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  • Apple hiring a Linux Engineer

    Apple hiring a Linux Engineer

    Do you know how much Apple is willing to pay a Software Engineer who is willing to move to Cupertino with a Deep knowledge of Linux kernel internals and profiling? Answer: A LOT. This post on their website gives a run down on requirements (Skilled C Programmer, for instance) and essentials (you need to move),… Read more

  • Fix Broken Packages in Ubuntu

    Fix Broken Packages in Ubuntu

    While package management in Linux is usally pretty straightforward, sometimes things go awry. Here’s to to fix broken packages in Ubuntu. Ubuntu has a strong software management system in place, but sometimes, you might still need to know how to fix broken packages. Software management in Linux has come a long way, though. When I… Read more

  • New Research on Mobile Industry from Linux Foundation

    New Research on Mobile Industry from Linux Foundation

    The Linux Foundation (LF) Research Team is excited to announce its latest report, “A New Direction for the Mobile Industry: Making the Case for More Open and Transparent Mobile Software.” Currently, the mobile phone industry is dominated by siloed companies that cause vendor lock-in, inflexible terms, higher costs, and ultimately stunted growth. This negatively impacts… Read more

  • USENIX Conference on Oct 30 to Nov 3

    USENIX Conference on Oct 30 to Nov 3

    Netdev 0x17 is scheduled to be in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on October 30th to November 3rd. Netdev 0x17 will be held at 1111 W Georgia St Suite 1600, Vancouver, BC V6E 4G2. Netdev 0x17, like all the previous netdev conferences, is a conference of the netdev community, by the netdev community, for the netdev… Read more

  • Linux 6.6 Final Likely October 29

    Linux 6.6 Final Likely October 29

    Linus Torvalds today released the seventh weekly release candidate of Linux 6.6 while is hoping to release the stable kernel version this weekend (October 29). Barring anything major coming up in the week ahead, Linux 6.6 stable will be out next Sunday on 29 October. If anything major does come up, Linux 6.6-rc8 would instead… Read more

  • LLMs in an Open Ecosystem

    LLMs in an Open Ecosystem

    In this blog post, we explore Joseph Spisak’s insightful talk on “Llama: Scaling Up LLMs in an Open Ecosystem.” Llama, a cutting-edge large language model (LLM), is discussed in detail, including its open-source nature, licensing, and the technology behind it. We’ll also delve into the importance of collaboration and transparency in the AI community and… Read more