Open-source News

The Go 1.21 release candidate is out today and it's interesting on the performance front plus a few language additions like min / max / clear functions as well as further enhancing its standard library...

For those making use of the current Linux 6.3 stable series, Linux 6.3.9 is out today and it's particularly important if you make use of the open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" kernel graphics driver...

Linux 6.3.9 Released With Fix For Nasty Nouveau Issue  Phoronix

Ubuntu-based Linux Mint 21.2 'Victoria' BETA now available for ...  BetaNews

Linux Patch Management: Tools, Issues & Best Practices  eSecurity Planet

Beware bad passwords as attackers co-opt Linux servers into cybercrime  Naked Security

Exploring the Post-CentOS Landscape With AlmaLinux and Rocky ...  GovExec.com

Exploring the Post-CentOS Landscape With AlmaLinux and Rocky ...  GovExec.com

Red Hat Takes Aim at Rocky Linux & AlmaLinux, Restricts RHEL ...  WebProNews

What Is the AUR in Arch Linux, and Should You Use It?  How-To Geek

Linux Mint 21.2 Beta is Available to Download  OMG! Ubuntu!

Linux Mint 21.2 Beta is Available to Download  OMG! Ubuntu!

Linux servers are being infected with a dangerous new malware  Yahoo Life

Linux servers are being infected with a dangerous new malware  TechRadar

Linux Mint as the popular desktop Linux distribution derived from Ubuntu LTS releases and known for their Cinnamon desktop is out today with their 21.2 "Victoria" beta release for testing...

Linux Mint 21.2 Promoted To Beta With Desktop Improvements, HEIF & AVIF Support  Phoronix

Red Hat announced today that CentOS Stream will now be the sole repository for public RHEL-related source code releases...

Red Hat Now Limiting RHEL Sources To CentOS Stream  Phoronix

Master Linux from the ground up with this online course deal  BleepingComputer

Introduced with 4th Gen Xeon Scalable "Sapphire Rapids" processors are various new accelerators available on select SKUs or via the Intel On Demand offering. One of the initial challenges there though is the early accelerator software support limitations and many upstream open-source (or even just widespread) software not yet enabled to make use of these new accelerators. One of the improvements on that front has been Intel engineers working on an IAA crypto compression driver for the kernel so that the In-Memory Analytics Accelerator can be transparently accessible to kernel features making use of the crypto API...