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FreeBSD 14.4-RC1 Adds Emacs, Vim & More To DVD Images

Phoronix - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 19:33
For those on the current FreeBSD 14 series with no immediate plans to move to FreeBSD 15 that debuted at the end of 2025, FreeBSD developers have been preparing for the release of FreeBSD 14.4. Released overnight was the first release candidate of FreeBSD 14.4...

KDE Plasma 6.7 Preps Rounded Style UI Enhancement For QtWidgets-Based Apps

Phoronix - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 19:21
KDE Plasma 6.7 development continues heating up following the Plasma 6.6 desktop release earlier this month...

Linux Flies into Space - Wind River Software

Google News - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 13:33
Linux Flies into Space  Wind River Software

GNOME GitLab Redirecting Some Git Traffic To GitHub For Reducing Costs

Phoronix - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 08:03
If you are cloning from a GNOME repository on their GitLab and now finding your Git traffic being redirected to GitHub, you are not alone. GNOME's infrastructure team is now redirecting Git traffic from the GNOME.org GitLab over to GitHub mirrors for reducing bandwidth costs...

Intel Releases Updated CPU Microcode For Xeon 6 SoCs "Granite Rapids D"

Phoronix - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 03:35
Catching me by surprise today was a new Intel CPU microcode drop "20260227" for Linux users/administrators outside of their typical Patch Tuesday alignment for CPU microcode releases...

Hyprland 0.54 Released As A "Massive" Update To This Wayland Compositor

Phoronix - Sat, 02/28/2026 - 02:57
Hyprland 0.54 was released today as what's described as a "a massive update with no understatement" to this Wayland compositor...

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