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.

• today’s howtos
  How to Configure sources.list on Debian 10 How to Enable Apache Userdir Module on RHEL/CentOS How To Change Snap Refresh (Update) Schedule How ... read more
  Tux MachinesJuly 17, 2019 11:56 am
  9 hours ago
• Seven Concerns Open Source Should Worry About – Part 1
  

  Free and open source software may have won the war with proprietary software, but that doesn't mean the future will always be safe and secure. Victory brings responsibilities as well ... read more
  LXerJuly 17, 2019 11:44 am
  9 hours ago
• Sparky 5.8 “Nibiru”
  There are new live/install media of SparkyLinux 5.8 “Nibiru” available to download. This is the 1st release of the new stable line, which is based on the Debian 10 ... read more
  Tux MachinesJuly 17, 2019 11:33 am
  9 hours ago
• Android Leftovers
  Google to Discontinue the AdSense App for iOS and Android Android Auto phone interface gone for many on Android Q Beta 5 Samsung’s One UI ... read more
  Tux MachinesJuly 17, 2019 11:31 am
  9 hours ago
• OPNsense 19.7 “Jazzy Jaguar” released
  

  For four and a half years now, OPNsense is driving innovation through modularising and hardening the open source firewall, with simple and reliable firmware upgrades, multi-language support, HardenedBSD security, ... read more
  Tux MachinesJuly 17, 2019 11:29 am
  9 hours ago
• From Linux to cloud, why Red Hat matters for every enterprise
  

  In 1994, if you wanted to make money from Linux, you were selling Linux CDs for $39.95. By 2016, Red Hat became the first $2 billion Linux company. ... read more
  Tux MachinesJuly 17, 2019 11:18 am
  9 hours ago
• When Choosing Your Commercial Linux, Choose Wisely!
  

  “Linux is Linux is Linux,” is a direct quote I heard in a meeting I had recently with a major multi-national, critical-infrastructure company. Surprisingly and correctly, there was ... read more
  Tux MachinesJuly 17, 2019 11:15 am
  9 hours ago
• Become a lifelong learner and succeed at work
  

  Continuous learning refers to the ongoing, career-driven, intentional learning process people undertake to develop themselves. For people who consider themselves continuous learners, learning never stops—and these people see learning opportunities ... read more
  LXerJuly 17, 2019 11:14 am
  9 hours ago
• [$] Fedora, GNOME Software, and snap
  A question about the future of package distribution is at the heart of a disagreement about the snap plugin for the GNOME Software application in Fedora. In a Fedora devel ... read more
  Linux World NewsJuly 17, 2019 11:10 am
  9 hours ago
• How to Convert Files to UTF-8 Encoding in Linux
  

  In this guide, we will describe what character encoding and cover a few examples of converting files from one character encoding to another using a command line tool. ... read more
  Linux TodayJuly 17, 2019 11:00 am
  9 hours ago