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Linux 5.17 To Bring AMD P-State, Many AMD & Intel Improvements, New Optimizations

Phoronix - Sat, 01/08/2022 - 22:35
The Linux 5.16 stable kernel is slated for release tomorrow and it delivers on some grand improvements to kick off 2022. But as for great as the Linux 5.16 features are, we are already looking forward to the enhancements on deck with Linux 5.17...

GCC 12 + Glibc 2.35 Planned For Fedora 36

Phoronix - Sat, 01/08/2022 - 22:02
It should hardly come as a surprise given Fedora's history of always shipping with the very latest GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), but with this spring's Fedora 36 the plan is to ship with the yet-to-be-released GCC 12 and other very latest open-source compiler toolchain components...

KDE Kicks Off 2022 With New Feature Work

Phoronix - Sat, 01/08/2022 - 18:03
KDE developers have kicked off 2022 into full-swing with new features and other improvements now on their way to the next round of KDE software releases...

GNOME On Wayland Lands Improved Handling For Direct Scanout Support

Phoronix - Sat, 01/08/2022 - 17:00
Adding to the changes for GNOME 42 this spring is the Mutter Wayland compositor now taking into account sub-surfaces when determining direct scanout capabilities...

11 open source ideas for being more eco-friendly in 2022

opensource.com - Sat, 01/08/2022 - 16:00

For governments and large organizations, open source continued to be a critical component for policy decisions and sustainability goals in 2021. The United Nations is one such organization that is relying on open source to reach its goals across a wide spectrum of issues including climate change. While it is crucial for world leaders to make big decisions to save the planet, many average citizens are also eager to contribute to the cause.


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Gentoo Linux Packages Up AMD ROCm, Makes Progress On RISC-V, LTO+PGO Python

Phoronix - Sat, 01/08/2022 - 13:00
Gentoo Linux developers were very busy over the course of 2021 for this popular rolling-release operating system choice...

Wine 7.0-rc5 Released With Another 30 Bugs Fixed

Phoronix - Sat, 01/08/2022 - 05:16
Wine 7.0-rc5 is available for testing while the stable release of Wine 7.0.0 will be popped soon...

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