Open-source News

With Linux 6.18 now past the merge window and many new features and changes introduced (https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-618-features), I have begun testing out this kernel on various servers, desktops, and laptops at Phoronix. Linux 6.18 is quite important with expected to become this year's LTS kernel version upon its stable debut in December. Up today is a first look at Linux 6.17 vs. 6.18-rc1 performance using Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids server performance.

NordVPN open sources its Linux GUI client under GPLv3  theregister.com

LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets  The Hacker News

Windows 10 Support Ends 2025: Windows 11 Privacy Risks Fuel Linux Alternatives  WebProNews

GNOME 49.1 Desktop Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes  9to5Linux

AOMP 22.0-1 was released on Wednesday as the newest routine update to this downstream of LLVM/Clang/Flang maintained by AMD that continues to carry their latest modifications for enhancing the C/C++/Fortran compiler offloading support to AMD Radeon/Instinct hardware using the likes of OpenMP and OpenACC...

AOMP 22.0-1 Brings Many Improvements For AMD's Fortran Compiler GPU Offloading  Phoronix

If you regret not living through the floppy disk era why not try this 3D printed Linux project that uses the cartridges to launch games  PC Gamer

Merged today to LLVM Git for next spring's LLVM 22.0 release is support for the Intel Nova Lake ISA targeting with the "-march=novalake" option...

LLVM/Clang 22 Merges Support For Intel Nova Lake "-march=novalake"  Phoronix

Just days ago Valve developer Autumn Ashton announced initial NVIDIA DLSS upscaling for the open-source Mesa NVK driver. One of those needed Vulkan extensions, VK_NVX_image_view_handle, is already merged to Mesa Git...

Adaptiva Expands Cross-Platform Patch Management Leadership with Support for Latest Linux, Mac, and Windows Platforms  PR Newswire

Beckhoff Introduces TwinCAT for Linux  Automation World

Hackers Deploy Linux Rootkits via Cisco SNMP Flaw in "Zero Disco' Attacks  The Hacker News

PipeWire 1.6 Promises Bluetooth Audio Streaming for Hearing Aid Support  9to5Linux

Posted to the Linux networking mailing list on Wednesday were the latest patches for enabling the Homa transport protocol. Homa is the clean-sheet design aiming to become an alternative to TCP within data centers and capable of offering 10~100x reductions in tail latency for short messages...

Firefox and Thunderbird 144 are here  theregister.com

Announced nearly one year ago was the OpenWrt One as a router/AP that is "hacker-friendly" and open-source. The OpenWrt One is powered by a Filogic 820 SoC and features WiFi 6. This official OpenWrt device is manufactured by Banana Pi. While there is downstream open-source code available for customizing the OpenWrt One to your heart's content, the upstream Linux kernel support to date hasn't been full-featured...

Proposed Patches Make Upstream Linux Kernel Usable For The OpenWrt One Router  Phoronix

SYCLBIN has been proposed by a longtime Intel compiler expert as a new way for storing SYCL device code for use as part of their GPU/XPU programming ambitions...