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Linux 6.13 launches this January 19
Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 16 January 2025The Most Exciting Kernel Optimizations, New Hardware Support & Other Linux 6.13 Features! With Linus Torvalds expected to release Linux 6.13 stable this coming Sunday, 19 January, here’s a reminder about the most exciting features, performance optimizations, and new hardware support arriving for this first…
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Open Source licenses: Everything you need to know
Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless standalone applications. The benefits of open source software are well understood, promising greater control and transparency. However, there’s a perennial struggle between the open source and proprietary realms, leading…
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Debian 12.9 Bookworm Replaces Win10
Debian Linux 12.9 Bookworm is the perfect free replacement as Windows 10 support from Microsoft ends. With Windows 10 losing support this year, it’s time to consider alternatives. Debian 12 “Bookworm,” one of the most stable and secure Linux-based operating systems, stands out as a free and powerful replacement. Whether you’re looking to keep your…
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NTSYNC Driver Ready for Linux 6.14
Written by Michael Larabel, January 12. Set to make the upcoming Linux 6.14 kernel cycle even more exciting is that it looks like the completed NTSYNC driver will be ready for merging. The NTSYNC driver enhances Wine / Proton (Steam Play) gaming by better matching the Windows NT synchronization primitives to allow for better gaming…
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China to launch RISC-V CPU in 2025
Chip war: Chinese scientists vow to launch breakthrough RISC-V open-source CPU in 2025Efforts by the Chinese Academy of Sciences form part of Beijing’s push to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor technology. A team from China’s top government research academy pledged to produce this year a processor based on the open-source chip-design architecture RISC-V, as Beijing advances…
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State of Open Source in 2025
What Will Matter Most This Year? Navigating the pressures on the open source software world must become our collective mission in 2025, argues Amanda Brock of OpenUK. 2024 didn’t fail to disappoint in delivering another roller coaster of a year for open source software. Open source isn’t just code today, it’s a philosophy that we…
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