Open-source News

MacOs, Windows and Linux running simultaneously on an old PC  Boing Boing

Google Chrome Linux users say cast to Chromecast function is broken  PiunikaWeb

Intel DG1 Graphics Card Nears Working State On Linux  Phoronix

While these kernel patches aren't expected to land until the Linux 5.14 kernel cycle later in the summer, a set of 19 patches published on Monday morning begin allowing a test system to boot with the DG1 graphics card...

Linux 5.12 release date may be delayed  Techradar

Linux 5.12 release date may be delayed  TechRadar

The MSM DRM driver changes have been sent to DRM-Next for this Freedreno aligned project providing open-source graphics/display driver support for Qualcomm SoCs...

MSM DRM Driver Picks Up Initial Support For The Snapdragon SC7280  Phoronix

Forgot Your Linux Mint password- Here is a way to recover it. - Linux Shout  H2S Media

While Intel is often very proactive in adding new CPU families to the open-source GCC and LLVM/Clang compilers where it tends to land a year or more in advance of the processors actually shipping, occasionally there are slipups. Today in fact the "Rocket Lake" support finally was merged into GCC 11 days ahead of that compiler release and after the CPUs were already launched at the end of March...

Friends Who've Found Community in New York's Queer Nightlife Scene  The New York Times

Linux will soon get official support for M1 Macs  Macworld UK

Because so much of our personal and professional data is available online today, it is important for everyone—from professionals to general internet users—to learn the basics of security and privacy. As a student, I've been able to gain experience in this area through my school's CyberPatriot initiative, where I've had the opportunity to interact with industry experts to learn about cyber breaches and the basic steps to establish a system's security.

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Many years ago, there was encryption software called TrueCrypt. Its source code was available, although there were no major claims that anyone had ever audited or contributed to it. Its author was (and remains to this day) anonymous. Still, it was cross-platform, easy to use, and really, really useful.

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A Linux Safari to Classify the Genus of This Penguin  TechNewsWorld

Linux 5.12 release date may be delayed  Techradar

The free software movement famously got started because of a poorly designed printer. Decades later, printer and scanner manufacturers continue to reinvent the wheel, ignoring established and universal protocols. As a result, every now and again, you'll stumble onto a printer or scanner that just doesn't seem to work with your operating system.

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Create and Edit EPUB Files on Linux With Sigil  It's FOSS

In February 2020 Red Hat proudly announced that we had earned a place on Fortune’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. At the time, achieving such a distinction seemed guaranteed to be one of the most memorable moments of the year. 2020 had other ideas, though.

In less than three years Proton and Steam Play have changed the world of Linux gaming by running more than 14 thousand games  Asap Land