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📰 GNOME GitLab Redirecting Some Git Traffic To GitHub For Reducing Costs If you are cloning from a GNOME repository on their GitLab and now finding your Git traffic being redirected to GitHub, you are not alone. GNOME's infrastructure team is now redirecting Git traffic from the GNOME.org GitLab over to GitHub mirrors for reducing bandwidth costs... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GitHub-GitLab-Redirect #gnome

📰 elementary OS 8.1.1 Released With Linux kernel 6.17 elementary OS 8.1.1 arrives with Linux kernel 6.17 and the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Hardware Enablement stack. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/elementary-os-8-1-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17/ #ubuntu#linux#kernel

📰 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 makes document editing easier than ever A new version of ONLYFFICE Desktop Editors, a open source office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux, is out with a fresh set of features and tools. ONLYOFFICE 9.3 adds more signature options for PDF forms, multipage view for documents, new solver tools and regex formulas in the spreadsheets and support for animated GIFs in presentation slides made with the suite’s PowerPoint equivalent. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released #linux#opensource

📰 Linux runs most PC games now, and you don't need SteamOS to do it Linux gaming is slowly gaining prominence, and while it's definitely not mainstream, it has crossed a line of viability that sounded ridiculous even a few years ago. It's no longer a hobby project, but a real way to enjoy most of your favorite games. Not every title works, and a handful of popular multiplayer games still treat Linux like a second-class citizen, but by and large, even games that aren't supported by Linux natively will run... 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-runs-most-pc-games-now-and-you-dont-need-steamos-to-do-it/ #linux

📰 The OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux is now "on ice" due to component prices The latest update for the OrangePi Neo handheld with Manjaro Linux is not a positive one, with the whole thing now unfortunately "on ice".Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/the-orangepi-neo-gaming-handheld-with-manjaro-linux-is-now-on-ice-due-to-component-prices/ #linux

📰Intel Media Driver Update Brings Nova Lake S Support, AV1 Improvements While at the end of February, today Intel released the Intel Media Driver 2025Q4 release as well as the latest VPL GPU Runtime for their media stack... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Media-Driver-2025Q4 #intel

📰 Open Source Endowment Launches to Fund Critical FOSS Infrastructure The Open Source Endowment introduces an investment-backed model to provide sustainable funding for widely used open source projects. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/open-source-endowment-launches-to-fund-critical-foss-infrastructure/ #opensource

📰 Numerous AMDXDNA Ryzen AI Driver Fixes For Linux 7.0-rc2 Sent out today were all of the DRM/accel driver fixes for the week, ahead of the Linux 7.0-rc2 kernel release due out on Sunday... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc2-DRM-Fixes #linux#kernel

📰 Calibre 9.4 Adds “Reading Stats” to the E-Book Viewer to Show Reading Progress Calibre 9.4 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with "reading stats" to the E-book viewer to show reading progress, a nicer Edit book UI, and other changes. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-4-adds-reading-stats-to-the-e-book-viewer-to-show-reading-progress #opensource

📰 Bazzite triples its userbase in 8 months as gamers seek a Windows alternative People have begun to wake up to the idea that, in some situations, installing a gaming-oriented Linux distro will give you a better experience than Windows 11. Once pinned as the one operating system you don't want to use if you care about gaming, Linux has since come leaps and bounds with tech like Proton that allows games to run on the FOSS operating system without the game's developers lifting a finger. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/bazzite-triples-its-userbase-in-8-months-as-gamers-seek-a-windows-alternative/ #linux#distro

📰 LXD 6.7 Released With AMD GPU Passthrough Support Canonical today released LXD 6.7 as the latest feature update to this system container and virtual machine manager commonly used in Ubuntu Linux environments... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXD-6.7-Released #amd#ubuntu#linux

📰 Microsoft Updates DirectX Shader Compiler With Improved Vulkan Driver Interoperability Microsoft has published a new version of its open-source DirectX Shader Compiler. Besides adding Shader Model 6.9 production support, making this DX Compiler update interesting to us are the SPIR-V back-end improvements and enhancing interoperability with Vulkan drivers... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DX-Shader-Compiler-Better-VLK #opensource