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Linux 5.9-rc1 Kernel Released - Line Count Dominated By AMD Radeon Navi 2 Additions

Phoronix - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 05:00
As expected Linus Torvalds has christened Linux 5.9-rc1 to mark the end of the merge window and new feature development of Linux 5.9 as another featureful update that will debut as stable this autumn...

Linux 5.9 Features New GPU Support To Numerous Security + Performance Optimizations

Phoronix - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 03:04
Linux 5.9-rc1 is set to be released this evening in marking the end of the two-week long merge window where new features are introduced for the cycle.

Debian GNU/Linux Turns 27 Years Old

Phoronix - Sun, 08/16/2020 - 23:53
Today marks twenty-seven years since the late Ian Murdock started Debian as one of the original Linux distributions. It was on 16 August 1993 when Ian Murdock started this distribution while it wasn't until September when he released the first version. Debian remains one of the oldest Linux-based distributions / operating systems. Over the years Debian has gone on to power numerous other Linux distributions like Ubuntu and SteamOS while continuing to experience much success in its own right as well...

LibreOffice 7.1 Starts Off With Presentation Improvements, Inclusive Config Options

Phoronix - Sun, 08/16/2020 - 23:48
While LibreOffice 7.0 was just released earlier this month, with the code branching having already happened earlier this summer, there are a number of changes already accumulating in the code-base for LibreOffice 7.1...

SQLite 3.33 Released With PostgreSQL-Inspired UPDATE FROM, Database Files Up To 281 TB

Phoronix - Sun, 08/16/2020 - 22:11
SQLite 3.33 is out as the latest update to this widely-used, embed-friendly database library used by countless applications and other software...

Intel Continues Readying Linux/Open-Source For AMX, Begins Discussing Programming Model

Phoronix - Sun, 08/16/2020 - 19:50
Back in June after Intel first published the Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) specification, the open-source/Linux patches were quick to come by their large software team. That work has continued over the summer in ensuring the Linux ecosystem and developers are ready for Intel AMX programming come next year with Sapphire Rapids...

Picolibc Continues Seeing Improvements, Contributions From Arm

Phoronix - Sun, 08/16/2020 - 19:33
Picolibc is a newer C library implementation written by longtime free software developer Keith Packard with a focus on being lightweight for embedded systems. Last year marked the release of Picolibc 1.0 while work on it hasn't let up...

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