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GNU Linux-libre 5.11 Released With Many Peripheral Drivers Needing To Be De-Blobbed

Phoronix - Mon, 02/15/2021 - 23:09
Building off yesterday's release of the Linux 5.11 kernel, the GNU folks have put out their "GNU Linux-libre 5.11-gnu" kernel that removes support for loading closed-source kernel modules, stripping out drivers/functionality that are dependent upon closed-source microcode/firmware, and other sanitization work in the name of maintaining a fully free software system...

Devuan 3.1 Released - Debian Fork Now Offers Runit Plus Sysvinit, OpenRC

Phoronix - Mon, 02/15/2021 - 22:16
It's already been six years since the initial pre-alpha release of Devuan, the fork of Debian that aims to provide Debian without systemd and focus on init system independence. For marking the Valentine's Day occasion, developers released Devuan 3.1...

Updated Linux Kernel Patches Posted For Bringing Up The Apple M1 SoC

Phoronix - Mon, 02/15/2021 - 21:06
Earlier this month Hector Martin and the Asahi Linux developers posted their initial Linux kernel patches for bringing up the Apple M1 ARM SoC platform for the mainline kernel with devices like the 2020 Mac Mini / MacBook Pro / MacBook Air devices. The second iteration of those Apple M1 Linux patches have now been posted...

Vulkan 1.2.170 Released With VK_KHR_synchronization2

Phoronix - Mon, 02/15/2021 - 20:15
Heading out of Valentine's weekend, there is a new Vulkan specification update with a notable new extension...

AMD Ryzen 5000 Temperature Monitoring Support Sent In For Linux 5.12

Phoronix - Mon, 02/15/2021 - 19:10
Due to an unfortunate misalignment of the Ryzen 5000 series launch and the Linux kernel cycles, CPU temperature monitoring for Ryzen 5000 (Zen 3) desktop CPUs isn't landing until now with the Linux 5.12 kernel cycle...

The Dark Mod 2.09 Released With New OpenGL Rendering Backend

Phoronix - Mon, 02/15/2021 - 18:42
The Dark Mod that began as a total conversion mod for Doom 3 but evolved into a standalone game making use of the open-source id Tech 4 game engine is out with a big update. This is one of the few open-source games making use of the public id Tech 4 code-base and with today's v2.09 update is a large rewrite to its graphics back-end...

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