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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 31, 2023

Machine Learning in Linux: Dalai – LLaMA and Alpaca

Red Hat Puff Pieces and Rakuten’s Move From Red Hat to Rocky Linux

Linux Saloon | 25 Mar 2023 | Archcraft Linux

↺ Linux Saloon | 25 Mar 2023 | Archcraft Linux

> I am not what one would call a huge fan of Arch Linux or its derivatives. My past experiences have all been pretty poor so really, the bar is set quite low. I don’t expect much from an Arch based distro.

What makes a "Linux Game" a "LINUX Game"?

↺ What makes a "Linux Game" a "LINUX Game"?

> Listen now (20 min) | If a game uses Wine, Javascript, or various engines or interpreters... is it a "Linux" game?

MariaDB adds auto-scaling and serverless analytics to its cloud database-as-a-service

↺ MariaDB adds auto-scaling and serverless analytics to its cloud database-as-a-service

> MariaDB plc today announced the immediate availability of a new release of its SkySQL cloud database-as-a-service with features that help organizations better manage their cloud costs. Most significant is that SkySQL now enables autoscaling, which allocates resources according to demand to scale both up and down as needed and thereby protect customers from overpaying for unneeded capacity.

16 Best OS PDF Tools for Windows, Linux, and macOS

↺ 16 Best OS PDF Tools for Windows, Linux, and macOS

> Although we have already discussed the availability of various open source free PDF editing applications and PDF OCR software, it is worth noting that the functionality of these tools is often limited. For many users, additional operations on PDF files are necessary beyond what these tools can provide.

Python String to List of Characters

↺ Python String to List of Characters

> To convert a String to a list of characters in Python, the user can use, indexing bracket, for-in loop, the list() and the extend() method.

Teams are just as important as their code

↺ Teams are just as important as their code

> Team size, structure, ownership responsibilities, and lines of influence are just as critical in building your application as the code itself. In order to handle a service architecture efficiently, you must organize your development teams around your application architect appropriately. Additionally, your teams must be given the responsibility, authority, ownership, and support needed to provide complete management of their owned services.

> This takes on more urgency when you consider Conway’s Law:

↺ Conway’s Law

> Any organization that designs a system (defined broadly) will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization’s communication structure.

↺ Conway’s Law

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