Open-source News

How to transfer and share files over a network without a USB flash drive — and with just one line of code  Tom's Hardware

New 'Sindoor Dropper' Malware Targets Linux Systems with Weaponized .desktop Files  CyberSecurityNews

Philip Rebohle working for Valve just released DXVK 2.7.1 as the newest version of this Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan API translation layer. DXVK 2.7.1 enables yet more games to correctly render now with DXVK on Linux...

DXVK 2.7.1 Delivers Improved Performance For Some Direct3D 9 Titles  Phoronix

GTK 4.20 released on Friday as the newest version of this open-source toolkit aligned with the GNOME project. GTK 4.20 brings improved support for Wayland on Linux along with platform enhancements for macOS, Android, and Windows too...

KDE developers remained very busy as they closed out the month of August. In fact, this week saw a 22 year old KDE feature request finally being addressed...

I've Daily Driven Garuda Linux for 4 Years. Here’s Why It’s My Favorite Linux Distro  Currently.com

From Consumer to Contributor: How Linux Foundation India is Shaping the Future of Open Source  It's FOSS News

Wine 10.14 is out to end August as the latest bi-weekly development release of this open-source software for enjoying Windows games and applications under Linux and other platforms...

That upcoming dual-screen Android gaming handheld now somehow sounds even more appealing  Android Authority

Josef Bacik who is a long-time Btrfs developer and active co-maintainer alongside David Sterba is leaving Meta. Additionally, he's also stepping back from Linux kernel development as his primary job...

Btrfs Developer Josef Bacik Leaving Meta & Stepping Back From Kernel Development  Phoronix

It was barely four months ago that the GNOME Foundation announced its new Executive Director, Steven Deobald, who was taking over afterHolly Million stepped down after less than one year. Today Deobald announced he is stepping down as the Executive Director...

Linus Torvalds has finally come to a decision following his plans to part ways with the Bcachefs file-system and then not merging any Bcachefs updates for Linux 6.17...

Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs As Now "Externally Maintained"  Phoronix

Asahi Linux Submits M2 Pro, Max, Ultra Device Trees to Kernel  WebProNews

Why EndeavourOS Is My Next Distro-Hopping Target  How-To Geek

NetPeek is a New, User-Friendly Network Scanner for Linux  OMG! Ubuntu

This updated Windows 11 clone is Linux underneath and makes your old PC run faster - get it now  BetaNews

So You've Set Up Linux On Windows Using WSL, Here's What You Can Do With It  How-To Geek