Open-source News

AWS now lets you stream Linux apps  TechRadar

Review: Citrix Workspace Linux  Ghacks Technology News

Secure development: New and improved Linux Random Number Generator ready for testing  The Daily Swig

Linux Prepares Straight Line Speculation "SLS" Mitigation For x86/x86_64 CPUs  Phoronix

Last month I reported on activity around Straight Line Speculation "SLS" mitigation for x86_64 CPUs, similar to the work carried out by Arm last year on their SLS vulnerability. That work on the x86 (x86_64 inclusive) side has now been merged to GCC 12 Git and a kernel patch is expected to come shortly that will flip it on as the latest CPU security protection...

Have media files on your computer? You can likely reclaim significant disk space by storing that data in more space-efficient file formats.

This article demonstrates how to use Linux line commands to perform the most common space-saving conversions. I use line commands because they give you complete control over compression and format conversion features. Also, you'll need to use line commands if you want to write scripts. That allows you to develop programs that are custom-tailored to your own unique needs.

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Why are gnome and GTK devs so out of touch? - Linux & Unix  BleepingComputer

M1 MacBooks Compatible with Linux | Open-Sourced Endless Capabilities  Tech Times

Designed to holistically push the company toward a true culture of automation, Discover's "Extreme Automation" program has seen tremendous success. But that doesn’t come without some key learnings. Learn more about the ups and downs of Discover's automation journey.

After nearly a decade of Slackware 14, the Slackware 15.0 release is moving closer to debut and now effectively under a hard feature freeze...

Linux: Coming Soon To M1 Macbooks  Hackaday

NVIDIA today released their latest Vulkan beta drivers for Windows and Linux...

Microsoft downgrades Windows 10 to annual updates - comments  GSMArena.com

Mesa 21.3 is now out as the latest quarterly feature release to this collection of open-source graphics drivers...

Mesa 21.3 Released With Radeon RADV Ray-Tracing, Much Better Zink  Phoronix

The recently-ended Linux 5.16 merge window saw significant I/O improvements driven primarily by maintainer Jens Axboe's recent focus on relentlessly optimizing the block and IO_uring code for record-setting per-core IOPS. As good as those improvements are, Linux 5.17 should be even better...

Linux 5.17 To Continue With I/O Optimizations, 5~6% Improvement Pending For NVMe  Phoronix

Ubuntu desktop team reports 'proof of concept' systemd on Windows Subsystem for Linux  The Register

Intel passed along news today of their development efforts around Universal Scalable Firmware, a new initiative they are pursuing to simplify and scale firmware development for hardware from edge computing devices to the cloud...

Linux/MS Desktop Support at Datafin Recruitment  IT-Online