Torvalds releases Linux 6.5 kernel series
Much better hardware support
Linus Torvalds announced today the release of the Linux 6.5 kernel series as a major update with several new features, better hardware support, and other changes.
Red Hat in full spin mode after restrictions on Enterprise Linux sources
Open source rebellion
Red Hat is finding itself with a rebellion on its hands after it announced it would limit access to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources by putting them behind the Red Hat Customer Portal and limited to the CentOS Stream sources.
Linux foundation pushes micro-grids
Shokka: 2023 could be the year when Linux starts controlling the power supply
The Linux Foundation has published its best seller The Open Source Opportunity for Microgrids: Five Ways to Drive Innovation and Overcome Market Barriers for Energy Resilience. The punchy-titled research explains how microgrids could be the next big thing.
Linux community presses for RNDIS to be marked as broken
Security concerns
The next Linux kernel cycle we could see upstream disable their driver support for Microsoft's Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) protocol due to security concerns.
Linux keyboard hits the shops
Launch Heavy carries a hefty price tag
Mechanical keyboards often need to pay more attention to Linux support because manufacturers see developers as a little too niche and difficult to make a product which works. Now, Launch Heavy aims to fix those issues – at a price.
Intel and AMD-based platforms can update Arc firmware
Linux not so much
Intel and AMD-based platforms can update Arc GPU firmware, and Intel's Management Engine is not required for firmware updates, according to the latest pronoucement from Chipzilla.
Linux's boot needs a better RAM
This is not time to be sheepish
Linux expert Lennart Poettering is suggesting that Linux's boot process needs an upgrade by making changes to the intial RAM disk.
Linux bug can tigger Chipzilla PC screens
Kills the panel
A bug in the Intel integrated graphics driver for Linux machines is triggering a power sequencing issue which, can damage the screen.
Chaos hits Linux and Windows machines
Seen in the wild
A cross-platform malware has infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including small office routers, FreeBSD boxes, and large enterprise servers.
Chipzilla goes all open saucy
GPUs based around fully open-source drivers
Intel GPUs from the consumer desktop Arc Graphics hardware to the Intel Data Center Flex GPU Series "Arctic Sound M" and forthcoming Xe HPC Ponte Vecchio are built around fully open-source drivers and will cheerfully even run on Linux.