Open-source News

Nvidia is reportedly bringing official Linux support to GeForce Now soon, not just for Steam Deck  PC Guide

A set of 36 patches sent out overnight is making big improvements to the Linux kernel's AES library. The patches allow for making use of the kernel's existing architecture-optimized AES code for better performance, that code is also constant-time, lower memory use, and all-around a nice improvement over the status quo...

Besides Debian's aging bug tracker interface, another challenge as the Debian Linux distribution project begins 2026 is that all volunteers have left their Data Protection Team. The Debian Data Protection Team deals with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) issues and related data protection/privacy related matters...

NVIDIA GeForce NOW Gains Native Linux Support  Linuxiac

NVIDIA Prepares Native GeForce NOW Support for Linux-Powered Operating Systems  TechPowerUp

AMD RDNA4 With RADV Now Support New Performance Counters For Better Profiling  Phoronix

Merged back in December for Mesa 26.0 was RADV now supporting some new performance counters to help game developers and open-source driver developers. That new performance counter support aligned with the AMD GPUOpen Radeon GPU Profiler 2.6 release. At first those new performance counters were wired up for RDNA1 through RDNA3.5 GPUs while now the support has arrived for the latest RDNA4 GPUs...

While veteran open-source developer Keith Packard is known for his X.Org Server contributions over many years, another more recent open-source creation of his is Picolibc as a C library for embedded systems. As the latest achievement on that front, merged this weekend to the GCC 16 compiler codebase is support for using Picolibc...

Linux In TOP 500 Supercomputers Statistics 2026  commandlinux.com

My favorite part of Linux's KDE Plasma just got a huge update  XDA

GeForce NOW will soon get native Linux support  Instant Gaming News

GeForce NOW will soon get native Linux support  Instant Gaming News

Six Practical Ways to Use lspci When Troubleshooting Linux Hardware  gHacks Technology News

NVIDIA's GeForce NOW Will Allegedly Get Native Linux Support  80 Level

New GeForce NOW native Linux support could lure Windows 10 refugees  Neowin

New year, new pressureAs a PMM, I spend a lot of time at the intersection of technology and the way we communicate it. It is my job to understand what companies shaping the AI infrastructure space are bringing to market, and also to pay attention to the why and how behind the way they talk about it. Online, at conferences around the world, and in hallway conversations, I am watching not only what our industry is building but the framing that surrounds it. Across AI gatherings this year, both virtual and in person, a pattern has become impossible to miss: AI is being marketed through urgency an

The Red Hat Partner Program continues to evolve with enhancements centered on the entire partner lifecycle and designed to deliver three core outcomes for partners: simplicity, predictability, and profitability.Today, we are excited to introduce the latest updates to the Red Hat Partner Program. With these enhancements, Red Hat is providing a structure that prioritizes co-investment to drive profitability across core business areas for partners. By actively investing in partner programs, incentives and digital tooling, we can more seamlessly enable accelerated growth, reduce friction and expan

Here Is Why Gamers Are Switching To Linux Instead Of Windows In 2026  GameFragger.com

Following the holidays, Linux 6.19-rc4 was released today in working toward the Linux 6.19 stable kernel release in early February...

Linux 6.19-rc4 Released Following A Quiet Holiday Week, 6.19-rc8 Already Planned  Phoronix