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Navigating the Growing Diversity Challenges in OSS
Linux Foundation: May 3, 2024 : Navigating the Growing Diversity Challenges in OSS – Zixuan Feng, Oregon State University & Diane Mueller, Bitergia (18 mins) Open source software (OSS) thrives on diversity, inclusivity, and a global community of contributors. However, beneath this ideal lies a complex reality of challenges in maintaining a truly diverse and… Read more
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Why OpenAI should become Open Source
by Joey Bertschler of HackerNoon, May 2nd, 2024 OpenAI is in a high-stakes legal battle with Elon Musk, who is suing the company to open source its groundbreaking AI models like GPT-4. While OpenAI may have the law on its side, I believe the ethical path forward is clear—it’s time for the company to fully… Read more
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The logic of && and || on Linux
These AND and OR equivalents can be used in scripts to determine next actions. We’ve all probably seen the && and || operators in use from time to time. These AND and OR equivalents are often used in scripts to make decisions about what happens next. In this post, we’ll take a look at how… Read more
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Installing Alpine Linux with the Win Installer
By Christopher HarperThat’s right, you can install Alpine Linux with the Windows Installer. But… should you? Late last month, developer Naman Sood posted a screenshot of Alpine Linux inside a Windows installer, and followed it with a semi-satirical YouTube video showing the install inside a VM— but as of April 30, he’s released a full… Read more
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How I keep myself Alive using Golang
Written by: Matt Boyle When I first got diagnosed with Type 1, I was pretty scared. I thought it would be debilitating and it would make my life really hard. Whilst I won’t pretend it’s a breeze, this project has really helped me understand my condition and to manage and monitor it the best way… Read more
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MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub: now open-source
Microsoft has released the MS-DOS 4.00 source code, binaries, disk images, and documentation. The source code, which is nearly 36 years old (version 4.00 came out in 1988), has been released under the MIT license, allowing tinkerers free rein. MS-DOS 4.00 is quite an interesting version of this command-line-driven OS, as it was written in… Read more
