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In the world of hybrid cloud infrastructure, data is our most valuable currency. But for data to be valid and valuable, it must be taken in context. Recently, VMware published a blog post claiming that, based on a study conducted by Principled Technologies, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 with vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) delivers a "5.6x pod density" advantage over Red Hat OpenShift.At first glance, the number is striking. As any systems architect knows, however, the validity of a benchmark lies not in the result, but in the methodology. When we look under the hood of this study, we fin

Linux 7.0 brings faster swap, Intel TSX and Rock Band 4 controller support  OMG! Ubuntu

The fully free Linux OS Trisquel gets a major update with version 12.0 Ecne  Help Net Security

Linux Kernel 7.0 Released, This Is What’s New  Linuxiac

Linux Kernel 7.0 Officially Released, This Is What’s New  9to5Linux

As expected the stable Linux 7.0 kernel was just released today in marking this next kernel release. The Linux 7.0 milestone comes due to Linus Torvalds' preference of bumping the major version number after hitting X.19 as opposed to any single major change, but in any event there are a lot of great improvements and changes to find with this new kernel version. Linux 7.0 is also what's powering the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release...

Linux 7.0 Released With New Hardware Support, Optimizations & Self-Healing XFS  Phoronix

Linux settles its AI code debate by welcoming Copilot and making humans pay for every mistake  Startup Fortune

An out-of-bounds access within the Linux kernel has existed in mainline the past three years that could be exploited by an unprivileged user submitting a specially crafted certificate to the kernel...

Linux Out-Of-Bounds Access Fixed For Unprivileged Users With Specially Crafted Certs  Phoronix

PocketTerm35 is a handheld Linux PC powered by Raspberry Pi 5  Gizmochina

France Plans Shift from Windows to Linux in Push for Digital Sovereignty  Morocco World News

I deleted all my Linux folders and found files faster without them  MakeUseOf

Valve Improves Linux Gaming Performance on 8 GB VRAM Graphics Cards  eTeknix

4 reasons I can no longer use Windows as my daily driver  How-To Geek

These 8 GNOME extensions transform a minimal desktop into a powerhouse  How-To Geek

Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement  Tom's Hardware

With Linux 7.0 expected for release later today, in turn the Linux 7.1 merge window will kick off for the two week period of landing all sorts of exciting new features, changes, and removal of old features from the kernel. Here is a look at some of what is on the table for the Linux 7.1 merge window...

How to Take Screenshots in Linux Mint [Beginner's Tip]  It's FOSS

Browser-first on Linux beats Chromebook because you can actually fix what breaks  MakeUseOf