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- Linux Action News 242
The controversial Intel code now shipping in Linux, why F-Droid is getting more attractive for developers, and the rumor that could change the industry.
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- Linux 5.18 Released With Intel SDSi, New CPU & GPU Features — Linux 5.18 brings the controversial Intel Software Defined Silicon (SDSi) functionality.
- Thoughts on software-defined silicon — Its purpose is to disable access to specific processor capabilities in the absence of a certificate from Intel saying otherwise.
- Statistics from the 5.18 development cycle
- Btrfs Gets Some Buttery Good Improvements With Linux 5.19 — David Sterba of SUSE has submitted the ~4k lines of code worth of feature changes for the Btrfs file-system driver in the Linux 5.19 kernel.
- Our build and release infrastructure, and upcoming updates — This work will be incrementally deployed as each bit is finished. So be patient, and you will notice releases happening faster and faster!
- Google Summer of Code (GSOC 2022) Highlights of FOSS Projects — Google announced the GSoC 2022 projects, and the list includes some exciting improvements to the mainstream foss projects such as GNOME, Xfce, LibreOffice, etc.
- Ubuntu 22.10 Makes PipeWire Default for Audio — “That’s right, as of today the Kinetic ISO (pending, not yet current since the changes were just made) has been updated to run only PipeWire and not PulseAudio […] you can look forward to this for Kinetic”
- Broadcom-VMware Deal Said to Be Ready as Soon as This Week — Broadcom Inc. could announce an agreement to acquire cloud-computing company VMware Inc. as soon as this week
- Broadcom’s Potential VMware Acquisition: 5 Things About Dell, Stock Prices And Hock Tan To Know
- Broadcom in Talks to Pay About $60 Billion for VMware
- Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Has Mixed Feelings on a Broadcom-VMware Deal
17 min - Linux Action News 241
Why Google's new open-source security effort might fall a bit short, the Arch snag this week, a big win for Right to Repair, and why you might soon have a new favorite filesystem.
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- New from Google Cloud: Assured Open Source Software service
— Assured OSS enables enterprise and public sector users of open source software to easily incorporate the same OSS packages that Google uses into their own developer workflows.- OSS-Fuzz
— continuous fuzzing for open source software.- Google will start distributing a security-vetted collection of open-source software libraries
- Shared success in building a safer open source community
- White House joins OpenSSF and the Linux Foundation in securing open-source software
- Software Freedom Conservancy right-to-repair lawsuit against California TV manufacturer Vizio, Inc. remanded to California State Court - Software Freedom Conservancy
— "The ruling is a watershed moment in the history of copyleft licensing. This ruling shows that the GPL agreements function both as copyright licenses and as contractual agreements" says Karen M. Sandler, executive director of Software Freedom Conservancy.- Arch Linux Temporarily Steps Back From WirePlumber After Snafu
— With the recent attempt to switch to WirePlumber, that modern session manager was unconditionally taking over audio responsibilities even if the user had configured their system to use PulseAudio or ALSA directly.- Arch Linux News
— Undone replacement of pipewire-media-session with wireplumber.- Bringing bcachefs to the mainline
— Bcachefs is a longstanding out-of-tree filesystem that grew out of the bcache caching layer that has been in the kernel for nearly ten years. Based on a session led by Kent Overstreet at the 2022 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-management and BPF Summit (LSFMM), though, it would seem that bcachefs is likely to be heading upstream soon. He intends to start the process toward mainline inclusion over the next six months or so.- bcachefs Principles of Operation
22 min - Linux Action News 241
Why Google's new open-source security effort might fall a bit short, the Arch snag this week, a big win for Right to Repair, and why you might soon have a new favorite filesystem.
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- New from Google Cloud: Assured Open Source Software service — Assured OSS enables enterprise and public sector users of open source software to easily incorporate the same OSS packages that Google uses into their own developer workflows.
- OSS-Fuzz — continuous fuzzing for open source software.
- Google will start distributing a security-vetted collection of open-source software libraries
- Shared success in building a safer open source community
- White House joins OpenSSF and the Linux Foundation in securing open-source software
- Software Freedom Conservancy right-to-repair lawsuit against California TV manufacturer Vizio, Inc. remanded to California State Court - Software Freedom Conservancy — "The ruling is a watershed moment in the history of copyleft licensing. This ruling shows that the GPL agreements function both as copyright licenses and as contractual agreements" says Karen M. Sandler, executive director of Software Freedom Conservancy.
- Arch Linux Temporarily Steps Back From WirePlumber After Snafu — With the recent attempt to switch to WirePlumber, that modern session manager was unconditionally taking over audio responsibilities even if the user had configured their system to use PulseAudio or ALSA directly.
- Arch Linux News — Undone replacement of pipewire-media-session with wireplumber.
- Bringing bcachefs to the mainline — Bcachefs is a longstanding out-of-tree filesystem that grew out of the bcache caching layer that has been in the kernel for nearly ten years. Based on a session led by Kent Overstreet at the 2022 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-management and BPF Summit (LSFMM), though, it would seem that bcachefs is likely to be heading upstream soon. He intends to start the process toward mainline inclusion over the next six months or so.
- bcachefs Principles of Operation
22 min - Linux Action News 240
NVIDIA has announced its plans for an open-source GPU driver. Christian Schaller, the Director for Desktop, Graphics, Infotainment and more at Red Hat, gives us the inside scoop on this historic announcement.
Special Guest: Christian F.K. Schaller.
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- Why is the open source driver release from NVidia so important for Linux? | Christian F.K. Schaller
— Today NVidia announced that they are releasing an open source kernel driver for their GPUs, so I want to share with you some background information and how this will impact Linux graphics and compute going forward.- NVIDIA Releases Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules
— This release is a significant step toward improving the experience of using NVIDIA GPUs in Linux, for tighter integration with the OS and for developers to debug, integrate, and contribute back.- NVIDIA Transitioning To Official, Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Driver
— NVIDIA's open kernel modules is already considered "production ready, opt-in" for data center GPUs. For GeForce and workstation GPUs, the open kernel module code is considered "alpha quality" but will be ramped up moving forward with future releases.22 min - Linux Action News 240
NVIDIA has announced its plans for an open-source GPU driver. Christian Schaller, the Director for Desktop, Graphics, Infotainment and more at Red Hat, gives us the inside scoop on this historic announcement.
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- Why is the open source driver release from NVidia so important for Linux? | Christian F.K. Schaller — Today NVidia announced that they are releasing an open source kernel driver for their GPUs, so I want to share with you some background information and how this will impact Linux graphics and compute going forward.
- NVIDIA Releases Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules — This release is a significant step toward improving the experience of using NVIDIA GPUs in Linux, for tighter integration with the OS and for developers to debug, integrate, and contribute back.
- NVIDIA Transitioning To Official, Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Driver — NVIDIA's open kernel modules is already considered "production ready, opt-in" for data center GPUs. For GeForce and workstation GPUs, the open kernel module code is considered "alpha quality" but will be ramped up moving forward with future releases.
22 min - Linux Action News 239
New firmware superpowers are coming to a future Linux kernel, why Google is working on encrypted hibernation support, and a sneak peek at SteamOS 3.
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- Google Working On Linux Encrypted Hibernation Support
— Google engineers are working on "enabling hibernation in some new scenarios."- Encrypted Hibernation - Evan Green
- Update on Linux hibernation support when lockdown is enabled
- uswsusp - ArchWiki
- Rewritten Apple Silicon CPUFreq Driver Posted For Linux
— The new patches posted today are a "complete rewrite" of the earlier Apple SoC CPUFreq driver attempt.- Apple Silicon Exclusively Hit With World-First “Augury” DMP Vulnerability
— Apple's DMP can potentially leak the entire memory content even if it's not being actively accessed.- Linux 5.19 Adding Ability To Initiate Firmware Updates Using Sysfs
— Thanks to Intel there is firmware-upload support being added to sysfs that user-space software can use for initiating a firmware update.- 0.34.0 security release for matrix-appservice-irc
— Incorrect handling of a CR character allowed for making part of the message be sent to the IRC server verbatim rather than as a message to the channel.- Adopting Matrix at the GNOME Foundation
- IRC, Matrix, and thanks for all the kicks
- holoiso: SteamOS 3
— This project attempts to bring Steam Deck's Holo OS into a generic, installable format and replicate close-to-official SteamOS experience.- HoloISO brings Valve’s SteamOS 3 from the Steam Deck to everyone
17 min - Linux Action News 239
New firmware superpowers are coming to a future Linux kernel, why Google is working on encrypted hibernation support, and a sneak peek at SteamOS 3.
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- Google Working On Linux Encrypted Hibernation Support — Google engineers are working on "enabling hibernation in some new scenarios."
- Encrypted Hibernation - Evan Green
- Update on Linux hibernation support when lockdown is enabled
- uswsusp - ArchWiki
- Rewritten Apple Silicon CPUFreq Driver Posted For Linux — The new patches posted today are a "complete rewrite" of the earlier Apple SoC CPUFreq driver attempt.
- Apple Silicon Exclusively Hit With World-First “Augury” DMP Vulnerability — Apple's DMP can potentially leak the entire memory content even if it's not being actively accessed.
- Linux 5.19 Adding Ability To Initiate Firmware Updates Using Sysfs — Thanks to Intel there is firmware-upload support being added to sysfs that user-space software can use for initiating a firmware update.
- 0.34.0 security release for matrix-appservice-irc — Incorrect handling of a CR character allowed for making part of the message be sent to the IRC server verbatim rather than as a message to the channel.
- Adopting Matrix at the GNOME Foundation
- IRC, Matrix, and thanks for all the kicks
- holoiso: SteamOS 3 — This project attempts to bring Steam Deck's Holo OS into a generic, installable format and replicate close-to-official SteamOS experience.
- HoloISO brings Valve’s SteamOS 3 from the Steam Deck to everyone
17 min - Linux Action News 238
Pop_OS! 22.04 has a surprise you might not have noticed, we get the details on Ubuntu’s new Real-Time kernel, and the clever idea from the Framework laptop team.
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- Pop!_OS 22.04 by System76
— Pop!_OS is designed for fast navigation, easy workspace organization, and fluid, convenient workflow. Your operating system should encourage discovery, not obstruct it.- System Updater Nix Support
- Pop System Updater
- Ubuntu Outlines How To Use Its Real-Time Kernel Beta - It Requires Ubuntu Advantage
— The RT kernel for x86_64 and AArch64 is tailored to meet the low latency needs and other guarantees for the teclo industry, robotics, critical infrastructure, and other industries.- Concerns Raised Over The “New” NTFS Linux Driver That Merged Last Year
— Less than one year later, concerns have been raised that the driver is already effectively orphaned and not being maintained.- Steam Deck Client and OS Updates
— Today's update includes Steam, OS, and firmware updates, and may take a few minutes to apply after restarting. Please be patient while your Steam Deck updates.- Order Email Megathread (04/14/2022) : SteamDeck
- Proton 7.0-2 Out
— . Proton 7.0-2 is the new main stable version, not to be confused with Proton Experimental that was also updated recently.- Element Introduces Threads in Beta
— Threads help you separate conversations from the main timeline. Starting a new Thread opens the thread view where you can continue your conversations without interruption from other messages or topics pinging through in the timeline.- Linux Action News Feedback - Matrix Channel
— A place to provide real-time feedback on the show, stories, and more.- Framework Mainboard Availability and Open Source Release
— The Framework Laptop Mainboard is now available in the Framework Marketplace 69. You can order one today in the US and Canada with newly reduced pricing.- Framework Mainboards
- Framework Mainboar Developer Giveaway Program
— To accelerate the ecosystem of projects using Framework Laptop Mainboards, we’re giving away 100 i5-1135G7 Mainboards for free to creators and developers!21 min - Linux Action News 238
Pop_OS! 22.04 has a surprise you might not have noticed, we get the details on Ubuntu’s new Real-Time kernel, and the clever idea from the Framework laptop team.
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- Pop!_OS 22.04 by System76 — Pop!_OS is designed for fast navigation, easy workspace organization, and fluid, convenient workflow. Your operating system should encourage discovery, not obstruct it.
- System Updater Nix Support
- Pop System Updater
- Ubuntu Outlines How To Use Its Real-Time Kernel Beta - It Requires Ubuntu Advantage — The RT kernel for x86_64 and AArch64 is tailored to meet the low latency needs and other guarantees for the teclo industry, robotics, critical infrastructure, and other industries.
- Concerns Raised Over The “New” NTFS Linux Driver That Merged Last Year — Less than one year later, concerns have been raised that the driver is already effectively orphaned and not being maintained.
- Steam Deck Client and OS Updates — Today's update includes Steam, OS, and firmware updates, and may take a few minutes to apply after restarting. Please be patient while your Steam Deck updates.
- Order Email Megathread (04/14/2022) : SteamDeck
- Proton 7.0-2 Out — . Proton 7.0-2 is the new main stable version, not to be confused with Proton Experimental that was also updated recently.
- Element Introduces Threads in Beta — Threads help you separate conversations from the main timeline. Starting a new Thread opens the thread view where you can continue your conversations without interruption from other messages or topics pinging through in the timeline.
- Linux Action News Feedback - Matrix Channel — A place to provide real-time feedback on the show, stories, and more.
- Framework Mainboard Availability and Open Source Release — The Framework Laptop Mainboard is now available in the Framework Marketplace 69. You can order one today in the US and Canada with newly reduced pricing.
- Framework Mainboards
- Framework Mainboar Developer Giveaway Program — To accelerate the ecosystem of projects using Framework Laptop Mainboards, we’re giving away 100 i5-1135G7 Mainboards for free to creators and developers!
21 min - Linux Action News 237
Our take on why Fedora's Legacy BIOS plans have stirred up such a strong debate, how NVIDIA's Linux strategy seems to be changing, and a surprising kernel patch from Sony.
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- NVIDIA Posts Open-Source DRM Kernel Driver For NVDLA
— NVIDIA has posted 13k lines of new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel driver code for review for supporting their NVDLA IP block.- Sony Contributes ~73%+ Performance Improvement For exFAT Linux Driver
— In turn this improved block request handling leads to 73% and higher performance improvements for tests carried out by Sony engineer Yuezhang Mo on an Arm test platform with SD card storage that is common for Microsoft exFAT file-system usage.- KDE Has Many Plasma Wayland Fixes
— It was a mostly bugfixy week, without so much feature and UI work.- Google Chrome/Chromium Experimenting With A Qt Back-End
— It looks like Google is at least evaluating the prospects of Qt toolkit support for the Chromium/Chrome UI. A Phoronix reader tipped us off to newly-started Gerrit code reviews for Qt support with Chromium.- Legacy BIOS Support Remains Important For Some On Fedora, May Shift Responsibility To SIG
— Earlier this month the change proposal was laid out for Fedora 37 looking to deprecate legacy BIOS support.- LINUX Unplugged 454: Double Distro Details
— Has Fedora pulled ahead of Ubuntu? We take a look at the new Fedora 36 and Ubuntu 22.04 releases.19 min
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