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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing changes that would eliminate the ability for third parties to challenge junk patents — patents that are often used against open source, says Michael Dolan, senior vice president and general manager of projects at The...
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The RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) Project aims to accelerate the development and availability of software for high-performance and power-efficient RISC-V cores, according to the announcement from Linux Foundation Europe.
The project is focused on creating a “robust software ecosystem specifically for application processors that includes...
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Offensive Security has announced the latest version of Kali Linux, the popular ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution, reports Marius Nestor.
Release 2023.2 introduces support for the PipeWire multimedia backend in Kali’s default desktop, a new pre-built VM image for Microsoft Hyper-V, and several new...
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Happy anniversary to FOSSlife!
Today marks three years of bringing you news and resources to help you build a career with open source.
Our goal is to keep FOSSlife free and open to everyone interested in learning about skills, technologies, and industry trends that define the...
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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its guidelines for dealing with ransomware, noting that paying ransom is not recommended. “Paying ransom will not ensure your data is decrypted, that your systems or data will no longer be compromised, or that...
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Unix-like operating systems have historically been very much about text processing. Really, the Unix design religion is: Make simple tools whose output can be manipulated by others with the use of pipes and other forms of output redirection. In this article, I’ll look at...
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GitLab has released GitLab 16, the latest version of its DevSecOps platform, which includes a “wide range of new capabilities” in security, compliance, and AI/ML. The announcement highlights capabilities that are available now, along with those that GitLab plans to release throughout the year.
Current...
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There are many definitions of accessibility, says Ijelekhai Faith Olohijere, but in terms of web design, it means making content usable for people with disabilities. Accessibility, says Olohijere, “involves designing websites, applications, and digital interfaces that can be navigated by individuals with visual, hearing,...
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The Domain Name System (DNS) is “this invisible system that controls the entire internet,” explains Julia Evan, and it can be hard to learn. In this video, Julia Evans talks about learning hard things in general, using DNS as an example.
“It took me maybe...
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Meta has open sourced its Massively Multilingual Speech (MMS) project, which can identify more than 4,000 spoken languages. According to the announcement, the MMS models also expand text-to-speech capabilities “from around 100 languages to more than 1,100.”
“We’re open sourcing our models and code so...
