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Michael Larabel reports via Phoronix: Intel Linux engineer Colin Ian King discovered that if aligning the slab in the ACPI code via the “SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN” flag will offer a measurable improvement in memory performance and reducing the kernel boot tim… Continue reading Linux Will Be Able To Boot 0.035 Seconds Faster With One Line Kernel Patch
An anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from Phoronix:
The Redox OS project that is a from scratch open-source operating system written in the Rust programming language now has a working web server, among other improvements achieved during the… Continue reading Rust-Written ‘Redox OS’ Now Has a Working Web Server
In an interview with The Verge’s Nilay Patel, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe said the automaker has no plans to adopt Apple CarPlay in its vehicles. “We have a great relationship with Apple,” he said. “As much as I love their products, there’s a re… Continue reading Rivian CEO Says CarPlay Isn’t Going To Happen
Jowi Morales reports via Tom’s Hardware: There’s a vast difference between hardware and software developers, which opens up pitfalls for those trying to coordinate the two teams. Arm and x86 researchers encountered it years ago — and Linus Torvalds, t… Continue reading Linus Torvalds Says RISC-V Will Make the Same Mistakes As ARM and x86
FreeDOS, the open-source OS that is helping keep the legacy of DOS alive, will turn 30 next week. Founded in 1994 by Jim Hall, then a college student, FreeDOS was created as a response to Microsoft’s plans to phase out MS-DOS. Three decades later, Free… Continue reading 30 Years of FreeDOS
Apple has announced visionOS 2 for its Vision Pro spatial computing headset, bringing mouse support, an ultrawide virtual Mac display option, and new Photo features. The company says it’s expected to launch “later this year.” The Verge reports: The mos… Continue reading Apple Announces visionOS 2 With 3D Photo Transformations and An Ultrawide Mac Display
Michael Larabel reports via Phoronix: The latest RISC-V port updates have been merged for the in-development Linux 6.10 kernel. Most notable with today’s RISC-V merge to Linux 6.10 is now supporting the Rust programming language within the Linux kernel… Continue reading RISC-V Now Supports Rust In the Linux Kernel
Seven Spirals writes: NetBSD committers are now banned from using any AI-generated code from ChatGPT, CoPilot, or other AI tools. Time will tell how this plays out with both their users and core team. “If you commit code that was not written by yoursel… Continue reading NetBSD Bans AI-Generated Code
Operating systems! They’re everywhere these days, from your smart TV to your smartphone. And even in your microcontrollers! Enter BreadboardOS for the Raspberry Pi Pico. BreadboardOS is built on top …read more Continue reading Breadboard OS Is An Operating System For The Pi Pico
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Foss Outpost: Systemd lead developer Lennart Poettering has posted on Mastodon about their upcoming v256 release of Systemd, which is expected to include a sudo replacement called “run0”. The developer talks abo… Continue reading Systemd Announces ‘run0’ Sudo Alternative