Open-source News

Linux Foundation Financing Open Source  iProgrammer

Merged as part of an initial batch of AMDGPU/AMDKFD fixes for the in-development Linux 6.8 kernel is support for enabling the GFXOFF feature when ROCm compute applications are active on GFX11 (RDNA3) hardware...

Linux Can Now Engage GFXOFF When Running ROCm Compute Apps On RDNA3 GPUs  Phoronix

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Linux Performance With The TUXEDO Pulse 14 Gen 3 Review  Phoronix

When it comes to AMD Zen 4 laptop testing to date I've done a lot of testing with the Ryzen 7 7840U as well as the Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U which have proved to be very capable 8-core / 16-thread laptop processors with performant integrated graphics and running great on Linux -- besides the current lack of Ryzen AI. Recently TUXEDO Computer sent over their newly announced Pulse 14 Gen 3 Linux laptop featuring the Ryzen 7 7840HS part, which is the focus of today's testing.

How to Use Filesystem ACLs (Access Control Lists) on Linux  How-To Geek

Don't Break Userspace!  Bitcoin Magazine

For those wanting to build/mod their own Linux gaming handheld or craft a controller for other uses, the Adafruit Seesaw gamepad has a driver premiering with Linux 6.8...

Linux 6.8 Adds Input Driver For Adafruit Seesaw Gamepad  Phoronix

Wayland Protocols 1.33 was released today by Daniel Stone for this de facto collection of Wayland protocols for implementing by the various Wayland compositors...

Wayland Protocols 1.33 Released With DMA-BUF Stable, Adds Transient Seat Protocol  Phoronix

Palworld is Steam Deck Playable and runs on Desktop Linux with Proton  GamingOnLinux

How to Use OpenPGP Symmetric Encryption with Libre Office and Linux  Medium

Ditch Microsoft Windows 11: SparkyLinux rolling 2024.01 emerges as the superior, cutting-edge alternative  BetaNews

Windows BSOD Reimagined: Linux Emulator Launch Upon Crash  BNN Breaking

SparkyLinux Kicks Off 2024 with MLVWM Macintosh-Like WM and Calamares 3.3  9to5Linux

The Servo open-source browser engine originally started by Mozilla has seen renewed development in recent time by Linux Foundation Europe and via developers at firms like Igalia. Last year they drafted plans for focusing on making Servo embed-friendly so that this Rust-written code could be easily leveraged by desktop apps and frameworks. Today more light was shed on this embed initiative and their focus on integrating with Tauri...

For those making use of the AppArmor Linux kernel security module, there is a notable change coming with the Linux 6.8 kernel...

AppArmor Switches To SHA256 Policy Hashes In Linux 6.8  Phoronix

The developers behind the Genode open-source operating system framework have shared their 2024 road-map of new features they hope to accomplish this calendar year...