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For those not fond of the increasing use of the Rust programming language within the Linux kernel or FreeBSD's considerations for Rust in its kernel, you can perhaps find refuge within NetBSD. One of the NetBSD developers has explained why you likely won't be finding Rust code within the NetBSD kernel anytime soon...

Best Linux Hex Editor Options in 2026  commandlinux.com

Kali Linux And Parrot OS Compete For Security Users  findarticles.com

Intel ISPC 1.30 is now available as the latest feature update to their Implicit SPMD Program Compiler as a variant of the C programming language to easily target their array of CPUs and GPUs...

Discord Desktop App Gets Major Performance Boost On Windows, Mac, And Linux  gHacks

Kali Linux vs. Parrot OS: Which security-forward distro is right for you?  ZDNET

Linux Kernel Runtime Guard Reaches 1.0: A Major Milestone for Runtime Kernel Security  Linux Journal

Linux 7.0 Should Fix Nouveau For The Large Pages Support For Better NVK Performance  Phoronix

The Linux 6.19 merge window had introduced support for larger pages and compression with the Nouveau kernel driver, which ultimately should help provide a performance win to this open-source NVIDIA driver. The Mesa NVK driver was ready to make use of that new kernel driver functionality but then it ended up being disabled due to bugs. Fortunately, for the Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel those issues should be resolved so then the Mesa NVK usage of the larger pages / compression support could be restored...

Linux Mint And Zorin OS Tested Winner Revealed  findarticles.com

Keeping an eye on your laptop battery on COSMIC Desktop just got a ton easier  XDA

Linux Mint vs. Zorin OS: I've tried both Windows alternatives, and here's my winner  ZDNET

You can now install the Ubuntu 24.04.4 HWE update (Linux 6.17 & Mesa 25.2.7)  OMG! Ubuntu

Following December's release of COSMIC Epoch 1 along with the Pop!_OS 24.04 release by System76, today they shared more of their feature plans for the next two major COSMIC desktop updates...

Ahead of the imminent GNOME 50 beta release, the GNOME Shell and Mutter components have declared their "50.beta" releases to ship the latest bug fixes, memory leak fixes, and some last minute improvements ahead of the stable release in March...

Attacks involving critical React Native bug target Windows, Linux systems  SC Media

The telecommunications industry is accelerating its digital transformation, driven by the increasing complexity of modern networks and the demand for faster, more reliable services rollout. To meet these demands, operators are turning to autonomous intelligent networks, designed to ingest massive amounts of data and autonomously execute actions at high speed. The journey to autonomous intelligent networks is not a technology project—it is a mandatory operational shift to protect margins and accelerate time-to-service. This has led to concepts such as a DarkNOC, a network operations center th

LibreOffice 26.2 Arrives for Windows, Mac, and Linux  Thurrott.com

Microsoft engineers and other stakeholders have been developing LiteBox as a security-focused library OS written in the Rust programming language and leveraging Linux Virtualization Based Security "LVBS". The design is for LiteBox to operate as a secure kernel protecting the normal guest kernel via virtualization hardware...

Microsoft's New Open-Source Project: LiteBox As A Rust-Based Sandboxing Library OS  Phoronix