Open-source News

Mauna Linux 25.2 drops with OnlyOffice 9.3.1, updated firmware packages, more  Notebookcheck

Ready to go ahead of the Linux 7.1 merge window closing at week's end are numerous new USB device support additions and other USB subsystem enhancements...

Many USB Improvements & New Hardware Merged For Linux 7.1  Phoronix

The Linux Multi-Function Device "MFD" subsystem changes were merged this week for Linux 7.1 ahead of the merge window closing on Sunday...

Linux 7.1 Lands The Apple SMC Power Driver For Reporting Battery Metrics On MacBooks  Phoronix

I thought MX Linux was lightweight until I tried the distro it's based on  MakeUseOf

FreeRDP as a leading open-source implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) has introduced experimental AV1 codec support...

Microsoft Graph API misused by new GoGra Linux malware for hidden communication...  Security Affairs

Linux Kernel Support for IEEE 1588 Hardware Timestamping  EE Times

A Linux Hardware Maker Is Convincing Colorado to Leave Open Source Alone  It's FOSS

The $118 Powerhouse: Resurrecting a 'Parts-Only' T450 into a 2026 Linux HackPad  HackerNoon

All of the SoC updates were recently merged for the ongoing Linux 7.1 kernel cycle. Most of the activity as usual is on the Arm side but also with some RISC-V additions too for the Linux 7.1 kernel...

IBM CFO: Red Hat Enterprise Linux decelerated due to federal shutdown in Q4  marketscreener.com

Linux May Drop Legacy 3Com, AMD, and Xircom Ethernet Drivers  Linuxiac

Over the past number of months there has been a steady flow of Intel open-source projects archived on GitHub amid the corporate restructuring at the company and realigning of their open-source focus. This week another batch of Intel open-source projects were formally archived...

Microsoft issues emergency update for macOS and Linux ASP.NET threat  Ars Technica

I stopped dreading the terminal after finding these 4 tools  MakeUseOf

Linux is the only OS that respects your aging gaming hardware  XDA

Linux may get a hall pass from one state age-check bill, but Congress plays hall monitor  theregister.com

Framework’s New Focus, New Kit, And RAM Woes  PC Perspective