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Perforator 0.0.5 Released - Switches To Apache 2.0 License, Drops CLA Requirement

([Free Software] 3 Hours Ago Yandex Perforator)


Open-sourced back in January was the Yandex Perforator as a new software project for [1]uncovering code inefficiencies and potentially "save billions of dollars" in expenses. Perforator has continued evolving since its open-source announcement and out today is Perforator 0.0.5 as the latest milestone.

Perforator employs continuous profiling and eBPF programs to uncover coding inefficiencies while being light enough to run on production servers. Perforator can work across C++, Go, Rust, Java, Python, Node.js, and other programming languages while also making use of Profile Guided Optimizations for tapping greater performance gains.

Perforator 0.0.5 brings a number of fixes as well as profiling enhancements, UI improvements for interacting with the collected data, and more.

Perforator 0.0.5 has also changed the source code license from being under the MIT license to now using the Apache 2.0 license. Additionally, it's no longer necessary to sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) for submitting pull requests to this open-source project. Details on the change to dropping the CLA can be found via [2]this commit .

Downloads and more details on the Perforator performance profiling project for those interested via [3]GitHub .



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Yandex-Open-Source-Perforator

[2] https://github.com/yandex/perforator/commit/a99fa8c7f7c6394754d7b60c221d301cde45c257

[3] https://github.com/yandex/perforator/releases/tag/v0.0.5


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Your Co-worker Could Be a Space Alien, Say Experts
...Here's How You Can Tell
Many Americans work side by side with space aliens who look human -- but you
can spot these visitors by looking for certain tip-offs, say experts. They
listed 10 signs to watch for:
(3) Bizarre sense of humor. Space aliens who don't understand
earthly humor may laugh during a company training film or tell
jokes that no one understands, said Steiger.
(6) Misuses everyday items. "A space alien may use correction
fluid to paint its nails," said Steiger.
(8) Secretive about personal life-style and home. "An alien won't
discuss details or talk about what it does at night or on weekends."
(10) Displays a change of mood or physical reaction when near certain
high-tech hardware. "An alien may experience a mood change when
a microwave oven is turned on," said Steiger.
The experts pointed out that a co-worker would have to display most if not
all of these traits before you can positively identify him as a space alien.
-- National Enquirer, Michael Cassels, August, 1984.

[I thought everybody laughed at company training films. Ed.]