July 04, 2018
by Arnaud Rebillout |
Blog
Last week, a new version of docker.io, the Docker package provided by Debian, was uploaded to Debian Unstable. Quickly afterwards, the package moved to Debian Testing, the first time in two years that docker.io has migrated to "testing".
![The docker.io Debian package is back to life The docker.io Debian package is back to life]()
June 27, 2018
by Ana Guerrero López |
Blog
In Debian and derivative systems, there are many ways to build images. The simplest tool of choice is often debootstrap. It works by downloading the .deb files from a mirror and unpacking them into a directory which can eventually be chrooted into.
![Introducing debos, a versatile images generator Introducing debos, a versatile images generator]()
June 25, 2018
by Olivier Crête |
Blog
Launched by Haivision in 2017, and freely available on GitHub via the Mozilla Public License 2.0, SRT is an innovative UDP-based protocol enabling high-quality, low-latency video streaming across unpredictable networks.
![Secure video comes of age Secure video comes of age]()
June 11, 2018
by Omar Akkila |
Blog
Embedded devices are a popular deployment target for GStreamer yet they are not tested on the project's Continuous Integration (CI) system. Here's a look at work done to introduce a Raspberry Pi for automated on-board testing using Jenkins, LAVA & more.
![GStreamer CI support for embedded devices GStreamer CI support for embedded devices]()
June 05, 2018
by Mark Filion |
Blog
In late January 1998, Netscape surprised everyone by releasing the source for Communicator, its web browser, making it readily available to all. The marked a turning point, and the birth of a new term, in software development: Open Source.
![Happy 20th, Open Source Happy 20th, Open Source]()
May 29, 2018
by Omar Akkila |
Blog
At the start of 2018 in January, I joined Collabora, an open source software consultancy, as a Software Engineer Intern with the Multimedia team. Reaching the end of that internship, I would like to take the time to share my experience.
![Four open months at Collabora Four open months at Collabora]()
May 18, 2018
by Zeeshan Ali |
Blog
Earlier this month, Olivier Crête, Nicolas Dufresne, George Kiagiadakis & I attended the GStreamer Spring Hackfest in Lund, Sweden. Hosted by Axis, it was a great opportunity for the GStreamer community to touch base and work on open bugs and pet projects.
![GStreamer spring in Sweden GStreamer spring in Sweden]()
May 09, 2018
by Elie Tournier |
Blog
A few months ago, Robert Foss wrote a blog post about virtualizing GPU Access. Here's a look at some of the major improvements that have landed upstream since then, including QEMU using OpenGL ES acceleration, as well as our plans for the future.
![GPU virtualization update GPU virtualization update]()
May 01, 2018
by Olivier Crête |
Blog
Generously hosted by Axis in the beautiful Lund, Sweden, the annual spring hackfest is an occasion for the community to get together to bond, but also to co-ordinate the next half year of development of the GStreamer multimedia framework.
![GStreamer Spring Hackfest GStreamer Spring Hackfest]()
April 17, 2018
by Robert Foss |
Blog
The i.MX 6 platform has for the past few years enjoyed a large effort to add upstream support to Linux and surrounding projects. The newly introduced i.MX 8 is seeing lots of work being done, despite hardware being still difficult to get access to.
![Upstream Linux support for new NXP i.MX 8 Upstream Linux support for new NXP i.MX 8]()
March 23, 2018
by Daniel Stone |
Blog
Following on from part 1 in the series, part 2 covers more developments in low-level graphics, including support for buffer modifiers in the kernel, Mesa, Wayland, Weston, Mutter and GNOME Shell, and X.Org.
![A new era for Linux's low-level graphics - Part 2 A new era for Linux's low-level graphics - Part 2]()
March 20, 2018
by Daniel Stone |
Blog
The latest enhancements to the DRM subsystem have made mainline Linux much more attractive, making drivers easier to write, applications portable, and a much more friendly and collaborative community than we've ever had.
![A new era for Linux's low-level graphics - Part 1 A new era for Linux's low-level graphics - Part 1]()