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Linux 6.7-rc2 Released: "Slightly Larger Than Average"

Phoronix - Mon, 11/20/2023 - 07:20
Linus Torvalds just released Linux 6.7-rc2 as the second test release of what will become Linux 6.7 stable around the end of the calendar year...

Polychromatic 0.8.3 Released For Latest Open-Source Razer Experience On Linux

Phoronix - Mon, 11/20/2023 - 01:10
In the absence of Razer providing any official drivers and GUI control panel for Linux systems, the OpenRazer independent open-source project for crafting reverse-engineered driver support and then the likes of Polychromatic as a graphical control utility make for a pleasant Linux experience for Razer hardware on Linux. Out today is a new Polychromatic release...

AMD AXI 1-Wire Driver Queued Ahead Of The Linux 6.8 Kernel

Phoronix - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 23:00
Narrowly missing the Linux 6.7 merge window that closed last week is the AMD 1-Wire "AXI" driver but it's now on tap for the Linux 6.8 kernel in the new year...

Open-Source Graphics DevRoom Returning For FOSDEM 2024

Phoronix - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 20:08
Luc Verhaegen has announced the return of the Graphics DevRoom for FOSDEM 2024 taking place in early February in Brussels...

Microsoft Enables OpenGL 4.6 Support Over Direct3D 12

Phoronix - Sun, 11/19/2023 - 19:45
The week began with Microsoft taking its Mesa Direct3D 12 code from OpenGL 4.3 to OpenGL 4.4 and then a short time after that reaching OpenGL 4.5. Microsoft now closed out the week by managing to get OpenGL 4.6 implemented atop Direct3D 12...

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