Tag: Phoronix

Intel Archives Open-Source Evangelism Hub Amid Restructuring Wave, Signaling Narrower OSS Focus
Intel Corp. has archived its Open Ecosystem Community and Evangelism repository on GitHub, marking the end of a key outreach arm that documented the company's open-source effort...
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F2FS Stability Surge: Linux 7.1 Patches Bolster Flash File-System Reliability Amid Kernel Merge Rush
Flash storage demands precision. One wrong move in file-system code, and data vanishes or performance tanks. The Flash-Friendly File-System, or F2FS, just got a batch of fixes i...
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Linux 7.1 Scheduler Tweaks Promise Gains for Key Workloads Amid Ongoing EEVDF Refinements
Kernel developers have merged a series of scheduler updates for Linux 7.1. These changes target efficiency in multi-core systems. No sweeping overhaul here. Instead, targeted...
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Ubuntu’s Desktop Duel: GNOME vs. KDE Plasma Performance Under the Microscope in 26.04 LTS
For years, the question of which Linux desktop environment runs faster has been debated in forums, IRC channels, and conference hallways with the kind of passion usually rese...
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Intel’s Silicon Roadmap: Analyzing the Xe Driver Strategy for Linux 7.1
In the quiet corners of the Linux kernel mailing lists, far removed from the flashing lights of consumer product launches, Intel Corp. is systematically laying the software p...
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The Architecture of Display: Inside the Latest GNOME Mutter Release Candidate
The battle for the future of the Linux desktop is rarely fought in the visible user interface. While icons and window themes garner public attention, the substantive engineer...
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Intel Quietly Pulls the Plug on Clear Linux’s Public Infrastructure, Raising Questions About the Distro’s Future
Intel Corporation has quietly dismantled key public-facing infrastructure for Clear Linux, its performance-optimized Linux distribution, in a move that has sent ripples throu...
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Linux Finally Cracks the Mac Backlight Code: A Long-Awaited Fix for Apple Silicon Display Brightness
For years, Linux users who dared to install their favorite open-source operating system on Apple hardware have endured a peculiar and frustrating limitation: the inability to...
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Intel’s Open-Source Retreat: A Chipmaker’s Quiet Dismantling of Decades of Community Investment
For more than two decades, Intel Corporation cultivated a reputation as one of the most prolific corporate contributors to open-source software. From the Linux kernel to grap...
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Canonical’s RISC-V Flutter Push: Ubuntu’s Bold Bet on Open ISA Dominance
In a move signaling Canonical Ltd.'s deepening commitment to the RISC-V architecture, the Ubuntu maker has engineered Google's Flutter UI toolkit to run natively on RISC-V ha...
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NVIDIA’s Linux Driver Leap: HDR Metadata Unlocks New Era for Wayland Gaming
In a quiet but pivotal update for Linux enthusiasts and enterprise users, NVIDIA has released the 580.94.11 Linux graphics driver, introducing long-awaited HDR metadata suppo...
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Haiku OS Advances with Speed and Stability in 2025
The open-source operating system Haiku, inspired by the innovative but now-defunct BeOS, continues to carve out a niche in the tech world with steady progress and a dedicated commu...
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FreeBSD 15.0 Nears with Enhanced WiFi Support
The FreeBSD project, a cornerstone of open-source operating systems, is at a critical juncture as it approaches the release of FreeBSD 15.0, expected later in 2025. Central to the...
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FFmpeg’s WHIP Update Revolutionizes Live Streaming
The world of media streaming is on the cusp of a transformative shift as FFmpeg, the ubiquitous open-source multimedia framework, has recently integrated support for the WebRTC-HTT...
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Ubuntu Proposes Splitting Linux-Firmware Package
The Linux ecosystem is no stranger to evolution, but a recent proposal within the Ubuntu community has sparked a significant discussion that could reshape how firmware is managed f...
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