A Fresh Take On Virtual Swap Space Being Pursued For The Linux Kernel
A request for comments (RFC) patch series sent out this week for the Linux kernel is working on the notion of Virtual Swap Space supportlxer.com
Sony Introduces AS-DT1, Described as the World’s Smallest and Lightest Precision LiDAR Sensor
Sony Electronics has introduced the AS-DT1, a miniature LiDAR depth sensor targeting applications with strict space and weight constraints.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Synthesizers - LinuxLinks
A software synthesizer, also known as a softsynth, is computer software which creates digital audio. We feature the best free synthesizers.Steve Emms (LinuxLinks)
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Pinta 3.0 has landed. This popular open-source graphics editor intros a refreshed interface, new effects, and plenty of usability buffs. omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/pinta-…
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Pinta 3.0 Released With New Effects and GTK4 Port
Indulging your casual creativity (read: making memes, defacing selfies, etc) using open-source tools is made easier with the long-awaited release of Pinta 3.0. Pinta, as long-time Linux users will ...Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
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Linux 6.16 Could See AMD SEV-SNP SVSM vTPM Driver Merged For EPYC CPUs
The Linux 6.16 kernel this summer will likely see the new SNP SVSM vTPM driver introduced for further enhancing the AMD EPYC confidential computing capabilities atop the mainline Linux kernel...
phoronix.com/news/Linux-SNP-SV…
Hello, if you care about Servo, the alternative web browser engine that was originally slated to be the next gen Firefox but now is a donation-supported project under the Linux Foundation, you should know of this week's Developments.
Specifically Servo announced a plan to, as of June, start allowing Servo code to be written by "Github Copilot":
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There's a thoughtful post about this by the author of the former policy, which until now banned this:
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Servo (@servo@floss.social)
Attached: 1 image Servo is considering: - allowing some AI tools for non-code contributions - allowing maintainers to use GitHub Copilot for some code contributions over the next 12 months These changes are planned to take effect in June 2025, bu…FLOSS.social
i wrote about the AI situation in servo: how it happened, your feedback, what we should do next, and how the policy could be improvedazabani.com/2025/04/11/generat…
Generative AI in Servo
We can, and should, build Servo without generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot.www.azabani.com
@Owlor This is how unsafe code works in Rust, the point is to limit the danger zones to just those blocks... but a subtly wrong unsafe block can still cause the whole program to be UB. That's why we have humans write and check them. It works because it's not a lot of code so it's feasible to analyze and (at least informally) prove correct.
I dread the idea of LLMs writing the kind of subtle unsafe{} stuff that you end up using in real Rust projects because LLMs absolutely cannot reason about the subtleties of safety, invariants, etc., especially in more complex codebases.
i wrote about the AI situation in servo: how it happened, your feedback, what we should do next, and how the policy could be improved
azabani.com/2025/04/11/generat…
Generative AI in Servo
We can, and should, build Servo without generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot.www.azabani.com
A Fresh Take On Virtual Swap Space Being Pursued For The Linux Kernel
A request for comments (RFC) patch series sent out this week for the Linux kernel is working on the notion of Virtual Swap Space support. The notion of Virtual Swap Space has been talked about for years and even going back to 2011 there's been efforts to redesign the kernel's swap cache along similar lines...
phoronix.com/news/Linux-Virtua…
NVIDIA Upstreaming Work For Linux On Their Smart Switch SN4280, SN5610, SN5640
One of many Linux kernel patch series that NVIDIA has been working on recently to upstream to the mainline Linux kernel are the adjustments needed for Linux running on their newest Smart Switch networking products for the data center...
phoronix.com/news/Smart-Switch…
KDE Plasma 6.4 Lands Initial Support For The Wayland Session Restore Protocol
It's been a very exciting week in the KDE Plasma space with the start of a big new feature landing for the Plasma 6.4 desktop...
phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-…
Running Linux 6.15 vs. 6.14 Performance With The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
So far my testing this week of the Linux 6.15 kernel in its early, post-RC1 state has been going welllxer.com
Intel Preps VRR Refactoring For Linux 6.16, More Xe3 Panther Lake Display Enablement
Intel graphics driver engineers today sent out their first batch of feature updates to DRM-Next for queuing ahead of the next Linux 6.16 kernel cycle.lxer.com
Tangram is an interesting Linux web browser - LinuxLinks
Tangram is a different type of browser. This software is designed to organise and run web applications. Free and open source software.Steve Emms (LinuxLinks)
Ubuntu 25.04 vs. Fedora Workstation 42 Performance On AMD Strix Point
With both Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 releasing this month you may be curious how these two Linux distributions are competing for performance.lxer.com
The most important experimental distro you've never heard of gets new project lead
: Plus a fresh version ... nine years after its lastLiam Proven (The Register)
OpenVPN DCO Driver For The Linux Kernel Revised A 25th Time To Boost VPN Performance
For those relying on OpenVPN for your virtual private networking (VPN) needs, one of the most exciting innovations in recent times besides transitioning to the WireGuard alternative is the OpenVPN DCO kernel driverlxer.com
GNOME Now Has A Second Core App Written In TypeScript
GNOME 48 made Decibels the desktop's official audio player and in doing so also became the first GNOME core application written in the TypeScript porting language. There's now a second core app for GNOME written in TypeScript...
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-2nd-Co…
Inside the newsletter making layoffs feel less bleak and more like a group chat
We caught up with Melanie Ehrenkranz, the writer and creative strategist behind Laid Off, a newsletter interviewing people about job loss.Kristina Bravo (The Mozilla Blog)
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Linux Swap Explained: Do You Need It?
Find out if a swap partition is still necessary on modern Linux systems and how it influences system performance.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Haiku OS Continued Improving Hardware Driver Support In March
The Haiku OS open-source operating system inspired by BeOS has issued their newest monthly development report.lxer.com
AMD Releases ROCm 6.4 Without Any Official RDNA4 Support
After several ROCm 6.3 point releases, AMD today rolled out ROCm 6.4 as the next update to their open-source GPU/accelerator compute stack and ahead of their big Advancing AI event in June where they will talk about future ROCm work...
phoronix.com/news/AMD-ROCm-6.4…
IBM z17 Open-Source Compiler Support Now Being Officially Recognized
Earlier this week IBM announced the z17 mainframes powered by Tellum I processorslxer.com
Running Linux 6.15 vs. 6.14 Performance With The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
So far my testing this week of the Linux 6.15 kernel in its early, post-RC1 state has been going well. No major upsets, yet to uncover any significant performance regressions, and overall has been going smoothly with the many new features/changes in Linux 6.15...
phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.15-R…
Introduction to Wireplumber - Fedora Magazine
Introduction to Wireplumber, the session and policy manager for Pipewire.Roman Gherta (Fedora Project)
Another update to our anti-cheat compatibility page. Users logged in can send in a request for a game to be listed now too, on top of the reports for existing games added earlier: gamingonlinux.com/anticheat/
GamingOnLinux Anti-Cheat Compatibility List for Steam Deck and Linux
A page dedicated to showing you the expected compatibility for Steam Deck and Linux desktop with games that have anti-cheat enabled.GamingOnLinux
The latest Marvel Rivals update is causing problems on Linux - here's a quick workaround gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/the-…
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The latest Marvel Rivals update is causing problems on Linux - here's a quick workaround
Marvel Rivals has been updated with Season 2 by NetEase Games which brings in a new experimental shader compiler mode and other new content. However, it's causing problems for Desktop Linux players where nothing appears after hitting play.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Intel Preps VRR Refactoring For Linux 6.16, More Xe3 Panther Lake Display Enablement
Intel graphics driver engineers today sent out their first batch of feature updates to DRM-Next for queuing ahead of the next Linux 6.16 kernel cycle...
phoronix.com/news/Intel-DRM-Ne…
GamingOnLinux Anti-Cheat Compatibility List for Steam Deck and Linux
A page dedicated to showing you the expected compatibility for Steam Deck and Linux desktop with games that have anti-cheat enabled.GamingOnLinux
At the Root of the SLAPPs There Are Matters of GitHub Corruption and Microsoft Competition Crimes
Keep both eyes on the ball; this is about monopoly abuse and attempts to muzzle criticsRoy Schestowitz
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor gets a release date and Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core gets a new trailer gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/deep…
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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor gets a release date and Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core gets a new trailer
There's a whole lot of space dwarf action going on lately. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor now has a release date for the 1.0 release and we have new footage on the upcoming Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mint's LMDE 7 to Feature Full OEM Install Support
Linux Mint previews upcoming features: regex search in Nemo, Wayland support in Cinnamon, OEM installs in LMDE 7, and new CJS versioning.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Ubuntu 25.04 vs. Fedora Workstation 42 Performance On AMD Strix Point
With both Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 releasing this month you may be curious how these two Linux distributions are competing for performance. Well, it's a very tight race for common Intel/AMD x86_64 hardware. In this article are some benchmarks looking at clean installs of Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora Workstation 42 on AMD Strix Point.
phoronix.com/review/fedora-42-…
OpenVPN DCO Driver For The Linux Kernel Revised A 25th Time To Boost VPN Performance
For those relying on OpenVPN for your virtual private networking (VPN) needs, one of the most exciting innovations in recent times besides transitioning to the WireGuard alternative is the OpenVPN DCO kernel driver. This "data channel offload" driver has the potential to provide significant performance advantages over the current OpenVPN performance...
phoronix.com/news/OpenVPN-DCO-…
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