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This article selects popular articles from “Linux Enthusiasts” in July 2018, including industry news, technical sharing, and more.
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“The Statement by a Suning Executive on Sleeping at Midnight Frustrates Programmers…”
In the official group of the R&D technical line of Suning Consumer Platform, General Manager Sun Yan stated in the group, “Some technical line leaders, when I call at midnight, are already asleep, very good at maintaining health. I won’t name names, but those who like to maintain health should not be technical leaders; they should go to places where they can maintain health!”
“Google CEO Responds to EU Fine: The Ruling May End the Free Model of Android”
The EU imposed a record fine of 4.34 billion euros on Google for violating antitrust laws. The EU believes that Google has imposed illegal restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators since 2011, reinforcing its monopoly in the search market. Google must change this behavior within 90 days, or its parent company Alphabet will face fines of up to 5% of its global daily revenue.
“Linus Defines Linux”
This article was written by Linus on October 10, 1991.
“Detailed Explanation of the Linux File System”
At that time, Linux was not as intuitive and user-friendly as it is today. You had to read a lot. You needed to know the scanning frequency of your CRT monitor and the noise of your dial-up modem, among hundreds of other things. I quickly realized that I needed to spend some time mastering the organization of directories and understanding the meanings of /etc (not for “other” files), /usr (not for “user” files), and /bin (not a “trash can”).
“Encountering AI in Google’s First WeChat Mini Program ‘Guess the Drawing'”
The big news is not the game itself, but Google’s embrace of mini programs, which have long been considered a threat to the Google Play Store. “When you are in China… you must follow local customs,” Google has kept this phrase in mind this year.
“Frequent Vulnerabilities in Open Source Software: Is Linus’s Law Outdated?”
Dirk Hohndel, Vice President and Chief Open Source Officer at VMware, stated in an interview that Linus’s Law is still valid, but larger software development issues are affecting the security of both open source and closed source code.
“How to Check Available Disk Space in Linux”
Tracking disk usage information is one of the daily to-do lists for system administrators (and others). Linux has some built-in utilities to help provide this information.
“SUSE Linux Changes Ownership Again, Acquired by EQT for $2.5 Billion”
Micro Focus announced the sale of a significant part of its business to Swedish private equity group EQT, part of the proceeds will be used to reduce debt, and the rest will be returned to shareholders. EQT is an investment company focused on the development field, with rich experience in the software industry.
“Memory Paging Management in Linux”
Memory is the main storage of a computer. Memory allocates process space for processes to store data. I will delve into the details of memory management, starting from the physical characteristics of memory, especially understanding the concepts of virtual memory and memory paging.
“The Removal of GCC from the Default BuildRoot in Fedora 29 Sparks Intense Debate”
Fedora 29 implemented a surprisingly controversial change – removing GCC and GCC-C++ from the default BuildRoot to combine Fedora packages with Koji and Mock.
“2018 Open Source Code Security Report: An Average of 64 Vulnerabilities per Codebase”
Synopsys recently released the “2018 Open Source Code Security and Risk Analysis” Black Duck report, which examines the state of open source security, license compliance, and code quality risks in commercial software. This report discusses results derived from anonymous data from over 1,100 commercial codebases audited in 2017, covering industries including automotive, big data (mainly AI and business intelligence), cybersecurity, enterprise software, financial services, healthcare, IoT, manufacturing, and mobile application markets.
“How to Get a Core Dump of a Segmentation Fault on Linux”
After reading this blog, you should know how to go from “Oh, my program has a segmentation fault, but I don’t know what’s happening” to “I know the stack and line number when it has a segmentation fault!”.
Review of Previous Popular Articles
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