Linux 6.20 (or 7.0) Is Lining Up a Subtle but Important io_uring Performance Win
The next Linux kernel development cycle—expected to become Linux 6.20, or more likely Linux 7.0—is shaping up to deliver a…
CachyOS Plans a New Server Edition — Ambitious, Surprising, and Slightly Unsettling
CachyOS is not a name most people associate with servers. It’s an Arch-based distribution, best known for aggressive performance tuning,…
QNX Introduces a Self-Hosted Developer Desktop — And Quietly Rethinks How You Build Embedded Software
For decades, developing software for QNX has almost always meant one thing: cross-compilation. You write code on Linux or Windows,…
GitHub Takes Down Rockchip’s MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claim
GitHub has disabled Rockchip’s Linux Media Process Platform (MPP) repository following a DMCA takedown request filed by a contributor to…
Postgresus Is Now Databasus — And This Rename Tells a Bigger Story
At first glance, Postgresus changing its name to Databasus looks like a routine rebrand. A small project grows, adds features,…
elementary OS 8.1 Is Here — And Wayland Is Finally the Default
For years, Wayland has been the future of Linux desktops: safer, smoother, and better suited for modern displays. Now, with…
Meta Is Using the Linux Scheduler Designed For Valve’s Steam Deck On Its Servers
At first glance, it sounds like a fun conference anecdote. A Linux scheduler designed for Valve’s Steam Deck, a handheld…
Mozilla’s New CEO Says Firefox Will Become an “AI Browser” — And That Quietly Changes the Deal With Users
Mozilla has a new CEO, and one of his first public messages is unambiguous: Firefox is becoming an AI browser.…
Ruby 4.0 Is Out — And It Quietly Redefines How Ruby Runs Code Safely and Faster
Ruby 4.0 has been released. At first glance, it looks like a typical major update: performance gains, concurrency tweaks, and…
Microsoft Wants to Replace a Billion Lines of C/C++ With Rust — Why This Actually Matters
Over the past few years, something interesting has been happening inside Microsoft. Quietly. Gradually. But very deliberately. Rust keeps showing…