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Linux 5.11 Is Heavy On New Features, Improvements For 2021

Phoronix - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 23:49
The Linux 5.11 merge window has been open the past two weeks following the debut of Linux 5.10 but is set to close today. A lot of new features and exciting improvements were merged for Linux 5.11 although it is somewhat of a bumpy ride at the moment but should be buttoned up and ready for its stable release come February.

Intel oneAPI DPC++ Compiler 2020-12 Released

Phoronix - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 22:13
Intel's open-source oneAPI Data Parallel C++ compiler saw a Christmas Day update with the 2020-12 monthly update...

Linux 5.11 Sees Quick Fix For A Context Switching Performance Regression

Phoronix - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 20:35
Linux 5.11-rc1 is due for release later today and at least one regression has seen a quick resolution...

Linux Developers Ponder Decade-Old Decision To Disable PCI Runtime Power Management By Default

Phoronix - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 16:28
Back in 2010 was a change to disable run-time power management of PCI devices by default and leaving it up to user-space to in turn override it if desired. Now as we gear up for 2021, some upstream kernel developers are wondering about that original decision and possibly changing the default behavior to yield better out-of-the-box power savings with modern systems...

9 insights from pivoting to remote work in 2020

opensource.com - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 16:00

2020 was the year remote work became the norm. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people and companies shifted to "temporary" remote work, though many have now extended it indefinitely. As remote work will be the norm for the foreseeable future, here’s a review of some of the many articles published on Opensource.com regarding remote work practices, tools, and activities to manage this new normal.


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Jot down your ideas in a digital notebook

opensource.com - Sun, 12/27/2020 - 16:00

I love a good notebook. I usually get one or two blank notebooks from technical conferences each year, and I spend the journey home deciding what I’ll fill the empty pages with. Sometimes, it’s notes about some new open source technology; other times, it’s ideas for new games, or a collection of dungeons for my D&D groups, or ideas for a fictional world or story. The ideas tend to flow freely when I have a blank notebook in front of me, because it’s empty, and nature abhors a vacuum.


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