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Photo Studio

Performing the same Gimp image processing steps again and again is tiresome and error prone. Mike Schilli assigns this task to a Python script via a home grown new menu entry.
Tutorials – Shell Scripting

The Bash shell uses different criteria to make decisions. Learn how to teach your shell scripts to make the right choice.
Zack's Kernel News

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on printk() wrangling, persistent memory as a generalized resource, making Kernel headers available on running systems, and Kernel licensing Hell.
Doghouse – Open Hardware

After 25 years of waiting for open hardware, Maddog predicts the era of closed, proprietary chips as the only option is drawing to an end.

News and Articles

Black Hole Image Has an Open Source Connection

Community

Two imaging libraries responsible for the image are fully open source.
Linux Mint Founder Calls for Better Developer Support

Linux mint , Linux Mint

Usually cheerful Clement ‘Clem’ Lefebvre says he "hasn't enjoyed" this development cycle.
Cloud Security

Cloud , Encryption , Security

Safeguard your cloud storage with some preemptive file encryption. Here are three open source tools that get the job done in Linux.
Monitor Your Network with Zabbix

Administration , monitoring , Networking

Use Zabbix to keep tabs on all your machines across the network.
Software Freedom Conservancy Announces End to VMware Lawsuit

VMware agrees to remove the offending code in a future release.
Chef Goes All Open Source

The company behind the popular DevOps automation tool is releasing those proprietary add-ons built around the open source core.
An Open Source Audio Editor and Recorder

Administration

If you are looking for an audio editing and creation tool, Audacity lets you create and edit professional audio files at no cost, all while using your existing hardware.
Using sudo options to enhance security

Security

By taking the time to learn sudo's many options, you can make your system more secure with a little creativity.
Water Python

An airboat project uses a standalone WiFi web server for remote control.
Transparency

Tools like mount and findmnt reveal which partitions and filesystems are mounted on your computer.