Open-source News

I switched my Linux terminal to Zsh and it’s the biggest productivity boost I’ve had in years  MakeUseOf

Why I don't use Linux on my desktop PC  How-To Geek

I replaced 3 paid productivity apps with one simple Python script  How-To Geek

A nice Easter surprise are some last minute updates submitted to DRM-Next of the final planned AMDGPU/AMDKFD feature changes for the upcoming Linux 7.1 feature cycle...

AMD & Valve Deliver Better Kaveri / Kabini APU Experience With Upcoming Linux 7.1  Phoronix

Linux 7.0 Cuts PostgreSQL Performance in Half  WinBuzzer

For helping with the increase of AI tools scouring the Linux kernel source tree and sending security bug reports, a pull request sent today ahead of the Linux 7.0-rc7 improves the documentation to better guide AI agents -- and anyone reading the documentation -- how to send better quality bug reports...

hid-omg-detect: Linux Driver In Development To Detect Malicious HID Devices  Phoronix

Zubeyr Almaho has been leading work on a new HID driver named hid-omg-detect with an intent on passive monitoring to watch out for any malicious HID devices being connected to the system...

Seeing new Linux patches for benefiting Sega Dreamcast devices wasn't on my bingo card for 2026. A patch series was sent out today for fixing the Linux kernel's GD-ROM driver for accessing media using the drivers on "real" Sega Dreamcast devices...

As a small but interesting addition coming for this quarter's Mesa 26.1 release is making it easy to simulate a GPU reset with the LLVMpipe software driver. While seemingly mundane, this can be quite handy for compositor developers and other app/software developers wanting to more easily test how their code behaves when encountering a GPU reset...

Arduino UNO Q Bundle for Linux, AI, and Real-Time Design  Elektor Magazine

Wine 11.6 just made modding Windows games on Linux easier, and Proton could be next  xda-developers.com

I replaced my entire Windows workflow with Linux apps — and only hit one wall  MakeUseOf

The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes  XDA

Intel adds Wildcat Lake support to Linux NPU Driver  VideoCardz.com

With age verification/attestation laws down to the OS level enacted by California and being decided upon by other US states, it's been a hot topic of discussion in the open-source world. For the Debian project that is strictly volunteer/community-driven unlike various commercial Linux platforms, they are figuring out how such laws will impact them...

I disabled background startup apps on Linux, and everything felt lighter within a day  MakeUseOf

Ahead of tomorrow's Linux 7.0-rc7 kernel release, this week's batch of input fixes were sent in and merged. Besides a few small input fixes are also some new device IDs and quirks for hardware now to be handled by Linux 7.0...

Razer Wolverine V3 Pro & Betop KP50 Controllers To Be Supported By Linux 7.0  Phoronix