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📰FreeCAD 1.1 Released with Improved Wayland Support, New Tools, and More FreeCAD 1.1 open-source 3D parametric modeler is now available for download with improved Wayland support, three-point lighting, transparent Part Design previews, and more. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/freecad-1-1-released-with-improved-wayland-support-new-tools-and-more #opensource#wayland

📰Mesa 26.0 Will Make It In Time For The Fedora 44 Release With the recent Fedora 44 beta release, Mesa 25.3 graphics drivers were in use rather than the newest Mesa 26.0 series. The good news is that there is now approval for getting Mesa 26.0 drivers to land in time for next month's official Fedora 44 release... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-For-Fedora-44 #fedora

📰 Ubuntu 26.10 Looks To Strip Its GRUB Bootloader To The Bare Minimum For Better Security Ubuntu developers at Canonical are looking to strip the signed GRUB bootloader features to the bare minimum for the Ubuntu 26.10 release later this year. Dropping support for XFS, ZFS, Btrfs, LVM, md-raid (except RAID1), LUKS-encrypted disks, and other features is being looked at in the name of security... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.10-Lighter-GRUB #ubuntu

📰 This Nvidia Linux driver update finally fixes a frustrating Wayland display problem There was once a time when getting an Nvidia driver working properly on Linux was a hellish experience. Fortunately, while it's still a little more work than Windows, the modern-day official Nvidia drivers have made Linux gamers' lives a ton easier, especially when the GPU giant actively works on bugs and issues that arise on the open-source software front. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-nvidia-linux-driver-update-finally-fixes-a-frustrating-wayland-display-problem/ #opensource#wayland#linux

📰 Intel's Vulkan Linux Driver Lands New Feature To Boost DX12 Game Performance Intel's open-source "ANV" Vulkan driver for Linux systems enabled a new feature called BTP+BTI RCC Keying. You may be wondering what it means or stands for, but long story short it helps with the performance of Direct3D 12 (DX12) games running on Linux by way of Valve's Steam Play with Proton + VKD3D-Proton... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ANV-BTP-BTI-RCC-Keying #steam#opensource#linux#intel

📰 Oracle Releases Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8.2 - Still On Linux 6.12 LTS Base Days after Oracle celebrated their RHEL-based Oracle Linux distribution turning 20 years old, today they announced Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8.2 "UEK 8.2" as their alternative to the RHEL-clone kernel with Oracle Linux... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Unbreakable-Enterprise-UEK-8.2 #linux#kernel

📰 AMD-Optimized Rocky Linux Distribution To Focus On AI & HPC Workloads AMD and CIQ jointly announced today that AMD-optimized Rocky Linux builds are being worked on for this RHEL-derived operating system. The AMD-optimized Rocky Linux will focus on AI and HPC workloads and be nicely integrated with ROCm... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Rocky-Linux-Optimized #amd#linux

📰 LiteLLM loses game of Trivy pursuit, gets compromised Python interface for LLMs infected with malware via polluted CI/CD pipeline Two versions of LiteLLM, an open source interface for accessing multiple large language models, have been removed from the Python Package Index (PyPI) following a supply chain attack that injected them with malicious credential-stealing code.… 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/24/trivy_compromise_litellm/ #python#opensource

📰 Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field Flatpak may be next, and the lobbying behind it is raising eyebrows After weeks of debate, code to record user age was finally merged into the Linux world's favorite system management daemon.… 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/24/foss_age_verification/ #flatpak#systemd#linux

📰 Arm rolls its own 136-core AGI CPU to chase AI hype train Turns out artificial general intelligence was a CPU this whole time Arm unveiled its first homegrown silicon — yes, an actual chip, not another shake-n-bake blueprint — during an event in San Francisco on Tuesday, and said that flagship customer Meta is set to deploy the 136-core CPU at scale later this year.… 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/24/arm_agi_cpu/ #arm

📰 Millions of Anonymous Student and Crime Tips Exposed in Major Data Breach A reported breach of P3 Global Intel exposed millions of anonymous crime and school safety tips, raising new concerns about privacy and trust... 🔗 Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-p3-global-intel-data-breach/ #intel

📰 PineTime Pro is an open source smartwatch with an OLED display and GPS Pine64 is a company that produces inexpensive single-board computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones designed to run open source software, usually aimed at developers and open source enthusiasts. In response to the current RAM shortage, the company has paused production of some devices, including the PinePhone, PineNote, and PineTab2. But the company is also introducing a new . 🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/pinetime-pro-is-an-open-source-smartwatch-with-an-oled-display-and-gps/ #opensource