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It's been eighteen years since the game Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory was released while thanks to the it becoming open-source along with the id Tech 3 engine, it's still being advanced by the open-source community in 2021...

Going back to last year there has been work by AMD engineers on an experimental FreeSync video mode optimization to avoid screen blanking around full-screen video playback. Basically avoiding an entire mode-set when changing the timing mode during video playback to bypass any screen flickering/blanking. That work has now been updated to its sixth spin while it's being viewed as a temporary measure until a better solution can be devised...

AMDGPU FreeSync Video Mode Optimization Updated But Too Late For Linux 5.12  Phoronix

Intel's Cloud-Hypervisor that is the Rust-based virtualization hypervisor focused for cloud environments is out with its newest open-source release...

Linux-based Set Top Box Market 2021- New study Report 2026 – NeighborWebSJ  NeighborWebSJ

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In 2021, there are more reasons why people love Linux than ever before. In this series, I'll share 21 different reasons to use Linux. Today, I'll talk about what makes packaging for Linux ideal for programmers.

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How to Use Signal on Your Laptop or PC  Gadgets 360

There has been a lot of attention on helloSystem this week as a macOS-inspired operating system built atop FreeBSD with an emphasis on providing a polished desktop experience. Since we highlighting the FOSDEM presentation about it, there has been a lot of coverage on helloSystem and this weekend marks a new experimental ISO release...

IO_uring has been one of the greatest Linux kernel innovations in recent times. IO_uring for more efficient asynchronous I/O has continued getting faster and introducing new features over the past two years and for the upcoming Linux 5.12 cycle will be even faster...

IO_uring Will Be Even Faster With Linux 5.12  Phoronix

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Smart contracts? Cartesi Speaks The Language of Linux  TechBullion

Smart contracts? Cartesi Speaks The Language of Linux  TechBullion

Debian 11.0 "Bullseye" is now under its soft freeze, one month after starting its build-essentials freeze...

ADB: How to use it on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, or even in a browser  Android Police

Following last weekend's release of FreeBSD 13 BETA1, the second beta is now available for testing this big BSD operating system update...

IDMAPPED Mounts Aim For Linux 5.12 - Many New Use-Cases From Containers To Systemd-Homed  Phoronix

Ahead of the Linux 5.12 merge window expected to open at end of day tomorrow, assuming Linux 5.11 is out on schedule, there is already a pending pull request with a big feature addition: IDMAPPED mounts...

How to start Firefox Kiosk Mode Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Linux Shout  H2S Media