August 15, 2021

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What's new in Debian 11, and an example of the Linux Foundation funneling free software to their corporate friends.

Plus, why Western Digital might be to thank you for your next ultimate Linux workstation.

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Debian 11 “bullseye” Released — After 2 years, 1 month, and 9 days of development, the Debian project is proud to present its new stable version 11 (code name bullseye), which will be supported for the next 5 years thanks to the combined work of the Debian Security team and the Debian Long Term Support team.

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Debian Live install images

Microsoft & Others Form The eBPF Foundation - Phoronix — For driving eBPF usage moving forward for these sandboxed programs within the Linux kernel, the eBPF Foundation has been formed with backing from The Linux Foundation, Microsoft, Facebook, Netflix, Google, and others.

Linux Foundation Press Release

eBPF - Introduction, Tutorials & Community Resources

RISC-V Developers Continue Working On KVM Support — This KVM RISC-V support has been led by Western Digital who remains very active with various elements of RISC-V Linux support.

Progress Report: August 2021 - Asahi Linux

Restore/upgrade firmware of iOS devices

Apple M1 PCIe Driver Under Review For The Linux Kernel

Elementary OS 6 Odin released on a ‘pay what you want’ basis • The Register

Pantheon-tweaks: A system settings panel for the Pantheon desktop environment.

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