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This is their LLVM/Clang-based shader compiler for compiling HLSL programs into the DirectX Intermediate Language (DXIL) that can then be fed to DirectX GPU drivers from the different vendors. While Microsoft Windows is obviously the main focus, today's update does improve the Linux build support...

Microsoft's DirectX Shader Compiler Sees Improved Linux Build Support  Phoronix

How to run Steam games on your Chromebook  XDA Developers

How to lock away sensitive information on Linux with KDE Vaults  ZDNet

SUSE's David Sterba sent out the Btrfs updates today for the Linux 6.9 merge window. Besides stabilization and bug fixes there are also some minor performance optimizations to see with this next kernel...

How to lock away sensitive information on Linux with KDE Vaults  ZDNet

Btrfs Enjoys Performance Optimizations With Linux 6.9  Phoronix

The Linux Kernel version 6.8 just released #Linux @omgubuntu « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists ...  Adafruit Blog

The Linux Security Journey — “umask” (Set File Mode Creation Mask)  Medium

Linux Kernel 6.8 Arrives with Future-Forward Features  How-To Geek

What You Missed Last Month in NYC (According to Linux)  Papermag

Magnet Goblin Hackers Using Ivanti Flaws to Deploy Linux Malware  HackRead

Linux kernel 6.8 offers some exciting new features and 'fixes all over'  ZDNet

Linux kernel 6.8 offers some exciting new features and 'fixes all over'  ZDNet

Linux hits 4% desktop user share  Network World

The in-development Linux 6.9 kernel is finally landing support for AMD Preferred Core as part of the power management updates for this mid-2024 kernel release...

AMD P-State Preferred Core Submitted For Linux 6.9 While Intel Meteor Lake Gets Tuned  Phoronix

Intel this morning released Continuous Profiler as open-source, a software solution developed by Intel Granulate for aiming to help boost CPU performance...

1. Linux Kernel 6.8 Released, This is What's New  OMG! Ubuntu!
2. Linux Kernel 6.8 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New  9to5Linux
3. Linux 6.9 will be the first to top ten million Git objects  The Register

New Magnet Goblin cybercrime crew is targeting Windows and Linux devices with all-new malware  TechRadar