Welcome to the Open Source Digest
Stay updated with the latest in open source, from AI infrastructure to hardware design, community events, and software updates. Here’s what’s new this week.
AI and Infrastructure
- OpenNebula and VAST Data are collaborating to build scalable, multi-tenant AI factories and gigafactories, combining OpenNebula’s cloud management with VAST’s high-performance storage to support large-scale AI workloads.
- New GUI and Virtual Machines? A community question explores adding a graphical interface and VM support to an existing open-source project, sparking discussion on user experience and flexibility.
- Getting to Know SORTEE: Social coworking and office hours are being held to introduce SORTEE, an organization promoting transparency in ecology and evolutionary biology. Join the sessions to learn more and connect.
- Podcast Episode 679: The Last Shutdown delves into a critical topic, likely about system shutdowns or final project phases, offering insights for open-source enthusiasts.
- Cleanup, Speedup, Levelup at e181 focuses on improving open-source projects through cleanup, speed optimization, and community levelups, emphasizing continuous improvement.
- PCB/Schematics Review: Two requests for reviewing e-reader and KiCad designs before printing highlight the community’s collaborative approach to hardware quality.
- pamica: A new Python library for GPU-accelerated Adaptive Mixture Independent Component Analysis, offering performance parity with Fortran implementations, is now available for advanced data analysis.
- Linux Kernel 7.2-rc7 and 7.1.8 stable releases are out, bringing fixes and improvements to the core OS.
- MediaPortal Trakt Plugin updated to version 6.0.3, enhancing media integration.
- openFDA CRL Availability: Discussion on the availability of Certified Reference Materials for unapproved drugs via the openFDA API, important for regulatory compliance.
- Habr Articles to Markdown: A new extension downloads articles from Habr in Markdown format, designed to be server-friendly.
- Pink Floyd’s ‘Money’ Sound Effects Recreated Live: A band performs the famous sound effects using a money counter and torn paper, blending creativity with engineering.
- Historical Annual Average Temperature Data: A dataset update with post-2016 figures provides climate insights for researchers and hobbyists.
Community and Events
Hardware and Development
Software Updates and Tools
Fun and Miscellaneous
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