today's leftovers
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Linus Torvalds Announces Linux Kernel 4.1 RC7, Final Release Comes at the End of June
It's Sunday again, so Linus Torvalds has just informed us about the immediate availability for download and testing of Linux kernel 4.1's seventh Release Candidate (RC) version, which might also be the last, according to Mr. Torvalds.
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AMD "KERNCZ" Chipset Support Is Being Worked On For Linux
We haven't heard AMD talk about KERNCZ or see it mentioned elsewhere outside of Linux kernel enablement patches. Based upon current timing and these patches just appearing recently, I would guess that KERNCZ would be the chipset for next-generation AMD Zen processors. Back in March we saw AMD begin with public Linux/open-source enablement patches around Zen and its new CPU micro-architecture.
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Intel Skylake & Broxton To Require Graphics Firmware Blobs
Intel's upcoming Skylake and Broxton hardware will require some binary-only firmware blobs by the i915 DRM kernel graphics driver.
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libinput and model-specific configurations
libinput provides a number of different out-of-the-box configurations, based on capabilities. For example: middle mouse button emulation is enabled by default if a device only has left and right buttons. On devices with a physical middle button it is available but disabled by default. Likewise, whether tapping is enabled and/or available depends on hardware capabilities. But some requirements cannot be gathered purely by looking at the hardware capabilities.
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Stress-NG Is The Latest Test For Pegging The Linux Kernel, Compilers & More
Stress-ng is a utility being worked on by Colin King at Canonical. Stress-ng is designed for stressing a computer in different ways and offers over 90 stress tests, 50 CPU stress tests, and various other tests. Colin has been working with I on incorporating it into the Phoronix Test Suite.
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Debian GNU/Linux 8.1 (Jessie) Officially Released
With a two-day delay from the official release schedule, the Debian Project has had the great pleasure of announcing today, June 8, the immediate availability for download of the first maintenance version of Debian GNU/Linux 8 (Jessie).
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why not trying to package Hadoop in Debian?
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Reproducible builds: week 6 in Stretch cycle
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Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu – Who Will Win the “Convergence” Battle
Things might even take a further twist down the line as these users might end up sticking to the use of tablets and smartphones even for PC purposes. This is true because there are a number of tablets and smartphones already in the market that offer the abilities to be used as a PC. This would be a huge blow for PC manufacturers.However, as it seems, these OEM are not ready to quit the game.
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Enea Signs 600 KUSD OSE and Linux Deal in China for LTE Base Stations
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Controlling A Rigol With Linux
The Rigol DS1052E is the de facto oscilloscope for any tinkerer’s bench. It’s cheap, it’s good enough, and it’s been around for a long time; with the new 1054 zed model out now, you might even be able to pick up a 1052E on the cheap.
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