Archive for the Category: Open Source

LG Open Sources webOS

March 20, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Déjà vu. LG just released an open-sourced version of webOS: http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2018/03/webos-enters-next-phase-as-global-platform-under-lgs-stewardship/ webOS Open Source Edition (OSE) offers a strong development environment that enables easy collaboration with other platform developers, as well as distinctive built-in user features. For those who don’t remember, the webOS merry go round, you should read the webOS Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebOS Regards, […]

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New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Released

March 14, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Raspberry Pi Foundation has just released a new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35/ It has a faster CPU, upgraded networking and improved thermal management. Specifications: Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.2, BLE Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300 […]

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Debian 9.4 Released

March 12, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Debian Project has just released Debian 9.4. https://www.debian.org/News/2018/20180310 Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the […]

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Creating a Standard for MQ Messages to/from SQLite DB

March 8, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Yesterday, I wrote about MQ Messages to/from SQLite DB which are a pair of utilities for offloading and loading messages to/from SQLite database. I thought it would be a good idea to publish what I designed so that other vendors, companies or users can easy use the standard. First, the SQL to create the table […]

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SQLite v3.22.0 Released

January 23, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.22.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Debian 9.3 Released

December 11, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Debian Project has just released Debian 9.3. https://www.debian.org/News/2017/2017120902 Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the […]

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Fedora 27 Released

November 14, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Fedora Project Contributors have just released Fedora v27. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/27/ChangeSet Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a suite of software that makes your computer run. You can use the Fedora operating system to replace or to run alongside of other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X. The Fedora operating system is 100% […]

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SQLite v3.21.0 Released

October 25, 2017 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.21.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 17.10 Released

October 19, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v17.10. http://releases.ubuntu.com/17.10/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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OpenBSD v6.2 Released

October 11, 2017 Roger Lacroix

Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v6.2. http://www.openbsd.org/62.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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