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A set of patches sent out on Saturday by AMD Linux engineer Mario Limonciello seek to adjust the Linux behavior for laptops/handhelds during AC plug/unplug events during s2idle to better match that of Microsoft Windows 11...

Pineboards has introduced the Modulo4, Modulo5 Basic, and Modulo5 IO PoE+ carrier boards, adapting Raspberry Pi Compute Modules to the Raspberry Pi 5 form factor. These boards maintain compatibility with PCIe HATs, cases, and cooling solutions, with the Modulo5 IO PoE+ adding PoE+ support for network-powered operation.

After almost a month of development, Kdenlive video editor released a new version with another dozen of bug-fixes.

ONLYOFFICE 8.3 cross-platform office suite released with PDF stamps, Merge Shapes, iWork & Hancom support, enhanced collaboration, and more.

In the latest Apex Legends dev update, game director Steven Ferreira addressed anti-cheat and the recent decision to ban Linux players from accessing the game.

Even the experts have trouble fitting open source and AI neatly together in one package, said a panel at State of Open Con.

Do you know of a person or a project that you think should be recognized for their contribution to open source or free software? Why don’t you nominate them for a Free Software Award?

For those continuing to make use of SysVinit as the aging init system that in the Linux world has been largely replaced by systemd, SysVinit 3.14 is out today and overcomes a long-standing limitation around the length of lines within the inittab files...

The ESP32-H2 Thread/Zigbee Gateway Module is a stackable development module designed for the M5 series hosts. It is based on the ESP32-H2-MINI-1 and supports Zigbee, Thread, and Matter. The module includes IEEE 802.15.4 wireless connectivity, making it capable of building Matter over Thread endpoint devices and supporting communication between different ecosystems.

Finding yourself annoyed at those ‘window is ready’ notifications which pop-up when you open some apps in GNOME Shell on Ubuntu?

The LibreOffice 25.2 release is here, bringing with it many new refinements, alongside tweaks that improve user experience.

My son goes to a school that doesn't provide laptops but requires kids to have one. The needs are simple and easily satisfied by a cheap Chromebook. By using resources already available to me, though, I saved that Chromebook money.

Bluefin sets out to expose Linux users to the tools and applications widely used for cloud native computing.

"IBM is infiltrated to the point they are promoting and trying to use Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory, a proprietary ripoff of Kerberos)."

With the GCC 15 compiler having progressed to its final stage of development prior to the GCC 15.1 stable release in the likely March~April time frame, I've begun testing the updated GNU Compiler Collection on some test systems. Overall GCC 15 is looking nice and on AMD Zen 5 "znver5" in particular seeing some solid gains over GCC 14. Here are some initial performance benchmarks of the GCC 15 compiler.

Google has announced the start of the fabrication of a Nuvoton security chip featuring OpenTitan open-source silicon Root of Trust (RoT), the first such production-ready chip. It will soon be available in lowRISC’s Voyager 1 demo board, and later this year in Chromebooks and data centers.

It seems it's increasingly rare to have a major game release that doesn't come filled with lots of issues. The latest is Sid Meier's Civilization VII from Firaxis Games.

Data centers reportedly account for between 2-4% of total electricity consumption around the world, something hyperscalers are understandably looking to reduce wherever possible.

Docker Desktop 4.38 brings AI-powered assistance and multi-node Kubernetes testing, plus Bake now integrates with Compose for seamless multi-service builds.

Looking for a digital pet application for your computer? Here’s one that works natively in Linux Desktop.