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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Ockam provides easy to deploy identity, trust, and interoperability for IoT developers
Internet of Things programmers aren[he]#039[/he]t known for building identity, trust, and interoperability into their devices. Ockam wants to change that for once and for all -- with its new open-source SDK and services.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ockam-provides-easy-to-deploy-identity-trust-and-interoperability-for-iot-developers/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ockam-provides-easy-to-deploy-identity-trust-and-interoperability-for-iot-developers/
Sometimes you need to pack multiple files and/or directories into a single file. These are some tar commands you can use to archive and compress your files.
https://www.maketecheasier.com/tar-commands-linux/
https://www.maketecheasier.com/tar-commands-linux/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Mozilla Raises Concerns Over Facebook's Lack of Transparency
Today Denelle Dixon, Mozilla’s Chief Operating Officer, sent a letter to the European Commission surfacing concerns about the lack of publicly available data for political advertising on the Facebook platform.
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/01/31/mozilla-raises-concerns-over-facebooks-lack-of-transparency/
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/01/31/mozilla-raises-concerns-over-facebooks-lack-of-transparency/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: 5 Good Open Source Speech Recognition/Speech-to-Text Systems
In the past, the speech-to-text technology was dominated by proprietary software and libraries; Open source alternatives didn’t exist or existed with extreme limitations and no community around. This is changing, today there are a lot of open source speech-to-text tools and libraries that you can use right now.Here we list 5 of them.
https://fosspost.org/lists/open-source-speech-recognition-speech-to-text
https://fosspost.org/lists/open-source-speech-recognition-speech-to-text
As a Linux user, our first choice for directory listing is the good old ls command. The ls command, however, lacks some features that are provided by our topic under discussion-the tree command. This command prints the folders, subfolders, and files in the form of a tree.
https://vitux.com/linux-tree-command/
https://vitux.com/linux-tree-command/
The internet runs on protocols. Rules and norm defined so that there is some form of standardization. One such protocol is the HyperText Transfer Protocol(HTTP).
http://www.theitstuff.com/http-vs-https-2
http://www.theitstuff.com/http-vs-https-2
I've had several opportunities to do IT work in less-developed and remote areas, where internet coverage and technology access aren't at the high level we have in our first-world cities. Many people heading off to undeveloped areas ask me for advice on preparing for the local technology landscape. Since conditions vary greatly around this big world, it's impossible to give specific advice for most areas, but I do have some general suggestions based on my experience that may help you.read more
https://opensource.com/article/19/3/it-toolkit-remote
https://opensource.com/article/19/3/it-toolkit-remote
Video: SUSE will soon be the largest independent Linux company.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-new-suse/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-new-suse/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: GNU/Linux is Being Eaten Alive by Large Corporations With Their Agenda
A sort of corporate takeover, or moneyed interests at the expense of our freedom, can be seen as a 'soft coup' whose eventual outcome would involve all or most servers in 'the cloud' (surveillance with patent tax as part of the rental fees) and almost no laptops/desktops which aren't remotely controlled (and limit what's run on them, using something like UEFI 'secure boot')
http://techrights.org/2019/04/16/soft-coup/
http://techrights.org/2019/04/16/soft-coup/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Why Not Install Software Packages From The Internet
Hello, avid Linux readers! Someone from the Internet has told you not to execute random scripts you find on the Internet and now you're reading why we shouldn't install software packages from the Internet. Or more specifically, the aim of this article is why it's wise to stick to distribution maintained packages and not those latest software packages we find out there on the Internet even if it's distributed by the official brand's page.
http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/install-software-packages-from-the-internet
http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/install-software-packages-from-the-internet
?VidCutter is available for all major operating systems including Linux. On Linux, Vidcutter flatpak and snap both are available. Source code is available at github.
http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/vidcutter-linux-video-cutting-or-trimming-app
http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/vidcutter-linux-video-cutting-or-trimming-app
Deja Dup backup tool officially supports Google Drive and Nextcloud as cloud backup storage locations. Unofficially though, Deja Dup also supports Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, Openstack Swift, and Rackspace Cloud Files services. This article explains how to set up Deja Dup backup tool to take Linux desktop backups to Amazon S3.
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/05/how-to-use-deja-dup-to-backup-to-amazon.html
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/05/how-to-use-deja-dup-to-backup-to-amazon.html
Basic usage of Cron Jobs with practical examples.
https://www.ostechnix.com/a-beginners-guide-to-cron-jobs/
https://www.ostechnix.com/a-beginners-guide-to-cron-jobs/
The type command is used to display information about the command type. It will show you how the command would be interpreted if typed on the command line. In this tutorial, we will cover the Linux type command.
https://linuxize.com/post/linux-type-command/
https://linuxize.com/post/linux-type-command/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: How to Backup Users Home Directory In Linux Using Tar Command?
Taking a regular backups of your important data is a good practice. tar is one of the best command for a local or manual backup solution.It’s not limited only to users home directory and you can backup any directories.
https://www.2daygeek.com/backup-user-home-directory-in-linux-using-tar-command/
https://www.2daygeek.com/backup-user-home-directory-in-linux-using-tar-command/
What does it take to make a Linux distribution like Fedora 30? As you might expect, it’s not a simple process. Changes in Fedora 30 Although Fedora 29 released on October 30, 2018, work on Fedora 30 began long before that. The first change proposal was submitted in late August. By my count, contributors made […]
https://fedoramagazine.org/making-fedora-30/
https://fedoramagazine.org/making-fedora-30/
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Sat Jun 22 2019 05:57:50 EDT
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Subject: Important, but obscure, sysadmin tool osquery gets a foundation of its own
This relatively unknown, but useful, sysadmin tool is getting a new chance for glory via The Linux Foundation.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/important-but-obscure-sysadmin-tool-osquery-gets-a-foundation-of-its-own/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/important-but-obscure-sysadmin-tool-osquery-gets-a-foundation-of-its-own/
All Things Open is a polyglot technology conference focusing on the tools, processes and people making open source possible. Target audience includes designers, developers, decision makers, entrepreneurs and technologists of all types and skill levels.
https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/534
https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/534
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Sat Jun 22 2019 08:55:49 EDT
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Subject: Canonical Outs New Linux Kernel Live Patch for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS
Canonical released a new Linux kernel live patch for the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system series to address the recently disclosed TCP Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities.
https://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-outs-new-linux-kernel-live-patch-for-ubuntu-18-04-lts-and-16-04-lts-526466.shtml
https://news.softpedia.com/news/canonical-outs-new-linux-kernel-live-patch-for-ubuntu-18-04-lts-and-16-04-lts-526466.shtml
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Sat Jun 22 2019 10:32:23 EDT
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Subject: 7 infrastructure performance and scaling tools you should be using
Sysadmins, site reliability engineers (SREs), and cloud operators all too often struggle to feel confident in their infrastructure as it scales up. Also too often, they think the only way to solve their challenges is to write a tool for in-house use. Fortunately, there are options. There are many open source tools available to test an infrastructure[he]#039[/he]s performance. Here are my favorites.
https://opensource.com/article/19/6/performance-scaling-tools
https://opensource.com/article/19/6/performance-scaling-tools