Open-source News

NZ's Catalyst IT delivers open-source system for uni library  CRN Australia

CWP bugs allow code execution as root on Linux servers, patch now  BleepingComputer

HITMAN 3 Runs Well On Linux With Steam Play - Open-Source Radeon Performance Especially Good  Phoronix

After being an Epic Games exclusive for its first year, HITMAN III launched on Steam last week. While there isn't a native Linux port for HITMAN 3, it does run wonderful under Steam Play with Proton for enjoying this Windows game on Linux complete with Vulkan API rendering. Here are some initial benchmarks of HITMAN 3 on Linux with NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards.

How to Set Up External Drives in the Chromebook Linux Environment  MUO - MakeUseOf

They see us Cinnamon Rolling, they're rating: GeckoLinux incorporates kernel 5.16 with familiar installation experience  The Register

How to Install OpenStackClient in Rocky Linux | AlmaLinux 8  H2S Media

How to Install OpenStackClient in Rocky Linux | AlmaLinux 8  Linux Shout

Running Windows 10? Microsoft is preparing to fire up the update engines  The Register

The first alpha release of the huge Godot 4.0 is now available! Godot 4.0 has been shaping up to be a massive update for this open-source game engine...

DXVK 1.9.4 is now available for this Direct3D 9/10/11 over Vulkan API implementation used by Valve's Steam Play (Proton) and other software...

MS Office Alternative Software for Linux Market Outlook 2022 to 2031 | Google, Apple Inc, Yozodcs, Softmaker (freeoffice) – The Oxford Spokesman  The Oxford Spokesman

Windows box won't boot? SystemRescue 9 may help  The Register

MINISFORUM DeskMini UM700: Mini-PC re-launches with Manjaro Linux, starting at US$499  Notebookcheck.net

Lenovo Will Not Enable Microsoft's Pluton Processor by Default - Thurrott.com  Thurrott.com

Thanks to hiring more Linux developers and preparing to ramp up for next-generation hardware support, the in-development Linux 5.17 kernel is going to be another exciting step forward for AMD Linux customers...

Trend Micro : Analysis and Impact of LockBit Ransomware's First Linux and VMware ESXi Variant  marketscreener.com

Robot vacuum cleaner employed by Brit budget hotel chain Travelodge flees  The Register

Among the many new features in Linux 5.17 are several notable network optimizations. Optimizing network performance is a never-ending game and already for a future kernel are a new set of UDP/IPv6 optimizations being worked on...

It's just with the in-development Linux 5.17 kernel that the "asus_wmi_ec_sensors" is making its debut for greatly expanded sensor support for modern ASUS desktop motherboards. However, there is already a new driver that has been in development that ultimately aims to be superior to this still-new driver...