Open Source

NVIDIA MLX5 Introducing Data Direct Placement "DDP" In Linux 6.13 For Boosting Bandwidth
The NVIDIA MLX5 driver for NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-5 network adapters is preparing to introduce a new Data Direct Placement "DDP" feature with the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel merge window...
2024-11-13 06:55
Uncached Buffered IO Is Performing Great, Working Now On Btrfs / EXT4 / XFS
As covered last week Linux I/O expert Jens Axboe has been taking a fresh pursuit of uncached buffered I/O for Linux. This "RWF_UNCACHED" work was originally started back in 2019 while a renewed effort around it is showing ~65% faster read/write perform...
2024-11-13 06:38
AMD Continues Backing AlmaLinux For Community Enterprise Linux OS
The AlmaLinux operating system project that was started from the fallout of the RHEL/CentOS development shift several years ago has once again courted AMD as a sponsorship of this community enterprise Linux operating system...
2024-11-13 06:15
xcompmgr 1.1.10 Released For Classic "Eye Candy" Compositor On X.Org
Xcompmgr 1.1.10 was released yesterday as the newest update to this basic X11 compositor providing "eye candy" effects for classic X.Org usage...
2024-11-13 05:28
Microsoft’s .NET 9 arrives, emphasizing performance, cloud, and AI
Microsoft has announced the general availability of .NET 9, a major upgrade of its open source software development platform that features scads of performance enhancements and new capabilities for building cloud-native and generative AI-enabled appli...
2024-11-12 22:09
Microsoft’s .NET 9 arrives, with performance, cloud, and AI boosts
Microsoft has announced the general availability of .NET 9, a major upgrade of its open source software development platform that features scads of performance enhancements and new capabilities for building cloud-native and generative AI-enabled appli...
2024-11-12 22:09
Improving Steam Client stability on Linux: setenv and multithreaded environments
Speaking of Steam, the Linux version of Valve’s gaming platform has just received a pretty substantial set of fixes for crashes, and Timothee “TTimo” Besset, who works for Valve on Linux support, has published a blog post with more details about ...
2024-11-12 22:09
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Valve ends Steam’s support for Windows 7 and 8
Steam has finally stopped working on several older Windows operating systems, following a warning from Valve that it planned to drop support earlier this year. With little fanfare, Windows 7 and Windows 8 gaming on Steam is no longer possible followin...
2024-11-12 21:54
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WordPress 6.7 “Rollins”
WordPress 6.7, code-named 'Rollins,' celebrates legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins and debuts the sleek, versatile Twenty Twenty-Five theme, designed for any blog, any scale. Dive into new font management features and gain a macro perspective on ...
2024-11-12 21:35
Red Hat OpenShift AI unveils model registry, data drift detection
Red Hat has updated Red Hat OpenShift AI, its cloud-based AI and machine learning platform, with a model registry with model versioning and tracking capabilities, data drift detection and bias detection tools, and LoRA (low-rank adaptation) fine-tunin...
2024-11-12 19:47
Go language rises in Tiobe popularity index
The Google-built Go language has reached an all time high position in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, ranking seventh in the November 2024 edition of the index. While Go already had cracked Tiobe’s top 10, the language had never...
2024-11-12 19:09
Exploring the Firefox Community on r/firefox
Open source thrives because of its people. Firefox, like so many successful open-source projects, is powered by passionate contributors and dedicated supporters. Their collective efforts have transformed Firefox from just a web browser into the corners...
2024-11-12 18:08
VMware Workstation is Now Free for Commercial Use Too
Back in the spring, VMware did something unexpected: it made its desktop hypervisor software free to download and use on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No trial period, no in-app purchases, no feature limitations; the full version of VMware Workstation Pro...
2024-11-12 17:45
VMware Workstation Pro is Now Free for All – Including Commercial Use
Back in the spring, VMware did something unexpected: it made its desktop hypervisor software free to download and use on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No trial period, no in-app purchases, no feature limitations; the full version of VMware Workstation Pro...
2024-11-12 17:45
How AI is reshaping creativity: Insights from art, tech and policy
AI is shaking things up in the creative world, and I get why a lot of artists feel anxious. Whenever new technology comes along — especially in industries like ours — it brings fear. Fear of losing control, fear of being replaced. That’s real. Bu...
2024-11-12 17:00
4 new Chrome improvements for iOS
Here are four new Chrome iOS features making it even easier to use this browser across devices.
2024-11-12 17:00
Bringing automation to open source 5G software at Ubuntu Summit 2024
In today’s massive private mobile network (PMN) market, one of the most common approaches to PMN software and infrastructure are proprietary private business solutions. However, as our recent demonstrations at the October 2024 Ubuntu Summit in the Ha...
2024-11-12 16:45
Intel Idle Support For Granite Rapids D Going Into Linux 6.13
The "intel_idle" driver provides CPU idle time management for Intel processors on Linux for helping to put the processor into low-power states in conjunction with the MWAIT instruction. With the upcoming Linux 6.13 kernel, the Granite Rapids D support ...
2024-11-12 16:17
Start Sending Traffic to Your Kubernetes Cluster with NGINX
If you’ve recently learned about Kubernetes or are just starting to grasp its basics and concepts, you might be wondering how to start using it effectively. We understand – Kubernetes can be difficult! This guide is designed to help you get more co...
2024-11-12 16:00
Red Hat Developer Hub adds AI templates
Red Hat Developer Hub, an enterprise-grade internal developer portal for platform engineering teams, is adding enhancements for AI, with five templates for building AI-powered applications for common use cases. Rolled out on November 12, the AI-focuse...
2024-11-12 14:00