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System76 Reportedly Developing Their Own Rust-Written Desktop, Not Based On GNOME

Phoronix - Sun, 11/07/2021 - 08:30
System76's Pop!_OS Linux distribution already has their own "COSMIC" desktop that is based on GNOME, but moving ahead they are working on their own Rust-written desktop that is not based on GNOME or any existing desktop environment...

Godot 3.4 Released With Many New Features For This Open-Source Game Engine

Phoronix - Sun, 11/07/2021 - 01:46
While we eagerly await the release of Godot 4 as a massive update to this leading open-source game engine, out this weekend is Godot 3.4 as a rather significant update to Godot 3.x with a number of new features and improvements...

Proposed Patches Would Let Linux GPU Drivers More Easily Know When User Input Occurs

Phoronix - Sun, 11/07/2021 - 01:11
Proposed Linux kernel patches by a Google engineer -- based on existing functionality found within Android and Chrome OS kernel builds -- would allow Linux's DRM display/GPU drivers to more easily know when system input events occur...

Linux 5.16's Staging Enjoys An Autumn Cleaning - 20k+ Lines Of Code Removed

Phoronix - Sat, 11/06/2021 - 21:20
There isn't any shiny new drivers part of the kernel's staging area for Linux 5.16 but exciting from a maintenance perspective is a rather healthy clean-up affecting multiple areas of this "proving grounds" area of the kernel...

Apple M1 PCIe Driver Leads The PCI Changes For Linux 5.16

Phoronix - Sat, 11/06/2021 - 18:00
Sent in on Friday by Bjorn Helgaas were all of the PCI subsystem updates for the Linux 5.16 merge window...

KDE Continues Improving Its Scanner Application, Fixing Plasma Wayland Bugs

Phoronix - Sat, 11/06/2021 - 17:37
KDE developers began November working on yet more Plasma Wayland session fixes and other enhancements to their open-source desktop environment...

Open source solar power for anyone

opensource.com - Sat, 11/06/2021 - 15:00

Solar photovoltaic technology, which converts sunlight directly into electricity, has fallen in cost so far that it is now the most inexpensive method of getting electricity, period. If you have any money in the bank and own your home or business, consider investing in solar power for yourself now, as you can do some good for the planet and your wallet simultaneously.

But can you still take advantage of solar if you live in an apartment or aren’t flush with cash?


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