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• Millisecond on Flathub
• noblepayne/millisecond-flake
• rtcqs — rtcqs is a Python utility to analyze your system and detect possible bottlenecks that could have a negative impact on the performance of your system when working with Linux audio
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• OpenZFS Native Encryption Use Raises Data Corruption Concerns
• Debian Installer Trixie Alpha 1 Brings RISC-V & Drops i386 Installer
• After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
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• Open-Source NVIDIA Driver Moving To NVK + Zink For OpenGL On Newer GPUs - Phoronix
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• System76 Virgo laptop PCB design open sourced ahead of release — The company began sharing hints about the upcoming System76 Virgo laptop earlier this year. Now System76 has released the PCB design files, giving us a few more clues about what to expect.
• System76 Virgo Laptop Project on Github
• Bcachefs Merged Into The Linux 6.7 Kernel — Less than twenty-four hours after Bcachefs was submitted for Linux 6.7, this new open-source file-system has been successfully merged for this next kernel version.
• Bcachefs Lands More Fixes Ahead Of Linux 6.7 Stable Debut — Linux 6.7 stable will likely debut on New Year's Eve unless the cycle is extended by an extra week due to the holidays.
• CVE-2023-39191: 8.2 HIGH — An improper input validation flaw was found in the eBPF subsystem in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs due to a lack of proper validation of dynamic pointers within user-supplied eBPF programs prior to executing them. This may allow an attacker with CAP_BPF privileges to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.
• holoiso — This project attempts to bring the Steam Deck's SteamOS Holo redistribution into a generic, installable format, and provide a close-to-official SteamOS experience.
• butterfish — A shell with AI superpowers.
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