📰 Open-Source Driver For ATI R300 Era GPUs Seeing Improved Power Mac Support In 2026
For those that happen to still be running a 22+ year old Apple Power Mac such as those from 2004 with an IBM PowerPC processor and ATI Radeon 9600 XT or 9800 XT graphics, there are open-source driver improvements for Linux still happening in 2026 to benefit this vintage hardware...
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#linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/ATI-R300-Big-Endian-2026
For those that happen to still be running a 22+ year old Apple Power Mac such as those from 2004 with an IBM PowerPC processor and ATI Radeon 9600 XT or 9800 XT graphics, there are open-source driver improvements for Linux still happening in 2026 to benefit this vintage hardware...
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#linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ATI-R300-Big-Endian-2026
Phoronix
Open-Source Driver For ATI R300 Era GPUs Seeing Improved Power Mac Support In 2026
For those that happen to still be running a 22+ year old Apple Power Mac such as those from 2004 with an IBM PowerPC processor and ATI Radeon 9600 XT or 9800 XT graphics, there are open-source driver improvements for Linux still happening in 2026 to benefit…
📰 DeviceTree-ACPI Hybrid Mode Proposed For Improving Linux Support On Snapdragon Laptops
Over the years while working at Red Hat, Hans de Goede was known for driving many wonderful Linux laptop improvements benefiting AMD/Intel x86_64 hardware. Hans left Red Hat last year and ended up joining Qualcomm to advance their open-source/Linux support. Today he is out with a significant new patch series for consideration that has the potential of significantly improving the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series laptop Linux support and also...
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#amd #intel #linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/DT-ACPI-Hybrid-Mode-Linux
Over the years while working at Red Hat, Hans de Goede was known for driving many wonderful Linux laptop improvements benefiting AMD/Intel x86_64 hardware. Hans left Red Hat last year and ended up joining Qualcomm to advance their open-source/Linux support. Today he is out with a significant new patch series for consideration that has the potential of significantly improving the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series laptop Linux support and also...
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#amd #intel #linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DT-ACPI-Hybrid-Mode-Linux
Phoronix
DeviceTree-ACPI Hybrid Mode Proposed For Improving Linux Support On Snapdragon Laptops
Over the years while working at Red Hat, Hans de Goede was known for driving many wonderful Linux laptop improvements benefiting AMD/Intel x86_64 hardware
📰 I turned my old PlayStation Vita into a distraction-free Plex machine, and it's my favorite device now
Nobody expected Plex on a PlayStation Vita, but this open-source client just solved a problem I didn't know I had.
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#opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.xda-developers.com/plex-playstation-vita-media-streaming/
Nobody expected Plex on a PlayStation Vita, but this open-source client just solved a problem I didn't know I had.
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#opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.xda-developers.com/plex-playstation-vita-media-streaming/
XDA
I turned my old PlayStation Vita into a distraction-free Plex machine, and it's my favorite device now
The PS Vita is finally getting the media app it should have had in 2011, and it's changing how I watch
📰 QSOE v0.1 Released As A QNX-Inspired RISC-V OS
QSOE 0.1 has made its debut as a QNX-inspired, dual kernel architecture open-source operating system just targeting RISC-V...
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#kernel #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/QSOE-0.1-Released
QSOE 0.1 has made its debut as a QNX-inspired, dual kernel architecture open-source operating system just targeting RISC-V...
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#kernel #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/QSOE-0.1-Released
Phoronix
QSOE v0.1 Released As A QNX-Inspired RISC-V OS
QSOE 0.1 has made its debut as a QNX-inspired, dual kernel architecture open-source operating system just targeting RISC-V.
📰 Cordyceps CI/CD Flaws Expose 300+ GitHub Repositories to Supply-Chain Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new class of CI/CD workflow weakness that allows attackers to hijack workflows and compromise open-source supply chains.The "critical exploitable pattern" has been codenamed Cordyceps by Novee Security. The issue can allow full attacker control of repositories at dozens of the largest organizations worldwide, including Microsoft, Google, Apache, and.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/cordyceps-cicd-flaws-expose-300-github.html
#opensource
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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new class of CI/CD workflow weakness that allows attackers to hijack workflows and compromise open-source supply chains.The "critical exploitable pattern" has been codenamed Cordyceps by Novee Security. The issue can allow full attacker control of repositories at dozens of the largest organizations worldwide, including Microsoft, Google, Apache, and.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/cordyceps-cicd-flaws-expose-300-github.html
#opensource
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📰 Pine64 launch $50 RISC-V smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers
Open-hardware manufacturer Pine64 has launched a $50 smart speaker that runs open-source software on a RISC-V chip. PineVoice (previously known as PineVox) is built around a Bouffalo Lab BL606P RISC-V SoC with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and Zigbee radio interfaces. It’s equipped with dual microphone array and speaker with support for ‘local wake word detection’, and top-mounted buttons allow you to mute (with LED indicator), start/stop and...
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#opensource
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/pine64-pinevoice-riscv-smart-speaker-launch
Open-hardware manufacturer Pine64 has launched a $50 smart speaker that runs open-source software on a RISC-V chip. PineVoice (previously known as PineVox) is built around a Bouffalo Lab BL606P RISC-V SoC with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and Zigbee radio interfaces. It’s equipped with dual microphone array and speaker with support for ‘local wake word detection’, and top-mounted buttons allow you to mute (with LED indicator), start/stop and...
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#opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/pine64-pinevoice-riscv-smart-speaker-launch
OMG! Ubuntu
Pine64 launch $50 smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers
Open-hardware manufacturer Pine64 has launched a $50 smart speaker that runs open-source software on a RISC-V chip. PineVoice (previously known as
📰 Academy Software Foundation Announces The "Wayland For Artists Working Group"
The Academy Software Foundation that advances open-source efforts for the VFX/cinema industry and more with the likes of OpenVDB, OpenMoonRay, Open Shading Language, and other projects, has announced the formation of a new working group to help with Wayland adoption for artists...
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#opensource #wayland
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-For-Artists
The Academy Software Foundation that advances open-source efforts for the VFX/cinema industry and more with the likes of OpenVDB, OpenMoonRay, Open Shading Language, and other projects, has announced the formation of a new working group to help with Wayland adoption for artists...
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#opensource #wayland
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-For-Artists
Phoronix
Academy Software Foundation Announces The "Wayland For Artists Working Group"
The Academy Software Foundation that advances open-source efforts for the VFX/cinema industry and more with the likes of OpenVDB, OpenMoonRay, Open Shading Language, and other projects, has announced the formation of a new working group to help with Wayland…
📰 Academy Software Foundation Announces The "Wayland For Artists Working Group"
The Academy Software Foundation that advances open-source efforts for the VFX/cinema industry and more with the likes of OpenVDB, OpenMoonRay, Open Shading Language, and other projects, has announced the formation of a new working group to help with Wayland adoption for artists...
🔗 Source:
#opensource #wayland
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-For-Artists
The Academy Software Foundation that advances open-source efforts for the VFX/cinema industry and more with the likes of OpenVDB, OpenMoonRay, Open Shading Language, and other projects, has announced the formation of a new working group to help with Wayland adoption for artists...
🔗 Source:
#opensource #wayland
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-For-Artists
Phoronix
Academy Software Foundation Announces The "Wayland For Artists Working Group"
The Academy Software Foundation that advances open-source efforts for the VFX/cinema industry and more with the likes of OpenVDB, OpenMoonRay, Open Shading Language, and other projects, has announced the formation of a new working group to help with Wayland…
📰 Linux Foundation & Others Launch "Akrites" To Defend Open-Source Software From AI-Enabled Exploits
The Linux Foundation along with others like Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Red Hat, and others have joined forces to launch Akrites. The Akrites project is aiming to help defend critical open-source software from the brisk pace of new AI/LLM-discovered software bugs and vulnerabilities in ensuring that said issues are effectively addressed before they can be exploited by bad actors...
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#linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Akrites
The Linux Foundation along with others like Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Red Hat, and others have joined forces to launch Akrites. The Akrites project is aiming to help defend critical open-source software from the brisk pace of new AI/LLM-discovered software bugs and vulnerabilities in ensuring that said issues are effectively addressed before they can be exploited by bad actors...
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#linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Akrites
Phoronix
Linux Foundation & Others Launch "Akrites" To Defend Open-Source Software From AI-Enabled Exploits
The Linux Foundation along with others like Amazon, Anthropic, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Red Hat, and others have joined forces to launch Akrites
📰 Coreboot 26.06 Brings Support For Intel Nova Lake, AMD Strix Halo & 31 New Boards
Coreboot 26.06 is out today as the latest quarterly feature release for this software project providing open-source system firmware support for a growing number of platforms...
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#amd #intel #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-26.06-Released
Coreboot 26.06 is out today as the latest quarterly feature release for this software project providing open-source system firmware support for a growing number of platforms...
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#amd #intel #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-26.06-Released
Phoronix
Coreboot 26.06 Brings Support For Intel Nova Lake, AMD Strix Halo & 31 New Boards
Coreboot 26.06 is out today as the latest quarterly feature release for this software project providing open-source system firmware support for a growing number of platforms.
📰 Calibre 9.10 Open-Source E-Book Manager Brings New UI to the Content Server
Calibre 9.10 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with a new "modern" interface for the Content Server that features a sidebar for easier navigation and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-10-open-source-e-book-manager-brings-new-ui-to-the-content-server
#opensource
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Calibre 9.10 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with a new "modern" interface for the Content Server that features a sidebar for easier navigation and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-10-open-source-e-book-manager-brings-new-ui-to-the-content-server
#opensource
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📰 Intel ANV Vulkan Driver Now Enables Descriptor Heaps By Default
Back in early May was the experimental enabling of Vulkan descriptor heaps for the Intel ANV open-source driver. After nearly two months of continued testing and improvements, the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap support for Intel graphics on Linux is now enabled by default...
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#intel #linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ANV-Descriptor-Heaps-On
Back in early May was the experimental enabling of Vulkan descriptor heaps for the Intel ANV open-source driver. After nearly two months of continued testing and improvements, the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap support for Intel graphics on Linux is now enabled by default...
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#intel #linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ANV-Descriptor-Heaps-On
Phoronix
Intel ANV Vulkan Driver Now Enables Descriptor Heaps By Default
Back in early May was the experimental enabling of Vulkan descriptor heaps for the Intel ANV open-source driver
📰 Immich finally delivers Google Photos' best feature with one open-source tool
I finally got Google Photos style memories on my Immich server using this open source tool.
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#immich #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.xda-developers.com/immich-finally-delivers-google-photos-best-feature-with-one-open-source-tool/
I finally got Google Photos style memories on my Immich server using this open source tool.
🔗 Source:
#immich #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.xda-developers.com/immich-finally-delivers-google-photos-best-feature-with-one-open-source-tool/
XDA
Immich finally delivers Google Photos' best feature with one open-source tool
Immich Memory Notify brings back the one thing I actually missed about Google Photos
📰 Shotcut 26.6 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Vulkan on Linux Support
Shotcut 26.6 open-source video editor is now available for download with initial support for OpenFX plugins, Vulkan on Linux support, initial support for VST2 and LV2 audio plugins, and more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-6-open-source-video-editor-released-with-vulkan-on-linux-support
#linux #opensource
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Shotcut 26.6 open-source video editor is now available for download with initial support for OpenFX plugins, Vulkan on Linux support, initial support for VST2 and LV2 audio plugins, and more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-6-open-source-video-editor-released-with-vulkan-on-linux-support
#linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
📰 AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, Improvements For Old GPUs & Other AMD Linux Highlights In Q2
With Q2'2026 drawing to a close, as part of the different quarterly recaps of popular areas on Phoronix, here is a look back at the most popular AMD Linux/open-source news of the quarter...
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#amd #linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Linux-Highlights-Q2-2026
With Q2'2026 drawing to a close, as part of the different quarterly recaps of popular areas on Phoronix, here is a look back at the most popular AMD Linux/open-source news of the quarter...
🔗 Source:
#amd #linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Linux-Highlights-Q2-2026
Phoronix
AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, Improvements For Old GPUs & Other AMD Linux Highlights In Q2
With Q2'2026 drawing to a close, as part of the different quarterly recaps of popular areas on Phoronix, here is a look back at the most popular AMD Linux/open-source news of the quarter.
📰 Godot Engine to get stricter on AI contributed code
The developers of the free, open source and cross-platform Godot Engine are adjusting their policies to get stricter on AI code contributions.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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#opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/godot-engine-to-get-stricter-on-ai-contributed-code/
The developers of the free, open source and cross-platform Godot Engine are adjusting their policies to get stricter on AI code contributions.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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#opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/godot-engine-to-get-stricter-on-ai-contributed-code/
GamingOnLinux
Godot Engine to get stricter on AI contributed code
The developers of the free, open source and cross-platform Godot Engine are adjusting their policies to get stricter on AI code contributions.
📰 NVIDIA Working On New "TLV" Firmware Binary Format For Nova Driver
NVIDIA engineers have been developing a new binary format for their GPU firmware images for use with the in-development, open-source Nova kernel driver. With this new TLV binary firmware format it aims to be easier to parse by their Rust-based driver code...
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#kernel #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Nova-Driver-TLV
NVIDIA engineers have been developing a new binary format for their GPU firmware images for use with the in-development, open-source Nova kernel driver. With this new TLV binary firmware format it aims to be easier to parse by their Rust-based driver code...
🔗 Source:
#kernel #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Nova-Driver-TLV
Phoronix
NVIDIA Working On New "TLV" Firmware Binary Format For Nova Driver
NVIDIA engineers have been developing a new binary format for their GPU firmware images for use with the in-development, open-source Nova kernel driver
📰 ASUS ROG Strix Laptop Sees Driver Fix For Linux Performance Too Low Compared To Windows
With modern laptops, proper platform/WMI drivers are becoming more depended upon not only for supporting all typical functionality from keyboards to backlights and other handling, but also for achieving proper performance. For many laptop vendors, the Linux platform drivers are maintained by the open-source community and actual customers.
🔗 Source:
#linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-ROG-Strix-G16-Fix
With modern laptops, proper platform/WMI drivers are becoming more depended upon not only for supporting all typical functionality from keyboards to backlights and other handling, but also for achieving proper performance. For many laptop vendors, the Linux platform drivers are maintained by the open-source community and actual customers.
🔗 Source:
#linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-ROG-Strix-G16-Fix
Phoronix
ASUS ROG Strix Laptop Sees Driver Fix For Linux Performance Too Low Compared To Windows
With modern laptops, proper platform/WMI drivers are becoming more depended upon not only for supporting all typical functionality from keyboards to backlights and other handling, but also for achieving proper performance
📰 Carbon engine framework powering EVE Online is now open source
Fenris Creations announced today that Carbon, their cross-platform game engine framework behind EVE Online (and EVE Frontier) is now completely open source.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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#opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/carbon-engine-framework-powering-eve-online-is-now-open-source/
Fenris Creations announced today that Carbon, their cross-platform game engine framework behind EVE Online (and EVE Frontier) is now completely open source.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source:
#opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/carbon-engine-framework-powering-eve-online-is-now-open-source/
GamingOnLinux
Carbon engine framework powering EVE Online is now open source
Fenris Creations announced today that Carbon, their cross-platform game engine framework behind EVE Online (and EVE Frontier) is now completely open source.
📰 RADV & RadeonSI Drivers See New Fixes For AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs
Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team continues taking special focus on AMD Radeon GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 era GPUs for enhancing the open-source graphics driver support for these aging graphics cards...
🔗 Source:
#amd #linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-L2-Flush-Fix-GFX6-GFX7
Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team continues taking special focus on AMD Radeon GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 era GPUs for enhancing the open-source graphics driver support for these aging graphics cards...
🔗 Source:
#amd #linux #opensource
👉@sysadminoff
https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-L2-Flush-Fix-GFX6-GFX7
Phoronix
RADV & RadeonSI Drivers See New Fixes For AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs
Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team continues taking special focus on AMD Radeon GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 era GPUs for enhancing the open-source graphics driver support for these aging graphics cards.