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Linux 6.4-rc2 Preps For AMD Zen 4 Model 78h

Phoronix - Sun, 05/14/2023 - 20:07
Sent out this morning were the x86/urgent patches for the Linux 6.4-rc2 kernel due for release later today. With the x86/urgent changes this week are just two AMD patches in preparing the kernel for Family 19h Model 78h processors...

Fedora Program Manager Laid Off As Part Of Red Hat Cuts

Phoronix - Sun, 05/14/2023 - 17:54
As part of the Red Hat layoffs announced in April with around a 4% reduction in headcount for the IBM-owneed company, one of the surprising casualties from that round of cost-cutting is the Fedora Program Manager...

Tellusim Core SDK Published With Linux & Vulkan Support Included

Phoronix - Sun, 05/14/2023 - 17:45
Tellusim as the company known so far for its GravityMark benchmark and being started by Alexander Zapryagaev who was a Unigine Corp co-founder has now launched the Tellusim Core SDK as a new cross-platform, commercial engine...

Xfce's Wayland Compositor Code Continues Improving

Phoronix - Sun, 05/14/2023 - 17:15
A status update was posted this week around xfwm4-wayland with the Xfce Wayland compositor code...

GNU Shepherd 0.10 Released For Guile-Written Init/Service Manager

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 23:56
GNU Shepherd 0.10 is out today as the latest release for this GNU-backed service manager and init system that is written in Guile...

Microsoft Aims For Greater Script Execution Control On Linux

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 20:24
This week alongside several other Linux Foundation events in Vancouver was the Linux Security Summit. Commanding a significant presence at the Linux Security Summit was Microsoft...

Fwupd 1.9.1 Released With Many Bug Fixes, New Capabilities

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 18:23
Following yesterday's release of Fwupd 1.8.15, Fwupd 1.9.1 is now available as the latest release of this open-source firmware updating solution for Linux systems...

Asahi Linux To Users: Please Stop Using X.Org

Phoronix - Sat, 05/13/2023 - 17:58
Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin issued a lengthy post encouraging users of this Apple Silicon focused Linux distribution to stop using X.Org as Wayland is the future...

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