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Open Container Initiative for FreeBSD
Youtube Video (15mins)Lightning Talk: OCI (Open Container Initiative of Linux Foundation) Containers for FreeBSD – Doug Rabson, FreeBSD Project This would be a lightning talk about Doug’s work over the last 1-2 years porting ‘Podman‘, ‘Buildah‘ and related systems to FreeBSD incuding some of the challenges along the way and future plans. Doug, a long-time…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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