Linux 5.7 arrives with interesting new features
Linus Torvalds announced the availability of Linux 5.7. This new version of the kernel comes with a long list of new features. In this article, we will mention some of the most significant ones.
VSCodium: alternative to Visual Studio Code with no trackers
Microsoft Virtual Studio Code editor is widely used by developers around the world. It is an Open Source software that is available for download under MIT license. The problem is that official binary compilations are not exactly the same as the public source code. They include a telemetry system enabled by default with a series of components that track the actions performed within the editor.
UDS Enterprise 3.0 supports Proxmox for Windows and Linux VDI
The next version of the UDS Enterprise VDI broker will include a new service provider highly demanded by the community. This is Proxmox Virtual Environment, a KVM-based Open Source virtualization platform, very easy to install and manage.
Keys to making the move to Open Source a success
The change from a proprietary to a free and Open Source environment is often looked on with mistrust by employees, especially when it involves adapting to something new. The municipality of Eyüpsultan in Turkey decided to implement the Open Source model for their computer desktops. They managed to do it successfully and with great criticism from users following a simple premise: the new Open Source desktops had to look a lot like the ones used by workers.
Defold game engine is now Open Source
Mobile gaming company King has decided to share the source code of the Defold graphics engine. This cross-platform software has always been free. The company has now gone a step further by releasing the source code and making it available to all users at GitHub.
UDS Enterprise publishes on isolated XCP-ng servers
The UDS Enterprise connection broker allows publishing virtual desktops on the local storage of an isolated server with the XCP-ng hypervisor. In this way, any organization can implement a complete Open Source desktop virtualization solution in just two hours.
