Open-source News

While we are very eager for the AMD openSIL open-source CPU silicon initialization project to achieve production readiness with Zen 6 platforms for ultimately replacing AGESA, there is some experimental excitement on the way for open-source firmware enthusiasts... OpenSIL and Coreboot are being brought to an AM5 motherboard you can buy retail...

How to Secure Cloud Storage on Linux With VeraCrypt  LinuxInsider

IDE And Text Editor Usage Statistics Among Linux Developers 2026  commandlinux.com

Hyprland Gets Boost From Four Easy Linux Distros  findarticles.com

Torvalds confirms Linux Kernel 7.0 is almost ready for release, bringing many performance improvements with it — desktop use and gaming may see boost, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hopes to use as default Kernel  Tom's Hardware

4 Linux distros that make Hyprland easy to try - and one is truly glorious  ZDNET

Embedded Linux Essentials Handbook (worth $35.99) now free  Neowin

GOG Finally Embraces Linux: Why the DRM-Free Retailer's Pivot Could Reshape PC Gaming Distribution  WebProNews

Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake  Phoronix

Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake  Phoronix

Last week I began publishing the many exciting Panther Lake benchmarks under Linux from the interesting CPU performance and efficiency to the much anticipated Xe3 graphics with the Intel Arc B390 graphics. Up today is a look at how the out-of-the-box performance for the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H compares under Microsoft Windows 11 and the current Ubuntu Linux 26.04 development state.

Decman Is a Declarative Package and Configuration Manager for Arch Linux  Linuxiac

Five Free Linux Servers Challenge Public Cloud  findarticles.com

We might finally be getting Linux 7.0 at last  TechRadar

1. Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0  theverge.com
2. Linus Torvalds keeps his ‘fingers and toes’ rule by decreeing next Linux will be version 7.0  theregister.com
3. Linux 6.19 Released With Better Support For Older AMD GPUs, DRM Color Pipeline API  Phoronix

5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free  ZDNET

GNU Binutils 2.46 Adds Support for AMD Zen6 CPUs, SFrame v3, and More  9to5Linux

Two interesting bits of Blender news this week for those fond of this leading open-source 3D modeling software...

How to rescue a "broken" Linux PC from the command line  How-To Geek

GNU Linux-Libre 6.19 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers  9to5Linux