With recently having carried out benchmarks and finding the Intel Xeon 6780E "Sierra Forest" performance has improved ~14% since launch day thanks to open-source/Linux software improvements plus also recently having carried out Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids vs. EPYC 9755 128-core benchmarks using the latest upstream software, here is a look at how the Xeon 6780E "Sierra Forest" dual socket server is comparing up against the AMD EPYC 9965 Turin Dense flagship when both are running up-to-date software.

MOS is a new open-source server operating system designed for homelabs and self-hosting, combining storage, containers, and virtual machines.

For programmers fond of the Go programming language, Go 1.26 is out today with two language changes, performance improvements, and other alterations to this Google-backed programming language...

DeepComputing has opened an Early Access Program for the DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard III. This hardware is a modular internal component designed to fit the Framework Laptop 13 chassis. It allows users to transition the modular laptop to a RISC-V architecture while utilizing the existing 2.2K display and shell. The board features the SpacemiT K3 SoC, […]

Among the pull requests merged today on this first day of the Linux 7.0 merge window are the many Btrfs file-system feature updates...

Quite frankly, RMS should be able to write about whatever he wants, and not have any middlemen or moderators pre-filter what he adds to his personal sites in the clearly-labeled political notes. Some people want him censored or prefer for him to self-censor.

MythTV 36 is now available for this long-time open-source digital video recorder "DVR" software that has been around now for more than two decades as the leading choice for those wishing to watch and/or record live TV under Linux especially as an HTPC...

Discover the differences between fixed, rolling, and semi-rolling release Linux distributions to make an informed choice that aligns with your needs for stability, cutting-edge software, or a balance of both.

MythTV 36.0 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source media center software capable of recording TV (similar to TiVo), playing videos, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, music, viewing photos, and more.

CIQ brings NIST-approved post-quantum crypto into Rocky Linux, turning quantum risk into a practical planning issue for sysadmins and regulated Linux shops.

We fixed Heartbleed. We didn’t fix the open source funding problem that still asks the people securing our infrastructure to volunteer while we overpay commodity app builders.

Kdenlive 25.12.2 open-source video editor, is now available with new stability fixes, better monitor performance, and workflow improvements.

The GNU Binutils project announced today the release and general availability of GNU Binutils 2.46 as the latest stable version of this collection of binary tools for GNU/Linux operating systems.

While Linux 7.0 is the next kernel version solely over Linus Torvalds' numbering preference, there is a notable symbolic change that was sent in overnight for this new kernel merge window: formally concluding the "Rust experiment" with upstream kernel developers now in acceptance that Rust for the Linux kernel is here to stay...

pearOS 26.2 has been released today as a major update to this up-and-coming GNU/Linux distribution featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment and based on the popular Arch Linux distribution.

Two interesting bits of Blender news this week for those fond of this leading open-source 3D modeling software...

The GNU Linux-libre project announced today the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 6.19 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers.

The Rust-written Redox OS open-source operating system is now able to leverage Cargo and the Rust compiler "rustc" itself running within this platform. Plus they also made a heck of a lot of other improvements too over the course of the past month. Today they published a status update to outline all of the promising advancements made to this independent OS so far in 2026...

Decman provides a declarative way to manage Arch Linux systems, ensuring installed packages and configuration match a defined state.

By default, the bot listens on all network interfaces, and many users never change itIt's a day with a name ending in Y, so you know what that means: Another OpenClaw cybersecurity disaster.…