Open Source

Firefox 133 Enters Beta Testing with Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on Linux
Firefox 133 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux and other changes. Here's what to expect. The post Firefox 133 Enters Beta Testing with Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on ...
2024-10-29 14:14
Linux Use On Microsoft Azure Crosses 60%, AlmaLinux Now An Endorsed Distro
For years there have been statements about how over half of the VMs running within the Microsoft Azure public cloud are Linux-based... In a new blog post today is the first time I am seeing Microsoft cite now "over 60%" Linux marketshare on Microsoft's...
2024-10-29 14:04
What’s new in Fedora KDE 41
Fedora Linux provides a wide variety of users with leading edge open source technology in a community developed and maintained operating system. The Fedora KDE Spin combines the reliable and trusted Fedora Linux base with the KDE Plasma desktop environ...
2024-10-29 14:00
Fedora Linux 41 is here!
I’m happy to once again announce an early release of Fedora Linux 41. Every cycle, our Quality team carefully validates candidate builds against our release criteria, and this time around, we felt confident that we were ready at our early target date...
2024-10-29 13:59
Whats new in Fedora Workstation 41
Fedora Workstation 41 is the latest release of one of the leading providers of free, open source software, The Fedora Project. This article describes some of the user-facing changes in the newest version of Fedora Workstation. Upgrade today from the of...
2024-10-29 13:59
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years
CVE-2024-9632 was made public today as the latest security vulnerability affecting the X.Org Server. The CVE-2024-9632 security issue has been present in the codebase now for 18 years and can lead to local privilege escalation...
2024-10-29 13:47
Tabnine previews AI code review agent
Tabnine, maker of the Tabnine AI coding assistant, has unveiled the Tabnine Code Review Agent, an AI-powered software validation agent that helps users to produce higher quality, more secure code.   Now available in a private preview for Tabnine ente...
2024-10-29 13:00
Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 32GB Kit Performance With Intel Arrow Lake
Earlier this year Micron announced the Crucial Pro DDR5-6000 memory for AMD and Intel desktops and catering to gamers. With the newest AMD Ryzen 9000 series (Zen 5) and Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (Arrow Lake) processors out there and enjoying even faste...
2024-10-29 10:42
AI is transforming the developer experience. Embrace the change
A lot of question marks loom over the future of AI and jobs. But for today’s developers, AI-driven development can be a solution to the reality of today: Development teams are stretched thin, challenged by many competing tasks that leave little time...
2024-10-29 09:00
Rise of the cloud computing opposition
It’s an exciting time to be a cloud computing expert. I’ve noticed that every time I push back on public cloud computing, including cloud repatriation and strategic rejects, I get more views, hits, and interest from you guys. Why? There is a clear...
2024-10-29 09:00
Fedora 41 Releases Today With Many Shiny New Features
Fedora 41 is ready for release today as a wonderful update to this leading edge Linux distribution...
2024-10-29 07:16
RISC-V User-Space Pointer Masking Appears Ready For Linux 6.13
It looks like the upcoming Linux 6.13 cycle will be adding RISC-V support for user-space pointer masking and tagged address ABI...
2024-10-29 07:00
Linux Patches Aim To Further Lower Intel Sierra Forest Idle Power Use
A set of patches are currently under review on the Linux kernel mailing list for helping to further lower idle power use for Xeon 6 Sierra Forest processors...
2024-10-29 06:45
RADV Vulkan Driver Merges Device Generated Commands Support
Thanks to Valve's Linux graphics team, VK_EXT_device_generated_commands is now supported by the Radeon "RADV" Vulkan driver with the upcoming Mesa 24.3 release...
2024-10-29 06:21
Google's Flutter UI Toolkit Forked As Flock
Google's open-source and cross-platform Flutter UI toolkit has been forked by community developers as Flock...
2024-10-29 06:12
AV1 Still Picture Encoding Merged For Mesa 24.3 Radeon Driver
David Rosca working for AMD has continued to improve their open-source video acceleration support within Mesa. Merged today for Mesa 24.3 is the code within the Gallium3D video acceleration front-end and the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver for handling AV1 s...
2024-10-29 06:00