Open-source News

OpenVPN DCO Linux Kernel Module Aims To Offer Faster VPN Performance

Phoronix - Tue, 09/21/2021 - 02:31
OpenVPN has been implementing a kernel module for data channel offload (DCO) capabilities to enhance the performance of this virtual private network system...

NVIDIA 470.74 Linux Driver Released With Several Fixes

Phoronix - Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:47
NVIDIA has released their latest 470 series Linux driver point release...

DXVK 1.9.2 Released With More Games In Better Shape

Phoronix - Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:36
DXVK 1.9.2 is out as the newest version of this key library necessary to the success of Valve's Steam Play (Proton) by translating Direct3D 9/10/11 calls to Vulkan for a much more performant Windows gaming experience on Linux...

Phoronix Ad-Free/Premium Special For Oktoberfest 2021

Phoronix - Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:10
While Oktoberfest was once again cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic (then again, due to the state of the ad industry / ad-block users we haven't had any European meet-up / open-source gathering in years), the wiesn would have kicked off this past weekend. So as is tradition, there is the Phoronix Premium Oktoberfest sale where you can join the ad-free service as a reduced rate. If you enjoy the daily, original Linux and open-source content on Phoronix with plenty of benchmarking, you can do so at a reduced rate...

Rust Lands Support For The Motorola 68000 Processors

Phoronix - Mon, 09/20/2021 - 21:02
With the m68k community continuing to be active around supporting the vintage Motorola 68000 series with modern open-source software, Rust has now merged support for these old processors...

Pages