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Mesa Granted Permanent Updates Exception For Fedora Linux  phoronix.com

It doesn't change too much in practice with how Mesa updates typically have been handled under Fedora Linux, but now it's officially documented: Mesa graphics drivers have a permanent updates exception so new Mesa versions can be shipped as updates in Fedora stable releases...

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux  GNN HD

Following last month's Lemonade SDK 10.0 release that finally makes AMD Ryzen AI NPUs under Linux useful for running large language models (LLMs) where as before the Linux build could only target GPUs, released on Monday was Lemonade 10.1 with more enhancements to this local LLM solution...

Lemonade 10.1 Released For Latest Improvements For Local LLMs On AMD GPUs & NPUs  phoronix.com

If you're gaming on Linux, this tool will add achievements to even non-Steam games  PC Gamer

End nearby for i486 support in the Linux kernel  Techzine Global

Linux Kernel 7.1 Moves to Drop i486 Support for the First Time Since 2012  ghacks.net

PyTorch Foundation Welcomes Helion as a Foundation-Hosted Project to Standardize Open, Portable, and Accessible AI Kernel Authoring  PR Newswire

Opera GX on Linux is for Gamers Who Put Stickers on Their Laptop  It's FOSS

Linux developers are beginning to end support for the 37-year-old Intel 486 processor.  GIGAZINE

28 years after the final Intel 486 desktop CPUs rolled off assembly lines, Linux is finally dropping support for it  PC Gamer

The Laptop That Refuses To Die: Inside Framework's Mission To Fix Tech  Forbes

AI agents found vulns in this popular Linux and Unix print server  theregister.com

Building on prior Mesa contributor guidelines and discussions among upstream Mesa developers, there are two generative AI "GenAI" policies that have now been decided upon for Mesa development moving forward...

Rust Coreutils 0.8 was released today as the newest major release to this alternative to GNU Coreutils...

Linux Will Require More RAM Than Windows For The First Time | Source Code #11 [3ae65e]  Fathom Journal

How to rescue an old laptop by installing Linux on it  Popular Science

Linux Users Surpass 5% Representation on Steam  extremetech.com

Red Hat rolls out 14-year RHEL life cycle subscription  SDxCentral