The happinesses and stresses of full-time FOSS work
https://drewdevault.com/2020/01/21/Stress-and-happiness.html

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Introducing GVariant schemas
https://blogs.gnome.org/alexl/2020/01/14/introducing-gvariant-schemas/

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Exposing C and Rust APIs: some thoughts from librnoscript
https://people.gnome.org/~federico/blog/exposing-c-and-rust-apis.html

https://redd.it/erw7q2
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Wine 5.0 Released
https://www.winehq.org/news/2020012101

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LPrint: a label printer application from the creator of CUPS
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/lprint

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Someone figured out why GNU yes is so fast
https://old.reddit.com/r/unix/comments/6gxduc/how_is_gnu_yes_so_fast/

https://redd.it/erydpj
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heksa - CLI hex dumper with colors
https://github.com/raspi/heksa

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Linux at universities

Are there any universities that use Linux on student computers along with open-source platforms for learning?

How much money does this save the university?

Looking forward to your answers!

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I made a CLI tool that searches shell history by commands and directories. It prioritizes commands from the current directory (blue highlight).
https://redd.it/es2ykj
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The Definitive (and Painless) Linux Video Production Guide Part 2 - The Passthrough POST
https://passthroughpo.st/painless-linux-video-production-pt-2-installation-setup/

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Thank you, Linux community!

As a person interested in computing it's been wonderful to have an OS where you can inspect it's source to understand how it works fundamentally. But even with that, I probably wouldn't want to pursue OS concepts were it not for the community.

People here (and on irc, distro fourms, etc) have treated me like a peer who's working together with them to further our collective understanding of whatever issue is at hand; Someone capable of independent thought, instead of an irate consumer.

This attitude has made all the difference.

Instead of dreading the dysfunctional hell of talking to someone in a call center when troubleshooting an issue, I now look at troubleshooting as an opportunity to learn something new. It almost feels like a team sport.

After a few years of interactions like this, I feel that I've grown as a person, learned a ton of new skills, and maybe become a little more compassionate when interacting with people online.

So, I just wanted to say thank you. I hope to treat the next person who needs help with the same authenticity, intellectual curiosity, and compassion that I've been accorded these past few years!

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Internet routers running Tomato with default credentials are under attack by Muhstik botnet
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/internet-routers-running-tomato-are-under-attack-by-notorious-crime-gang/

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Educational Resources.

So I want to learn Linux from top to bottom. Desktop and server all everything in between. I threw myself into Arch Linux without a shred of idea what I was doing but I can say I made it out alive. Still learning and loving every moment of it.

Now I see that CompTIA has a Linux+ certificate. I plan on studying and getting this certification by the end of the year. Instead of just throwing myself into another wild fire. Is there any actual decent courses on Udemy or YouTube etc.. That would help prepare me for this cert? Or am I better off learning from trial and error?

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Weekly Questions and Hardware Thread - January 22, 2020

Welcome to r/linux! If you're new to Linux or trying to get started this thread is for you. Get help here or as always, check out r/linuxquestions or r/linux4noobs

This megathread is for all your question needs. As we don't allow questions on r/linux outside of this megathread, please consider using r/linuxquestions or r/linux4noobs for the best solution to your problem.

Ask your hardware requests here too or try r/linuxhardware!

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Migrate From Windows 7 To Linux
https://kevq.uk/migrate-from-windows-7-to-linux/

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Linux Udemy Course Recommendation

Not completely new to Linux. Know some basics (navigating file structure through CLI, creating files, permission, users, cronjobs, okay, basic stuff), and looking for a decent Udemy course. All the ones I find seem to be the same, which all seem to cover basic command line stuff.

Does anyone have any good recommendations?

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Why don't more distros offer a minimal install?

As the noscript asks.

I'm the kind of person who likes a clean slate to build on. I like the fact that KDE Neon is very minimal and I have heard that Ubuntu offers a minimal option, but I'm not sure. My question is, why don't more distributions offer a minimal option? I know you can build something like Arch or Gentoo, but that is a lot more involved when you compare to how easy some other distros are to install. I like the idea of having a minimal base of the Distro/DE of my choice that would be fairly easy to install, and then having the ability to dowload only the applications of my choice (ie: office suite, music player etc., even web browser). Am I alone in this?

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How difficult was the creation of wine?

Wine is an amazing software and it allows us, Linux users, to run old and new Windows software.

How the developers were able to achieve something amazing like that?

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How did nobody think of this one??
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/erzmpz/whats_a_place_easy_to_enter_but_hard_to_exit/ff7r457/

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Would you switch to windows 10 if it become open source?

No telemetry, full source code.

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Dear Linus.

Hi, I'm u0_a199. Please don't be offended, I'm writing you as an old friend. I would like us to remain friends. I've been compiling Gentoo since back when Eminem still could talk on any audio player you could find. Nowadays he just randomly stutters for three full seconds on Spotify in the middle of Speedom. I mean, it's one thing that we're all getting older like that, I'm beginning to lose my Edge too, but this is ridiculous.

Serves me right, right? Supporting the artist like that, how dare I. I've been watching reaction videos too. Eminem stutters everywhere. Nobody even reacts to that. It's simply a fact of life.

How did I wake up in a universe where Eminem stutters?

I'm not compiling my own mpv for Spotify, that's how. I'm not sure how people manage to miss the correct compiler flags on the standard audio player, the hard parts are mostly handwritten assembly.

Oh, right. Nobody told them it's the standard. If you can't find it on your own, fuck you and fuck your users too. And your users' users. Read The Fucking Manual.

Or maybe we could write one intended at the kinds of people who write a Spotify that can't play audio.

mpv is only standard when it runs as a separate process. Nice and unixy. Otherwise you might end up interrupting it with a garbage collector or something. Your pile of shit UI is not qualified to be in the same address space as mpv, Spotify. Don't worry, mpv speaks JSON. Think of it as a backend or something. Full stack as fuck.

Oh, and Linus? This means you too. The kernel is also not qualified to call random functions in mpv's address space, no matter who told you or how.

I have no other way to tell you this. If there is a signalfd open in the process, all signals are routed through there. Why else would you possibly open one? That is the standard. It's not written down anywhere, I've checked. And of course there can only be one, otherwise you'll just end up confusing yourself again.

That's how you make a standard, Linus: you write it down, and people agree. And then we can all agree on at least that much, and start expecting it from each other. And then we can all happily live ever after. Like how Eminem doesn't stutter. Eminem always talks at his native speed, unless the user decided to check if mpv breaks his jaw at 1.77x. Spoiler alert: it does. I bet Pornhub can stream an audio quality that does not produce broken half-syllables at higher resolutions.

They actually can measure user satisfaction, Spotify.

I also bet it won't be FLAC. The quality of an audio CD is slightly outdated when someone like me is listening for the kinds of micro-pauses you only get when someone compiled the standard audio player with a builtin stutterer BY EAR BECAUSE THAT IS THE STANDARD DEBUGGER TO CHECK FOR STUTTERING EMINEMS.

In my next post, I'll explain why the signalfd must also be writable, but actually writing to it means deleting your own executable. Or maybe you could ask sqlite about the number 2.

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely, u0_a199.

P.S. I can reboot my unrooted phone with SCHED_BATCH.

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