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OpenZFS 2.1 is nearing release as the next feature update to this open-source ZFS file-system implementation currently supporting Linux and FreeBSD systems...

It should come as little surprise -- especially given the recent news of Google allowing Rust to be used for Android system-level code -- but engineers at the search giant are in support of Rust code being used within the mainline Linux kernel...

After the release cycle dragged on an extra month due to blocker bugs, LLVM 12 was officially tagged on Wednesday night as the latest half-year update to this open-source compiler stack...

A new release of Hangover is now available for getting Wine up and running with cross-architecture support so you can enjoy the likes of Windows games and applications under 64-bit ARM and IBM POWER hardware on Linux...

As scheduled, Metro Exodus saw its native Linux port debut today. This first person shooter from 4A Games launched on Windows and consoles in 2019 while the 4A Engine powered game only debuted today for macOS and Linux. Previously it would work with Steam Play but now there is a native Linux port albeit with some kinks still to work out...

Last month the initial infrastructure for allowing the Rust programming language to be used within the Linux kernel landed in the Linux-Next tree for more widespread testing ahead of its possible inclusion in the mainline kernel. Now a "request for comments" has been started again on the kernel mailing list around the prospects of Rust code for the Linux kernel...

Google officially promoted Chrome 90 to its stable channel today as the latest feature update to their cross-platform web browser...

[6 minut čtení] Nexcloud má plnohodnotné webové rozhraní, pomocí kterého můžete své úložiště plně používat, spravovat, konfigurovat a používat rozšiřující aplikace. Ukážeme si, jak to celé funguje a co všechno je k dispozici. Nativní aplikace umožňují snadné použití na dané platformě, ovšem všechny funkce a rozšířující nástroje můžete používat výhradně přes webové rozhraní. Webová aplikace (rozhraní) Nextcloudu tak bude něco, co určitě budete chtít používat a tak je potřeba se seznámit nebo aspoň nastínit, co všechno přes webový prohlížeč můžete s Nexcloudem dělat.

[35 minut čtení] V prakticky jakémkoli programu psaném v Clojure nalezneme mnoho míst, ve kterých se používají mapy. Tato nejužitečnější datová struktura existuje ve třech základních podobách, ovšem existuje i forma prioritní mapy. 1. Mapy – nejdůležitější datový typ programovacího jazyka Clojure

Feature development for this quarter's Mesa 21.1 release is now over with it having been branched from main and the first release candidate issued...

Over the past year there has been an uptick in Linux developers from different vendors working on laptop privacy screen support under Linux. When it comes to the support with newer Lenovo ThinkPad laptops, it looks like that kernel support could soon land and the GNOME desktop is already preparing to support this feature...

At the end of March NVIDIA released the 465 beta Linux driver while today has been promoted to stable in the form of the 465.24.02 release...

For those wondering how the Windows vs. Linux performance compares with Intel's new Rocket Lake processors for both the CPU performance and some initial cross-platform exposure for the Xe Graphics, here are some preliminary benchmarks with the Core i9 11900K.

Earlier this month I reported on a WMI temperature driver for Gigabyte motherboards being worked on by an independent developer. That "gigabyte-wmi" driver is now slated for inclusion in the upcoming Linux 5.13 cycle...

The feature freeze and code branching for Mesa 21.1 is imminent but last minute feature work continues to pour in. Hitting Mesa Git this morning as the latest activity were some fixes and improvements in Gallium Nine for providing Direct3D 9 support atop Gallium3D drivers to Wine/Windows programs...

The "Virgl" virtual 3D GPU project for providing OpenGL (and work-in-progress VirtIO-GPU Vulkan) acceleration within guest virtual machines continues to mature for improving the open-source Linux desktop virtualization stack...

The Linux Foundation's OpenBMC project to provide an open-source BMC firmware stack is quite exciting for freeing this low-level aspect of servers, but finding a supported motherboard that works well with OpenBMC can be a challenge at this stage. Fortunately, Linux 5.13 is set to support a lower-cost motherboard option in hopes of boosting OpenBMC development/usage...

[1 minuta čtení] Sonda do světa otevřeného softwaru. Dnes se podíváme na grafický editor ontologií, vyzkoušíme si zajímavý nástroj pro stahování, nakoukneme do virtuálního vesmíru a vytvoříme si pár 2D animací. Grafický editor pro specifikace a vizualizaci ontologií v jazyce Graphol. Poskytuje komfortní grafické nástroje, díky kterým může uživatel definovat vztahy mezi jednotlivým pojmy a vytvářet definice těchto pojmů. Eddy je napsaný v Pythonu, jeho grafické rozhraní pak používá Qt5 framework.

[7 minut čtení] Směrování podle obsahu, nebo také Content Based Router, je obecný EIP koncept využitelný na mnoha místech komunikačních a integračních projektů. Jeho použití ukážu na příkladu uzlů poskytujících několik služeb najednou. Bližší informace najdete také v Content Based Router.

FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE is now officially available as the debut of the big FreeBSD 13 feature update...