Posts with category #Open Source

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The Living Room PC Dream is Alive, and It's Powered by Linux

I've chased the dream of a perfect living room PC for years. Laptops are clunky, Windows is a pain, and consoles are closed boxes. But a combination of the Framework Desktop and a clever Linux distro has finally shown me the way.

September 7, 2025

#Linux #Gaming #Hardware #Open Source #Opinion #Review
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Intel TDX and the Future of Confidential Computing in Open Source

An overview of Intel's Trusted Domain Extensions (TDX) and how its integration into the Linux kernel is a major step for cloud security and confidential computing.

September 4, 2025

#Security #Linux #Open Source #Hardware
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The Quiet Revolution: How OpenTelemetry is Standardizing Observability

A deep dive into OpenTelemetry (OTel), the open-source standard that is decoupling instrumentation from observability backends and ending vendor lock-in.

September 3, 2025

#Open Source #Development #Technology #Future
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Beyond Monitoring: The Rise of Open Source Observability

An exploration of how observability differs from traditional monitoring and the key open-source projects like Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry that are leading the charge.

September 2, 2025

#Open Source #Development #Technology #Future
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The New Era of the Linux Kernel: What 6.x Means for Performance and Security

A look into the significant performance, security, and hardware support advancements in the Linux 6.x kernel series and their impact on the future of computing.

September 2, 2025

#Linux #Open Source #Security #Technology
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The Unstoppable Rise of Immutable Linux: A New Era of Stability

Immutable Linux distributions are shifting the paradigm for how we think about system management, security, and updates. But is this new model ready for the mainstream?

August 30, 2025

#Power #Linux #Open Source #Technology
37

FreeBSD: The Path Not Taken, and Why It Matters

In a world where Linux trends like Flatpak and Snap dominate, FreeBSD remains steadfast in its own philosophy. Is it stubbornness, or a sign of a fundamentally different approach to OS design?

August 30, 2025

#Review #Linux #Open Source #Philosophy
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The Invisible Tax That Was Slowing Down All of Data Science, and The Hero That Fixed It

Why was moving data between tools like Spark and Pandas so slow? A hidden 'tax' was being paid by every data scientist. Apache Arrow is the unsung hero that created a universal language for data, making everything faster.

August 27, 2025

#Development #Technology #Open Source
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The Man Who Built The Internet's Most Essential Tool (And You've Never Heard Of Him)

Every time you update your phone, play a game, or even turn on your TV, you're probably using a tool built by one man: Daniel Stenberg. This is the story of curl, the unsung hero of data transfer, and the incredible dedication of its creator.

August 26, 2025

#Development #Open Source #Technology
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The Unsung Hero of the Internet: The Story of FFmpeg

Every time you watch a YouTube video, use VLC, or even see images from the Mars Rover, you're using FFmpeg. It's the invisible backbone of all multimedia, a project started by one brilliant programmer that has become a cornerstone of the internet.

August 25, 2025

#Development #Open Source