Archive for the Category: Open Source

Eclipse 4.8 (Photon) Released

June 27, 2018 Roger Lacroix

On June 27th, 2018, Eclipse Foundation has released the annual Eclipse release train: https://projects.eclipse.org/releases/photon Eclipse is an open source community, whose projects are focused on building an open development platform comprised of extensible frameworks, tools and runtimes for building, deploying and managing software across the lifecycle. The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation […]

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SQLite v3.24.0 Released

June 5, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.24.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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C# .NET Code to Get a Message from a Remote Queue Manager

June 4, 2018 Roger Lacroix

In my previous posting here, I did a write up of putting a message to a queue in a remote queue manager using C# .NET. In this blog posting, I’ll show you how to get a message from a queue of a remote queue manager using C# .NET. If you are familiar with IBM MQ […]

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Fedora 28 Released

May 1, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Fedora Project Contributors have just released Fedora v28. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/28/ChangeSet Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a suite of software that makes your computer run. You can use the Fedora operating system to replace or to run alongside of other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X. The Fedora operating system is 100% […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 Released

April 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v18.04. http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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SQLite v3.23.1 Released

April 10, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.23.1. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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OpenBSD v6.3 Released

April 2, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v6.3. http://www.openbsd.org/63.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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SQLite v3.23.0 Released

April 2, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.23.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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LG Open Sources webOS

March 20, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Déjà vu. LG just released an open-sourced version of webOS: http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2018/03/webos-enters-next-phase-as-global-platform-under-lgs-stewardship/ webOS Open Source Edition (OSE) offers a strong development environment that enables easy collaboration with other platform developers, as well as distinctive built-in user features. For those who don’t remember, the webOS merry go round, you should read the webOS Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebOS Regards, […]

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New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Released

March 14, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Raspberry Pi Foundation has just released a new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35/ It has a faster CPU, upgraded networking and improved thermal management. Specifications: Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.2, BLE Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (maximum throughput 300 […]

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