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Linux Foundation’s “Margo” for Edge Interoperability
SEATTLE, Washington – April 16, 2024. Linux Foundation Launches Margo to Deliver Long-awaited Edge Interoperability. Industrial automation leaders drive digital transformation through seamless edge interoperability with new open standard.The Linux Foundation is excited to announce the launch of Margo, a new open standard initiative for interoperability at the edge of industrial automation ecosystems. Drawing its…
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Linux Foundation fights against ‘fauxpen’ source
Opinion piece: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Fri 12 Apr 2024 // 09:31 UTC Since its founding, the Linux Foundation has been a vendor-neutral supporter of Linux and open source software. Now, though, it’s actively promoting such open source projects as OpenTofu and Valkey. The Linux Foundation started in 2007 when the Open Source Development Lab joined forces with the Free…
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Linux Foundation Energy Announces New Initiatives
Ahead of energy policy and EV charging events in May, LF Energy expands its project and working group portfolio to address challenges in the energy transition. SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to accelerate the energy transition,…
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Open source vs Microsoft in Germany
Opinion: Rupert Goodwins Mon 15 Apr 2024 // 10:30 UTC Twice it was tried, twice it failed. In Germany, Munich and Lower Saxony both decided to switch to open source for official IT. Both projects, to some extent or another*, returned to Microsoft. Now the state of Schleswig-Holstein is hoping for third time lucky. It’s been planning the same…
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Gentoo disallows AI generated contributions
Gentoo Linux tells AI-generated code contributions to “fork off.” AI-generated and assisted code contributions are no longer allowed in the Gentoo Linux distribution. A ban on AI-made code was originally proposed on February 27 by Michał Górny, a member of Gentoo’s council, an elected committee that governs the Linux distro. Górny argued for an AI…
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OpenRazer v3.8 for Razer devices on Linux
An essential tool for anyone wanting to configure their fancy Razer devices is OpenRazer, with version 3.8.0 just released bringing expanded support on Linux. You would use this when paired up with an application like Polychromatic or RazerGenie, to give you a proper UI to adjust everything like that fancy RGB lighting. Official packages are…
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