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LLVM 11.0-RC1 Now Available For Testing

Phoronix - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 08:21

While LLVM 11.0 was branched almost two weeks ago with many new/improved features for this open-source compiler stack, it has taken until today to get into shape for issuing the first release candidate...

AMD "Navy Flounder" Support Merged Into Mesa 20.2

Phoronix - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 04:27

"Navy Flounder" as the codename for another Navi 2 GPU following the "Sienna Cichlid" Linux driver work has made it into Mesa 20.2 for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver...

AMD "Navy Flounder" Support Merged Into Mesa 20.2 - Phoronix

Google News - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 04:27

AMD "Navy Flounder" Support Merged Into Mesa 20.2 Phoronix

Linux on Chromebooks: Here's how to install Linux apps - Best gaming pro

Google News - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 04:01

Linux on Chromebooks: Here's how to install Linux apps Best gaming pro

UNISOC Joins the Largest Patent Non-Aggression Community in History - AiThority

Google News - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:02

UNISOC Joins the Largest Patent Non-Aggression Community in History AiThority

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 beta released - ZDNet

Google News - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:02

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 beta released ZDNet

Microsoft Engineer Proposes "TRAMPFD" For Improving Linux Security - Phoronix

Google News - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:00

Microsoft Engineer Proposes "TRAMPFD" For Improving Linux Security Phoronix

Microsoft Engineer Proposes "TRAMPFD" For Improving Linux Security

Phoronix - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 02:00

A Microsoft engineer is proposing the Trampoline File Descriptor "TRAMPFD" as a new kernel API for securely dealing with trampoline code on systems. There are concerns already over the potential performance implications but there does seem to be some interest in this approach...

What's Pushing More and More Windows Users to Linux? - Softpedia News

Google News - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 00:55

What's Pushing More and More Windows Users to Linux? Softpedia News

Valve Hires Another Developer To Work On RADV Radeon Vulkan Driver

Phoronix - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 00:35

Valve appears to have hired yet another open-source graphics driver developer and will initially be working on the Mesa Radeon "RADV" Vulkan driver...

Valve Hires Another Developer To Work On RADV Radeon Vulkan Driver - Phoronix

Google News - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 00:35

Valve Hires Another Developer To Work On RADV Radeon Vulkan Driver Phoronix

How to use Pushover to get notifications sent to your Android device from your Linux servers - TechRepublic

Google News - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 00:03

How to use Pushover to get notifications sent to your Android device from your Linux servers TechRepublic

Plugable launches affordable USBC-MD103 USB-C Multiport Adapter for Windows 10, macOS, Linux, and iPad Pro - BetaNews

Google News - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 23:58

Plugable launches affordable USBC-MD103 USB-C Multiport Adapter for Windows 10, macOS, Linux, and iPad Pro BetaNews

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 Hits Beta With New/Updated Application Streams

Phoronix - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 23:03

Red Hat has announced the public beta of the forthcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 release...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: how the Business Unit operates: podcast - TechHQ

Google News - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 23:00

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: how the Business Unit operates: podcast TechHQ

OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 Reaches Alpha

Phoronix - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 22:42

Along with OpenMandriva working on a rolling-release version of its distribution long ago derived from Mandrake/Mandriva, OpenMandriva Lx 4.2 is coming along as the next stable release...