March 2024: Informational event of the month about the Linuxverse
Today, March 01, 2024, in this first publication of the current month, we wish, as usual, our entire faithful and growing community of readers and frequent visitors, a happy and successful start to the month. Additionally, and as usual, at the beginning of each month, we offer you our great, timely and brief news summary about the Linuxverse (Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux) current that always offers us a lot of recent and relevant information. In order to keep up to date with the «Informative event of the current month of March 2024».
And just as we did last month, today we will be offering you 1 featured news related to each area of the Linuxverse, that is, Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux. And finally, we will be mentioning the latest 4 latest releases on DistroWatch / OS.Watch, and the 4 most recent Linux videos on YouTube, which are worth taking into account when it comes to keeping ourselves well informed and trained with the latest for this month that is just beginning.
February 2024: Informational event of the month about the Linuxverse
But, before starting this present publication on the «information event for March 2024», we recommend you explore the previous related post, at the end of it:
Linuxverse for March 2024: Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux
informative summary of the Linuxverse: March 2024
Free Software: The FSF on the future LibrePlanet 2024 event
La FSF At the end of last month he informed us of the latest news related to the next LibrePlanet event, that is, LibrePlanet 2024: Cultivating Community, which will have a date and place, May 4 and 5, 2024 in person (conference) at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. And as they tell us, in this new chapter exciting talks, practical workshops and exciting debates will await us, such as: The promotion and renewal of the community in a long-term free software project, and Empowering young people in the digital age: a path to success.
This year's theme is Cultivating Community and, in addition to our usual program of free software projects and developments, the program is packed with sessions on grassroots mobilization, increasing diversity in the free software community, facilitating volunteer participation and encouraging users to contribute to their favorite projects. FSF Blog
Open Source: NTIA engages civil society on issues of open foundation models for AI
La National Information and Telecommunications Agency (NTIA) of the United States, has launched discussion of the benefits, risks and policy options associated with basic dual-use models, which are powerful models that can be adjusted and used for multiple purposes, with weights widely available model. All this, within the framework of the legal obligations included in the current Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Technology, which directs the action of numerous federal agencies in this area.
The NTIA process centers on a Request for Comments to solicit public comments on how making model weights and other model components widely available creates benefits or risks to the economy, communities, individuals, and safety. national in general. And since the core of the discussions focused on open versus closed models, several organizations contributed historical perspectives dating back to the battles over open source in the 90s. OSI Blog
GNU/Linux: Release of ArcoLinux 24.03
This February 28, the launch of the new update of the free and open operating system project called ArcoLinux, under the name ArcLinux 24.03. And among the most notable new features of this release are the following new features (changes, corrections, improvements and additions): The inclusion of ISO images of the class Ariser, which offers a comprehensive platform designed to speed up el process of installation by Arch Linux under 2 schemes: The first, ALIS (Arch Linux Install Script) for unattended and pre-configured installation; and the second, Ariser ISO, a custom Arch Linux ISO that offers the fastest installation experience. In addition, a major update to the Arcolinux Glade application, which now includes the long-awaited feature of burning the Sierra (Plasma) ISO image directly from the interface.
ArcoLinux is a GNU/Linux Distribution project based on Arch Linux that offers many ways (currently 56) to install an operating system based on Arch Linux (x64). Therefore, it currently has 43 ISO Images based on the ArcoLinux project (squids), 1 ISO Image based on the Carli project (squids), 3 ISO Images based on the Ariser project (without squids – scripts), 7 ISO Images based on the Alci project (squid), 1 ISO Image based on ArchLinu (Manual installation and without squid), and 1 ISO Image based on ArchLinux (Automated installation with archinstall and without squid). About ArcoLinux
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4 GNU/Linux Distro Releases
- Kali Linux 2024.1: February 28st.
- KDE neon 20240228: February 28st.
- GParted Live 1.6.0-1: February 28st.
- Murena 1.20: February 29st.
4 Videos and Podcasts about the Linuxverse
- Natural Tic Tac Project: YouTube Channels of the Linuxverse – Chapter XIV (Video)
- Wubuntu: An Ubuntu with more than just a Windows 10/11 Skin (Video)
- Let's talk about Linux – Linux Basic Level, it is 100% in graphical mode (Podcast)
Summary
In short, we hope this new roundup of news about the start of the "Linuxverse news event in March 2024", as usual, continues to help them be better informed and trained about the Free Software, Open Source and GNU / Linux.
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