📰 Vulkan SER Showing Up To ~47% Performance Improvement For Ray-Tracing

Last week's Vulkan 1.4.333 brought a new ray-tracing extension with VK_EXT_ray_tracing_invocation_reorder that was derived from a prior NVIDIA vendor extension (VK_NV_ray_tracing_invocation_reorder). This new extension for Shader Execution Reordering "SER" is showing to deliver some nice performance potential for Vulkan ray-tracing performance...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-SER-Performance

📰 After Nearly 10 Years of Building Mastodon, Eugen Rochko Steps Into Advisory Role

Mastodon's creator steps back from CEO role, transfers assets to non-profit organization.

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https://itsfoss.com/news/mastodon-ceo-steps-down/

📰 Cloudflare broke itself – and a big chunk of the Internet – with a bad database query

Thought it was the victim of a ‘hyper-scale DDoS attack’ before finding the fix Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has admitted that the cause of its massive Tuesday outage was a change to database permissions, and that the company initially thought the symptoms of that adjustment indicated it was the target of a “hyper-scale DDoS attack,” before figuring out the real problem.…

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Выпуск гипервизора Xen 4.21

После 8 месяцев разработки опубликован релиз свободного гипервизора Xen 4.21. В разработке нового выпуска приняли участие такие компании, как Amazon, Arm, EPAM Systems и AMD. Код проекта написан на языке Си и распространяется под лицензией GPLv2+. Разработка ведётся в составе организации Linux Foundation.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64285

Разработчики Xubuntu опубликовали отчёт о взломе сайта Xubuntu.org

Разработчики проекта Xubuntu опубликовали отчёт о произошедшем месяц назад взломе сайта Xubuntu.org, в результате которого на странице загрузки дистрибутива была размещена ссылка на архив "Xubuntu-Safe-Download.zip" с вредоносным кодом. Внутри архива под видом инсталлятора Xubuntu распространялся исполняемый файл для платформы Windows, при использовании которого в систему устанавливалось вредоносное ПО, анализирующее данные в буфере обмена и подменяющее адреса криптокошельков.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64287

📰 Linux 6.18 Receives Fixes For ELECOM M-XT3URBK & SONiX AK870 PRO Devices

Sent out today was likely the last batch of HID subsystem fixes ahead of the Linux 6.18 kernel releasing as stable around the end of the month. With it are some new device-specific quirks for fixing hardware support for a mouse and keyboard...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-HID-ELECOM-SONIX

📰 More NVIDIA Nova Enablement For Linux 6.19 With Other Rust Graphics Driver Code

Alice Ryhl of Google sent out the main set of Rust language code changes for the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics/display driver subsystem ahead of Linux 6.19. Notable is continued DRM core infrastructure work for Rust plus the open-source NVIDIA "Nova" driver continues taking shape albeit isn't yet ready for end-user usage...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/DRM-Rust-Code-For-Linux-6.19

📰 Steamworks SDK adds support for Linux Arm and Android, and it seems we know the first Android game on Steam

As we get closer to the launch of the new Steam Machine and Steam Frame, Valve put out a new Steamworks SDK that brings in libraries for linuxarm64 and android..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/steamworks-sdk-adds-support-for-linux-arm-and-android-and-it-seems-we-know-the-first-android-game-on-steam/

TABS API is Mozilla’s Latest Bet on the Agentic Web

Mozilla's new TABS API helps developers build AI agents to automate web tasks, as the company continues to bet on AI as its future. Details, pricing, and links inside.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/mozilla-tabs-api-ai-web-agents

📰 AMD Continues Working On Xen GPU Virtualization Features - "The Best Is Yet To Come"

When it comes to GPU virtualization we have seen AMD engineers carry out a lot of work in recent years around the Xen hypervisor even when it hasn't seen as much interest from other vendors. We found out that much of their interest in Xen for GPU virtualization is due to automotive / in-vehicle infotainment demands and it remains that way.

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Xen-2025-GPU-Virt

Slimbook and KDE Celebrate 8th Anniversary with KDE Slimbook VII Linux Laptop

KDE Slimbook VII Linux laptop launches with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 CPU, integrated AMD Radeon 880M graphics, and up to 128 GB RAM.
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https://9to5linux.com/slimbook-and-kde-celebrate-8th-anniversary-with-kde-slimbook-vii-laptop

Waveshare ESP32-P4 + ESP32-C6 PoE development board targets HMI and IoT applications

https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/19/waveshare-esp32-p4-esp32-c6-poe-development-board-targets-hmi-and-iot-applications/

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📰 Proxmox VE 9.1 Released With OCI-Based LXC Deployment

Proxmox VE 9.1 debuts OCI-based LXC containers, Linux kernel 6.17, and upgrades to virtualization, security, and networking.

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https://linuxiac.com/proxmox-ve-9-1-released-with-oci-based-lxc-deployment/

📰 Qualcomm Upstreaming Initial GPU Support For Snapdragon X2 Elite In Linux 6.19

Back in September the Qualcomm X2 Elite SoCs were announced for next-gen Windows 11 on Arm laptops. Since then some initial X2 Elite enablement patches for the Linux kernel have arrived and for the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel more of that work will reach mainline. Excitingly, Linux 6.19 is now bringing GPU and display support for the Adreno X2-85 found within the Snapdragon X2 Elite SoC...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-X2-Elite-GPU-Linux-619

В феврале в Переславле-Залесском состоится конференция "СПО в высшей школе"

XXI конференция «Свободное программное обеспечение в высшей школе» (OSEDUCONF-2026) состоится 6-8 февраля 2026 года в Институте программных систем РАН в Переславле-Залесском Ярославской области. В мероприятии примут участие представители образовательного сообщества, использующие или создающие свободное ПО в учебном или научном процессе. Основной целью является налаживание личных контактов между специалистами, обсуждение перспектив и новинок области.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64284

Выпуск Proxmox VE 9.1, дистрибутива для организации работы виртуальных серверов

Опубликован релиз Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.1, специализированного Linux-дистрибутива на базе Debian GNU/Linux, нацеленного на развертывание и обслуживание виртуальных серверов с использованием LXC и KVM, и способного выступить в роли замены таких продуктов, как VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V и Citrix Hypervisor. Размер установочного iso-образа 1.7 ГБ.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64288

📰 Slimbook and KDE Celebrate 8th Anniversary with KDE Slimbook VII Linux Laptop

KDE Slimbook VII Linux laptop launches with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 CPU, integrated AMD Radeon 880M graphics, and up to 128 GB RAM.

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https://9to5linux.com/slimbook-and-kde-celebrate-8th-anniversary-with-kde-slimbook-vii-laptop

📰 Xen 4.21 Released With AMD CPPC & Resizable BAR Support

Xen 4.21 is out today as the newest feature release for this open-source hypervisor backed by AMD, Arm, AWS, and other organizations. Plus with Xen's use within automotive environments, Ford and Honda too...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xen-4.21-Released

How to Open and Edit Apple iWork Files on Linux

The post How to Open and Edit Apple iWork Files on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Apple iWork is Apple’s suite of office applications, similar to Microsoft Office or Google Docs, consisting of three main applications
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https://www.tecmint.com/open-and-edit-apple-iwork-files-on-linux/

Исследование факторов выгорания разработчиков открытого ПО

Миранда Хит (Miranda Heath), аспирант, изучающий психологию в Эдинбургском университете, опубликовала результаты исследования причин выгорания разработчиков открытого ПО. Выгорание рассматривается как истощение физических и умственных сил, приводящее к чувству опустошённости и характеризующееся потерей мотивации, снижением способности управлять своими эмоциями и изменением отношения к работе.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64289