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Forget Windows 12, Nitrux Linux should be your next OS
Ah, it’s that time again folks. Nitrux, the up-and-coming Linux distro, is back with its newest update, Nitrux 2.9.0 “nu.” While Microsoft might still be stumbling around trying to recover from their latest Windows mishaps, Nitrux is already picking up the pace and setting new standards in the world of operating systems. Unlike the cluttered…
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Friend or Foe? ChatGPT’s Impact on Open Source Software
OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm, amassing 100 million users in the first two months after its public launch. The continued interest in the tool has created a buzz among developers, especially those in the open source community. But this begs the question: How will ChatGPT impact open source software? Amid the excitement and…
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1 in 20 Devs on OSS Projects are Women, Says Idaho State University Study
“Women and men have different ways of approaching a problem and devising a solution,” said Champa. “Other studies have shown that diverse teams outperform their homogeneous counterparts in a variety of ways with higher levels of productivity, innovation, and overall success. Therefore, it is extremely important to increase women’s participation in software engineering projects…“…The data…
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Open Source Software in Our Pockets Needs Our Help
Because of this growing complexity, the risks presented by the prevalence of open-source software are growing. Gone are the days when attackers needed you to visit a sketchy website to deliver a malicious payload; now, they need to place it in the software that one of your apps depends on. According to an Atlantic Council…
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NVIDIA SHIELD Controller Driver, Xbox Rumble Support For Linux 6.5
The HID subsystem updates have been submitted for the ongoing Linux 6.5 merge window. Most notable is NVIDIA contributing a Linux kernel driver six years late for their SHIELD controller. A few months ago a NVIDIA engineer began working on an upstream-focused Linux driver for their 2017 SHIELD controller. The driver initially supports the NVIDIA…
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Linux version of Akira ransomware targets VMware servers
The Linux version of Akira was first discovered by malware analyst rivitna, who shared a sample of the new encryptor on VirusTotal last week. BleepingComputer’s analysis of the Linux encryptor shows it has a project name of ‘Esxi_Build_Esxi6,’ indicating the threat actors designed it specifically to target VMware ESXi servers. For example, one of the…
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