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Explore 3D scans with this open source tool

opensource.com - Sat, 12/18/2021 - 16:00

Light detection and ranging, better known as LiDAR, is a method of taking photographs of 3D space using lasers and GPS. That sounds like science fiction—I can think of a few scenes in some movies that probably reimagined this technology without realizing it—but it's a technology that's existed for over 50 years.


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Microsoft Releases Updated CBL-Mariner Linux Distribution

Phoronix - Sat, 12/18/2021 - 05:24
While now half-way through December, Microsoft today published their November 2021 update to CBL-Mariner 1.0, their in-house Linux distribution...

Wine 7.0-rc2 Released With 34 Fixes This Week

Phoronix - Sat, 12/18/2021 - 05:18
With Wine 7.0 gearing up for release in January, since last week we have been under a feature freeze and weekly release candidates. Wine 7.0-rc2 is out now with more fixes in battening up this next open-source release for enjoying Windows games and applications on Linux / macOS / BSDs...

NVIDIA NVDEC Video Decode Support Sent Out For Linux 5.17, Better Power Management

Phoronix - Sat, 12/18/2021 - 02:56
After the open-source NVIDIA Tegra DRM driver changes intended for Linux 5.16 weren't pulled due to timing, they are back around for Linux 5.17 with most notably the open-source Tegra driver feature pull request introducing NVDEC video decoding...

Apple macOS Monterey 12 Performance Is Surprisingly Competitive With Linux

Phoronix - Fri, 12/17/2021 - 21:36
It's been a while since last comparing the Apple macOS performance to Linux since in part because the newer Apple Silicon (M1) hardware isn't yet in good enough shape for performance tests on Linux. But for those wondering about the Intel-powered Macs and how the performance of the latest Linux distributions compare to that of macOS 12 Monterey, here are some benchmarks of the new macOS 12.1 up against Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu 21.10, and Intel's own Clear Linux.

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