Open Source

Hash-Based Integrity Checking Proposed For Linux To Help With Reproducible Builds
An interesting request for comments (RFC) patch series was posted on Christmas for introducing hash-based integrity checking to help with the reproducible builds initiative around the Linux kernel...
2024-12-26 06:00
Mixxx 2.5 Open-Source DJ App Released with Qt 6 Port, Improved Controller Support
Mixxx 2.5 open-source and free DJ software for performing live mixes is now available for download with Qt 6 port, improved controller mappings, and many new features. Here's what's new! The post Mixxx 2.5 Open-Source DJ App Released with Qt 6 Port, Im...
2024-12-25 15:05
Linux RNDIS Removal Branch Updated For Disabling Microsoft RNDIS Protocol Drivers
There's activity again around potentially disabling and then ultimately removing the RNDIS Linux kernel code for those drivers complying with the Microsoft Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) protocol specification. RNDIS was used ato...
2024-12-25 12:33
systemd Highlights For 2024 From Run0 To Varlink To Advancing systemd-homed
Systemd had another busy year working on many new features from run0 as a sudo alternative to making systemd-homed more robust, increasing Varlink use, systemd-boot continuing to gain more traction, and more...
2024-12-25 09:46
What is serverless? Serverless computing explained
Over the past two decades, considerable innovation has gone into making sure developers don’t have to think much about the underlying physical machine their code runs on. Serverless computing is a paradigm that takes this objective to its logical co...
2024-12-25 09:00
Python in 2024: Faster, more powerful, and more popular than ever
Over the course of 2024, Python has proven again and again why it’s one of the most popular, useful, and promising programming languages out there. The latest version of the language pushes the envelope further for speed and power, sheds many of Pyt...
2024-12-25 09:00
Intel Mesa Code Lands Big Patch Series For Treating Convergent Values As SIMD8
A patch series six months in the making and consisting of 24 patches by longtime Intel Linux graphics engineer Ian Romanick was merged on Christmas Eve for Mesa 25.0...
2024-12-25 06:46
Ruby 3.4 Programming Language Brings "it", Better Performance For YJIT
Ruby 3.4 is out today as yet another annual major feature release for this programming language known for its major updates on Christmas Day...
2024-12-25 06:09
New Intel Mesa Driver Patches Implement AV1 Decode For Vulkan Video
While there has been Vulkan Video support within Intel's open-source "ANV" driver since early 2023 and extended over time to handle H.265/HEVC decode, H.264 and H.265 encode, and more, the AV1 decode support has lagged behind until now...
2024-12-25 05:00
CachyOS Had A Really Great Year Advancing This Performance-Optimized Arch Linux Platform
The CachyOS Linux distribution has really been on fire this year delivering impressive new features and performance optimizations for this Arch Linux derived OS...
2024-12-25 03:00
4MLinux 47.0 Released with Installation Support for Virtual (KVM) Block Devices
4MLinux 47.0 Linux distribution is now available for download with support for installing on virtual KVM block devices and other changes. Here's what's new! The post 4MLinux 47.0 Released with Installation Support for Virtual (KVM) Block Devices appear...
2024-12-25 00:17
The Moxie child support robot gets new lease on life through open source
It’s a Christmas miracle! The Moxie, that support robot thing for kids we talked about two weeks ago, seems to be getting a new lease on life. The start-up that makes the Moxie has announced it’s going to not only release a version of the server so...
2024-12-24 22:21
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How to Hide Ubuntu Pro Updates in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu Pro is an optional security feature that Ubuntu LTS users can enrol in to get critical updates for more than 25,000 packages that would otherwise sit unpatched. If you use Ubuntu 24.04 LTS you will have seen Ubuntu Pro security updates in Softwa...
2024-12-24 17:04
Rust Drama, Russian Kernel Maintainers & Other Top Linux Kernel Happenings Of 2024
With 2024 drawing quickly toward a close, here is a look back at the most popular Linux kernel news of the year ranging from exciting performance optimizations and new features such as QR code error messages over to kernel drama around Russian kernel d...
2024-12-24 16:12
SDL3 Adds Cross-Platform System Tray Support
A new feature landing in the SDL3 software/hardware abstraction library today that is commonly used by cross-platform games is a native system tray implementation that works across operating systems...
2024-12-24 13:56
BIOS Optimizations For AMD 5th Gen EPYC Yield Greater HPC Performance & Power Efficiency
Using the 5th Gen EPYC BIOS tuning guide published by AMD, I recently looked at the impact of AI and machine learning optimized performance by adjusting some simple BIOS knobs as well as the Java throughput, latency and power efficiency for the EPYC 90...
2024-12-24 10:30
AMD GPU Driver Engineer Marek Olšák Lands Mesa 25.0 Optimizations For Christmas
Longtime open-source Radeon graphics driver developer Marek Olšák that is well known for his Mesa improvements over the years and countless optimizations even before being employed by AMD has seen some exciting patches merged just in time for Christm...
2024-12-24 09:30
The AI backlash couldn’t have come at a better time
At a developers conference I attended not too long ago, attendees did little to hide their disdain every time the term “AI” was bandied about. (And it was bandied about a lot!) So I was careful on a recent call attended by about 250 engineers to ...
2024-12-24 09:00
Intel Compute Runtime Now Advertises Production Support For Battlemage GPUs
The Intel Compute Runtime 24.48.31907.7 just released a few minutes ago as a Christmas Eve treat for Intel Linux graphics compute users. This updated open-source OpenCL and oneAPI Level Zero driver stack now advertises production support for Battlemage...
2024-12-24 08:40
Uncached Buffered I/O Aims To Be Ready For Linux 6.14 With Big Gains
Linux I/O expert and storage expert Jens Axboe of Meta is hoping to have the uncached buffered I/O support squared away for Linux 6.14 -- a feature that's been a half-decade in the making...
2024-12-24 06:40