Anyone know how DealsLands became a featured sponsor of the X.Org Foundation?

I'm just curious if anyone here is familiar with Linux lore. Apparently, among Portland State University, MIT, HP, and Sun, [DealsLands](https://www.dealslands.co.uk/) (a voucher and discount promo code website) is a sizable sponsor of the [X.Org Foundation](https://x.org/wiki/) (creators and dedicated maintainers of the open-source Xorg packages).

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Any experience programming on a remote machine?

I've got a Mac laptop and a Linux desktop. Obviously, I can ssh into the Linux machine no problem. But I was wondering if anyone had any tips to make the experience more seamless. I don't want it to "feel" like I'm working on a remote machine. Personal anecdotes would be cool too. Just trying to gauge if this is worth the effort.

I use sublime-text as my editor of choice.

Edit:

Just as an aside, I was getting horrible latency over WiFi (both laptop and desktop were wireless). Like 300ms. Plugging an ethernet cable into the linux desktop dropped the ping to 3ms. Before the delay between action and reaction made it unbearable. Now its much much better (as in an unnoticeable amount of latency).

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Boot Debian from USB - Does speed matter?

My first time creating a bootable USB using Rufus. I want to install minimal Debian and use my own tools. Before I choose a USB to format, I would like to know if the read/write speed of the USB matters.

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dwm-status

I created [dwm-status](https://github.com/s1n7ax/dwm-status) to overcome some of the issues I had with other noscripts. Hope you enjoy.

Few features

* Easy component integration (add the component to list and it will start working)
* One doesn't force another to load/read resources when they don't need to (CPU update every 2 second but weather updates each 1 hour)
* This can update signals (volume control function button in keyboard. more details in readme.md)

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Discuss those scenarios for GPL and Apple App Store

Most people who deal with Apple and writes predominantly GPL software know this stunt.
[Apple Pulls VLC Player from App Store Due to GPL](https://uk.pcmag.com/news/102857/apple-pulls-vlc-player-from-app-store-due-to-gpl).

# Discuss those scenarios for GPL and Apple App Store

## If I write an app that


`a1`. contains some GPL v3 and AGPL v3 code, not specially cross-licensed

`a2`. fully open source

`a3`. does not use internal NDA-ed Apple API

`a4`. is otherwise free of legal issues

`a5`. $0 to purchase on App Store and no IAP (in-app purchase)

`a6`. no Ads

`a7`. includes relevant GPL licenses in the app

`a8`. includes a link to the app's Github page

`a9`. includes `b1`, `b2`, as a human-accessible in-app attachment

## and I release the following on GitHub


`b1`. full pre-compilation source code, with a9 as blank placeholders

`b2`. unsigned binary executable before doing `a9` (to avoid recursion)

`b3`. unsigned binary executable after doing `a9`

`b4`. Apple Developer ID signed `b3` before submitting to Apple

`b5`. documentation on how you can compile from `b1` to `b4` yourself

## would your answer change if all or some of the following are true


`c1`. the Apple Developer ID is controlled by public contributors that have push access to the master branch on GitHub.

`c2`. The email used by Apple Developer ID is publicly accessible read-only for emails sent by `@apple.com`, with the exception of `appleid.apple.com` (password reset emails would be public otherwise)

`c3`. The email used by Apple Developer ID is fully accessible by public contributors that have push access to the master branch on GitHub.

## Would your answer differ if the app is

`d1`. a `universal app` using SwiftUI

`d2`. published to iOS App Store

`d3`. published to Mac App Store

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I am using linux for gaming too any fellows in the same boat with me?
https://thedevtalk.com/article/id/4139d35b6b0c9a98f4965af6ec79f751

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USB magicc

Recently created a ton of linux usb sticks and tested out a little bit of security stuff. Turns out that windows systems are really weak against linux being the upper running OS... I could run it in a VM and modify some stuff on the go to make windows think, I was admin. Now I'm always taking at least one of the sticks with me. With them I also have instant access to all my apps and Minecraft! I really recommend making one of those sticks!

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Goodbye Windows. Hello Linux.

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[AC Odyssey running on Lutris](https://preview.redd.it/fsqdbwtdayq41.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c4811be2ac10e84e535815fdc0ac45790ae525c)

After struggling with windows error and freezes, i decided to try Linux today. Tbh I've been thinking to switch to Linux for quite some times but i was afraid i cant game on it but after learning a bit about Ubuntu, I ended up really happy with it.

if anyone have more Debian distros recommendation, ill be more than happy to try it.

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Foliate's big 2.0.0 release is out now! Re-written from the core, the eBook reader now has new gesture and design improvements.
https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/releases/tag/2.0.0

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cron.weekly issue #128: kernel 5.6, wireguard, gcc, gitlab, sidekick & more
https://ma.ttias.be/cronweekly/issue-128/

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64bit Performance tested on raspberry pi 4

Intallation/ **UI Demo**/**Performance Video**: [https://youtu.be/RE\_6PU7MNKo](https://youtu.be/RE_6PU7MNKo)

[Image: Ubuntu 20.04](https://preview.redd.it/j8vw1p4yqyq41.jpg?width=650&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4d47f9a100ecd238859c94f83675791a6110012)

New features in Ubuntu 20.04

Since it’s an LTS release, stability is of the upmost importance. Canonical team won’t try any radical changes here. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS users would surely notice the visual changes and performance improvements but I don’t think you’ll see many changes between 19.10 and 20.04.

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1. Improved default theme
2. GNOME 3.36
3. No Amazon app anymore
4. Linux Kernel 5.4
5. Improved ZFS support
6. WireGuard
7. No more Python 2

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Image download from ubuntu server:

[http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily-preinstalled/current/HEADER.html](http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily-preinstalled/current/HEADER.html)

Intallation/ **UI Demo**/**Performance Video**: [https://youtu.be/RE\_6PU7MNKo](https://youtu.be/RE_6PU7MNKo)

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You can contribute to open source without knowing how to code! Here are my user-facing contributions

Despite not knowing how to code, I've been contributing to Linux for years. And I think I've made meaningful user-facing changes by merely filing bug reports, particularly to elementary OS! So I thought it's a good idea to summarise all of it as proof that you can too!

https://jatan.blog/2020/04/04/my-contributions-to-elementary-os-and-how-you-can-too/

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Librem Mini Preorder Funding Complete!

The community has spoken. There’s demand for a Free SFF PC. Purism are now ready to supply the demand.
https://puri.sm/products/librem-mini/

$50k has been secured to start first round of Minis. Preorders are expected to start shipping within a month.

Jobs secured. New Free products coming.

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New project: cmd-frontend: Easy web UIs for command-line tools

I've finally gotten around to publishing an attempt to combine the power and rapid development of command-line tools with the usability of GUIs (e.g. sortable tables, popups with documentation, buttons for common actions, click-for-more-details, etc). It's a Node.js project that aims to be super-easy to run in secure environments and to be easily customisable, at least by those who know TypeScript/JavaScript :) Command output is parsed by JavaScript in the browser so any detail can be surfaced on a web-page. There are currently draft UIs for systemd status, process details, Kubernetes, and BOINC/Folding@Home.

[https://github.com/eug48/cmd-frontend/](https://github.com/eug48/cmd-frontend/)


I hope this is useful to others - would love any feedback & contributions :)

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Can i drag and drop file from guest to host on Qemu/kvm with Spice?

Hi, i've setup Spice in my guest (Debian 10 Xfce) and can share clipboard between the guest and host (Debian 10 Gnome). Drag and drop only works 1 way, from host to guest.

Does Spice only support one way or something wrong with my setup or i can drag and drop file from guest to host but the file locates where i dont know?

Thanks for your help!

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This week in KDE: Moar performance!
https://pointieststick.com/2020/04/04/this-week-in-kde-moar-performance/

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On a low and technical level, what causes Linux to use (statistically) more battery than Windows?

It is known that, statistically, the battery of a laptop that runs Windows or MacOS lasts much more (even a couple of hours) than a laptop running Linux.
A friend of mine and I were wondering what are the causes of this behavior.
We have not found a definitive explanation that goes into low-level detail, and we would love if someone could enlighten us.

In this brief post we will describe some of findings... We would really like to discuss them.
There might be mistakes: any correction is welcome.

The ACPI standard \[1\] dictates where the ACPI tables should be stored in memory. The BIOS/UEFI is responsible for loading such tables. An OS can later access these tables (reading and writing some values) and perform various power management work.

In our understanding, it seems that laptop vendors often ignore parts of the standard: they work together with Microsoft or Apple to define some "secret" location where to store some custom ACPI tables designated to carry out advanced functionalities.

Some questions:

* Does this all mean that Linux typically isn't able to regulates all ACPI states (power, processor, performance)?
* Why would the vendor do so?
* If the standard is not respected, how does Linux avoid a crash when it parse the ACPI tables and encounters errors?

Suppose that a vendor respects the ACPI standard and correctly implements it.

* In this scenario, has anyone tested whether the battery lasts equally with Windows, MacOS and Linux?
* If they do not last equally, what "custom" ACPI functionalities do Windows or MacOS implement that make the laptop last longer?

Suppose that the problem is not ACPI but Linux:

* Why haven't Linux kernel programmers yet resolved these issues? We say this because, *in our opinion*, it should be essential that an OS (a kernel, in reality) that proposes itself as an alternative to Windows and MacOS has an equal battery usage.

\[1\] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced\_Configuration\_and\_Power\_Interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Configuration_and_Power_Interface)

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Enable PHP errors to Display on Web Browser
https://www.techoism.com/enable-php-errors-to-display-on-web-browser/

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Control screen brightnes from command line
https://www.how2shout.com/how-to/how-to-change-screen-brightness-in-ubuntu-using-command-terminal.html/amp

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Red hat free courses due to COVID-19 emergency
https://blcsystems.com/red-hat-free-courses/

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Hera Updates for March, 2020
https://blog.elementary.io/hera-updates-for-march-2020/

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