery cycle that automatically synchronizes and deploys different solutions. In this article, we will discuss the single sign-on for Red Hat solutions.

        In the world of Kubernetes, where simplicity is tied to complexity, sometimes you can deploy your application with flexible horizontal auto-scaling, out-of-the-box load balancing, distributed management of components, and centralized control of multiple applications. However, with great power comes great responsibilities and complexity.

        To help us solve this complexity and take accountability for our newfound power, strategies have been developed for Kubernetes. In this article, we will take a closer look at continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). These systems usually work with a high level of abstraction to help us solve four common issues: version control, change logging, consistency of deployments, and rollback functionality. One of the most popular approaches to this abstraction layer is called GitOps.

      • Red HatDeploy React applications in OpenShift

        React is an open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It allows developers to create reusable UI components and efficiently update the view in response to changes in data. Red Hat OpenShift enables developers to build, deploy, run, and manage a wide variety of applications, including frontend and the ones made with React. React applications use the Node.js runtime to run the application.

        This article will help you get started with ReactJS apps on OpenShift.

      • Enterprisers ProjectAutomation: How to prioritize and optimize your strategy
      • Enterprisers ProjectIT leadership: How to focus your automation strategy

        The tech world is abuzz with promising, disruptive services that are poised to dramatically change the way businesses operate. From automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to predictive analytics, chief information officers have countless opportunities to improve business processes and help increase the productivity of their workforces.

      • Enterprisers ProjectFrom tradition to transformation: 5 steps to drive digital adoption

        Digital transformation refers to the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, resulting in fundamental changes to how the business operates and delivers value to customers. It is a strategic process of utilizing technology to fundamentally improve business processes, customer experiences, and overall performance. One Gartner report reveals that 56 percent of CEOs say that revenue growth came as a€ direct result of digital improvements.

      • Enterprisers ProjectAI democratization: Is your organization prepared?

        Once upon a time, you could be an expert generalist in managing IT infrastructure. Today? Not so much. Modern digital environments encompass so many constituent services and specializations that it’s impossible for any individual to truly master them all.

      • Red Hat OfficialHow to upgrade Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

        Consider the variables when planning and executing your AAP or Tower upgrade and learn what makes sense for your scenario.

    • Debian Family

      • Gunnar WolfGunnar Wolf: Twenty years

        Twenty years… A seemingly big, very round number, at least for me.

        I can recall several very well-known songs mentioning this timespan:

        • €«It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play€», sang four youth idols in 1967 for whom said timespan was not-quite-but-almost their full lifes so far.
      • Aurélien JarnoAurelien Jarno: New website, or kind of...

        For over 15 years, I've hardly made any updates to my website, and it remains low on my priority list. So I made a radical decision to replace it entirely with my blog. The content of the website has been reduced to just two additional pages.

    • Open Hardware/Modding

    • Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications

  • Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

    • LatviaLatvia's Zabbix opens Mexico office

      Zabbix, a provider of open-source monitoring, has opened a new office in Mexico, reports Labs of Latvia. This is the Latvian company’s fourth international office.

    • Events

      • APNICEvent Wrap: INNOG 6

        Vivek Nigam presented on RPKI invalids at INNOG 6, held in Delhi, India from 22 to 26 March 2023.

      • Máirín Duffy: Run an open source-powered virtual conference!

        The Fedora Design Team discovered this first-hand hosting the very first Creative Freedom Summit in January, 2023. Using open source tools for running a virtual conference can be quite effective.

        In this article, I’ll share with you some of the background of our conference, why using open source tools to run the conference itself was important to us, and the specific tools and configurations we use to make it all work! We’ll also talk about what worked really well, and what room remains for improvement at our next summit in 2024!

        Creative Freedom Summit Background

        The Creative Freedom Summit was an idea Marie Nordin came up with coming out of reviewing talk submissions for Flock, the annual Fedora users and contributors conference. For the last Flock in August 2022, she received a lot of talk submissions relating to design and creativity in open source – far more than we could possibly accept! With so many great ideas for open source design related talks out there, she wondered if there would be space for a separate open source creativity conference, focused on creatives who use open source tools to create their work.

        Marie brought this idea to the Fedora Design Team in the fall of 2022 and we started planning the conference, which took place January 17- 19, 2023. Since it was our first time running a new conference like this, we decided to start out with invited speakers based on some of the talk submissions and our own personal network of open source creatives. Almost every speaker we invited ended up giving a talk, so we didn’t have room to accept submissions. This is something we will need to figure out next year, so we don’t have an open source CFP (Call for Papers) management tool for that to tell you about, yet!

    • Web Browsers/Web Servers

      • Mozilla

        • 9to5LinuxFirefox 113 Promises Support for Animated AV1 Images, Official Debian Package, and More

          Firefox 113 looks like an interesting release that will bring support for animated AV1 images (AVIS), a more secure password generator that now includes special characters too, and an enhanced Picture-in-Picture feature that lets you rewind, check the video duration, and more easily enable the full-screen mode.

          The upcoming Firefox release also appears to introduce a feature that was initially planned for Firefox 112, namely the ability for Linux and macOS users to use FIDO2 / WebAuthn authenticators over USB with support for fully passwordless logins.

    • GNU Projects

      • GNU MediaGoblin: MediaGoblin 0.12.1

        We're pleased to announce the release of MediaGoblin 0.12.1. See the release notes for full details and upgrading instructions.

        This patch release fixes a number of Python dependency issues, allows us to support newer autoconf versions, fixes a few small bugs and improves the documentation. Support for Debian Bookwork, Ubuntu 22.04 and Fedora 36 is notably missing from this release, but will be addressed in the upcoming version 0.13.0.

        Thanks go to Olivier Mehani, Elisei Roca, Jgart, Dan Helfman and Peter Horvath for their contributions in this release. Since our last release, long-time MediaGoblin user and contributor Olivier has joined me as co-maintainer on the project. Thanks for all your help Olivier!

        To join us and help improve MediaGoblin, please visit our getting involved page.

    • Programming/Development

      • Meson 1.1.0

        Meson 1.1.0 was released on 10 April 2023

      • Daniel MiesslerDon’t Fix Things; Build Pipelines

        I think one of the most powerful ideas in business—or any kind of organization really—is the distinction between fixing things vs. building pipelines. I used to think about fixing things. You work a company. You see a problem. You talk to the right people, make the correction, and you move on.

    • Standards/Consortia

      • Ruben SchadeUSB 1.1 Alien Tape Megasaur Spurtles

        Back in January I mentioned a device at our local Australia Post, sold under the obviously reputable As Seen on TV brand. It was like stepping through a time warp.

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