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Coreboot Issues Rebuttal To Recent Laptop Vendor Controversy

Phoronix - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 02:30
Following the rather bizarre blog post two weeks ago of laptop vendor MALIBAL suggesting not supporting Coreboot due to their frustrating experiences dealing with Coreboot consulting firms, the Coreboot project itself has now issued a response...

Linux Use On Microsoft Azure Crosses 60%, AlmaLinux Now An Endorsed Distro

Phoronix - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 02:04
For years there have been statements about how over half of the VMs running within the Microsoft Azure public cloud are Linux-based... In a new blog post today is the first time I am seeing Microsoft cite now "over 60%" Linux marketshare on Microsoft's cloud...

Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years

Phoronix - Wed, 10/30/2024 - 01:47
CVE-2024-9632 was made public today as the latest security vulnerability affecting the X.Org Server. The CVE-2024-9632 security issue has been present in the codebase now for 18 years and can lead to local privilege escalation...

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 32GB Kit Performance With Intel Arrow Lake

Phoronix - Tue, 10/29/2024 - 22:42
Earlier this year Micron announced the Crucial Pro DDR5-6000 memory for AMD and Intel desktops and catering to gamers. With the newest AMD Ryzen 9000 series (Zen 5) and Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (Arrow Lake) processors out there and enjoying even faster memory, today Micron announced the Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 memory kits for greater performance. In advance of today's launch I have been testing the Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 32GB Kit (16GBx2) UDIMM Kit (CP2K16G64C38U5B) and have some initial benchmarks to share from the new Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Arrow Lake desktop.

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