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SiFive Launches Freedom FOSS SoC Platforms
2016-07-13 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
SiFive on Monday announced its flagship Freedom family of system on a chip platforms. The platforms are based on the free and open source RISC-V instruction set architecture that several of the company's founders created at the University of California at Berkeley. SiFive's Freedom U500 and E300 platforms take a new approach to SoCs, redefining traditional silicon business models.
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Balancing Diversity and Creativity in the World of FOSS
2015-02-03 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
One of the advantages of open source software is the diversity that leads to innovative approaches to improve the computing environment. But can the diversity go too far? Is it a defining characteristic that kills programming creativity? LinuxInsider spoke with a panel of open source developers about the creative versus destructive nature of the seemingly fractured world of open source.
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Food writer Richard Foss brings 'Food in the Air and Space' down to earth
2015-01-20 07:29:35| Beverages - Topix.net
Food in the Air and Space author Richard Foss with an Airbus 319 painted with Pacific Southwest Airline colors. The airplane is on display at the Flight Path Museum near LAX.
FOSS' Shining Moments of 2014
2014-12-30 02:56:12| TechNewsWorld
Well we're into the last few days of 2014 here in the Linux blogosphere, and fortunately the tequila supplies down at the Broken Windows Lounge continue to hold strong. The weather outside may be frightful, but the refreshments -- like the software -- remain nothing short of delightful. It didn't take long for bloggers to slip into a sentimental mood as they reminisced about the waning year.
Should We All Be Contributing to FOSS?
2014-12-16 18:55:36| TechNewsWorld
It's surely a testament to the shocking nature of the recent news about Devuan that the Linux blogosphere has been a rather quiet place of late. Yes, there was last week's Turla news, and yes, the holiday season is looming large, likely dampening more than a few spirits. Still, the atmosphere definitely has been subdued down at the blogosphere's seedy Punchy Penguin Saloon.
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