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AMD Zen 3 Scheduler Model Finally Added To LLVM/Clang

Phoronix - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 19:09
While last minute AMD Zen 3 "znver3" improvements managed to make it for GCC 11 that was recently released, the recent debut of LLVM 12.0 wasn't so lucky on the Zen 3 support front. There was the very basic enablement that landed in LLVM 12 but now the more complete support isn't expected until LLVM 13 this autumn...

Mesa 21.x Seems To Muck Up Gamers' Trust Factor For Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Phoronix - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 18:21
Those moving to Mesa 21.x releases for the latest open-source GPU driver support on Linux are seemingly finding their Valve "Trust Factor" matchmaking system scores dropping for Counter-Strike: GO, leading to numerous upset Linux gamers with AMD Radeon GPUs...

Linux 5.13 Networking Includes BPF Improvements, Optimizations, WWAN + MANA

Phoronix - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 17:47
Last week the big set of networking subsystem updates were submitted and merged for the ongoing Linux 5.13 merge window...

Intel's Linux Vulkan Driver Adds Fragment Shading Rate Support

Phoronix - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 15:30
Intel's open-source "ANV" Vulkan Linux driver has finally merged support for the KHR_fragment_shading_rate extension...

How to Install Apache Nifi in Ubuntu Linux

Tecmint - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 15:01
The post How to Install Apache Nifi in Ubuntu Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Apache NIFI is an open-source scalable tool to manage transformation, data routing, and system mediation logic. To put it in layman’s terms nifi simply automates the flow of data between two or more systems.

The post How to Install Apache Nifi in Ubuntu Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Why I support systemd's plan to take over the world

opensource.com - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 15:01

Over the years, I have read many articles and posts about how systemd is trying to replace everything and take over everything in Linux. I agree; it is taking over pretty much everything.

But not really "everything-everything." Just "everything" in that middle ground of services that lies between the kernel and things like the GNU core utilities, graphical user interface desktops, and user applications.


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Learn the Lisp programming language in 2021

opensource.com - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 15:00

Lisp was invented in 1958, which makes it the second-oldest computer programming language. It has spawned several modern derivatives, including Common Lisp, Emacs Lisp (Elisp), Clojure, Racket, Scheme, Fennel, and GNU Guile.


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Open source on Mars, in smartwatches, 3D printed art, and more

opensource.com - Mon, 05/03/2021 - 15:00

April was full of exciting news in the world of open source. Keep reading for some of the more interesting tidbits, including Linux out of this world... on Mars.

12,000 open source contributors help a helicopter fly on Mars

Linux had a big moment on April 19: The open source operating system powered Ingenuity, a NASA helicopter that was the first powered aircraft to fly on Mars.


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