Open-source News

ReactOS For "Open-Source Windows" Achieves Massive Networking Performance Boost

Phoronix - Mon, 01/19/2026 - 04:09
ReactOS as the long-in-development "open-source Windows" project has been on quite a roll recently. Beyond a big Windows NT 6 compatibility improvement and fixing a very annoying usability issue, for this third week of the year there is another big change landing: a significant improvement in networking performance on ReactOS...

Linux 6.19 Landing Fixes For USB2/USB3 Issues With Apple M1/M2 Macs

Phoronix - Mon, 01/19/2026 - 01:40
Ahead of the Linux 6.19-rc6 kernel release due out later today are two USB fixes for Apple M1 / M2 Macs running the mainline kernel. These Apple USB fixes are also marked for back-porting to the stable Linux kernel series...

HP OMEN/Victus Gaming Laptops Gaining Fan Control Support Under Linux

Phoronix - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 22:48
With the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle, the HP-WMI driver is slated to add manual fan control support for HP Victus S-Series gaming laptops as well as for some HP OMEN gaming laptops too...

Linux's Intel-Speed-Select Tool Will Allow Non-Root Use With Linux 7.0

Phoronix - Sun, 01/18/2026 - 19:13
The intel-speed-select tool that lives within the Linux kernel source tree for allowing some control over Intel Speed Select Technology (SST) and managing of clock frequencies / performance behavior will finally allow limited non-root usage...

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