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I organized hackathons on Python, Java, and .Net, each attended by 100 to 250 participants. As the organizer, I observed the participants from the sidelines and ensured that the hackathon was not only about technology but also about proper preparation, teamwork, and communication. In this article, I gathered the most common mistakes and non-obvious life hacks that […]
The release of PeerTube 1.4 has been published, a decentralized platform for video hosting and streaming. PeerTube offers an independent alternative to YouTube, Dailymotion, and Vimeo, utilizing a content distribution network based on P2P communications that links the browsers of visitors. The project is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. PeerTube is based on using the BitTorrent client WebTorrent, which runs in the browser and employs WebRTC technology for […]
A report on the development of the FreeBSD project from April to June 2019 has been released. Among the changes, the noteworthy points include: General and System Issues. The Core team decided to establish a working group to explore the possibility of transitioning source texts from the centralized version control system Subversion to a decentralized system using Git. Fuzz testing of the FreeBSD kernel was conducted using the syzkaller system, and fixes were made […]
Valve has published a new release of the Proton project 4.11-3, which is based on the work of the Wine project and aimed at enabling Linux users to run Windows games available in the Steam catalog. The project works under the BSD license. Proton allows running Windows-only games directly in the Linux client of Steam. The package includes implementation of […]
Update! In the comments, one reader suggested trying Linstor (he might be working on it himself), so I added a section about this solution. I also wrote a post on how to install it, as the process differs significantly from others. To be honest, I gave up and decided to steer clear of Kubernetes (at least for now). I will use Heroku. Why? […]
Troubleshooting operating system boot issues on servers without KVM can be challenging. We create KVM-over-IP using a recovery image and a virtual machine. In case of operating system problems on a remote server, the administrator boots from the recovery image and performs the necessary tasks. This method works well when the cause of the failure is known, and the recovery image and installed operating system on the server […]
Phone Arena reported the confirmation of the release date for the final version of the Android 10 operating system. The publication requested information from Google support and received a response. According to it, owners of Google Pixel smartphones will have access to the release build as early as September 3. Others will have to wait until manufacturers release their own builds. It is noted that the update will be available […]
Sega and Atlus Studios have announced that sales of the Persona series have reached 10 million copies, taking almost a quarter of a century. The developer studio Atlus also plans to hold an event where it will share more about the upcoming Persona 5 Royal, which is an updated version of the role-playing game Persona 5. Persona 5 Royal will go on sale on October 31 only […]
Linus Torvalds has released the sixth weekly test version of the upcoming Linux kernel 5.3. This release coincides with the 28th anniversary of the launch of the original first version of the new OS at that time. For the announcement, Torvalds rephrased his first message on the topic. It reads: "I am creating a (free) operating system (it's more than just a hobby) for 486 clones […]
A new release of the specialized boot image Super Grub2 Disk 2.04s1 has been published, occupying only 16 MB and designed for booting any systems in situations where users encounter bootloader damage, inability to boot the system, or overwriting the main bootloader in multi-OS setups. A console interface based on […] is offered for managing and finding available systems to boot.
The release of Scientific Linux 7.7 has been presented. It is built on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 and includes tools aimed at use in scientific institutions. The distribution is available for the x86_64 architecture in the form of DVD images (9.8 GB and 8 GB) and a minimal image for network installation (496 MB). The publication of Live images is delayed. The differences from RHEL are mostly […]
The release of rclone 1.49 has been published. This tool is similar to rsync and is designed for copying and synchronizing data between a local system and various cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Amazon Drive, S3, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, One Drive, Swift, Hubic, Cloudfiles, Google Cloud Storage, and Yandex.Disk. The project code is written in Go and is distributed under the MIT license. In […]