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More OpenGL Threading Improvements Land For Mesa 21.1

Phoronix - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 21:54
Even in 2021 longtime open-source AMD Mesa driver developer Marek Olšák isn't done optimizing OpenGL for delivering the best possible performance with the Radeon graphics driver. Marek's latest work includes more OpenGL threading enhancements and other work seemingly targeted at SPECViewPerf workloads...

Ubuntu 21.04 To Stick With GNOME 3.38 Desktop

Phoronix - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 20:38
While Ubuntu normally ships with the latest GNOME desktop as of release time, April's release of Ubuntu 21.04 will not be shipping with GNOME 40 but sticking to GNOME 3.38...

Raptor Announces Kestrel Open-Source, Open HDL/Firmware Soft BMC

Phoronix - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 19:03
Raptor Engineering known for their work on open-source POWER9 systems has announced Kestrel, an open-source baseboard management controller (BMC) design that is open down to the HDL design and firmware...

Raspberry Pi Pico Announced As $4 Microcontroller

Phoronix - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 18:46
Following November's launch of the Raspberry Pi 400 keyboard computer there is another new product from the UK foundation and it's not a new Raspberry Pi SBC...

Convert your Windows install into a VM on Linux

opensource.com - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 16:02

I use VirtualBox frequently to create virtual machines for testing new versions of Fedora, new application programs, and lots of administrative tools like Ansible. I have even used VirtualBox to test the creation of a Windows guest host.


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How Nextcloud is the ultimate open source productivity suite

opensource.com - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 16:01

In prior years, this annual series covered individual apps. This year, we are looking at all-in-one solutions in addition to strategies to help in 2021. Welcome to day 11 of 21 Days of Productivity in 2021.


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How to thrive in our changing work environments

opensource.com - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 16:00

This is the second article in a series on the future of work, as explained in The Shift, a book by Professor Lynda Gratton. Previously, I presented Gratton's thoughts on five forces that will impact work in the future. In this article, I'll provide more detail on what Gratton says will be the results of these forces. These forces will create new global work environments, and we must face those new environments head-on.


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