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Will the European Union Erect Barriers to FOSS?
2023 Settembre 20 - By Max Roveri
On September 15, 2022, the European Commission published a draft law called the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), which aims to improve the security of hardware and software products. The proposal defines "standard metrics" for evaluating the safety of projects. It communicates the security status of each project to users [...]
Contribute to Open Source: The Right Way – Interview with Daniele Scasciafratte
2023 Settembre 14 - By Max Roveri
The third edition of Contribute to Open Source: the right way by Daniele Scasciafratte has now been released. We interviewed Daniele to learn more about his projects, his take on Linux and FOSS, and his book.
Daniele is a full stack developer and a Council Member of the Italian Linux [...]
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Media Partner of Jesień Linuksowa (Linux Autumn) 2023
The Polish Linux Users Group (PLUG) is excited to host the 19th edition of the Linux Autumn Conference. LPI proudly stands as a Media Partner
Will AI Replace Developers?
2023 Settembre 06 - By Sachiko Nakase
The technology industry has already seen more than 230,000 job cuts since the beginning of 2023. The feeling one gets from these widespread layoffs, the collapse of crypto asset prices, and the bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is that the golden balloon that is Silicon Valley has popped. [...]
Software Freedom Day: Connect With New Clientele and Your Community
2023 Settembre 01 - By Jon "maddog" Hall
Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a global initiative that takes place on September 16th, with over 300 events in 100 cities worldwide. It is a key opportunity for organizations to establish their community presence, extend their reach to new potential clients or students, and make important professional connections with [...]
From SEO to DevOps Via LPI: Adam Stegienko’s Path
2023 Settembre 01 - By Adam Stegienko
My journey with the technology world started not a long time ago but has been extremely intense. Having graduated from non-IT studies, I had my first two jobs in the Finance field. Although some of my responsibilities were close to software development or process improvement topics, I always felt [...]
Web Development Must Be Considered as a Whole
2023 Agosto 30 - By Marbellys Martinez Alfaro
"Visit our website" is the phrase found in every press release and at the end of articles and white papers. Websites have become the primary medium to inform the public about products, services, leisure, news, education, and just about everything. But to fulfill the websites' mission, their developers need [...]
Morrolinux’s Tips: Playing Games on Linux? It Works!
2023 Agosto 29 - By Moreno Razzoli
Many game enthusiasts believe that playing on GNU/Linux is impossible. In reality, support for gaming on Linux is constantly improving, thanks to various available software solutions. With the launch of Valve's Steam Deck, interest in gaming on Linux is growing even more. Figure 1 shows the Cyberpunk 2077 RPG [...]
How Software Development Is (Not) Different in the Front End and Back End
2023 Agosto 16 - By Tilman Lüttje
In the development of web services, the various tasks can be divided into front end and back end. Roughly summarized, front-end development refers to all work that primarily deals with user interfaces. The front end communicates with the back end, which is responsible for managing persistent data in a [...]
Pick Your First Programming Language (for Web Development)
2023 Agosto 09 - By Greg Czuchaj
Choosing your first programming language feels a bit like navigating a labyrinth with 9,000 passageways. Yep, that's the staggering number of coding languages out there, as reported by the Online Historical Encyclopaedia of Programming Languages. Even if you narrow it down to the 265 languages analyzed by the TIOBE [...]