Linus Torvalds On Where Rust Will Fit Into Linux
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a ZDNet article, written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Linux is the poster-child for the C language. But times change. The Rust language has been slowly gathering support for use as a system language in Linu.....»»
Paragon Is Working To Get Its nfs3 Filesystem Into the Linux Kernel
Jim Salter writes via Ars Technica: In March of last year, proprietary filesystem vendor Paragon Software unleashed a stream of anti-open source FUD about a Samsung-derived exFAT implementation headed into the Linux kernel. Several months later, Para.....»»
Paragon is working to get its ntfs3 filesystem into the Linux kernel
Torvalds seems bullish on getting Paragon's project across the line eventually. Enlarge / Your hard drives and SSDs aren't any better than the filesystem you format them with. Paragon's ntfs3 driver combines decent performance with a fully featu.....»»
Firefox Lost Almost 50 Million Users In 3 Years
An anonymous reader quotes a report from It's FOSS, written by Ankush Das: Mozilla's Firefox is the only popular alternative to Chromium-based browsers. It has been the default choice for Linux users and privacy-conscious users across every platform......»»
AMD and Valve are developing an improved Linux CPU driver that will benefit the Steam Deck
When Valve announced the Steam Deck last month, it brought a lot of excitement among gamers who had been waiting for a way to play their favorite games from their Steam library wherever they want, without having to lug around a proper gaming laptop......»»
Rust is the Most Loved Language For the 6th Year in a Row in Stack Overflow Study
RoccamOccam writes: For the sixth-year, Rust is the most loved language, while Python is the most wanted language for its fifth-year in Stack Overflow's 2021 survey of 80,000 developers. Read more of this story at Slashdot......»»
Prestressed plasters for old buildings
Bent concrete beams, cracks on the undersides of bridges, risk of rust for the reinforcement: In Switzerland, many structures are getting on in years. Take national roads, for example: According to the 2019 report of the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO),.....»»
Steam Survey Shows Linux Marketshare Hitting 1.0%
According to Steam Survey numbers for July 2021, Steam on Linux hit a 1.0% marketshare, or a +0.14% increase over the month prior. Phoronix reports: This is the highest we have seen the Steam on Linux marketshare in a number of years and well off the.....»»
AMD and Valve Working On New Linux CPU Performance Scaling Design
Along with other optimizations to benefit the Steam Deck, AMD and Valve have been jointly working on CPU frequency/power scaling improvements to enhance the Steam Play gaming experience on modern AMD platforms running Linux. Phoronix reports: It's no.....»»
Upcoming AMD CPU with RDNA1 graphics may be coming, spotted in Linux code
The graphics driver patches as reported by Phoronix on Friday appear to be referring to a processor with graphics codenamed "Cyan Sailfish." The APU might be targeted for consumer or embedded applications, although the usage of the first-generation R.....»»
Download VirtualBox and give Windows 11 beta a try
VirtualBox is a cross-platform virtualization application that enables you to run virtual machines on top of your existing OS. You can download it free of charge for Windows, macOS or Linux......»»
Microsoft Warns of "Evolving" LemonDuck Mining Malware Targeting Linux and Windows Machines
The threat intelligence team for Microsoft's 365 Defender security suite recently focused on an example of "modern mining malware infrastructure," describing how "Anything that can gain access to machines — even so-called commodity malware &mda.....»»
The Planet Jumps on KVM Virtualization
The hosting provider is taking a different approach with its new cloud hosting service based on Linux KVM virtualization......»»
Wind River Pushes Linux Security Further
The soon-to-be-released EAL 4+ certified 'secure' embedded Linux from Wind River could result in new market opportunities......»»
New Linux Kernel, Btrfs in Novell openSUSE 11.3
The community Linux distribution gets a slew of enhancements, like new support for a filesystem that's gaining ground among major Linux players......»»
A Look Inside Novell"s openSUSE Build Service
Novell's openSUSE community Linux distribution gets a lift from the recently unveiled openSUSE Build Service 2.0, which offers developers new features to improve their workflow......»»
New Linux Kernel Boasts Speed, Efficiency Gains
Thanks to heavy contributions from search giant Google, new Linux 2.6.35 kernel offers improvements in networking capabilities and performance......»»
Nasty Linux Systemd Security Bug Revealed
Qualys has discovered a new systemd security bug that enables any unprivileged user to cause a denial of service via a kernel panic. Slashdot reader inode_buddha shares the news via ZDNet's Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: As Bharat Jogi, Qualys's senior m.....»»
Two-for-Tuesday vulnerabilities send Windows and Linux users scrambling
Both OSes have flaws that allow attackers with a toehold to elevate access. Enlarge The world woke up on Tuesday to two new vulnerabilities—one in Windows and the other in Linux—that allow hackers with a toehold in a vulnerable system to.....»»
New Study Verifies Safety of Rust
Slashdot reader Beeftopia writes: Rust has two modes: its default, safe mode, and an unsafe mode. In its default, safe mode, Rust prevents memory errors, such as "use-after-free" errors. It also prevents "data races" which is unsynchronized access to.....»»
Say Hi To Microsoft"s Own Linux: CBL-Mariner
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet, written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Microsoft now has its very own, honest-to-goodness general-purpose Linux distribution: Common Base Linux, (CBL)-Mariner. And, just like any Linux distro, you can do.....»»