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Two of the most important Linux utilities are being rewritten in Rust to provide greater memory safety for the critical functionality they provide....

Linux Kernel 6.2 Is Out and Brings Apple M1 Support

Linux kernel 6.2 has been released, bringing support for the M1 processor, Apple's Custom Silicon that powers its Mac computers....

Linux 5.19.12 Kernel May Cause Damage to Some Displays

Linux users are being advised to skip kernel 5.19.12 due to a major bug impacting Intel machines. The...

Debian May Change How It Handles Non-Free Firmware

Debian is currently investigating the possibility of changing how it handles non-free firmware, moving the discussion to a general resolution process....

Rust Could Be Included in the Linux Kernel in 5.20

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has said Rust could be included in the Linux kernel as soon as 5.20. Rust...

Nvidia Is Finally Open-Sourcing Its Linux GPU Kernel Drivers

Nvidia is — at long last — open-sourcing its GPU kernel drivers fo...

Asahi Linux Shows the M1’s Greatest Limitation May Be macOS

An alpha of Asahi Linux has been released for Apple's M1, and the reviews are showing the potential it has, and the problems Apple has with macOS....

Linux Kernel Gaining Support For Hybrid Processors

Linux will soon be able to take better advantage of Intel's newest hybrid processors, adding support for Intel's Hardware Feedback Interface (HFI)....

Linux Is Getting Valve’s Steam Platform Soon

It's a fun little joke to say that Mac doesn't get any games, but we know that to be totally untrue. More and more developers are making sure their games can run on OS X ever since...

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