Open-source News

France Ditches Windows for Linux to Break Free from American Tech Dominance  thedeepdive.ca

New open battery dataset from Microsoft hints at deeper inconsistencies  TechRadar

France orders all government ministries to ditch Windows for Linux in digital sovereignty push  The Next Web

Valve Developer Optimizes Linux VRAM Use for Games - SDHQ  Steam Deck HQ

It was just a few days ago that Jay was publicly posted as the new shader compiler in-development for Intel GPUs on Linux for both their ANV Vulkan and Iris Gallium3D drivers. While still very experimental, that initial Jay compiler code was merged today for Mesa 26.1-devel...

Intel's New Shader Compiler "Jay" Merged For Mesa 26.1  Phoronix

France to Ditch Microsoft Windows as Europe’s War on American Tech Rages On  Gizmodo

After one of its choppiest preview cycles in years, Linux 7.0 is almost ready  XDA

Why one of Europe's biggest governments is abandoning Windows for Linux  MakeUseOf

Little Snitch Privacy Tool Expands to Linux After Mac Dominance  The Tech Buzz

Unity Expands Reach with Steam and Linux Support  National Today

French government says it is ditching Windows for Linux, here’s why  The Times of India

Little Snitch’s software counter surveillance jumps from Mac to Linux  The Verge

The newest Linux file-system driver proposed for the kernel is... VMUFAT...

French government says au revoir Windows, bienvenue Linux  Engadget

France to replace Windows with Linux across key government systems  Interesting Engineering

3 modern Linux apps to try this weekend (April 10 - 12)  How-To Geek

7 reasons Qubes is better than your Linux distro  How-To Geek

The Linux 7.0 kernel is gearing up for its stable release and should be out this coming Sunday, 12 April, barring any major last minute issues...

Even the French government is switching to Linux now in a bid for 'digital sovereignty'  PC Gamer