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Microsoft's D3D12 Gallium3D code for Mesa 22.0 can now handle tessellations to expose GL_ARB_tessellation_shader in exposing OpenGL over Direct3D 12...

It seems everyone is rushing to get their software on the cloud. The rapid growth of cloud computing has empowered hyperscaler cloud providers to market various technologies to feed the growing demand.

Hyperscalers are now providing full-stack capabilities to increase their footprint and further lock-in customers, making the cloud seem more like a threat than an open communal space. 

What does the cloud actually offer? Quite a lot, based on reports from the field:

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Open Source Video Converters for Linux [GUI and CLI]  It's FOSS

FOSDEM 2022 schedule with embedded Linux, IoT, automotive… sessions  CNX Software

Throughout 2021, the Red Hat Customer and Partner Experience team analyzed thousands of feedback collected through our net promoter score (NPS) survey, focus groups, and more. Learn how we used these findings to implement a host of new enhancements - and ultimately to improve the customer experience:

Rqlite 7.0 is now available as a lightweight, distributed relational database. This open-source database system for cluster setups is built atop SQLite while aiming to be easy-to-use and fault-tolerant...

In recent days Mozilla has begun activating Wayland support by default on Firefox Nightly for configurations capable of running Wayland...

GraalVM 22.0 has been released for this Java VM/JDK that also supports other programming languages and run-times / execution modes. GraalVM continues to be performant and showing promising results not just for Java with JIT'ing but also ahead-of-time Java compilation to Native Image as well as for its Python implementation, WebAssembly run-time, and other targets...

Linux Check Disk Encryption Policy Enables Consistent Device Governance  Security Boulevard

1. Major Linux PolicyKit security vulnerability uncovered: Pwnkit  ZDNet
2. Linux vulnerability can be ‘easily exploited’ for local privilege escalation, researchers say  VentureBeat
3. Linux Servers at Risk of RCE Due to Critical CWP Bugs  Threatpost
4. Linux system service bug gives root on all major distros, exploit released  BleepingComputer
5. Critical Bugs in Control Web Panel Expose Linux Servers to RCE Attacks  The Hacker News
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Linux vulnerability can be ‘easily exploited’ for local privilege escalation, researchers say  VentureBeat

In addition to Mesa 22.0 landing Vulkan 1.3 support today with the Radeon RADV and Intel ANV Vulkan drivers, Mesa today also received initial support for next-gen Raptor Lake S processors...

The 5 Most Useful Linux Text-Manipulation Commands  MUO - MakeUseOf

NVIDIA, AMD & Intel Announce Day One Driver Support For Vulkan 1.3 API on Windows & Linux Platforms  Wccftech

It's crazy to think that in a few days it will already be six years since the debut of Vulkan 1.0, but here we are. The Khronos Group is continuing on their two year major update regiment for Vulkan and today debuting Vulkan 1.3 with more extensions moved to core as well as introducing a new "profiles" concept.

For the just-announced Vulkan 1.3, the open-source Intel "ANV" and Radeon "RADV" Vulkan drivers within Mesa are prepared to land support for this updated specification...

How to Use the findmnt Command on Linux  How-To Geek

This sneaky ransomware is now targeting Linux servers, too  ZDNet

Enable or Disable Automatic Login in Debian 11 Bullseye  Linux Shout