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Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet provided an update to the kernel developers on his file-system over the weekend, following his Patreon post that updated followers on the latest for this "next-gen" Linux file-system born out of the block cache code...

FreeBSD 12.0-RC3 is out as likely the last test release before the official FreeBSD 12.0 debut in the next week...

The KDE developers haven't slowed down at all due to the winter holidays approaching but rather there is a ton of great improvements and new features with their next round of software releases...

Valve has published their latest monthly Steam survey data, which shows an increase in the Linux gaming population...

[4 minuty čtení] Krádež OLED v Samsungu mířila do Číny, sociální sítě prý jsou mládeži i prospěšné, brzy vyjde Mir 1.1, portrétní AI v Pixelech 3, Blender 2.80, Virtualbox 6.0 i FreeBSD 12.0 na spadnutí, Asus a kryptoměny. Dle blíže nespecifikovaného zdroje obeznámeného s interní roadmapou Google Hangouts pro běžné zákazníky bude Google tuto službu vypínat někdy v průběhu roku 2020. Není to ani úplně nová ani překvapivá informace, ostatně sama aplikace pro Hangouts už nějakou dobu bez aktivního vývoje a patrně s tím tedy po celý příští rok vydrží.

The big Linux 4.20 performance slowdown is now corrected by tonight's Linux 4.20 Git code while still providing reasonable security for cross-hyperthread Spectre V2 mitigation...

In the works now for over three years has been BCachefs that doesn't receive nearly as much attention as Btrfs, Stratis, ZFS On Linux, or other next-gen Linux storage options, but it does continue making progress and still possesses a lot of potential...

RenderDoc 1.2 is now available as the latest feature update to this leading graphics debugging tool for Vulkan, OpenGL, and Direct3D across all major platforms...

On Friday AMD's Alex Deucher sent in the latest batch of feature to work DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 4.21 cycle. This mostly included AMDGPU/AMDKFD driver updates but also a lone Radeon DRM driver fix to avoid a possible 32-bit overflow and also DRM scheduler and TTM memory management fixes...

It's been over five months already since the release of systemd 239 and a lot of feature work has been amassing for what will end up releasing as systemd 240...

While Qt 5.12 isn't even out until next week, The Qt Company has already begun formulating their early plans around Qt 5.13...

Oracle's VirtualBox 6.0 multi-platform virtualization software continues inching closer to release...

Genode, the open-source operating system framework focused on a micro-kernel layer and various innovative user-space components, is out with its latest feature update. The developers at Genode Labs also continue bringing up their Sculpt OS effort for Genode as a general purpose operating system...

Another month is in the books as we approach the 15th birthday of Phoronix in June. This month on Phoronix there was a lot of interest in the major Linux kernel slowdown that ended up being attributed to "STIBP" but fortunately improvements are on the way, a lot of interest in Raptor Computing Systems' Talos II libre system and their lower-cost Blackbird board, excitement starting to heat up around Linux 4.21 changes, and the Mesa 18.3 release being on approach while Mesa 19.0 feature development is in full swing...

[čtení do minuty] Svatý Martin přijel na blátivém koni a 6. prosince je za dveřmi. Kdo z vás zlobil a kdo byl hodný? Kdo vypíná monitor, když jde z práce a kdo ne? Máš silné heslo? Defragmentuješ? Zálohuješ? A básničku umíš?

In seeking to comply with the Linux kernel's new Code of Conduct enacted by the recent 4.19 release, a patch series has been sent out today replacing profane kernel code comments with "hugs"...

Ubuntu's Mir team will soon be releasing their Mir 1.1 display server release in the days ahead with this first post-1.0 stable update of this re-shifted project that has morphed into offering Wayland client support...

It should come as virtually no surprise to any regular Phoronix reader given the significant investment Intel makes to Linux via their Open-Source Technology Center with working on Mesa for their Vulkan/OpenGL drivers and related components, but their discrete GPU undertaking will support Linux gaming alongside Windows...

The release of Sway 1.0 as the popular i3-compatible Wayland compositor is one step closer with the latest beta update...

Ahead of the official release next month, KDE Applications 18.12 is now available in release candidate form for those wanting to test out this latest slew of KDE app updates...