Our favorite Linux replacements for antiquated open source tools
Our favorite Linux replacements for antiquated open source tools Opensource.com Wed, 08/10/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Here at Opensource.com, we thought it would be interesting to survey some of our authors to get a feel for what tools they feel are antiquated (but perhaps still useful!) and what they think of the replacement utilities. What follows is a series of responses and a bit of fun, too. We...
Create beautiful PDFs in LaTeX
Create beautiful PDFs in LaTeX Jim Hall Wed, 08/10/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this The LaTeX document preparation system has an interesting history. When programmer Don Knuth wrote his first book, The Art of Computer Programming, in 1968, it was produced using an old-style printing press method. When he published the second edition in 1976, the publisher had moved to modern phototypesetting. Knuth was...
A guide to JVM interpretation and compilation
A guide to JVM interpretation and compilation Jayashree Hutt… Tue, 08/09/2022 – 10:36 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like Java is a platform-independent language. Programs are converted to bytecode after compilation. This bytecode gets converted to machine code at runtime. An interpreter emulates the execution of bytecode instructions for the abstract machine on a specific physical machine. Just-in-time (JIT)...
Fix file permission errors on Linux
Fix file permission errors on Linux Seth Kenlon Mon, 08/08/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this If you’re sharing files between two users over the network or “sneaker net” (saving a file to a hard drive and copying it to a computer), you may encounter permission errors when you try to read or write the file. Even if you understand the concept of file permissions, you may not know exactly how to...
How open organizations can harness energy disruptions
How open organizations can harness energy disruptions Ron McFarland Mon, 08/08/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Many people talk a lot about the values of Open Organization Principles, but in many ways, they require people to change how they do things, which can be difficult. That is true for businesses and industries as well. Disruption in many sectors is coming. How do we use Open Principles to address...
Why we chose the Clojure programming language for Penpot
Why we chose the Clojure programming language for Penpot Andrey Antukh Sun, 08/07/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like “Why Clojure?” is probably the question we’ve been asked the most at Penpot. We have a vague explanation on our FAQ page, so with this article, I’ll explain the motivations and spirit behind our decision. It all started in a PIWEEK. Of course! During one of our...
