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6 things to know about using WebAssembly on Firefox

opensource.com - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 15:01

WebAssembly is a portable execution format that has drawn a lot of interest due to its ability to execute applications in the browser at near-native speed. By its nature, WebAssembly has some special properties and limitations. However, by combining it with other technologies, completely new possibilities arise, especially related to gaming in the browser.

This article describes the concepts, possibilities, and limitations of running WebAssembly on Firefox.


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GitOps vs. DevOps: What's the difference?

opensource.com - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 15:00

If you work with technology, you are probably familiar with DevOps. Although DevOps is quite hard to describe in a few words, these Opensource.com articles can give you more information:


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LFCA: Understanding Linux Operating System – Part 1

Tecmint - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 14:11
The post LFCA: Understanding Linux Operating System – Part 1 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

The Linux Foundation has unveiled a new pre-professional IT certification known as the Linux Foundation Certified IT Associate (LFCA). This is a new entry-level certification that focuses on testing fundamental IT concepts such as

The post LFCA: Understanding Linux Operating System – Part 1 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

The Reverse-Engineered Corsair PSU Linux Driver Continues To Be Improved Upon

Phoronix - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 12:00
Added for Linux 5.11 was an independently-developed, reverse-engineered Corsair power supply driver for the company's desktop PSUs supporting their USB-based "LINK" interface for exposing voltage, temperature, current, and Wattage under Linux. This open-source "corsair-psu" driver has continued maturing as well since being mainlined...

Linux 5.12-rc3 Kernel Released

Phoronix - Mon, 03/15/2021 - 06:12
Following the emergency Linux 5.12-rc2 kernel release nine days ago, the Linux 5.12-rc3 is out today as a more pleasant release candidate that is back on the usual Sunday release regiment...

Intel Alder Lake P Media Driver Support Published

Phoronix - Sun, 03/14/2021 - 20:26
This week marked Intel sending out initial Linux driver enablement patches for Alder Lake P mobile support to complement the existing Alder Lake S desktop support that has been coming together in recent months. In addition to the Linux kernel code for ADL-P, the Intel open-source Media Driver code was also updated for video acceleration on this Intel hybrid chip...

Gallium Nine Lands Big Optimization Around Dynamic System Memory Buffers

Phoronix - Sun, 03/14/2021 - 19:04
In addition to recent commits improving Mesa's Gallium3D Direct3D 9 "Nine" state tracker and addressing memory issues with 32-bit games, this D3D9 state tracker is now enjoying another performance optimization helping some games...

GRVK 0.3 Released For Continuing To Implement AMD's Deprecated Mantle API Atop Vulkan

Phoronix - Sun, 03/14/2021 - 18:17
GRVK is the open-source project implementing AMD's Mantle API on Vulkan. Mantle was the precursor to the Vulkan industry standard and while it's no longer in use by AMD, there still are some games out there that allow making use of it...

12 Raspberry Pi projects to try this year

opensource.com - Sun, 03/14/2021 - 15:00

Remember when the Raspberry Pi was just a really tiny hobbyist Linux computer? Well, to the surprise of no one, the Pi's power and scope has escalated quickly. Have you got a new Raspberry Pi or an old one lying around needing something to do? If so, we have plenty of new project ideas, ranging from home automation to cross-platform coding, and even some new hardware to check out.


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