Open-source News

JOPDF Offers Linux Users Free, Full-Featured PDF Editing  Linuxiac

Besides the FreeBSD graphics and WiFi drivers lagging behind Linux and other operating systems, the FreeBSD audio driver support and handling of audio streams with FreeBSD on the desktop can be problematic depending upon the hardware/system. One of the most active mailing list threads this week in the FreeBSD camp was over the "tragic state" of FreeBSD audio/sound support...

User Frustrations Over The "Tragic State of FreeBSD Audio/Sound" Support  Phoronix

Don't like AI? Linux's creator says go fork yourself  Business Insider

Why homelabbers are ditching Unraid for Proxmox  How-To Geek

Auto-CPUFreq 3.1 Adds Monitoring Mode To GUI, New Configuration Options & Fixes  Phoronix

Auto-CPUFreq is one of the open-source projects striving to be a CPU speed and power optimizer for Linux systems to improve battery life without making any real compromises to the user experience. Out today is v3.1 as the newest feature release of Auto-CPUFreq...

Realtek RTL8723B/RTL8723BS Trying To Be Tacked On To The RTW88 Linux Driver  Phoronix

Since 2017 in Linux 4.12 has been the Realtek rtl8723bs WiFi driver where it was introduced into the staging area and remains there nearly a decade later. The rtl8723bs driver for this Realtek 802.11n WiFi SDIO driver has seen a lot of code cleaning over the years and all these years later still is needing lots of code clean-ups from unnecessary code abstractions to dealing with malicious WiFi APs for what Greg Kroah-Hartman has called a "beast of a driver". The latest twist is there now being patches for adding Realtek RTL8723BS and RTL8723B onto the existing RTW88 driver...

Firewire still isn't dead yet on Linux. Current plans call for maintaining IEEE-1394 Firewire on Linux at least through 2029 and with today's Linux 7.2-rc5 kernel release is a fix for those wanting to leverage IPv4 networking over Firewire...

Linux 7.2-rc5 Fixing Longstanding Bug In IPv4 Networking Over Firewire  Phoronix

5 non-FOSS apps I refuse to give up on Linux  How-To Geek

Auto-cpufreq 3.1 Adds GUI Monitoring and Bluetooth Controls  Linuxiac

Following last month's beta release, Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 is now available as the latest feature release for this Ubuntu 24.04 LTS derived mobile operating system for select smartphones and tablets...

Linux makes old computers feel faster, not actually faster  MakeUseOf

5 command-line apps I install on every new Linux PC  How-To Geek

Posted this week is a draft copy of the Fedora Conflict of Interest policy being worked on for dealing with identifying, disclosing, and managing any actual, actual, or perceived conflicts of interest within the Fedora Project...

How Valve's desperation to escape Windows 8 turned it into a Linux powerhouse  XDA

World Machine ‘Dragontail Peak’ now runs on macOS and Linux  CG Channel

Meet Shadowfetch Linux, a New Debian-Based Distro Built Around Local AI  Linuxiac