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Benchmarking 9 Linux Distributions On A $50 Processor  Phoronix

Cheat sheets are perfect for the new coder just starting out on the command line. However, even the most experienced programmers need to lean on references every once in a while. If that pesky keyboard shortcut is just at the tip of your finger, a cheat sheet is perfect to have nearby. Here’s a roundup of our downloadable guides that will set you up for success in 2020.

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Godot lead developer Juan Linietsky provided a New Year's Eve look at the origins of this wildly successful open-source game engine from their beginnings, the technical advancements of this open-source game engine, the big step forward with Godot 3.0, and what's on the horizon with Godot 4.0...

Godot 4.0 Game Engine Aiming For Release With Vulkan In Mid-2020  Phoronix

Happy New Year to all Phoronix readers...

Happy New Year + A Look Back At The Most Popular Linux Content Of 2019  Phoronix

Greg Kroah-Hartman took time out of his New Year's Eve festivities to release Linux 5.4.7, 4.19.92, and 4.14.161 as the newest supported stable releases of the Linux kernel...

Linux 5.4.7 / 4.19.92 / 4.14.161 Kernels Released To End Out 2019  Phoronix

What is GNU/Linux?  PCMag.com

Back in September was an initial "request for comments" by Google on some kernel work they are doing with Kernel Runtime Security Instrumentation (KRSI) for providing eBPF-powered security helpers, ultimately for creating dynamic MAC and audit policies. Just before Christmas the first official version of this new eBPF-based instrumentation was sent out and is being prepared for deployment within Google...

Google's Kernel Runtime Security Instrumentation (KRSI) Is Something To Look Forward To In 2020  Phoronix

One of the interesting milestones this year in the compiler world was the ability with LLVM Clang 9.0 to compile Linux 5.3+ for x86_64 without needing any extra patches to either the kernel or the LLVM/Clang compiler. That initial support in Linux 5.3 was not without a few issues, but on Linux 5.5 the experience is in great shape with the stable Clang compiler.

Ringing In 2020 By Clang'ing The Linux 5.5 Kernel - Benchmarks Of GCC vs. Clang Built Kernels  Phoronix

Reiser5 File-System In Development - Adds Local Volumes With Parallel Scaling Out  Phoronix

Well, this is a hell of a way to surprisingly end the 2010s... Reiser5. Reiser5 brings a new format to the Reiser file-system and brings some new innovations to this file-system while keeping to its controversial name...

With bisecting one of the big regressions in Linux 5.5 and finding the culprit to be an AppArmor change while using Hackbench as one of the most affected tests, I was curious to see what other workloads are impacted big by AppArmor on the current Linux 5.5 Git code. Here are 72 tests with the Threadripper 3970X on Linux 5.5 Git when toggling AppArmor...

The AppArmor Performance Impact In 70+ Benchmarks On Linux 5.5 Git  Phoronix

The AppArmor Performance Impact In 70+ Benchmarks On Linux 5.5 Git  Phoronix

Jolla has been working on Sailfish OS for nearly a decade now and for 2020 they are planning more improvements to their Linux-based smartphone OS as well as working to push Sailfish into new markets...

Jolla Making Plans For Sailfish OS In 2020  Phoronix