Open-source News

7 everyday devices that secretly run Linux  How-To Geek

First Look at Shelly, a Modern Graphical Package Manager for Arch Linux  9to5Linux

New Proton Experimental build fixes up a bunch of old Capcom games for Steam Deck and Linux  PC Gamer

I stopped using top in Linux once I discovered this better terminal tool  MakeUseOf

D7VK as the open-source project that began as a fork of DXVK in adding support for Direct3D 7 atop Vulkan has with time extended its range to also supporting Direct3D 6, 5, and 3 APIs. Out today is D7VK 1.7 in continuing to better support those vintage versions of Microsoft's Direct3D API...

D7VK 1.7 Brings More Improvements For Legacy Direct3D On Vulkan  Phoronix

Putting WSL2 projects on your Windows drive is killing your performance—here's why  How-To Geek

France Kicks Windows to the Curb, Pivots to Linux OS  PCMag

France Kicks Windows to the Curb, Pivots to Linux OS  PCMag UK

France Kicks Windows to the Curb, Pivots to Linux OS  PCMag Australia

Linux kernel 7.1 removes decades-old Intel 486 support  TechRadar

France starts moving government systems from Windows to Linux  TechSpot

Valve developer improves Linux VRAM handling for 8GB GPUs with new kernel patches  VideoCardz.com

The BeagleV Ahead is an open-source RISC-V single board computer S(BC) built around the quad-core TH1520 SoC. With the Linux 7.1 mainline kernel there is HDMI display support coming now that the Device Tree bits have been added...

RISC-V BeagleV Ahead Single Board Computer To See Working HDMI With Linux 7.1  Phoronix

Popular macOS Network Monitor Little Snitch Arrives on Linux  Linuxiac

France Orders Full Shift From Microsoft to Linux by 2026 Under Digital Sovereignty Push  NDTV Profit

French Government Ditching Windows For Linux To Reduce Digital Dependency On US Tech  NDTV

French Government Ditching Windows For Linux To Reduce Digital Dependency On US Tech  NDTV

Among the new VFS features expected to land for the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window is FSMOUNT_NAMESPACE...