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The Top 5 Open-Source Microsoft 365 Alternatives for Linux

Tecmint - Sat, 05/08/2021 - 13:02
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It’s a well-known fact that Microsoft 365 is the default productivity solution for many companies and its range of features is truly impressive. It includes such functionalities as document editing, real-time collaboration, file sharing,

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Wine 6.8 Released With Support For Loading Libraries From Arch-Specific Subdirectories

Phoronix - Sat, 05/08/2021 - 04:55
Wine 6.8 was just released as the newest bi-weekly development snapshot providing the latest support for running the latest Windows games and applications under Linux, macOS, and BSD systems...

Windows 10 Build 21370 vs. Ubuntu 21.04 Linux On AMD Ryzen 5900X

Phoronix - Sat, 05/08/2021 - 01:52
Last month when carrying out tests of Windows 10 vs. Linux on the Intel Core i9 11900K "Rocket Lake" processor we were very surprised to see Windows 10 frankly performing so well compared to Ubuntu and picking up more wins than usual. That unexpectedly strong showing for Windows 10 might be due to Intel's P-State behavior with Rocket Lake or other power management tuning or there the lack of on Linux at this time. But it led me to wondering if the latest Windows 10 updates spelled out anything different on the AMD Ryzen side... So here are some benchmarks of the latest Microsoft Windows 10 against Ubuntu 21.04 on the same AMD Ryzen 9 5900X system.

eBPF - Linux Journal

Google News - Sat, 05/08/2021 - 00:28
eBPF  Linux Journal

Intel Posts Nearly 100 Patches For GuC Submission, Works To Integrate DRM Scheduler

Phoronix - Fri, 05/07/2021 - 22:30
Intel's open-source graphics driver developers volleyed an initial set of nearly 100 experimental patches working on GuC submission support as they work towards integrating the DRM scheduler into their graphics driver...

FreeBSD Is Off To A Good 2021 Start With FreeBSD 13.0, PIE By Default, helloSystem

Phoronix - Fri, 05/07/2021 - 21:11
The FreeBSD project published their Q1 status report yesterday that outlines the progress they made over the past quarter on advancing this leading open-source BSD operating system...

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