Open-source News

5 Linux distros that are perfect for running in a VM  How-To Geek

ProtonUp-Qt 2.15.1 Linux Gaming Utility Released with ARM GE-Proton Fix  Linuxiac

A one line code change to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for its generic x86 tuning is benefiting modern Intel and AMD processors...

With the help of Claude Opus 4.6, the Linux 7.2 kernel added protections to fend off specially crafted or corrupted perf data for the perf tool that could cause a number of issues for the running system...

Linux 7.2 Protects Against Crafted Perf Data From Going Rogue  Phoronix

QSOE v0.1 Released As A QNX-Inspired RISC-V OS  Phoronix

QSOE 0.1 has made its debut as a QNX-inspired, dual kernel architecture open-source operating system just targeting RISC-V...

The integrity subsystem changes merged last week for the Linux 7.2 kernel include support now for IMA and EVM post-quantum ML-DSA signature support...

Alpine Linux 3.24 scales new desktop heights with COSMIC  The Register

10ZiG deepens ThinPrint integration for Linux thin clients  ChannelLife UK

GE-Proton 11-1 arrives with d7vk, discord bridge, optiscaler and more added  GamingOnLinux

USB4STREAM - Direct machine-to-machine transfers on Linux  Korben

Valve upgraded the SteamOS installation image to the big SteamOS 3.8 release  GamingOnLinux

Steam stable update brings Pipewire improvements for Linux, Remote Play upgrades and more  GamingOnLinux

Latest Steam Client Update Improves PipeWire Session Logic on Linux  9to5Linux

Chinese supercomputer using local processors heads TOP500 list  The Register

Fedora Governance Changes Take Effect as Project Refines Leadership, Policy, and Contributor Oversight  Linux Journal

Last week the main set of sched_ext changes were merged for Linux 7.2 that included continued work on sub-scheduler support. While Linus Torvalds didn't object to any of the features being worked on for this extensible scheduler framework that relies on user-space BPF programs, he was frustrated by the layout of the new C source files and remarked, "please don't do this disgusting thing...proper hierarchical filesystems have been available since 1965."..

"Disgusting" Linux sched_ext Source Code Restructured Following Complaint By Linus Torvalds  Phoronix

As the world prepares for the next era of human spaceflight, ensuring the health of astronauts on missions to the Moon and Mars is a top priority. However, it presents a significant challenge for missions the farther away from Earth we go: providing high-quality medical care when real-time communication with Earth-based doctors could be limited or impossible.Researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are testing the Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant (CMO-DA) to meet this challenge. Powered by RamaLama for local AI inference, this clinical decision support system is designed t