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Port forwarding transfers network traffic from one network listener (called a "port") to another, either on the same computer or a different computer. Ports, in this context, are not physical objects but a software routine listening for network activity.

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In the first part of my interview with Sam Knuth, a fellow Open Organization Ambassador, we discussed how leaders need to make time to be open. Openness isn't effortless.

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AMD Posts Code Enabling "Cyan Skillfish" Display Support Due To Different DCN2 Variant  Phoronix

Red Hat is firmly focused on building further capabilities into our portfolio of solutions to meet even more customer needs and anticipate future growth opportunities. This of course is rooted in open hybrid cloud - going beyond Red Hat Enterprise Linux and into emerging technologies out to the edge. Here are a few key resources for our partners to navigate recent product updates and future opportunities.

Since July we've seen AMD open-source driver engineers posting code for "Cyan Skillfish" as an APU with Navi 1x graphics. While initial support for Cyan Skillfish was merged for Linux 5.15, it turns out the display code isn't yet wired up due to being a different DCN2 variant for its display block...

Install and Setup Flutter Development on Ubuntu Linux  It's FOSS

Google is working to bring Android and the Linux kernel closer together  BollyInside

Virus removal linux will not remove or sfc. - Introductions  BleepingComputer

Virus removal linux will not remove or sfc. - Introductions  BleepingComputer

A batch of feature updates was submitted today for DRM-Next of early feature work slated to come to the next version of the Linux kernel...

Linux 5.16 To Bring Initial DisplayPort 2.0 Support For AMD Radeon Driver (AMDGPU)  Phoronix

How to Check Which Desktop Environment You’re Using on Linux  MUO - MakeUseOf

There has been talk of Intel moving to offer more license-able/opt-in features for hardware capabilities found within a given processor as an upgrade and now we are seeing the Linux signs of that support coming with a driver for "Intel Software Defined Silicon" to allow for the secure activation of such features baked into the processor's silicon but only available as an up-charge option...

"Intel Software Defined Silicon" Coming To Linux For Activating Extra Licensed Hardware Features  Phoronix

Linux 101: What does "sourcing a file" mean in Linux?  TechRepublic

Install Munin on Ubuntu 20.04 for Server Monitoring  H2S Media

Dialect: An Open-Source Translation App for Linux  It's FOSS

Should You Pay for Linux?  MUO - MakeUseOf

Testing The New ASUS Platform Profile Support In Linux 5.15  Phoronix

With the in-development Linux 5.15 kernel there is now support for ACPI Platform Profiles on supported ASUS laptops. This ASUS laptop platform profile support joins the likes of HP, Dell, and Lenovo laptops already having this support exposed under Linux that allows users to control their power/performance preference. Here are some tests with the ASUS ROG Strix G15 AMD Advantage laptop with the platform profile options under Linux 5.15.