Open Source

COSMIC Alpha 2 Released with Bluetooth Settings, Much-Improved File Manager
COSMIC Alpha 2 desktop environment is now available for public testing with new Bluetooth settings, a new Gallery feature in files, new density options, and other changes. Here's what's new! The post COSMIC Alpha 2 Released with Bluetooth Settings, Muc...
2024-09-26 15:28
Intel Xeon 6980P vs. AMD EPYC Power Efficiency / Performance-Per-Watt Benchmarks
Earlier this week in the launch-day Intel Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids review/benchmarks I unfortunately wasn't able to provide any CPU power consumption and performance-per-Watt benchmarks due a Linux kernel issue and the minimal time ahead of launch for...
2024-09-26 13:52
PostgreSQL 17 Released With AVX-512 Optimization & Up To 2x Better Write Throughput
PostgreSQL 17 is out today as the newest annual feature release to this widely-used SQL database server. Notable with PostgreSQL 17 is having an AVX-512 optimized bit_count function along with several other heavy hitting performance optimizations...
2024-09-26 10:38
DXVK 2.4.1 Improves Support for God of War, GTA: San Andreas, and Other Games
DXVK 2.4.1 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with improvements for several games. The post DXVK 2.4.1 Improves Support for God of War, GTA: San Andreas, and Other Games appeared first o...
2024-09-26 10:30
5G mobile networks: A driver for edge computing
Recently, a striking report published by Omdia and Canonical highlighted that 86% of communication service providers (CSPs) are optimistic about the future of edge computing on telco networks.  This is a market that is expected to grow substantial...
2024-09-26 10:29
System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 2 Desktop Packages
Following the release of the COSMIC Alpha desktop in early August, System76 is closing out September by issuing the second alpha release of their Rust-based open-source desktop environment...
2024-09-26 10:19
Linux 6.12 Brings 9p Network USB Gadget Driver To Ease Embedded Device Development
The USB/Thunderbolt subsystem updates were submitted today for the Linux 6.12 kernel merge window along with the other areas of the kernel overseen by Greg Kroah-Hartman. A new USB driver is the 9p network gadget driver that has been in development for...
2024-09-26 09:00
How to use generics in your Java programs
Introduced in Java 5, generics enhance the type safety of your code and make it easier to read. This helps you avoid runtime errors like the ClassCastException, which happens when you try to cast objects to incompatible types. In this tutorial, you’...
2024-09-26 09:00
What’s next for Azure API Management?
API management was important a decade ago; it’s now essential. Cloud-native development models use APIs to link microservices into distributed applications, with some services used by more than one application in different ways. By putting in an API...
2024-09-26 09:00
3 great new features in Postgres 17
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has officially released Postgres 17, marking another milestone for the community, developers, and EDB, the leading contributor to PostgreSQL code. As the reigning DB-Engines database of the year and the most des...
2024-09-26 08:45
How to get LLM-driven applications into production
Many organizations are building generative AI applications driven by large language models (LLMs), but few are transitioning successfully from prototypes to production. According to an October 2023 Gartner survey, 45% of organizations are currently pi...
2024-09-26 08:30
RISC-V Wires Up More Kernel Features With Linux 6.12
The RISC-V architecture updates have been submitted for the Linux 6.12 kernel cycle. More RISC-V CPU ISA extensions are being supported along with enabling some additional kernel features for this CPU architecture...
2024-09-26 07:05
VirtIO Vsock Performance To Improve With Linux 6.12
The VirtIO Vsock guest/host communication interface using virtual sockets will see better performance with the in-development Linux 6.12 kernel...
2024-09-26 06:39
DXVK 2.4.1 Released With Many Improvements, More Robust Direct3D 8
It's been nearly three months since the last DXVK release for this Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 implementation built atop Vulkan for Steam Play (Proton) / Wine. That changed today with Philip Rebohle having just released DXVK 2.4.1...
2024-09-26 06:26
Vulkan 1.3.296 Released With VK_EXT_device_generated_commands
Vulkan 1.3.296 is out as the first spec update in nearly one month. Given the time that has passed there are more bug fixes than usual but there is also a prominent new extension: VK_EXT_device_generated_commands...
2024-09-26 06:17
WP Engine is banned from WordPress.org
Pending their legal claims and litigation against WordPress.org, WP Engine no longer has free access to WordPress.org's resources.
2024-09-25 22:50
Eclipse working group to address cybersecurity, AI regulations
The Eclipse Foundation has launched the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group (ORC WG) to address evolving global regulations aimed at improving software quality and security. The working group’s formation follows Eclipse’s initial partnering w...
2024-09-25 19:53
Linux Foundation Newsletter: September 2024
What’s happening at the Linux Foundation? A lot! Our September newsletter is brimming with exciting announcements, from a new project joining the LF to can’t-miss events, new member benefits, training offers, research updates, and more. Check out ...
2024-09-25 16:49