The locking code changes have been merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel and it introduces support for a new compiler-driven feature being introduced on the compiler side with the upcoming LLVM Clang 22…

Cangaroo is an open-source CAN bus analyzer for Linux systems used in automotive, robotics, and industrial environments. The desktop application focuses on real-time capture, decoding, and analysis of CAN and CAN-FD traffic, with native integration into the Linux SocketCAN stack. The tool works with a wide range of interfaces supported by the kernel, including SocketCAN […]

Fix the “Cannot connect to Docker daemon” error with simple checks, context fixes, and permission updates to get Docker running smoothly.

MOS is a new open-source server operating system designed for homelabs and self-hosting, combining storage, containers, and virtual machines.

For programmers fond of the Go programming language, Go 1.26 is out today with two language changes, performance improvements, and other alterations to this Google-backed programming language…

DeepComputing has opened an Early Access Program for the DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard III. This hardware is a modular internal component designed to fit the Framework Laptop 13 chassis. It allows users to transition the modular laptop to a RISC-V architecture while utilizing the existing 2.2K display and shell. The board features the SpacemiT K3 SoC, […]

Back in 2022 Google deprecated and then removed JPEG-XL image support from the Chrome/Chromium browser codebase and now in 2026 it’s back. Last month I wrote about JPEG-XL decoding merged back to Chromium/Chrome and that has rolled out today as part of today’s Chrome 145 stable debut…

Among the pull requests merged today on this first day of the Linux 7.0 merge window are the many Btrfs file-system feature updates…

Merged today for the Linux 7.0 kernel are some pretty exciting scheduler changes: new features and never-ending work around scheduler performance optimizations and greater scalability with today’s increasingly high core count systems…

Quite frankly, RMS should be able to write about whatever he wants, and not have any middlemen or moderators pre-filter what he adds to his personal sites in the clearly-labeled political notes. Some people want him censored or prefer for him to self-censor.

Discover the differences between fixed, rolling, and semi-rolling release Linux distributions to make an informed choice that aligns with your needs for stability, cutting-edge software, or a balance of both.

Intel today for Patch Tuesday released several generations worth of CPU microcode updates for addressing multiple security issues and functional issues…

The various SoC and platform Device Tree additions were sent out today for the Linux 7.0 kernel. Easily most exciting on the SoC side this cycle among the ARM and RISC-V changes is getting support ready for the SpacemiT K3 RVA23 SoC…

MythTV 36.0 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source media center software capable of recording TV (similar to TiVo), playing videos, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, music, viewing photos, and more.

In addition to introducing nullfs and the OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE support for containers, there were also a number of other interesting VFS updates merged on Monday for the Linux 7.0 kernel…

From the NANOG list comes the sad news of the
passing of Dave Farber.

His professional accomplishments and impact are almost endless, but
often captured by one moniker: “grandfather of the Internet,”
acknowledging the foundational contributions made by his many
students at the University of California, Irvine; the University of
Delaware; the University of Pennsylvania; and Carnegie Mellon
University.

Matthias Clasen has published a short summary of the GTK hackfest held prior to FOSDEM 2026. Topics include
discussions on unstable APIs, a decision to bump the C runtime
requirement to C11 in the next development cycle, limiting changes in
GTK3 to crash and build fixes, as well as the state of
accessibility:

On the accessibility side, we are somewhat worried about the state
of AccessKit. The
code upstream is maintained, but we haven’t seen movement in the GTK
implementation. We still default to the AT-SPI backend on Linux, but
AccessKit is used on Windows and macOS (and possibly Android in the
future); it would be nice to have consumers of the accessibility stack
looking at the code and issues.

On the AT-SPI side we are still missing proper feature negotiation
in the protocol; interfaces are now versioned on D-Bus, but there’s no
mechanism to negotiate the supported set of roles or events between
toolkits, compositors, and assistive technologies, which makes running
newer applications on older OS versions harder.

CodeWeavers just announced CrossOver 26, the newest version of their commercial software built atop Wine for running Windows games and applications under Apple macOS and Linux…

With recently having carried out benchmarks and finding the Intel Xeon 6780E “Sierra Forest” performance has improved ~14% since launch day thanks to open-source/Linux software improvements plus also recently having carried out Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids vs. EPYC 9755 128-core benchmarks using the latest upstream software, here is a look at how the Xeon 6780E “Sierra Forest” dual socket server is comparing up against the AMD EPYC 9965 Turin Dense flagship when both are running up-to-date software.

Michiel Leenaars, director of strategy at the NLnet Foundation, used his keynote
at FOSDEM to sound warnings for
the community for free and open-source (FOSS) software; in particular, he
talked about the threats posed by geopolitical politics, dangerous
allies, and large language models (LLMs). His talk was a mix of
observations and suggestions that pertain to FOSS in general and to
Europe in particular as geopolitical tensions have mounted in recent
months.