Open-source News

Framework Reports More Memory Cost Increases, Some Good News For Framework 16  Phoronix

Framework Computer on Monday issued their latest update concerning the ongoing price increases for memory and solid state drives affecting the industry. There has been some more price increases, signs of some temporary reprieve, and then a bit of good news on pricing for select Framework hardware...

OpenSSL 3.6.2 Is Now Available for Download with Important Security Fixes  9to5Linux

KDE Plasma 6.6.4 Is Out to Reduce CPU and GPU Load for Full-Screen Windows  9to5Linux

New vulnerabilities affect printing software on Linux and Unix  Techzine Global

It looks like with the Linux 7.2 kernel later in the year the AMD ISP4 driver will finally be merged to mainline. This driver is needed for the web camera on the HP ZBook Ultra G1a Strix Halo laptop and other future AMD Ryzen laptops...

AMD ISP4 Driver On Track To Be Merged For Linux 7.2  phoronix.com

Introduced in Linux 5.13 back in 2021 was eXecute In Place "XIP" support for RISC-V that allows for the kernel image to be executed from ROM. The intent is on allowing the kernel to run from non-volatile storage like NOR flash that is directly addressable by the CPU and to reduce RAM usage. But after RISC-V XIP support is broken for months at a time, the feature is now set to be retired from the mainline kernel...

RISC-V XIP Linux Feature Being Removed After It Keeps Breaking For Months At A Time  phoronix.com

Mesa Granted Permanent Updates Exception For Fedora Linux  phoronix.com

It doesn't change too much in practice with how Mesa updates typically have been handled under Fedora Linux, but now it's officially documented: Mesa graphics drivers have a permanent updates exception so new Mesa versions can be shipped as updates in Fedora stable releases...

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux  GNN HD

Following last month's Lemonade SDK 10.0 release that finally makes AMD Ryzen AI NPUs under Linux useful for running large language models (LLMs) where as before the Linux build could only target GPUs, released on Monday was Lemonade 10.1 with more enhancements to this local LLM solution...

Lemonade 10.1 Released For Latest Improvements For Local LLMs On AMD GPUs & NPUs  phoronix.com

If you're gaming on Linux, this tool will add achievements to even non-Steam games  PC Gamer

End nearby for i486 support in the Linux kernel  Techzine Global

Linux Kernel 7.1 Moves to Drop i486 Support for the First Time Since 2012  ghacks.net

GNOME 50 Reaches Arch Linux: A Leaner, Wayland-Only Future Arrives  Linux Journal

PyTorch Foundation Welcomes Helion as a Foundation-Hosted Project to Standardize Open, Portable, and Accessible AI Kernel Authoring  PR Newswire

Opera GX on Linux is for Gamers Who Put Stickers on Their Laptop  It's FOSS