Dual-GPU support follow-up: NVIDIA driver support
http://www.hadess.net/2019/12/dual-gpu-support-follow-up-nvidia.html

https://redd.it/ea6oe5
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Cockpit 209 — Cockpit Project
https://cockpit-project.org/blog/cockpit-209.html

https://redd.it/ea9bqp
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New postmarketOS build infrastructure is powered by sourcehut builds
https://postmarketos.org/blog/2019/12/14/new-build-infra/

https://redd.it/eae6kq
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Google Now Bans Some Linux Web Browsers From Their Services
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-now-bans-some-linux-web-browsers-from-their-services/

https://redd.it/eah6z5
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CONFIG_ARCNET

Today i upgraded my kernel. While having a glance on some options in menuconfig before building, i stumbled upon this help text for the arcnet module:

> "If you have a network card of this type, say Y and check out the
> (arguably) beautiful poetry in
> <file:Documentation/networking/arcnet.txt>."

So i did check it out:

> " Since no one seems to listen to me otherwise, perhaps a poem will get your
> attention:
> This driver's getting fat and beefy,
> But my cat is still named Fifi.
>
> Hmm, I think I'm allowed to call that a poem, even though it's only two
> lines. Hey, I'm in Computer Science, not English. Give me a break.
>
> The point is: I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want to hear from you if
> you test this and get it working. Or if you don't. Or anything.
>
> ARCnet 0.32 ALPHA first made it into the Linux kernel 1.1.80 - this was
> nice, but after that even FEWER people started writing to me because they
> didn't even have to install the patch. <sigh>
>
> Come on, be a sport! Send me a success report!
>
> (hey, that was even better than my original poem... this is getting bad!)
>
>
> WARNING:
>
> If you don't e-mail me about your success/failure soon, I may be forced to
> start SINGING. And we don't want that, do we?
>
> (You know, it might be argued that I'm pushing this point a little too much.
> If you think so, why not flame me in a quick little e-mail? Please also
> include the type of card(s) you're using, software, size of network, and
> whether it's working or not.)"


[Instructions...]


> "If you don't understand that, you probably don't want to know anyway.
> E-mail me about your problem.
>
>
> I want to send money: what now?
>
> Go take a nap or something. You'll feel better in the morning."


Thus i had some funny stuff to read today.

https://redd.it/eaapy4
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[Self Post] How Unix Works: Become a Better Software Engineer
https://neilkakkar.com/unix.html

https://redd.it/eakinb
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GitLab Doles Out Half a Million Bucks to White Hats

[https://threatpost.com/gitlab-doles-out-half-a-million-bucks-to-white-hats/151138/](https://threatpost.com/gitlab-doles-out-half-a-million-bucks-to-white-hats/151138/)

I'm not sure if this is the right place to dole this :)

But many of us here use GitLab and so I thought this might be of interest.

https://redd.it/eakm09
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Jonathon F removed his popular PPAs from public access due to continued and persistent abuse by companies for commercial gain
https://launchpad.net/~jonathonf

https://redd.it/eamh3n
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Examples of programs that look better on Linux than on windows?



https://redd.it/ean7dt
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"Dissecting linux kernel code" or "That syscall shouldn't give that error code!"
https://finnoleary.net/kernel-code.html

https://redd.it/eaps4i
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This week in KDE: building up to something big
http://pointieststick.com/2019/12/14/this-week-in-kde-building-up-to-something-big/

https://redd.it/ear0qb
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Package maintenance with limited technical skill

I've had a question that's bugged me for years: Can non-programmers maintain packages? I love using Linux, I love the distro(s) I use, but don't have much to offer. I'm not much of a coder, I only speak English (no translations for me!), and don't tend to be on the cutting edge of the software I use (even if I prefer rolling distros, I skew somewhat conservative in software selection for most of my system).

The way I see it, I have two options: Help users, which I try to do as much as I can, if mostly through Reddit, and packaging. I don't know, realistically, how far I can take packaging and maintenance with my current skillset, but after a decade, I feel lazy for not giving back as much as I can, even if it's admittedly little.

I'm not *averse* to learning to program, but I haven't been able to force myself to do it, either. I'll pick up some Euler problems with python for a bit, and go on to something else. I'm fairly competent at finding out what I need for more complicated bash noscripts and can sort of figure out how a given piece of code works, but my useful abilities and general willingness seem to stop there. I even like doing it, but can't seem to focus for a long enough period to get a single language well enough down to write seriously useful code outside of bash. I have a feeling I'm not alone in this, as well.

I wouldn't want to be a burden on more competent devs and maintainers in a given distro or upstream, but I want to help where I can. I also understand that patching will be needed on occasion, and as of right now I am unable to extend the functionality of any software.

Is it a good idea for somebody in my position to maintain packages? Would it be too much headache for a project I want to contribute to?

I use Void and Arch mostly, which have simpler packaging systems, but I'm also curious about more more complicated packaging systems like Debian or RPM distros.

https://redd.it/earku4
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Ten Years Past GNOME's 10x10 Goal, The Linux Desktop Is Still Far From Having A 10% Marketshare
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNOME-10x10-After-10

https://redd.it/eao90s
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TouchCursor style keyboard remapping for Linux
https://github.com/donniebreve/touchcursor-linux

https://redd.it/eaqjdm
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An Epiphany regarding Purebrowser – Purism
https://puri.sm/posts/an-epiphany-regarding-purebrowser/

https://redd.it/ea6ynl
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Use a DSLR camera as a webcam/video recording camera in linux?

Hi,

I have a Canon EOS 7D. There are some tutorials for [taking photos](https://www.linux.com/tutorials/how-remote-control-your-camera-darktable-linux/) but there's not much out there for having this camera set up as a webcam, or a video camera that can connect to something like OBS so it can record videos straight to linux. Does anyone have any experience? Thanks

https://redd.it/eaunft
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I am looking for a video editing tool for Linux

Hey, I made a video with my iPhone and downloaded it to my Linux pc. My plan is to cut it a bit (just remove most of the parts), add some transitions between the remaining scenes, remove the audio (or maybe just replace it by a music file) and add some overlay text to it. I have never done anything like that, especially not on Linux... what are some recommendations for a good video editing program for Linux?

https://redd.it/eayffg
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The status of hybrid graphics support in Linux at the end of 2019

I'd like to inquire about how well your distro supports AMD/NVIDIA hybrid graphics on a laptop in 2019.

Please first specify your distro, its release number and your GPU, e.g. *Ubuntu 18.10 64, NVIDIA MX 250*.

* Does everything work out of the box, i.e. you install it automatically and it just works?
* If it doesn't work out of the box, how easy it is to set up? Does it require reading manuals? Editing text files? Etc.
* How easy it's to set up certain applications to run using a discrete GPU? Can it be done using GUI or you need to use CLI and run certain commands (e.g. export env variables)?
* How are power consumption and performance comparable to Windows (in case you have/had it installed)?
* Anything else.

Thank you!

https://redd.it/eayf7s
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LKML: Roman Gushchin: [PATCH RFC 00/14] The new slab memory controller
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/5/1132

https://redd.it/eazh69
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SuperTux 0.6.1 released
https://www.supertux.org/news/2019/12/15/0.6.1

https://redd.it/eb4ol2
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LKML: Guenter Roeck: [PATCH 0/1] Summary: hwmon driver for temperature sensors on SATA drives
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/12/9/8

https://redd.it/eb4827
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