FOSS Force News Wire

The FOSS Force News Wire pulls mostly FOSS related news stories from a variety of sources and is updated every 30 minutes. The News Wire is also available as an RSS feed at http://fossforce.com/newswire.

• Linus Torvalds Kicks Off Development of Linux 5.1 Kernel, First RC Is Out Now
  

  Linus Torvalds kicked off today the development cycle of the forthcoming Linux 5.1 kernel series with the release of the first RC (Release Candidate) milestone for public testing. ... read more
  LXerMarch 18, 2019 9:14 pm
  14 mins ago
• NVIDIA Jetson Nano: A Feature-Packed Arm Developer Kit For $99 USD
  One of the most interesting announcements out of NVIDIA's 2019 GTC conference is the introduction of the Jetson Nano, NVIDIA's latest Arm developer board featuring a Tegra SoC. ... read more
  Tux MachinesMarch 18, 2019 9:05 pm
  24 mins ago
• Rugged computers run Linux on Jetson TX2 and Xavier
  

  Aitech is offering RedHawk Linux RTOS for its rugged, compact, Jetson TX2-based A176 Cyclone and new A177 Twister systems. There’s also a similar new Jetson Xavier based A178 ... read more
  Tux MachinesMarch 18, 2019 9:01 pm
  28 mins ago
• Call of Duty Mobile announced for iOS, Android, made by China’s Tencent
  

  SAN FRANCISCO—Activision has taken the wraps off its first major Call of Duty video game for smartphones. The title is simple enough: Call of Duty Mobile. The online, ... read more
  Ars Technica News FeedMarch 18, 2019 8:23 pm
  1 hour ago
• PyTorch Tutorial with Linear Regression
  

  PyTorch is a Python based scientific package which provides a replacement of NumPy ndarrays as Tensors which takes utmost advantage of the GPUs. Another positive point about PyTorch framework is ... read more
  LXerMarch 18, 2019 7:45 pm
  2 hours ago
• Solus 4 “Fortitude” Officially Released, It’s Now Available for Download
  

  The Solus Project announced today the general and immediate availability for download of the long-anticipated Solus 4 Linux-based operating system. ... read more
  LXerMarch 18, 2019 7:14 pm
  2 hours ago
• Boeing downplayed 737 MAX software risks, self-certified much of plane’s safety
  

  Enlarge (credit: Boeing) On Sunday, Ethiopia's transport minister announced that information recovered from flight data recorders aboard the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 revealed "clear similarities" to the ... read more
  Ars Technica News FeedMarch 18, 2019 7:12 pm
  2 hours ago
• Python 3.4.10 and Python 3.5.7 Released
  Python 3.4.10 is now available Python 3.4.10 is the final release in the Python 3.4 series. As of this release, the 3.4 branch has been retired, no further ... read more
  Tux MachinesMarch 18, 2019 7:01 pm
  2 hours ago
• Python 3.5.7 and 3.4.10 released
  Python versions 3.5.7 and 3.4.10 have been released. Both are in "security fixes only" mode and are source-only releases. This is the final release in the Python 3.4 series. The ... read more
  Linux World NewsMarch 18, 2019 6:57 pm
  3 hours ago
• Open Source Doesn’t Make Money Because It Isn’t Designed To Make Money
  

  We all know the story: you can’t make money on open source. Is it really true? I’m thinking about this now because Mozilla would like to diversify its revenue ... read more
  Tux MachinesMarch 18, 2019 6:51 pm
  3 hours ago