Issue #53: Python Problems, Open Source Cameras, and Red Hat Summit

The monthly SourceForge Newsletter -- [SourceForge]( Issue #53 - May 8, 2019 [View in browser]( [Share]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Google +]( Featured Service --------------------------------------------------------------- [Connecting Buyers and Sellers Since 1998]( Drive B2B demand with integrated multi-channel lead generation services. Slashdot Media offers ABM, intent-based and technology stack targeting so you can reach sales ready in-market buyers across email, display, and telemarketing. Tap into our massive global database of 160+ Million B2B contacts from virtually every industry and job title. [Learn more here.]( Community Choice Project of the Month for May --------------------------------------------------------------- For our May “Community Choice” Project of the Month, the community elected [digiCamControl]( a free and open source camera control solution. Creator and programmer Duka Istvan shared some thoughts about the project’s history, purpose, and direction. [Check out digiCamControl here.]( Vote For October's Project of the Month --------------------------------------------------------------- The vote for the June 2019 Community Choice SourceForge Project of the Month is [now available,]( and will run until May 15, 2018 12:00 UTC. The candidates for SourceForge Project of the Month for June 2019 are: --------------------------------------------------------------- [digiCamControl]( [digiCamControl]( transferring images directly from your camera to your computer sacddecoder [Super Audio CD Decoder]( A Custom ROM based on GZR's GZOSP ROM [superioros]( [Superior OS]( AOSP based ROM works on android OS 9 (Pie) [RevolutionOS-MIUI]( [RevolutionOS-MIUI]( MIUI Custom ROM for Xiaomi Devices [Win flex-bison]( [Win flex-bison]( a port Flex & Bison tools to the Windows platform [Arrow OS]( [Arrow OS]( AOSP based project with an aim of keeping things clean [dotOS-downloads]( [dotOS-downloads]( ROM [archgeotux]( [ArchGeoTux]( Repository Geospatial for Arch Linux [dispcalgui]( [DisplayCAL]( Display Calibration and Characterization powered by Argyll CMS Featured Article --------------------------------------------------------------- Developers are increasingly besieged by the big data deluge. Business units want to find the actionable information buried in all that data, and dev teams are more frequently turning to Python to deliver the answers business users are seeking. But there’s one big drawback: Interpreted Python code just doesn’t have the speed of compiled code, forcing many developers to consider re-writing their big data and machine learning applications in C. [Check out the full article here.]( Featured SourceForge Deals --------------------------------------------------------------- [StackSkills Unlimited: Lifetime Access]( Discover Your Potential with Access to 1,000+ Premium Online Courses on Coding, Design, Marketing & Much More StackSkills is the premier online learning platform for mastering today's most in-demand skills. Now, with this exclusive limited-time offer, you'll gain access to 1,000+ StackSkills courses for life! 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[OSCON]( July 15 - 18, 2019 OSCON focuses on leading-edge software development incorporating AI, cloud technology, and distributed computing. Today in Tech --------------------------------------------------------------- On this day in 1964 BASIC programming language developers John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz launched a time-sharing system at Dartmouth College. The Dartmouth Time-Sharing System or DTSS was the first successful large-scale time-sharing system to be implemented. It was the reason the BASIC language was developed, and was originally aimed at providing easy access of computing facilities to all members of the college. 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