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Today Linux Journal shut its doors for good. All staff were laid off and the company is left with no operating funds to continue in any capacity... https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-publication-awkward-goodbye

Reality 2.0 - Episode 24: A Chat About Redis Labs
Doc Searls and @katherined talk to Yiftach Shoolman of Redis Labs about Redis, Open Source licenses, company culture and more.

https://www.linuxjournal.com/podcast/episode-24-chat-about-redis-labs

#podcast

Is there a standardized desktop on the horizon? ZDNet reports "in a major step forward the two chief Linux desktop rivals, GNOME Foundation and KDE, have agreed to work together." @kde and @gnome will sponsor Linux App Summit 2019...
https://t.co/VvrZ6j4jTG @ZDNet

Every few years a new term is coined within the computer industry—big data, machine learning, agile development, Internet of Things, just to name a few. You'd be forgiven for not knowing them all.

Some of these are new ideas. Some are refinements on existing ideas. Others still are simply notions we've all had for a long time, but now we have a new word to describe said notions.

Which brings us to a topic we cover in depth in this latest issue of Linux Journal: DevOps.

https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/devops-issue

Today's #Linux News:
* Collabora Announces xrdesktop
* Arduino Selects Auth0 as Its Identity Management Platform of Choice
* Microway Showcasing Its Data Science WhisperStation at PEARC19
* Blender 2.8 Released KDE Plasma Maintenance Update
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/collabora-announces-xrdesktop-blender-28-released-arduino-selects-auth0-its-identity

Comparing #Linux Package Formats - Deb, Flatpak, AppImage, etc. [Video]
by @lunduke https://www.linuxjournal.com/video/comparing-linux-package-formats-deb-flatpak-appimage-etc

@purism has unveiled the final specs for the Librem 5 Smartphone, which should begin shipping in Q3 2019 Pre-order before July 31st to get the early-bird discount price of $649. https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5/
#smartphones #Freedom

The first kernel security update for Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" is now available. The update addresses #security flaw CVE-2019-13272. The issue affects older versions of #Debian as well, so all users should update now. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-13272

Sailfish OS Seitseminen, an independent mobile OS, is now available. Sailfish OS 3.1 is the biggest update since the launch of Sailfish 3 a year ago. This version "brings redesigns to core apps such as People, Phone, Messages and Clock" & more. https://blog.jolla.com/seitseminen/

Downloading an Entire Web Site with wget
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/downloading-entire-web-site-wget

#oldbutgold

SysAdmin 101
A collection of #sysadmin articles by @kyle.

This ebook is #free to download. No email or anything required. Enjoy! https://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1340386
#SysAdminDay #sysadminday2019

The Pinebook Pro is now available for pre-order. It comes with #Debian as the default OS, and #Chromium OS and #Android 9 also are available. It costs $199.99, and you can pre-order from here, https://store.pine64.org/?product=14-pinebook-pro-linux-laptop.
PINE64@fosstodon.org

PHP 7.4.0 beta1 has been released, marking the first beta of PHP 7.4. Note that this is an early test version and not intended for use in production. The next release, Beta 2, is scheduled for August 8th.
https://www.php.net/index.php#id2019-07-25-1

Tip: Stop Background Jobs from Writing to the Terminal.

Background jobs can write to the terminal by default. You may have seen that if you've ever started something in the background and had its output unexpectedly appear in your terminal window. You can cause background tasks to be suspended automatically on writes, just as with reads, by issuing the stty tostop command.

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Extending the Kernel with Built-in Kernel Headers
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/extending-kernel-built-kernel-headers
#Linux

Today's #Linux News
* Feral Interactive Announces Commanders Update for Company of Heroes 2 for Linux
* Participate in Fedora Test Week for Kernel 5.2
* coreboot 4.10 Released
* GNU Parallel 20190722 Released
* EST Launches File Security for Linux v 7.0
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/feral-interactive-announces-commanders-update-company-heroes-2-linux-participate-fedora

What Does It Take to Make a Kernel?
People often refer to one operating system's kernel or another without truly knowing what it does or how it works or what it takes to make one. What does it take to write a custom (and non-Linux) kernel?

https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/what-does-it-take-make-kernel-0

Dropbox brings back support for ZFS, XFS, Btrfs and eCryptFS. According to Linux Uprising, "it appears that this change has made it into the stable #Dropbox client for #Linux."

https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/07/dropbox-brings-back-support-for-zfs-xfs.html?m=1