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The Linux 7.1 kernel is bringing performance improvements for Sheaves, the per-CPU caching layer introduced several kernel cycles ago (Linux 6.18) for better efficiency on today's high core count hardware. Sheaves began as an opt-in feature but since Linux 7.0 is now being used for all caches...
O’Brien’s first job at OSI won’t be polishing the logo; it’ll be navigating a community still concerned over the group’s Open Source AI Definition and last year’s messy board election. The post Duane O’Brien Takes OSI’s Hot Seat appeared first on FOSS Force.
OnlyOffice CEO Lev Bannov has recently claimed that the Euro-Office fork of the OnlyOffice suite violates the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3). Krzysztof Siewicz of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has published an article on the FSF's position on adding terms to the AGPLv3. In short, the Siewicz concludes that OnlyOffice has added restrictions to the license that are not compatible with the AGPLv3, and those restrictions can be removed by recipients of the code. We urge OnlyOffice to clarify the situation by making it unambiguous that OnlyOffice is licensed under the AGPLv3, and that users who already received copies of the software are allowed to remove any further restrictions. Additionally, if they intend to continue to use the AGPLv3 for future releases, they should state clearly that the program is licensed under the AGPLv3 and make sure they remove any further restrictions from their program documentation and source code. Confusing users by attaching furthe
Zorin OS 18.1 is now available with the new Lite edition, Linux kernel 6.17, LibreOffice 26.2, and broader hardware support.
The SDL library widely used by cross-platform games and part of the Steam Runtime has now established a policy to block code contributions made using AI / Large Language Models (LLMs)...
The first point release to Zorin OS 18 is now available for download, arriving six months and some 3.3 million downloads after the original launch. Zorin OS 18.1 is a point release update. It’s still based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS-based but adds a variety of desktop refinements, updated software and a new kernel (courtesy of the recent Ubuntu HWE from Canonical). A new Zorin OS Lite also launches today. This nimble edition is aimed at older, lower-spec hardware and is based around a customised Xfce desktop rather than the GNOME Shell desktop the main edition uses. If you already run […]
One of the main abilities of a debugger is setting breakpoints.GDB: The GNU Project Debugger now introduces an experimental featurecalled source-tracking breakpoints that tracks the source line a breakpointwas set to. Introduction Imagine you are debugging: you set breakpoints on a bunch ofsource lines, inspect some values, and get ideas about how to change yourcode. […]
While we have talked a lot about application deployment, we still need to cover how to keep these applications up and running. The DevOps Tools Engineer exam covers Prometheus Monitoring for this task. Modern IT operations have evolved from merely ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Introduction #13: Prometheus Monitoring appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Zorin OS 18.1 is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS and powered by the Linux 6.17 HWE kernel. Here's what's new!
The workqueue changes merged today for the Linux 7.1 kernel are significant for today's modern high-end processors where there can be many CPU cores per last level cache (LLC / L3 cache). The new WQ_AFFN_CACHE_SHARD affinity scope can reduce some contention on such systems and help achieve greater performance...
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Archinstall 4.2 is now available as the latest update to this very convenient, text-based Arch Linux OS installer...
The company behind Rocky Linux is making an open catalog available to developers, hobbyists, and other contributors, so they can verify and publish compatibility with the CIQ lineup.
Haiku is making visible progress on ARM64, with a mostly stable QEMU port and working images expected after further package rebuilds.
KWin can now show different virtual desktops on each screen independently.
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