[sf-lug] precis of Linux Pro Magazine for January 2021 issue #242

Thu Dec 10 08:58:13 PST 2020

     Hi LUGers,

         This of course is the merest precis of the table of contents 
with minimal description of the subject of
some articles with titles that are not explanatory.  Events are listed 
near the end and there are at least
2 virtual events located in California.   Since Ubuntu is one of the 
distros I feel that I must point you to
the latest Distrowatch newsletter at <www.distrowatch.com>, where 
substantial speed differences are
noted between Ubuntu Gnome and Pop_OS! Gnome.

bliss - “Nearly any fool can use a computer. Many do.” After all here I 
am...

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Linux  Pro January 2021

Ubuntu 20.10 and Fedora 33 - Two Terrific Distros on a Double-Sided DVD!

WHAT'S INSIDE
The weird, wonderful, futuristic world of 3D printing is waiting for
you right now if you’re willing to invest a little time and energy. This
month we help you get started with practical 3D printing in Linux.

Also in this month’s issue:
•     TOPSIS – Use Python and the TOPSIS urban planning technique
to choose the best solution from a group of competing alternatives
(page 40).
•     Nyttig – Turn your Raspberry Pi into a personal micro server 
(page 50).
Look in MakerSpace for a tutorial on building an electronic Nerf ball game,
and check out the Stacer system maintenance tool in this month’s
Linux Voice.

NEWS
08 News
• Dell to Enable Privacy Controls for Linux Hardware - next year
• Linux Mint Unveils New Packages
• Pop!_OS 20.10 Now Supports DEB822 Format
• Ubuntu  20.10 with Raspberry Pi
Support
• SaltStack Acquisition Brings More Automation to VMware
• New Storage Model Could Replace POSIX

12 Kernel News
• Dealing with Older GCC Versions
• On-boarding New Kernel Hackers

COVER STORIES
16  3D Printing: A Case Study Just unpack and get started? It’s not so
easy with hobby 3D printing.

20  3D Printing: Idea to Object How do you get from an idea to a
finished printed object? We’ll take you through the steps with a
glamorous example: a pair of 3D-printed earrings.

REVIEWS
26    Distro Walk – Alternative Desktops
Bruce gives a rundown of seven Linux distros with unique desktops worth
exploring.

30    MOFO Linux -Work anonymously on the Internet.

IN-DEPTH
36    Command Line – Rainbow Stream  If you prefer to work from
the command line, Rainbow Stream offers a quick and flexible Twitter
client.

40 TOPSIS
Choose the best option from several alternatives with the TOPSIS Multi-
Criteria Decision Model (MCDM).

45  Charly – Stockfish
In the absence of an IBM supercomputer at his data center, Charly has to 
make do
with a Linux desktop, Stockfish, and chs in order to follow in the 
footsteps of
chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov.

46  Free Writing Tools  Some tools designed for programming can also be 
very
helpful for writing fiction.

50  Nyttig
Turn a Raspberry Pi into a useful personal micro server for streaming 
Internet radio,
reading RSS feeds, jotting down notes, sharing files, and more.

60  Netdata
Netdata helps you monitor your network through a cloud dashboard.

MAKERSPACE
64Nerf Target Game A cool Nerf gun game for a neighborhood party provides a
lesson in Python coding with multiple processors.

Linux Voice:
73 Welcome
This month in Linux Voice.

74    Doghouse – Morality and Licensing
Recent discussions of introducing moral restrictions into free and
open source software licensing have maddog remembering all the
reasons early developers decided not to go down that road.

76  Stacer
Stacer simplifies configuration and maintenance by offering a
convenient graphical interface.

80 JessyInk
Create graphically appealing presentations that can run in a web
browser and are easy for search engines to index.

84  FOSSPicks
This month, Graham looks at QGIS, PrettyEQ, dupeGuru, shapes.io,
KTechLab, bit, EmissionControl2, and more!

90 Portfolio Performance Manage and analyze your investment portfolio.

Events Date:
FOSDEM '21 February 6-7, 2021   Virtual  Event https://fosdem.org/2021/

CloudFest 2021    March 23-25, 2021  Virtual  Event 
https://www.cloudfest.com/

Deep Learning 2.0 Summit January 28-29 https://bit.ly/Deep-Learning-Summit

FOSDEM 2021 February 6-7 Virtual Eventhttps://fosdem.org/2021/

CloudFest 2021 March 23-25 https://www.cloudfest.com/

Cloud Expo Europe Virtual Event March 24-25 London, United Kingdom 
https://www.cloudexpoeurope.com/

Kubernetes Community Days   Virtual Event April 8-9 
https://sessionize.com/kcdams2021/

DevOpsCon London April 19-21 London, United Kingdom 
https://devopscon.io/london/

Linux Storage Filesystem & MM Summit - May 12-14 Palm Springs, 
California https://events.linuxfoundation.org/lsfmm/

LISA21 -  June 1-3  Anaheim, California 
https://www.usenix.org/conference/lisa21

ISC High Performance  June 27-July 21  Frankfurt, Germany 
https://www.isc-hpc.com/

KVM Forum   August 2-4  Vancouver, British Columbia 
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/

Embedded Linux Conference  North America    August 4-6 Vancouver, 
British Columbia  https://events.linuxfoundation.org/

Open Source Summit North America August 4-6   Vancouver, British 
Columbia   https://events.linuxfoundation.org/

Embedded Linux Conference Europe  September 29-Oct 1 Dublin, Ireland  
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/

Open Source Summit Europe   September 29-Oct 1 Dublin, Ireland 
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/

Next month is about Wireless.

   JANUARY 2021      ISSUE 242   LINUX-MAGAZINE.COM | LINUXPROMAGAZINE.COM

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