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Ex-Blizzard devs new RTS 'Stormgate' out in Early Access, works on Linux but may need a small fix  GamingOnLinux

Linux Foundation’s adoption of OMI could pave way for ethical LLMs, analysts say  InfoWorld

Linux At All-Time High, But Still Tiny On Desktop  iProgrammer

The Open Model Initiative joins the Linux Foundation  The Register

Linux Foundation wades into AI as Open Model Initiative joins ranks  The Register

Framework Laptop 13 reviewed, again: Meteor Lake meh, Linux upgrades good  Ars Technica

Framework Laptop 13 With Intel Core Ultra Series, 2.8K 120Hz Display  Phoronix

Back in May the folks at Framework Computer announced Framework Laptop 13 support for the Intel Core Ultra Series 1 (Meteor Lake) alongside announcing a new 2.8K 120Hz display option, a new web camera upgrade, and new colors for their expansion cards. Today marks the review embargo expiration with the hardware now shipping. Here's my initial look at the Intel Core Ultra Series (Meteor Lake) within the confines of the modular and upgradeable Framework Laptop 13.

Lessons Learned About Windows Subsystem for Linux Accounts, Part 2: Refresh  Redmondmag.com

Lessons Learned About Windows Subsystem for Linux Accounts, Part 2: Refresh  Redmondmag.com

TuxCare Offers Four Years of Precision-Engineered Security Updates for Oracle Linux 7  Security Boulevard

RebeccaBlackOS 2024-08-12 live Linux drops support for 32-bit processors and replaces Qt5 with Qt6  Notebookcheck.net

In addition to the ASUS ROG Ally X revision of this handheld gaming console having more (and faster) system memory, doubling of the battery capacity, upgraded storage, improved cooling, and other refinements over the original ROG Ally gaming handheld, there is a different audio amplifier. In turn a Linux kernel patch is needed to fix-up the audio support on the ASUS ROG Ally X as well as needing to fetch a new firmware binary...

ASUS ROG Ally X Audio Support Being Fixed Up Ahead Of Linux 6.12  Phoronix

Hitting the release button minutes ago, AMDVLK 2024.Q3.1 is available as the newest version of AMD's official open-source Vulkan driver and the first new release since the end of June. This driver continues to trail in popularity to the likes of the Valve-based Mesa RADV Radeon Vulkan driver but does well in areas like Vulkan ray-tracing and is officially backed by AMD...

Miracle-WM as a reminder is a Wayland tiling window manager that is built atop Canonical's Mir. Miracle-WM also happens to be developed by a Canonical engineer, Matthew Kosarek. Miracle-WM is inspired by i3 and Sway but the main difference is turning to Mir to do the heavy lifting. Miracle-WM 0.3.1 was released on Monday as the project prepares for its Fedora Miracle Spin debut coming up...

Intel’s 0x129 microcode fix doesn’t impact performance too much on Linux, tests show  PC Guide - For The Latest PC Hardware & Tech News

Yesterday was a fresh sync of the Asahi Linux projecr's AGX Gallium3D and Honeykrisp drivers to the upstream Mesa 24.3-devel Git repository. Some 42 patches are now upstream in Mesa for benefiting OpenGL and Vulkan atop Apple Silicon graphics...

Apple Silicon OpenGL & Vulkan Drivers Updated In Mesa 24.3 Git  Phoronix

Linux Foundation takes charge of open-source AI initiative  Techzine Europe