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AMD Publishes Initial openSIL Open-Source CPU Silicon Initialization Code

Phoronix - Thu, 06/15/2023 - 02:06
Following an exciting AMD AI Day yesterday where they launched the Ryzen PRO 7000 series for desktops and laptops, launched Genoa-X and Bergamo server processors, and introduced the MI300X, there is additional exciting news today... AMD just published the code for their new openSIL project that is working on open-source CPU silicon initialization with Coreboot support and in the coming years will ultimately replace AGESA...

It's Recommended To Avoid Using The Open-Source NVIDIA Driver On Linux 6.3

Phoronix - Thu, 06/15/2023 - 01:48
It's recommended to avoid using the open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" graphics driver on the current stable Linux 6.3 series as there is a serious bug present that could cause varying issues to your system...

LibreOffice 7.6 Beta Available For This Excellent Open-Source Office Suite

Phoronix - Thu, 06/15/2023 - 01:30
Ahead of the stable release being planned for August, today marks the availability of LibreOffice 7.6 Beta 1 for those wanting to help in testing this leading open-source, cross-platform office suite...

NVIDIA 535.54.03 Linux Driver Released With Vulkan Updates, DMA-BUF v4 Wayland Protocol

Phoronix - Wed, 06/14/2023 - 23:05
Following last month's NVIDIA 535 Linux driver beta that was launched at the end of May, NVIDIA has now released the 535.54.03 Linux driver as the first stable R535 driver in this new series...

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