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The Linux kernel's workqueue for async task handling within a dedicated kernel thread is seeing some useful improvements with Linux 7.0...

"Completely garbage!" Linus blasts the Linux MMC code update: It can't even compile, and no testing was done at all.  36 Kr

I wanted Windows Notepad on Linux—this app is the closest replacement I’ve found  How-To Geek

The performance "perf" events changes for the Linux 7.0 kernel are continuing to prepare for next-generation Xeon Diamond Rapids processors as the successor to current Xeon 6 Granite Rapids...

Mesa 26.0 Rolls Out, Bringing Major Vulkan And Ray-Tracing Improvements For Radeon GPUs On Linux  Wccftech

Linux Mint team considers longer gaps between releases in attempt to accelerate development efforts — current six-month cycle means ‘we spend more time testing, fixing, and releasing than developing’  Tom's Hardware

Linux Mint may slow down releases to have more development time  GamingOnLinux

Anbernic RG VITA Pro Adds New Chipset And Linux  findarticles.com

Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition gets released on Steam and Steam Deck Verified  GamingOnLinux

Intel has upstreamed some Resource Control "resctrl" improvements to Linux 7.0 for enhanced telemetry monitoring. This is the good kind of telemetry with this new code being useful for being able to monitor how much energy or work is attributed to a group of tasks / process IDs on the system...

Intel Is Making It Easier In Linux 7.0 To Monitor Energy Use For A Group Of Tasks  Phoronix

SUSE exec blurts that the company uses Teams  theregister.com

Linux Mint Wants Fewer Releases Each Year (For Good Reasons)  It's FOSS

The Linux 7.0 kernel has removed support for signing kernel modules using SHA-1 as it's no longer considered secure but existing SHA-1 signed modules can still be loaded...

All of the media subsystem driver updates have been merged for the in-development Linux 7.0 kernel and brings some new work around AV1 acceleration as well as other driver updates...

Media Driver Updates Merged For Linux 7.0 - Still Without The AMD ISP4 Driver  Phoronix

Linux Mint is shutting down its shorter development cycle  Neowin

Keychron M3-A71 Wireless Mouse - 12,000 DPI, 95H Battery, Triple Mode (BT/2.4G/USB), For Mac/Windows/Linux  umlconnector.com

SSHStalker botnet preys on legacy Linux & cloud hosts  SecurityBrief UK

Linus Torvalds rejects Linux 7.0 MMC changes as 'complete garbage'  GIGAZINE