Weekly Questions and Hardware Thread - May 29, 2019

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erandr - simple xrandr wrapper for quick monitor configuration
http://github.com/evidlo/erandr

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Can everything be GPL

In the recent news, Google, Intel, ARM and many other tech companies just banned their technology to the Chinese company Huawei. The fact that technologies can be weaponized by politics makes me sad. I personally wouldn't be happy if something I built is being used as a weapon by politicians. In my imagination, everything should be open. So I wonder what's the answer, how can the cyberspace be free of all those. Is the GPL license a solution?

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Testing and the stable tree [LWN.net]
https://www.reddit.com/r/kernel/comments/bu9o3h/testing_and_the_stable_tree_lwnnet/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

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Krita 4.2 is out. Includes improved support for more tablets, better support for multi-monitor setups, support for HDR images, including animations (Windows only for now), has slicker and faster brushes, etc.
https://krita.org/en/item/krita-4-2-0-is-out/

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Making a new OS using the Linux kernel

Hello everyone.

With my friend we are making a new OS using the Linux kernel.

It's not really a distribution but rather a thing on its own. I wanted to ask if anyone wants to join us and help stuff go faster?

Here is the concept, I will update the document a bit more tonight, because it's slightly outdated but will give you a general idea of what we have planned.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fKMagsJaPGSmB30BJff7V6-NJ7gbVfyZafzdHUZsits/edit?usp=drivesdk

What's the plan? Demolish Microsoft and Apple. Make opensource the best as it was never before.

We are already making our own init system, we won't be using systemd. It's being coded in Rust and once the first version is released, we will publish the source code so you can see it. From there on, you are free to use it and contribute if you would like.

Most likely, we will be choosing the MIT license. We don't like GPL. We want full freedom.

As known, the Linux kernel has problems. We are forking its 4.19 version with the aim to make it its own thing as a kernel and fix most of the issues in there

Our applications will be available on Windows as well and macOS in the future.

We hope to see you join. Our communications Discord server is to be found in the documentation.

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Many, many people hated me before for installing Ubuntu 16.10 so I'm now installing 19.0.
https://redd.it/bucj2g
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The Missing WireGuard Documentation: Setup, Usage, Configuration, and a full example for server-to-server VPN with roaming clients & public peers.
https://github.com/pirate/wireguard-docs

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Storage testing [LWN.net]
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/789538/3f4409ee98171ae4/

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Packit - packaging in Fedora with minimal effort
https://fedoramagazine.org/packit-packaging-in-fedora-with-minimal-effort/

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Hyper-V quick virtual machine now supports ubuntu ;)
https://redd.it/bueqis
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ELinks with BeautifulSoup
https://hellricer.github.io/2019/05/29/elinks-with-beautifulsoup.html

https://redd.it/buf9w5
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Gnome Designer: We need to get better at communicating that there is no "Linux" platform. GNOME, KDE, elementary, etc. are their own ecosystems, and apps designed for one of them don't automatically run on the others.
https://mastodon.social/@tbernard/101945846229443981

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Central Post to improve Touchpad experience on Linux

Hello,

I want to create a Post here where people can share information on how to improve their touchpad experience on linux.

Personally I want to improve my touchpad settings on linux too, as it is important when using a laptop without a mouse.

Especially with new laptops that have windows precision touchpads, the difference between windows and linux gets bigger.

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I would appreciate your help on creating a post that can help people like me to adjust their touchpad to their needs.

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Chris

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Release notes for the Genode OS Framework 19.05
https://genode.org/documentation/release-notes/19.05

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Kindd version 2.0.0 released.

Kindd is a gui for dd command that written in qt-quick.

In this new release we add some new functionalities:

1. Redesign whole app.
2. List only removable devices. (So there is no choice for users to format/delete partitions accidentally).
3. There is no need for list-devices page.
4. Some improvment in file-chooser dialog.
5. Automatic usb add/eject detection.

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Github Page:

[https://github.com/LinArcX/Kindd](https://github.com/LinArcX/Kindd)

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Aur package:

[https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kindd/](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kindd/)

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Unix on the GBA?

Yes! Thanks to a madlad on discord, he linked an article of someone's experiment of running ancient unix on a GBA

[http://www.kernelthread.com/publications/gbaunix/](http://www.kernelthread.com/publications/gbaunix/)

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Termux on Android + Mosh/Ssh is fantastic.

I can access my phone from my computer without it being plugged in.

It compliments KDE Connect so well. If I want to do something KDE Connect doesn't support, I just Mosh into my phone and do whatever I want to.

Termux is already pretty great on its own, but using an Android command line in my computer is just so convenient.

[Here's](https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Remote_Access) a tutorial on how to do it.

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How DRM has permitted Google to have an "open source" browser that is still under its exclusive control
https://boingboing.net/2019/05/29/hoarding-software-freedom.html

https://redd.it/bukobk
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GParted 1.0 Released

Link to site: https://gparted.org/news.php?item=224

Release Notes: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted/gparted-1.0.0/gparted-1.0.0-README.md/view

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Void Linux on POWER
https://www.talospace.com/2019/05/void-comes-alive-cd.html

https://redd.it/bulp2h
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