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Linux 7.0 arrives as Linus Torvalds embraces a new era of AI-driven kernel development  Neowin

'Regain control of our digital destiny': France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech  TechRadar

4 toxic Linux behaviors that drive away newcomers (and how to fix them)  How-To Geek

For those wishing to make use of modern OpenCL 3.0 capabilities on AMD APUs/SoCs with integrated Radeon graphics using Mesa's Rusticl driver, an improvement was merged this weekend to the RadeonSI driver ahead of this quarter's Mesa 26.1 release...

Nearly one year ago to the day I noted Linux developers were considering the removal of the Apple HFS and HFS+ file-system drivers from the kernel. They were orphaned the past decade and turning into a maintenance burden for upstream developers. But then to some surprise, a few developers stepped up to maintain the HFS(+) drivers. One year later it's proving to be a success story with more fixes for this aging Apple file-system support continuing...

Apple HFS / HFS+ File-System Support Seeing Many Fixes For Linux 7.1  Phoronix

Linux kernel now allows AI-generated code, as long as you take "full responsibility" for any bugs  PC Guide

Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future  theregister.com

Among the early pull requests sent out to Linus Torvalds even before the Linux 7.0 kernel officially released on Sunday were the Btrfs file-system updates. This feature-packed CoW file-system is seeing more performance optimizations for Linux 7.1 as well as its shutdown ioctl feature no longer being experimental and a variety of fixes...

"Digital sovereignty is not optional": France's government is ditching Windows to reduce its reliance on "American tools"  Windows Central

D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux  GamingOnLinux

Linux 7.0 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures  CNX Software

Building off last night's release of the Linux 7.0 kernel is now the GNU Linux-libre 7.0-gnu kernel release for that downstream kernel that removes support for loading non-free-software kernel modules, blocks the loading of loadable microcode/firmware even when it means greatly reduced hardware support, and other sanitization of code in the name of software freedom...

Merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel was a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors as part of an effort to allow describing PCIe M.2 connectors in Device Tree files. For Linux 7.1, that driver is extending support for PCIe M.2 Key E connectors...

France Replaces Windows With Linux In Major Open Source Push  Open Source For You

Valve Engineer Improves Linux Memory Management for GPUs with 8 GB VRAM or Less  TechPowerUp

Rust enters the Linux kernel, but its adoption is leveling off  Techzine Global

GNU Linux-Libre 7.0 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers  9to5Linux

Linux 7.0 is out, bringing XFS repair features and more Intel and AMD support  VideoCardz.com

France abandons Microsoft Windows for Linux on more than 2.5 million workstations  CyberShack