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Rust-Written Redox OS Now Has A Working Web Server

Phoronix - Sun, 08/04/2024 - 18:21
The Redox OS project that is a from scratch open-source operating system written in the Rust programming language now has a working web server, among other improvements achieved during the month of July...

Linux 6.12 To Drop Old Code That Slows Down CPU Frequency Polling

Phoronix - Sun, 08/04/2024 - 01:00
The Linux 6.12 kernel cycle later this year has a change coming that will impact users of the "Schedutil" CPU frequency scaling governor. This change is dropping the "LATENCY_MULTIPLIER" that has been within the kernel code the past two decades to slowdown how frequent the CPU frequency evaluation occurs. In turn the revised logic can allow for that CPUFreq frequency re-evaluation to occur more often...

Immutable Version Of Arch-Based Manjaro Linux Available For Testing

Phoronix - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 22:01
For those intrigued by the likes of the likes of Fedora Silverblue, Vanilla OS, and NixOS for an immutable Linux distribution but desiring something based on Arch Linux, Manjaro Linux has an immutable variant now available for testing...

Limine 8.0 Bootloader Released With LoongArch Support

Phoronix - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 18:42
While not as common as GRUB or systemd-boot, a new version of Limine is now available for this open-source, modern-focused and portable multi-protocol bootloader...

GNOME Disks Adds New Standalone UI For Managing/Mounting Disk Images

Phoronix - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 18:25
In addition to the KDE development activity this week, GNOME developers have also been busy polishing their desktop ahead of their next GNOME release in September...

This Week In KDE: "Plasma Is Feeling Really Solid These Days!"

Phoronix - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 18:14
KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his usual weekend update that recaps all of the interesting KDE development activities for the past week...

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