Chris Wilson of Intel’s Open-Source Technology Center has released the xf86-video-intel 2.99.903 as the latest 3.0 pre-release for their X.Org driver…
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The Good & Bad OpenGL Drivers On Linux
What are the best and worst Linux OpenGL graphics drivers from a game developer’s perspective? Here’s some feedback from one open-source game project…
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Wwise Engine Being Ported To Linux, SteamOS
The Audiokinetic Wwise engine middleware will be ported to Linux thanks to Valve’s SteamOS…
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GNU Hurd 0.5, GNU Mach 1.4 Released
In celebration of the GNU project’s 30th birthday, GNU Hurd 0.5 has been released along with GNU MIG 1.4 and GNU Mach 1.4…
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The New Linux OpenGL ABI Is Nearing Reality
One year ago a new Linux OpenGL ABI was proposed to make dealing with Linux OpenGL libraries easier and cleaner, among other benefits. The Linux OpenGL changes that will ultimately affect all Linux graphics drivers is nearing fruition…
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FrostWire 5.6.5 Released – A BitTorrent Client for Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint and Fedora
FrostWire (formerly known as Gnutella) is an open source P2P client alternative to Limewire. It was originally very similar to LimeWire in appearance and performance, but later developers added more rich features such as including BitTorrent client, Magnet Link, Wi-Fi sharing, Internet Radio,…
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NVIDIA, Red Hat Partner Up For New Graphics Project
Jerome Glisse has long been involved with open-source Linux graphics drivers, but in recent months he hasn’t announced any major breakthroughs like in past years. However, at Red Hat they have struck up a partnership with NVIDIA to work on a new device-agnostic API for the Linux kernel that can benefit the graphics drivers…
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11 Keynote Videos from LinuxCon and CloudOpen New Orleans
Catch up on any of the keynote panels you missed or re-live the great moments of LinuxCon and CloudOpen North America this year with these 11 videos.
1. The Linux kernel developers panel with Tejun Heo, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Sarah Sharp and Linus Torvalds. The session is moderated by Ric Wheeler.
Apple’s iOS 7 Makes Users Sick
A flurry of complaints show that some iPhone and iPad users who upgraded to the latest operating system are physically feeling worse for wear.
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Intel Invests in Google Glass Rival, the ‘World’s Most Advanced Wearable Computer’
Intel has revealed a “significant” investment in Recon Instruments, a wearable computing firm working on products to rival Google Glass.
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