Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz on being 'extremely online', sponcons gone wrong and her dream dinner party

Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In […]

Source: LXer – Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz on being ‘extremely online’, sponcons gone wrong and her dream dinner party

[$] GCC features to help harden the kernel

Hardening the Linux kernel is an endless task, with work required on
multiple fronts. Sometimes, that work is not done in the kernel itself;
other tools, including compilers, can have a significant role to play.
At the 2023 GNU Tools
Cauldron
, Qing Zhao covered some of the work that has been done in the
GCC compiler to help with the hardening of the kernel — along with work
that still needs to be done.

Source: LWN.net – [$] GCC features to help harden the kernel

WayVNC 0.7 Released As VNC Server For Wlroots-Based Wayland Compositors

WayVNC 0.7 was released today as the newest feature update to this VNC server for use with wlroots-based Wayland compositors like Sway. WayVNC will dynamically attach to running Wayland sessions and allow for convenient VNC server support…

Source: Phoronix – WayVNC 0.7 Released As VNC Server For Wlroots-Based Wayland Compositors

Data Safety and Efficiency with Rdiff-backup

For more than a decade, Rdiff-backup has been our preferred choice for developing Minarca Data Backup software, an efficient data backup process management solution tailored for system administrators. Integrated into Minarca, Rdiff-backup offers a range of advantages that make it an optimal, robust, and easily accessible solution for managing data backups. In this article, we delve into the technical aspects that set Rdiff-backup apart, making it a go-to choice for data backup requirements.

Source: LXer – Data Safety and Efficiency with Rdiff-backup

Intel Vulkan Driver Implements A Transfer Queue For DG2/Alchemist GPUs

In addition to Vulkan sparse support that works with the existing i915 kernel driver, another exciting open-source Intel Vulkan driver development this week is landing a transfer queue implementation for DG2/Alchemist GPUs. This in turn can help with hybrid graphics systems and other situations…

Source: Phoronix – Intel Vulkan Driver Implements A Transfer Queue For DG2/Alchemist GPUs