https://opensource.com/article/17/2/decline-gpl?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY This article has a graph that shows how license usage has changed from 2010 to 2017. In reading it, it is clear that usage of the GPL 2.0 license, one of the purest copyleft licenses around, has more than halved in usage. It seems that the popularity of open source licensing has subsequently shifted →
http://syzygyfpga.io/# Open standard for high-performance peripheral connectivity SYZYGY is FPGA-agnostic and is intended to work with products from all major FPGA manufactures including Xilinx, Intel, Lattice, and Microsemi. PMOD and SYZYGY can happily coexist in the FPGA space and even on the same carrier implementations! FMC and SYZYGY can happily coexist in the FPGA space →
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/298943 The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to evolve and expand in terms of the number of companies, products, and applications. There are numerous IoT companies you may not yet be familiar with but that could enhance how you work and live. This article introduces 25 innovative IoT firms and products. →
https://www.android.com/versions/oreo-8-0/ New Android version has been released. →
https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive/#NASA+TV+Public+Channel →
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/08/16/linux-audio-explained/ Audio in GNU/Linux has come a long way and nowadays functions fairly well when it comes to the simplicity that users migrating from Windows are accustomed to; but there are still some nuances and terms that new users may not be familiar with. ALSA is the framework that sound drivers communicate through. ALSA is nowadays →
https://opensource.com/article/17/5/30-best-practices-software-development-and-testing?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY These software engineering rules and testing best practices might help save you time and headaches. →
https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-security.html Securing your Linux server is important to protect your data, intellectual property, and time, from the hands of crackers (hackers). The system administrator is responsible for security of the Linux box. This article will provide 40 hardening tips for default installation of Linux system. →
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/16/engineers_show_how_to_construct_makeshift_acoustic_levitator/ Engineers at the University of Bristol in the UK have published a rough guide to building a simple levitation chamber that uses sound waves to suspend objects. A paper published in the Review of Scientific Instruments this month shows how it can be done within the confines of your own home lab. Using a 3D printer, →
https://www.hackster.io/wizworks/wifi-marquee-scroller-e68977?ref=explore&ref_id=recent___&offset=5 An “anywhere” LED Matrix sign that you can setup with a mobile device. Uses ESP8266 The design is based on an ESP8266 MCU which drives a 8×64 matrix display (basically two 8×32′s daisy chained) and scrolls a message that is entered via web browser. To enter the message, you simply browse for the sign’s →