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Mesa Open-Source GPU Drivers Enjoyed Near-Record Growth In 2021, Valve Dev Top Contributor

Phoronix - Sun, 12/26/2021 - 19:30
As we approach the end of the year, here is a look back at some of the Mesa open-source 3D OpenGL/Vulkan driver development statistics for 2021 compared to prior years as well as a look at the top contributors to this crucial piece of the Linux desktop stack...

FGKASLR Is An Exciting Linux Kernel Improvement To Look Forward To In 2022

Phoronix - Sun, 12/26/2021 - 18:36
It's been nearly two years in the making since Intel posted FGKASLR patches for improving Linux kernel security. While that work on Finer Grained / Function Granular KASLR stalled for a year, in recent months work on it was revived and in 2022 looks like this security is on a path for mainlining...

Phoronix Test Suite 10.8 Released With Many Improvements For Open-Source Benchmarking

Phoronix - Sun, 12/26/2021 - 18:14
Phoronix Test Suite 10.8 is out as the latest quarterly feature update to our open-source, automated and cross-platform benchmarking software...

Lumina 1.6.2 Released For This BSD Licensed Qt-Powered Desktop

Phoronix - Sun, 12/26/2021 - 18:00
Lumina is the desktop project originally started by PC-BSD/TrueOS developers as a BSD-focused desktop environment built atop Qt. When TrueOS stopped focusing on being a great desktop BSD, Lumina development stalled. But for Linux and BSD users fond of this lightweight Qt desktop, Lumina Desktop development restarted a few months ago...

9 open source alternatives to try in 2022

opensource.com - Sun, 12/26/2021 - 16:00

2021 was another year spent largely online, but that's nothing new for the open source world. The ability to work from anywhere is in our DNA, preceding the pandemic that ushered remote work into the mainstream.

Still, all that time in front of screens this year made our community consider open source alternatives. Regardless of the tool type you need, many of the most popular vendors are not your only option.


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LuxCoreRender 2.6 Released For This Great Open-Source, Physically Based Renderer

Phoronix - Sun, 12/26/2021 - 13:00
Another open-source project releasing on Christmas is LuxCoreRender 2.6 as a sizable feature update incorporating the better part of a year's worth of improvements to this physically based rendering software...

KDE's Bug Fixes & Other Desktop Enhancements For Christmas

Phoronix - Sun, 12/26/2021 - 01:28
The latest KDE weekly development summary is out that notes all of the fixes and improvements made during Christmas week...

Ruby 3.1 Released With Speedy, Experimental In-Process JIT Compiler

Phoronix - Sat, 12/25/2021 - 23:00
Ruby 3.1 is out this Christmas day as a big feature release for this programming language while retaining compatibility with Ruby 3.0...

KiCad 6.0 Release Imminent As A Leading Open-Source Circuit Board CAD Program

Phoronix - Sat, 12/25/2021 - 19:40
KiCad 6.0 has been tagged as a major update to this leading open-source printed circuit board design program...

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