Open-source News

January brought major updates to these 6 Linux distros  How-To Geek

With the Linux 6.19 stable kernel expected to be released tomorrow (8 February), here is a reminder about the top features to expect from this next version of the Linux kernel...

4 reasons I stopped using Ubuntu and don't miss it  MakeUseOf

GOG is already working on native Linux support  theverge.com

New Proposal Explores Machine Learning Assistance for Linux Kernel Behavior  Linuxiac

I went back to Linux and it was a mistake  theverge.com

5 open-source apps I install immediately after installing Linux  MakeUseOf

The first release candidate of the big NetBSD 11.0 release is now available for testing...

NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux Emulation  Phoronix

The new LibreOffice, Raspberry Pi price hikes, the Wayland IDE, and more: Linux news roundup  How-To Geek

Merged overnight to the LLVM/Clang compiler's codebase was initial targeting for next-generation AMD Zen 6 processors using the znver6 target...

I broke my Linux system on purpose and recovered it without reinstalling  MakeUseOf

KDE Linux Reaches 62% Toward Beta Release, Developers Say  Linuxiac

PeaZip 10.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Improved User Experience  9to5Linux

Following the September release of the KDE LInux reference distribution for the KDE desktop in alpha form, KDE Linux developers have been working toward the beta release with more improvements to this open-source desktop distro...

KDE Linux To Provide Better Hardware Support & Better Performance  Phoronix

KMS Recovery Mechanism Being Worked On For Linux Display Drivers  Phoronix

A Linux kernel engineer at Microsoft is working on a useful Linux desktop improvement. Hamza Mahfooz who previously worked for AMD on their AMDGPU Linux display driver code has been spearheading work on a KMS recovery mechanism to help kernel mode-setting display drivers recover in case of problems...

GNOME's Rust-based and sandboxed Glycin image loading library focused on safety now supports JPEG 2000 images by default...

Ahead of the planned Linux 6.19 stable kernel release tomorrow, there have been some last-minute fixes submitted for the scheduler code, including for performance regressions...