Open-source News

Netrunner 26 “Twilight” released with Debian 13, Plasma 6, and Linux 6.16  Linuxiac

Linux use hits an all-time-high on Steam, passing 5% user share  OC3D

Automating Kali Linux With The Model Context Protocol  i-programmer.info

Linux Installations Rise to 5% in Latest Steam Hardware Survey, RTX 5070 Falls Back  eTeknix

AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" Enjoys Great Performance Gains With Latest Linux Software  Phoronix

With the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release due out in three weeks, I have been re-testing a number of different devices on this newest Ubuntu release. One of the most significant improvements to note was when running the Framework Desktop with Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" and quantifying the performance gains of the Radeon 8060S Graphics since launch last year. Here's a look at how the Vulkan and OpenGL performance has evolved for the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 since its launch last year in going from Ubuntu 26.04 to Ubuntu 26.04.

Following this morning's announcement of IBM working with Arm on "dual architecture" hardware, we have some more details on at least what's happening from the software side... It's improving Arm virtualization on IBM Z Systems (s390)...

IBM Lays Out Patches For ARM Virtualization Acceleration On IBM Z Servers  Phoronix

Linux Foundation Adopts x402 Protocol to Standardize AI Payment Infrastructure  blockonomi.com

Red Hat Announces Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle Premium  MarketScreener

Linux Foundation Launches x402 to Power AI-Driven Payments  CoinCentral

FOSS Weekly #26.14: Open Source Office Drama, Ubuntu MATE Troubles, Conky With Ease, Session Management in Wayland and More Linux Stuff  It's FOSS

The Linux platform has seen record growth among Steam players.  GameGPU

Steam survey shows Linux hitting an all-time high with gamers  Digital Trends

Steam on Linux reaches 5.33% in March Steam Survey, highest share on record  videocardz.com

Ubunto Linux raises minimum system requirements to 6GB of RAM — it was previously raised from 1GB to 4GB in 2018  Tom's Hardware

Coinbase’s AI payments system joins Linux Foundation, gathers support from Google, Stripe, AWS and others  CoinDesk

Tech, crypto giants to help steward Coinbase's neutral x402 payments protocol under Linux Foundation  The Block

Red Hat Enhances Enterprise Stability with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Life Cycle, Premium  Business Wire

Linux Foundation is Launching the x402 Foundation and Welcoming the Contribution of the x402 Protocol  PR Newswire