Open-source News

Intel’s Clear Linux to gain better support for third-party, proprietary software (like Chrome and Steam)  Liliputing

Best Linux laptops of 2020: the top open-source notebooks  Techradar

Best Linux laptops of 2020: the top open-source notebooks  TechRadar

Best Linux laptops of 2020: the top open-source notebooks  TechRadar

Managing disk and file system partitions in an Azure Linux VM  TechGenix

The AND a Beta, DRM, Offline mode, Mods, and Linux  Play Crazy Game

Intel Developer's Patch To Let SECCOMP Processes Like Web Browsers Opt Out Of Spectre V4  Phoronix

Intel Developer's Patch To Let SECCOMP Processes Like Web Browsers Opt Out Of Spectre V4  Phoronix

Currently the Linux kernel SECCOMP secure computing mode force-enables Spectre protections, which comes with obvious performance implications. When force-enabled, however, processes can't opt-out of the protection if they are not at risk to the likes of Spectre V4 "Speculative Store Bypass" issues. But a simple change being proposed would let such processes opt out if desired...

AMD sprucing up its Linux driver  Fudzilla

AMD sprucing up its Linux driver  Fudzilla

New Linux Patch Will Significantly Boost Ice Lake GPU Performance  ExtremeTech

2020 could be the year we see the Vulkan API seeing more adoption on the desktop outside of games. We are already looking forward to LibreOffice 7.0 with Vulkan rendering support coming out later this summer while the next FFmpeg release also has Vulkan support lined up...

There have not been many AMDVLK open-source AMD Radeon Vulkan driver releases this quarter, but out today in any case is AMDVLK 2020.Q1.3 as their newest update to this official open-source Vulkan driver derived in part from shared sources with the AMD Vulkan Windows driver...

Linux Software Market Present Scenario, Demand, New Developments and Research Insights – 2025 | Google, RedHat, Amazon, Twitter  Galus Australis

Linux Software Market Present Scenario, Demand, New Developments and Research Insights – 2025 | Google, RedHat, Amazon, Twitter  Galus Australis

Linux-based "PinePhone" And "PineTab" Running The Latest GNOME 3.36  Fossbytes

For some time now, I've been a huge fan of the Raspberry Pi computer in all of its various forms. I have a number of them, and each has a server role to play. Most of the time, they work extremely well, and I'm safe in the knowledge that the small amount of power they consume is keeping the bills down.

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Thanks to applications like Krita and MyPaint, open source software users have all the tools they need to create stunning digital paintings. They are so good that you can see art created with Krita in some of your favorite RPG books.

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How to use the pwd command: 2-Minute Linux Tips  Network World