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Topaz Tz170 J484 Development Kit with 256 Mbit x32 LPDDR4 at 1.6 Gbps & MIPI D-PHY

The Topaz Tz170 J484 Development Kit is a compact platform for evaluating and prototyping with the Efinix Tz170 FPGA. It integrates onboard memory, configurable I/O, and a preloaded reference design, providing a practical setup for testing and demonstration across a range of FPGA applications.

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New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 14.5a6

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

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IPFire Linux Firewall Gets Post-Quantum Cryptography Support for IPsec Tunnels

Coming after IPFire 2.29 Core Update 192, the IPFire 2.29 Core Update 193 release introduces support for post-quantum cryptography using the Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism (ML-KEM) in IPsec tunnels.

Fwupd 2.0.8 Adds New Plugins to Update the UEFI Signature Database and KEK

Coming two weeks after fwupd 2.0.7, this release introduces two new plugins for updating the UEFI Signature Database and KEK, an updated UEFI database as a new HSI attribute, /sys/firmware/efi/efivars to ReadWritePaths, support for segment value 0 in the ccgx-dmc image parser, and detection the Firehose protocol features if they aren’t automatically sent.

Linux Mint Debian Edition Is Getting Support for OEM Installations with LMDE 7

One of the big changes that Clement Lefebvre talks about in the March newsletter is support for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) installations for the next major version of LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition), which will be based on the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” operating system series.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 15, 2023

11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Data Mining Software

Data mining (also known as knowledge discovery) is the process of gathering large amounts of valid information, analyzing that information and condensing it into meaningful data.
Alternatives to popular CLI tools: talk

This article spotlights alternative tools to talk, a venerable talk client.
5 Best Free and Open Source Configuration Frameworks for Emacs

Emacs configuration frameworks take the vanilla Emacs and add their own configuration.
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Now Available in Preview for RHEL 9 and Ubuntu 22.04 Linux Distributions [Ed: Microsoft propaganda sites still spreading the "Microsoft loves Linux" lies when SQL Server was never really ported to GNU/Linux, it's just some shoddy proprietary software running on Drawbridge]

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