Linux has a interested history. This is one of early emails from Linus that started Linux as a hobby project, now it's running on 95% of servers and phones.
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I created an app to automatically track your time. (Logs the active process and app name every second). It saves into a local sqlite3. It was a school project, but I expanded upon it. Is anyone interested in me polishing it and releasing it? I do not know of any free/open alternative.
https://redd.it/mmn6nc
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XScreenSaver 6.00 out now
https://www.jwz.org/blog/2021/04/xscreensaver-6-00-out-now/

https://redd.it/mmnxsj
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Even Apple posting april fools jokes!
https://redd.it/mmovfk
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OMG! Pop!OS' PopShop is actually elementary AppCenter itself and not a fork of it!

Today i was browsing the system monitor and found something quite strange...

The process' name was io.elementary.appcenter, but I was running Pop!OS and moreover the icon was of PopShop too!

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https://preview.redd.it/jxc18z4v6xr61.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=70514048e59e9f142d0388c7a05d45e7cb9adce4

https://redd.it/mmo8g4
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IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 1.1 brings COBOL capabilities to the Linux on x86 environment
https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/9/872/ENUSAP21-0019/index.html&request_locale=en

https://redd.it/mmrozt
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systemd Inhibitor Locks Deep Dive
https://trstringer.com/systemd-inhibitor-locks/

https://redd.it/mmshr6
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This paper used algorithm to find copypaste bug in Linux, what is the bug?

Hi I found a paper discussing a tool to find bugs introduced by copy pasting code. And they show an example (Figure 1.) where the tool has found a potential problem and marked the buggy line, but I can't see what is wrong.

Do you guys have any idea? http://opera.ucsd.edu/paper/OSDI04-CPMiner.pdf


{
...
for(iter=0; iter<numregs; iter++) {
promphystotal[iter].startadr = promregmemlistiter.physaddr;
promphystotal[iter].numbytes = promregmemlistiter.regsize;
promphystotal[iter].theresmore = &promphystotaliter+1;
}
...
for(iter=0; iter<numregs; iter++) {
prompromtaken[iter].startadr = promregmemlistiter.physaddr;
prompromtaken[iter].numbytes = promregmemlistiter.regsize;
prompromtaken[iter].theresmore = &promphystotaliter+1; // bug
}
...
}

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Auto moderator is out of control

I saw a post I liked last night so I commented "nice!" Because, well.. I thought it was a good thing. I wake up this morning to a message saying my comment was removed for being inappropriate. So let me reiterate this. I respond to a post with a positive reply because I would like to see more stuff like that in the sub and it gets removed because for some reason it has been deemed "inappropriate". What in the blue hell? Do you WANT people to leave your sub? If I can't comment on something without being removed for a logical reason, why would I continue to post here? Why would anyone?

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Just received a spiral bound copy of the LFS installation manual from the local print shop. Got to love open source materials, super happy! Must remember to donate to the project. Anyone else got a hard copy?
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Update on git.php.net incident
https://externals.io/message/113981

https://redd.it/mmwtvi
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Do you write your own tools, even if similar tools are already available?

Moderators, I'm not sure how much this post will fall into the category of "self promotion", but if you feel it's too much , or irrelevant, please remove. That being said, I think this post and the sentiment is healthy for Linux and the software landscape as a whole 🙂

## the context...

I very often see programmers throw away projects they're thinking of working on, simply because someone's done it before.
Like, you'll get all hyped up to write something, but finding its already been done takes all the wind out of your sails.

Its a shame, because the majority of my knowledge of Linux comes from deciding to build a Linux tool, and then engrossing myself in the topic. "Learn by doing", and all that.

I'd like to promote the idea that there are a plethora of reasons to build your own tools, even if in some cases, the reason is simply "because it's fun". Following from this, I've made a little subreddit called r/notinventedhere where we can share novel DIY projects, especially those that we did despite there being previously-established solutions.

My hope is that my fellow programming hobbyists will carry this sentiment, and continue building tools just for the passion, and continue contributing to this glorious open source landscape 🧙‍♂️🧙‍♂️🧙‍♂️

What do you all think? Are there other subreddits that already do this?

https://redd.it/mmveue
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Alan Pope, Ubuntu Developer, leaves Canonical
https://twitter.com/popey/status/1380139900108963848?s=20

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After Hours Of Errors and Customization, I Finally Got My Way Of Arch Linux! Thoughts?
https://redd.it/mn02as
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Creating servers in linux is easier than windows

I remember in school, I was given an assignment about various servers, with centos and windows server both. I NEVER EVER used any linux until then. Nor did I touch any CMD's at all. The assignment was about servers like ftp, mail servers, web servers etc.

I was kinda sad that I got this assignment but, centos was rather easier, even though it was on cmd mostly. Windows on the other hand... Spaghetti of GUI's and GUI's of inception... Maybe I sucked at it but it was obscure.

Linux was kinda fun though. And a little faster. I liked the UI and all. Then I learned about Ubuntu. Wanted to check that out, word was out that, "developers" were using that. Ok so I got hyped. That's what it made me come all the way, 3 years ago. Now I use it as a desktop aswell. It works fine.

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So thats my story.

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lightdm-qtquick-greeter – New QtQuick-based LightDM Greeter
https://github.com/FascodeNet/lightdm-qtquick-greeter

https://redd.it/mmybua
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Remap Caps-Lock (to Escape, Control, etc.) Persistently
https://thesynack.com/posts/persistent-capslock-behavior/

https://redd.it/mn21yp
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Librem 5 News Summary: March 2021
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-news-summary-march-2021/

https://redd.it/mmw3iu
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Application activity tracking in linux ?

Hey so I was wondering If there is any way in linux world to track application activity like we get on Android in Mobile phones and any way to track what websites were visited the most in browsers like Firefox and chrome just like application activity as I don't know browsing activity in browsers (Not talking browsing history) ?

https://redd.it/mn5dej
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Run MS Teams on a coffee machine? (Or: Embedded Linux Framebuffer VNC client)
https://raymii.org/s/blog/MS_Teams_on_a_Coffee_Machine_or_Framebuffer_VNC_Client.html

https://redd.it/mn7ort
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Initial support for the Apple M1 platform has been merged into Linux and will be part of 5.13
https://twitter.com/asahilinux/status/1380364593126539265?s=21

https://redd.it/mn8tdg
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