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Zink OpenGL-On-Vulkan Fixes Up Support For Another Game

Phoronix - Tue, 08/31/2021 - 16:00
Going from ~11 FPS to ~602 FPS for an open-source game marks the latest work on Zink for OpenGL atop Vulkan within Mesa...

What is a container image?

opensource.com - Tue, 08/31/2021 - 15:01

Containers are a critical part of today's IT operations. A container image contains a packaged application, along with its dependencies, and information on what processes it runs when launched.

You create container images by providing a set of specially formatted instructions, either as commits to a registry or as a Dockerfile. For example, this Dockerfile creates a container for a PHP web application:


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Linux 5.15 In 2021 Is Still Improving Intel 486 Era Hardware Support

Phoronix - Tue, 08/31/2021 - 15:00
The x86/IRQ changes for the Linux 5.15 kernel bring some unexpected improvements to old hardware...

How my team built an open source learning experience platform

opensource.com - Tue, 08/31/2021 - 15:00

Learning is based on the open exchange of ideas and experiences. By sharing, testing, and practicing what we've learned with others, we're able to develop in our lives and careers. It follows that openness is the ideal state for any successful learning organization. 


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The PREEMPT_RT Locking Code Is Merged For Linux 5.15

Phoronix - Tue, 08/31/2021 - 07:30
It looks like the real-time (RT) patches for the Linux kernel are almost to the point of being fully upstream in the mainline Linux kernel. Merged for Linux 5.15 is the PREEMPT_RT locking code that represents a bulk of the outstanding RT patches...

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