today's leftovers
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New Apps of LinuxPhoneApps.org, Q2/2023: 15 New Apps, Packaging Info and Tooling Improvements
It's already August, so let's have a late look at the changes that happened in the second quarter of 2023!
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Debian Brasil: Debian Brazil at Campus Party Brazil 2023
Another edition of Campus Party Brasil took place in the city of São Paulo between the 25th and 30th of July 2023. One more time the Debian Brazil Community was present. During the days in the available space, we carry out some activities:
- Gifts for attends (stickers, cups, lanyards);
- Workshop on how to contribute to the translation team;
- Workshop on packaging;
- Key signing party;
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Red Hat Insights Compliance: Introducing new customization options for policies
Maintaining compliance to cybersecurity standards can be a daunting task, but you can mitigate that by using Red Hat Insights. With the latest feature update, the Red Hat Insights Compliance reporting service now allows you to edit the rules in your policies to meet your organization's requirements, giving you visibility and control over your servers.
Red Hat Insights is a managed service, included with every Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) subscription, that continuously analyzes platforms and applications to help you manage your hybrid cloud environment. Red Hat Insights uses predictive analytics and deep domain expertise to reduce the time required to perform complex operational tasks from hours to minutes. This includes identifying security and performance risks, tracking licenses and managing costs.
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CIQ Names 5 New VPs
CIQ, a company building software infrastructure for enterprises running data-intensive workloads atop the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution — has expanded its leadership team, announcing today the addition of five seasoned veterans who bring not only deep experience and passion for the technology industry but also a wealth of expertise in their respective professional domains.
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“CIQ has had a very productive and eventful first half of 2023 and is fully committed to bringing new levels of value to our customers and the open source community; to that end, it is a pleasure to be able to continue expanding and growing the team,” said Gregory Kurtzer, founder and CEO of CIQ.
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Six Years In, Maintainer Darrick Wong Says ‘Goodbye’ to XFS
Yesterday Darrick Wong, the maintainer of the XFS file-system, announced in a patch series that he is calling it quits...
For nearly 12 years Wong’s day job has been as a self-proclaimed “kernel hacker” at Oracle, where many of his duties have revolved around XFS, a high-performance 64-bit journaling file system created by Silicon Graphics in 1993. Before that, he spent eight years at IBM as an “open sourcer,” where he, “Wrote kernel code, mostly.”
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Open-Source Server Operating Systems: Examples and Advantages
In recent years, open-source server operating systems have gained popularity due to their many benefits. These collaborative and transparent operating systems offer a number of benefits that make them an attractive choice for server environments.
Open-source operating systems operate under the belief that collaboration and shared knowledge result in more robust, customizable, and secure software. The collective effort of developers and the open nature of the codebase contribute to the continuous improvement and evolution of open-source operating systems.