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The Latest Progress On Rust For The Linux Kernel

Phoronix - Sun, 09/12/2021 - 02:30
While the Rust programming language support for usage within the kernel isn't landing for the Linux 5.15 merge window ending this weekend, that effort remains ongoing. A status update on the effort was shared this week about Rust usage for the Linux kernel...

Another Batch Of RadeonSI Optimizations Land In Mesa 21.3

Phoronix - Sun, 09/12/2021 - 01:15
Another batch of minor optimizations were merged to Mesa 21.3 for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver...

Alder Lake Support Added To Intel's TCC Driver In Linux 5.15

Phoronix - Sat, 09/11/2021 - 21:00
While much of Intel's next-gen Alder Lake processor support appears to be in good shape for Linux 5.14, some remaining items are landing for the current Linux 5.15 cycle. The latest Alder Lake support hitting the kernel is for Intel's TCC cooling driver...

CoreCtrl 1.2 Brings Support For More Sensors, Voltage Offsets

Phoronix - Sat, 09/11/2021 - 19:45
CoreCtrl 1.2 was released this week as the open-source, independently-developed application for exposing more sensor support on Linux and offering various controls aroudnd over/under-clocking and other tuning. At the moment CoreCtrl is primarily focused on making the most use of AMD Radeon GPUs under Linux with some options not otherwise readily available on the platform...

OpenShot 2.6.1 Released For This Open-Source Video Editor

Phoronix - Sat, 09/11/2021 - 18:37
Released in August was the big OpenShot 2.6 video editor update while this weekend has been succeeded by its first point release...

KDE Sees More Plasma Wayland Fixes As Plasma 5.23 Hits Its Soft Feature Freeze

Phoronix - Sat, 09/11/2021 - 18:13
It's been a busy start to September for the KDE project and is now under its soft feature freeze for Plasma 5.23...

Play with model trains in OpenTTD

opensource.com - Sat, 09/11/2021 - 15:00

My father has always been fond of model trains, and I remember watching him building a track around the Christmas tree when I was young. When Lego train sets were released, he and I transitioned to them for their convenience and inherent extensibility. We built and operated Lego trains and monorail tracks over the course of many years. I've often imagined a possible future in which I have a garage or a basement dedicated to miniature landscapes and electric whistling trains.


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Wine 6.17 Released With Better HiDPI Support For Built-In Apps

Phoronix - Sat, 09/11/2021 - 04:30
Wine 6.17 is out as the latest bi-weekly development release as we move closer towards the Wine 7.0 release around the start of the new year...

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