Open-source News

For those looking to experiment with some BSD desktop operating systems this weekend, FreeBSD-based MidnightBSD 2.0 is out along with NetBSD-based os108 9.1...

The open-source, cross-platform LuxCoreRender physically based renderer is closing in on its version 2.5 release and most noticeable is supporting NVIDIA's OptiX library for faster acceleration on NVIDIA RTX GPUs...

LuxCoreRender 2.5 Beta Open-Source Renderer Brings NVIDIA OptiX Support  Phoronix

Linux Jargon Buster: What is Grub in Linux? What is it Used for?  It's FOSS

Covid-19 Impact on Global Bursting Strength Tester Market (2020-2025) | Potential growth, attractive valuation make it is a long-term investment | Top Players: ABB, SDL Atlas, Inc., Linux, etc.  Eurowire

How to install Dashlane password manager on Ubuntu 20.04 - Linux Shout  H2S Media

Stemming from a GRUB bootloader inquiry and discussion that started over one year ago, a new specification is being proposed for possible adoption by the Linux kernel in being able to pass bootloader or system firmware logs to the operating system kernel for in turn exposing them to user-space...

A Specification Is Being Discussed For Passing Firmware/Bootloader Logs To The OS  Phoronix

Fedora Media Writer is the project's cross-platform utility for deploying Fedora install images to USB drives in an easy-to-user manner and for selecting from the various Fedora spins. One of Red Hat's engineers has recently been working on some modernization improvements to this Fedora image writer...

The 2020 Linux App Summit just concluded as a conference focused on the Linux user-space/applications. Given the pandemic, it was a virtual conference and the video recordings are now available...

Linux App Summit 2020 Videos Now Available From Steam/Valve To GNOME Circle  Phoronix

MicroOS Is Immutable Linux  Hackaday

Four years ago I chronicled building a massive L-shaped desk for a better workflow, more monitors and space. For those that may be wanting to procure a new computer desk if you are working from home or eyeing L-shaped desk options, here is a new build I recently finished up as an improvement over my original design

Back during the summer LLVM developers began devising plans for a new default branch name in Git for fostering the development of the open-source compiler stack. Like a growing number of open-source software projects, they have been working to move away from Git's current default of "master" as the main development branch. Beginning next month, that should now be a reality...

It's been another busy week of bug fixing in the KDE space along with other feature work, including on the Plasma Wayland front...

It Came From the Live-Boot: A True Linux Horror Story  LinuxInsider.com

Intel's open-source Linux graphics driver developers have begun preparing support for a new feature previously not talked about publicly: Intel PXP or the "Protected Xe Path"...

Intel Preparing Linux Support For The "Protected Xe Path" PXP Functionality  Phoronix

In a recent Twitter thread, I self-identified as "some days Deanna, some days Riker." Others shared their own "Star Trek Spectrum," from Worf to O'Brien and McCoy to Neelix. That led me to think more about Deanna Troi: the half-human, half-Betazoid empath who served as Lieutenant Commander and the ship's counselor for most of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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For the Supercomputing SC20 week there is the release of the OpenMP 5.1 specification with some exciting additions...