Open-source News

Valve moving away from the Battle Pass in Dota 2  GamingOnLinux

Linux Software Market Rising Trend, Demand and Business Outlook ...  Reedley Exponent

4 Different commands to Shutdown or Restart Ubuntu Linux  H2S Media

Another feature scheduled to be sent in for the upcoming Linux 6.5 kernel merge window is introducing support for provisioning primitives for thinly provisioned storage with the Device Mapper (DM) code...

Linux 6.5 Slated To Add Provisioning Primitives For Thinly ...  Phoronix

How to Open a Port in Linux  Beebom

Opera One, an AI-infused Web Browser, Hits Linux  OMG! Ubuntu!

The upcoming Linux 6.5 kernel is poised to add support for Qualcomm's Adreno 690 GPU to the open-source MSM kernel graphics/display driver. The A690 is notably used by the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 (SC8280XP) platform that in turn is what's found inside the Lenovo ThinkPad X13s laptop and other hardware...

Linux 6.5 Adding Qualcomm Adreno 690 Open-Source GPU Support  Phoronix

RetroDECK got a lot bigger and better for emulation on Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

SUSE Advances Capabilities to its Comprehensive Software Stack to Help Customers Accelerate Digital Transformation  Yahoo Finance

SUSE Advances Capabilities to its Comprehensive Software Stack to Help Customers Accelerate Digital Transformation  Yahoo Finance

As another feature on the way for the upcoming Linux 6.5 kernel cycle is the large extent counts feature of the XFS file-system no longer being treated as "experimental" but is now considered safe to deploy...

XFS Large Extent Counts Feature No Longer Considered ...  Phoronix

Compromised Linux SSH servers engage in DDoS attacks ...  Help Net Security

Fanatical's Diamond Collection has some worthy games to pick up  GamingOnLinux

Linux Operating System Market Forecast Opportunities and Risks ...  Digital Journal

Patches being queued ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.5 kernel merge window prepare initial support for DEXCR that is found in recent Power ISA specifications...

Linux 6.5 Preps For IBM POWER's "DEXCR"  Phoronix

CPU microcode updates are commonly done in the name of security fixes and resolving functionality issues.. In recent years, CPU microcode updates have been a much more common -- and important -- occurrence. While all modern CPUs rely on microcode it's just a matter of whether the version used is baked into the hardware or an updated version loaded by the BIOS or OS at boot time, a "vocal minority" of users are unhappy with CPU microcode being included in Libreboot ROMs. Thus moving forward there will be alternative builds of Libreboot for different motherboards with the CPU microcode stripped out in the name of software freedom...