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Avidemux 2.8 Released For This Simple, Open-Source Video Editor

Phoronix - Tue, 12/28/2021 - 18:25
While not nearly as featureful as say OpenShot or Kdenlive, Avidemux is an open-source video editor that is simple to use and has been around for a long time. Avidemux 2.8 is now available as the latest feature release...

My favorite open source stories from 2021

opensource.com - Tue, 12/28/2021 - 16:00

This year we learned a lot about our community as we embraced our new work-from-home lives. We also met some amazing folks who are leveraging Linux and open source software in their organizations. 


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AMD Smart Trace Buffer Support Is Ready For Linux 5.17

Phoronix - Tue, 12/28/2021 - 13:00
AMD Smart Trace Buffer "STB" support is ready for the upcoming Linux 5.17 kernel cycle...

KDE's Plasma Wayland Session Achieves Better Battery Life Than With X.Org

Phoronix - Tue, 12/28/2021 - 03:30
Last week I posted some benchmarks looking at the laptop battery life implications of GNOME's Wayland vs. X.Org sessions. From that testing with a Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen2 with AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U laptop, the GNOME Wayland session led to around 3 Watt lower power consumption than with the same software stack while logging into the X.Org-based session. For those curious about the KDE Wayland vs. X.Org power impact, here is the same set of tests carried out in the KDE space...

LibreOffice 7.3 RC1 Available For Testing This Open-Source Office Suite

Phoronix - Tue, 12/28/2021 - 01:22
LibreOffice 7.3 is due out in early February while for ensuring it will be another successful feature release to this open-source office suite, LibreOffice 7.3 RC1 was made available today for some nice holiday testing...

Intel Has A Number Of WiFi Improvements Ready For Linux 5.17

Phoronix - Tue, 12/28/2021 - 00:07
Intel's modern WiFi driver "IWLWIFI" is set to see a number of improvements with the Linux 5.17 kernel development cycle kicking off in January...

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