Linux Foundation Newsletter: November 2024
The November 2024 LF newsletter is a big one! Full of essential updates, can’t-miss events, research news, new open source initiatives, and more! We’re so glad you’re here. Check out the highlights, save the dates, and be sure to register for up...
Reimagining the Fedora Linux installer: Anaconda’s new Web UI
The Fedora Linux installer, Anaconda, has been around for 25 years! While it’s been a reliable way to install Fedora Linux (and CentOS, RHEL, and others), many people — especially those new to Fedora — sometimes have issues with complexity and ja...
Streamlining openSUSE Translations Upstream
Managing localization of desktop menus and applications takes a specific tool and approach that fills a gap but leaves inconsistent upstream translations. Open-source translation standards have advanced over the years and the downstream-only model bein...
New Linux Timer App Uses MPRIS in an Ingenious Way
MPRIS is something most of us associate with music apps and movie players, but a new app makes use of this freedesktop standard for something less entertaining: timers. Yes, timers. Timing your pizza in the oven, setting a deadline for a task, dedicati...
This Linux Timer Tool Uses MPRIS in an Unexpected Way
MPRIS is something most of us associate with music apps and movie players, but a new app makes use of this freedesktop standard for something less entertaining: timers. Yes, timers. Timing your pizza in the oven, setting a deadline for a task, dedicati...
Basic Support For Many Pre-M1 Apple Devices Coming To Linux 6.13
While not as exciting as if it were Apple M3/M4 device support hitting the upstream mainline Linux kernel, but for those with some older Apple (pre-M1) devices around, support for a number of older SoCs and boards is set to arrive with the upcoming Lin...
Is your software architecture as clean as your code?
Modern software must function smoothly within a diverse ecosystem, from on-premises monoliths to ever-evolving cloud-based microservices. Architectural choices made during software development, be they explicit or implicit, add complexity and create i...
Can Wasm replace containers?
Heralded as the fourth standard of the web, WebAssembly, or Wasm for short, has sparked heated discussion since its origins. Wasm is an assembly-like programming language, a compact binary format, and a compilation target for C, C++, C#, Go, JavaScrip...
Breaking down digital silos
To absolutely no one’s surprise, a new Gartner survey of more than 3,100 CIOs and technology executives found that 52% of digital initiatives fail. If anything, the surprise is that the number isn’t higher. Way back in 2014, I was writing about ho...
