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Slashdot's Interview with Bruce Perens: How He Hopes to Help 'Post Open' Developers Get Paid(2024-12-09 06:00:06)

Bruce Perens, original co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, has responded to questions from Slashdot readers about a new alternative he's developing that hopefully helps "Post Open" developers get paid. But first, "One of the things that's clear from the Slashdot patter is that people are not ...
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Linux Kernel 6.12 Confirmed As LTS, Will Be Supported For 'Multiple Years'(2024-12-09 03:00:02)

Slashdot reader prisoninmate shared this report from the blog 9to5Linux Renowned Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced Thursday that the Linux 6.12 kernel series has been officially marked as LTS (Long Term Support) on the kernel.org website with a predicted life expectancy of at le...
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'Solar Paint' Being Developed By Mercedes-Benz Could Revolutionize EV Charging(2024-12-09 00:00:07)

"Mercedes-Benz is researching a new type of solar modules that could be seamlessly applied to the bodywork of electric vehicles," according to a recent Mercedes-Benz press release. They describe the 5-micrometer coating as "similar to a wafer-thin layer of paste... significantly thinner than a hum...
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Google Criticized for 'Misleading' Encryption Claims About Its Text-Messaging App(2024-12-08 21:00:04)

Google's app store claims that their text-messaging app Google Messages means "conversations are end-to-end encrypted". "That is some serious bullshit," argues tech blogger John Gruber: It's shamefully misleading regarding Google Messages's support for end-to-end encryption... Google Messages does...
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Thanks to AI, the Hottest New Programming Language is... English (2024-12-08 18:00:08)

"Generative AI is transforming software development by enabling natural language prompts to generate code, reducing the need for traditional programming skills," argues Analytics India magazine. Traditionally, coding was the bastion of the select few who had mastered mighty languages like C++, Pyt...
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