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Linux operators: Using |, >, >>, &, &&, !, =, (\) and many more  Network World

If you're ready to leave Windows 11 behind, this is the distro for new Linux users  ZDNet

One year ago Meta released IGL as the Intermediate Graphics Library as a cross-platform, low-level graphics interface built atop native graphics APIs like OpenGL, Vulkam, and Metal. This MIT-licensed library has seen its first tagged version in the form of IGL 1.0...

The Mold linker is already a high-speed alternative to the likes of LLVM LLD and GNU Gold. Its performance is very impressive while those using it while carrying out debug builds have the ability to achieve an insane speed-up thanks to a new option...

Colin Percival who took over as the release engineering lead for FreeBSD last November has come up with two important changes for this BSD operating system's release engineering process...

Building off last month's release of XWayland 24.1 that brought explicit sync support, improved rootful, and other changes, the first point release has now been issued...

Meta Release Cross-Platform XR Framework, for Quest, iOS, Windows, Linux  XR Today

Zed, Open-Source Code Editor by the Creators of Atom, Now on Linux!  It's FOSS News

Two Linux Kernel Security Features You Should Implement  ITPro Today

Popular multiplayer code editor Zed gets a Linux release  GamingOnLinux

Ubuntu 23.10 Reached End of Life: Here's What You Can Do!  It's FOSS News

When will the Linux Moment in AI Arrive?  StartupNews.fyi

Do you need antivirus on Linux?  ZDNet

Best Linux firewall of 2024  TechRadar

If you're ready to leave Windows 11 behind, this is the distro for new Linux users  ZDNet

How to install Linux on an old laptop to give it new life and purpose  ZDNet

When will the Linux Moment in AI Arrive?  AIM

Zed, GPU-accelerated IDE Written in Rust, is now available for Linux  OMG! Ubuntu!

Zed, GPU-accelerated IDE Written in Rust, is now available for Linux  OMG! Ubuntu!

HarfBuzz text shaping engine lead developer Behdad Esfahbod has written a lengthy blog post covering the state of text rendering in 2024. There's a particular focus on text rendering in the open-source world as well as looking ahead to a text stack that will incorporate more of the Rust programming language...