Open-source News

Debian 11.1 Released With Initial Batch Of Fixes

Phoronix - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 22:07

Debian 11 "Bullseye" debuted back in August as the latest major release for this popular community Linux distribution. Today it's been succeeded by Debian 11.1...

Innovative technology is coming to change Linux in the cloud. It's open for investment now. - ZDNet

Google News - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 21:00

Innovative technology is coming to change Linux in the cloud. It's open for investment now. ZDNet

Now you can finally run Linux on Apple's M1 chipset - TechnoSports

Google News - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 19:44

Now you can finally run Linux on Apple's M1 chipset TechnoSports

AMD DisplayPort Thunderbolt Tunneling driver already available in latest Linux kernel patches, USB4 support finally coming in early 2022 - Notebookcheck.net

Google News - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 19:17

AMD DisplayPort Thunderbolt Tunneling driver already available in latest Linux kernel patches, USB4 support finally coming in early 2022 Notebookcheck.net

'Git' Your Linux Skills Up to Snuff for Less Than $20 - PCMag.com

Google News - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 19:01

'Git' Your Linux Skills Up to Snuff for Less Than $20 PCMag.com

It Appears FUTEX2 Will Land For Linux 5.16

Phoronix - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 18:39

Barring any last minute reservations it appears the initial "FUTEX2" work that is of much interest to Linux gamers enjoying Steam Play / Proton will find that kernel functionality in Linux 5.16...

KDE Moves To GitLab-Based CI, Lands More Plasma Wayland Fixes

Phoronix - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 18:13

KDE developers remain very busy squashing bugs ahead of the release of Plasma 5.23 that is also known as the Plasma 25th Anniversary Edition...

Innovative technology is coming to change Linux in the cloud. It's open for investment now. - ZDNet

Google News - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 15:00

Innovative technology is coming to change Linux in the cloud. It's open for investment now. ZDNet

How disagreement creates unity in open source

opensource.com - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 15:00

It's early 2020, I'm less than a year into my new people management role, and I'm already feeling like a trouble maker. I just finished reviewing a team proposal, and I have concerns about it. My heart races, and my muscles tighten. I don't want to be difficult by challenging ideas as the new person on the team.

Early Access CRPG Black Geyser Adds Mac And Linux Support - MMORPG.com

Google News - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 06:00

Early Access CRPG Black Geyser Adds Mac And Linux Support MMORPG.com

A Big Batch Of AMD Graphics Driver Updates Just Sent Out For Linux 5.16

Phoronix - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 04:50

Building off the earlier DRM-Next staged code from last month that brought initial DisplayPort 2.0 support and other feature work, another feature pull request was submitted today of additional AMD Radeon "AMDGPU" kernel driver changes slated for Linux 5.16...

Wine 6.19 Continues Work On HID Joystick, PE Conversion

Phoronix - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 03:25

Wine 6.19 is out as the latest bi-weekly development release of Wine as the developers work towards Wine 7.0 stable in early 2022...

Become a master of Linux, Git, and more for less than $20 - AndroidGuys

Google News - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 03:15

Become a master of Linux, Git, and more for less than $20 AndroidGuys

Developers finally get Linux running on an Apple M1-powered Mac - PC Gamer

Google News - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 01:53

Developers finally get Linux running on an Apple M1-powered Mac PC Gamer

Mesa 21.3 Enables NGG Culling By Default For RDNA2 GPUs

Phoronix - Sat, 10/09/2021 - 01:42

The Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" within Mesa 21.3 is enabling NGG culling by default for Radeon RX 6000 series (RDNA2) GPUs and newer as another performance win...