Open-source News

FreeBSD Builds BSD-Native NTSYNC Driver, Launches AMD ROCm Compute Port  Tech Times

I tried Framework's premium 'Linux-first' laptop: consider the bar raised  ZDNET

Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Aiming To Be One Of The Best Upgradeable Linux Laptops Review  Phoronix

Back in April, Framework Computer announced the Framework Laptop 13 Pro as a ground-up re-design of their modular/upgradeable laptop. This new Framework Laptop 13 Pro features a much larger battery (74Wh), LPCAMM2 memory support, a full CNC aluminum chassis, haptic touchpad, and a new power-optimized touch display. Paired with the very efficient Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" SoCs, the Framework Laptop 13 Pro ends up being an incredible offering from the hardware perspective.

NVIDIA, Red Hat, Cloudflare, The Linux Foundation and more launch the "Open Secure AI Alliance"  GamingOnLinux

Open Models and Open Weights Are Foundational to Secure AI  Linux Foundation

Claude Cowork can escape its sandbox, rummage through all of your files  AppleInsider

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint leaves some Linux boxes defenseless after update  The Register

Canonical Introduces Virtualization HWE Stack for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS  9to5Linux

Crack open planets in the idle incremental game Swarmslam  GamingOnLinux

Ubuntu has long provided hardware enablement "HWE" stacks for Ubuntu LTS releases to provide a newer kernel and Mesa drivers and more for better supporting new/modern hardware on the long-term support Ubuntu Linux releases. With Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Canonical will also now be providing a virtualization HWE stack for shipping newer virtualization / confidential computing features...

Ubuntu To Provide Virtualization HWE Stack For Ubuntu 26.04 LTS  Phoronix

NVIDIA Launches 'Open Secure AI Alliance' Initiative To Improve Cyber Defense  Engadget

Last month I wrote bout new AMD Linux patches introducing a new "low power" CPU core type as an alternative to their standard performance cores and dense efficiency cores. That work now is poised to land with the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel...

AMD "Low Power" CPU Core Type Patches Queued Ahead Of Linux 7.3  Phoronix

Linux isn't your only escape route from Windows and macOS—here are 4 alternatives  How-To Geek

NVIDIA and Linux Foundation Form Open Secure AI Alliance  Linuxiac

The Wayfire modular and extensible Wayland compositor formerly used by default on Raspberry Pi SBCs is nearing its v1.0 release. Wayfire 0.11 was released on Sunday for this Compiz-inspired, wlroots-powered compositor with that being their hopeful last planned version before Wayfire 1.0 releases...

The FreeBSD project published today their Q2-2026 status report that highlights all of their interesting open-source development initiatives for the past quarter. A lot is happening including FreeBSD seeing an AMD ROCm port and also their own NTSYNC driver being created...

FreeBSD Developing New NTSYNC Driver For Accelerating Windows NT Sync Primitives  Phoronix