Kubernetes was recently updated to version 1.18.0, which brought a number of changes. In this video, Linux Foundation training instructor Tim Serewicz discusses the updates to Kubernetes.
Open-source software repository GitHub makes all of its core features free to use
GitHub has always been free to use, but nonpaying customers could only store their code in a public repository that’s accessible to everyone. However, today the company announced that developers no longer need to pay to use GitHub’s private repositories.
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UNDP and Hackster.io partner to launch a global innovation challenge to tackle COVID-19
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Hackster.io have partnered to launch the COVID-19 Detect and Protect Challenge to create open-source technology that developing countries can leverage in the fight against this global pandemic.
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Duke creates open-source protective respirator
A protective respirator created by a Duke University medical and engineering task force is now being used by Duke Health doctors as they treat patients with suspected cases of COVID-19. Duke is making the design widely available as an open-source design.
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IBM Joins Hands With Open Mainframe Project
IBM, in association with the Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Project, has launched a new talent portal where employers can connect with available and experienced COBOL programmers. This new initiative provides an immediate way to help connect professionals where needs arise – with skilled talent ready to get to work.
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Colombian Engineer makes ventilators using Raspberry Pi
BBC is reporting that a team of engineers from Colombia is testing ventilators built using open source single-board computer platform Raspberry Pi. The engineer behind the effort, Marco Mascorro, reportedly has no prior experience with medical equipment. Mascorro has built the device using commodity hardware that could be found at local stores.
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Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Moving into General Availability with Improved Update Process
Microsoft announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) will be generally available in Windows 10, version 2004. WSL2 was released into the Insider Program last year. With the move to general availability, WSL2 can now be automatically updated via standard Windows Updates.
[Source: InfoQ.com]
Linux kernel technical advisory board asks if any maintainers need coronavirus relief
Linus Torvalds has announced version 5.7rc1 of the Linux kernel, and a shout-out from the Linux kernel technical advisory board in case any maintainers have hit coronavirus-related complications. There’s no immediately obvious evidence that kernel development or maintenance has been impacted by the virus pandemic. Indeed, Torvalds suggested that 5.7rc1 may be in decent shape thanks to the COVID-19 bio-nasty.
[Source: The Register]
ASUS Releases Graphics Card That Could Actually Be Great For Open-Source NVIDIA Fans
ASUS has released a new budget graphics card that could actually be great for those wanting to use the open-source NVIDIA (Nouveau) driver stack on Linux.
ASUS’ newest offering is the GT710-4H-SL-2GD5, yes, a NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 based graphics card… The GT 710 debuted back in January 2016 and based on the Kepler architecture. While several generations old, this low-end, low-priced graphics card actually is a win for those Nouveau users with Kepler currently being the last NVIDIA GPU generation with good open-source support: no firmware binaries are needed for hardware initialization and Kepler GPUs can re-clock to their optimal clock frequencies, albeit re-clocking to the optimal performance state needs to be done manually via the command-line.
[Source: Phoronix]
Verizon introduces open-source, big data coronavirus search engine
As we struggle to get a grip on exactly how COVID-19 makes us ill and what we can do about it, researchers have created over 50,000 articles. That’s a lot of information! So, how do you make sense of it all? Verizon Media is doing it by using Vespa. This is an open-source, big data processing program to create a coronavirus academic research search engine: CORD-19 Search.
[Source: ZDNet]