Zorin OS source code nowhere to be found
ZorinOS is all over the news recently. It looks like a fairly nice distro, particularly for new users.
I was interested in looking at the code changes they made to some of the apps they forked (ie: gnome-control-center) and I've been looking for the source code, but with no success.
The only thing I've found was this GitHub organization but it only contains the source for their themes and GNOME extensions, and they don't even have that link in their website.
I am starting to get concerned. Are they violating the licenses of the stuff they forked? Are they even worth users' trust? Or am I just dumb and I just can't find it?
Also, some other people in various forums and subreddits have asked the same question in the past, with no answers.
https://redd.it/c4u50p
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ZorinOS is all over the news recently. It looks like a fairly nice distro, particularly for new users.
I was interested in looking at the code changes they made to some of the apps they forked (ie: gnome-control-center) and I've been looking for the source code, but with no success.
The only thing I've found was this GitHub organization but it only contains the source for their themes and GNOME extensions, and they don't even have that link in their website.
I am starting to get concerned. Are they violating the licenses of the stuff they forked? Are they even worth users' trust? Or am I just dumb and I just can't find it?
Also, some other people in various forums and subreddits have asked the same question in the past, with no answers.
https://redd.it/c4u50p
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r/linux - Zorin OS source code nowhere to be found
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OpenMandriva, Alpine, openSUSE, EndeavourOS, Regolith | This Week in Linux 71
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/c4s9wg/ubuntu_ex86s_32bit_openmandriva_alpine_opensuse/
https://redd.it/c4sbvo
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r/linux - Ubuntu Ex86s 32-Bit, OpenMandriva, Alpine, openSUSE, EndeavourOS, Regolith | This Week in Linux 71
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Is a desktop Linux distro based on busybox possible?
Are the GNU utilities required in a desktop Linux distribution? Could one build a busybox-based distribution with a working graphical environment? Do most packages build with busybox?
https://redd.it/c4vdmj
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Are the GNU utilities required in a desktop Linux distribution? Could one build a busybox-based distribution with a working graphical environment? Do most packages build with busybox?
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r/linux - Is a desktop Linux distro based on busybox possible?
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YSK this YouTube channel which shows in a glance new and updated distros.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNnUnr4gwyNmzx_Bbzvt29g
https://redd.it/c4y9cq
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https://redd.it/c4y9cq
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Zorin OS 15 Released, Here's What's New
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgrOCCGHKs
https://redd.it/c52a9s
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The push for Linux gaming is a push for spyware on Linux (in the form of anti-cheat)
Anti-cheat is spyware. Any push for games that bring over anti-cheat is a push for spyware to be acceptable on Linux.
Anti-cheat does most or all of the following:
* Runs as root
* Runs even when games are not
* Sends home arbitrary files
* Sends home process lists
* Sends home memory snapshots of arbitrary running process
* Sends home keyboard and mouse logs
* Sends home full desktop screenshots
Somehow anti-cheat has flown under the radar as harmful spyware. It has never been seen as spyware by the courts, skirts GDPR protections, and developers have convinced users that this spyware is harmless.
https://redd.it/c534u4
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Anti-cheat is spyware. Any push for games that bring over anti-cheat is a push for spyware to be acceptable on Linux.
Anti-cheat does most or all of the following:
* Runs as root
* Runs even when games are not
* Sends home arbitrary files
* Sends home process lists
* Sends home memory snapshots of arbitrary running process
* Sends home keyboard and mouse logs
* Sends home full desktop screenshots
Somehow anti-cheat has flown under the radar as harmful spyware. It has never been seen as spyware by the courts, skirts GDPR protections, and developers have convinced users that this spyware is harmless.
https://redd.it/c534u4
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r/linux - The push for Linux gaming is a push for spyware on Linux (in the form of anti-cheat)
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Steam is dropping support for Ubuntu, but not Linux entirely
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-is-dropping-support-for-ubuntu-but-not-linux-entirely/
https://redd.it/c56fyf
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https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-is-dropping-support-for-ubuntu-but-not-linux-entirely/
https://redd.it/c56fyf
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PC Gamer
Steam is dropping support for Ubuntu, but not Linux entirely (Update: Ubuntu support continues)
The company will have to find a new Linux desktop distribution due Ubuntu's upcoming changes.
Firebird 2.5.9 sub-release is available
https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-2-5-9-sub-release-is-available/
https://redd.it/c58d9c
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https://firebirdsql.org/en/news/firebird-2-5-9-sub-release-is-available/
https://redd.it/c58d9c
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Firebird 2.5.9 sub-release is available
Firebird: The true open source database for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and more
Firebird SQL: The true open-source relational database
Linus Torvalds Sees Lots of Hardware Headaches Ahead
https://devops.com/linus-torvalds-sees-lots-of-hardware-headaches-ahead/
https://redd.it/c5bd82
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https://devops.com/linus-torvalds-sees-lots-of-hardware-headaches-ahead/
https://redd.it/c5bd82
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Linus Torvalds Sees Lots of Hardware Headaches Ahead - DevOps.com
Linus Torvalds warned KubeCon attendees that managing software is about to become a lot more challenging, thanks to two looming hardware issues.
Btrfs vs write caching firmware bugs (tl;dr some hard drives with buggy firmware can corrupt your data if you don't disable write caching)
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-btrfs/20190624052718.GD11831@hungrycats.org/T/#m786147a3293420d47873c5b60a62cd137cd362e9
https://redd.it/c59nry
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https://lore.kernel.org/linux-btrfs/20190624052718.GD11831@hungrycats.org/T/#m786147a3293420d47873c5b60a62cd137cd362e9
https://redd.it/c59nry
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GitLab 12.0 released with Visual Reviews and Dependency List
https://about.gitlab.com/2019/06/22/gitlab-12-0-released
https://redd.it/c5btxq
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https://about.gitlab.com/2019/06/22/gitlab-12-0-released
https://redd.it/c5btxq
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GitLab
GitLab 12.0 released with Visual Reviews and Dependency List
GitLab 12.0 released with Visual Reviews, Dependency List, and much more!
OTPClient v1.5.0 is out
Some days ago I've released version 1.5.0 of OTPClient: https://github.com/paolostivanin/OTPClient/releases/tag/v1.5.0
The changelog is:
- add shortcut to quit the application
- use native dialog for open and save actions
- show error dialog if db is missing
- rename "label" to "account name" in order to respect label = accountname / issuer (":" / "%3A") *"%20" accountname (fix #136)
- respect XDG_CONFIG_HOME
- correctly handle empty label and/or issuer when editing a row
Packages for opensuse are already up to date (see the project's wiki for info).
With flatpak I saw there's a build issue which I cannot reproduce on 2 different PCs, so I'll have to ping someone from the flatpak team to help me with this.
I guess in the next few days also packages for Ubuntu and Arch will be updated by the respective maintainers :) (thank you!!)
This week I'm also working on v2.0, let's see how far I'll go ;-)
As always, if you have issues, questions, feedback please open an issue on GitHub (or ping me here if you don't have a GitHub account)
https://redd.it/c5beoj
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Some days ago I've released version 1.5.0 of OTPClient: https://github.com/paolostivanin/OTPClient/releases/tag/v1.5.0
The changelog is:
- add shortcut to quit the application
- use native dialog for open and save actions
- show error dialog if db is missing
- rename "label" to "account name" in order to respect label = accountname / issuer (":" / "%3A") *"%20" accountname (fix #136)
- respect XDG_CONFIG_HOME
- correctly handle empty label and/or issuer when editing a row
Packages for opensuse are already up to date (see the project's wiki for info).
With flatpak I saw there's a build issue which I cannot reproduce on 2 different PCs, so I'll have to ping someone from the flatpak team to help me with this.
I guess in the next few days also packages for Ubuntu and Arch will be updated by the respective maintainers :) (thank you!!)
This week I'm also working on v2.0, let's see how far I'll go ;-)
As always, if you have issues, questions, feedback please open an issue on GitHub (or ping me here if you don't have a GitHub account)
https://redd.it/c5beoj
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GitHub
paolostivanin/OTPClient
Highly secure and easy to use GTK+ OTP client (TOTP and HOTP) - paolostivanin/OTPClient
With the increased ram (upto 4GB) on raspberry Pi 4 can we load the complete os into ram on bootup and run it off ram?
With the faster ddr4 ram, wouldn't it be faster to run it off ram and and do periodic writes to sdcard? Are there any oses out there that already support it?
https://redd.it/c5b9qe
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With the faster ddr4 ram, wouldn't it be faster to run it off ram and and do periodic writes to sdcard? Are there any oses out there that already support it?
https://redd.it/c5b9qe
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r/linux - With the increased ram (upto 4GB) on raspberry Pi 4 can we load the complete os into ram on bootup and run it off ram?
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Can NuVision tablet run Linux?
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxhardware/comments/c52vmn/nuvision_tm800w560l_signature_edition_tablet/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxhardware/comments/c52vmn/nuvision_tm800w560l_signature_edition_tablet/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
https://redd.it/c5gbjc
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r/linuxhardware - Nuvision TM800W560L Signature Edition Tablet Running Linux?
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Buster - the new version of Raspbian - Raspberry Pi 4
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/buster-the-new-version-of-raspbian/
https://redd.it/c5h1gp
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https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/buster-the-new-version-of-raspbian/
https://redd.it/c5h1gp
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Raspberry Pi
Buster – the new version of Raspbian
You'll need the new Raspbian Buster for Raspberry Pi 4, and it is now the standard version of Raspbian for all earlier Raspberry Pi models too.