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Linux kernel 6.13 was released on January 19th, 2025, with new features like lazy preemption support, user-space shadow stack support for AArch64 (ARM64) via Guarded Control Stack (GCS), support for running Linux in protected virtual machines (a.k.a. realm) under the Arm CCA (Confidential Compute Architecture), support for 6-node sub-NUMA clustering on Intel, split-lock detection support for AMD CPUs, and much more.

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GNOME 48 Beta Is Now Available for Public Testing with Adwaita Fonts, More

The beta version of GNOME 48 is here with Adwaita fonts, a new default wallpaper, improved screen time limit support, a new GNOME Display Control (gdctl) utility, support for configuring HDR via the DisplayConfig D-Bus API, support for updating cursors via the frame clock in virtual monitors, and the ability to track screen time history with no limit set.

GNOME 47.4 Released with Performance Improvements for Nautilus, Bug Fixes

Coming almost a month after GNOME 47.3, the GNOME 47.4 release is here to speed up batch file deletions and simple recursive search through mount monitors in the Nautilus (Files) file manager, and support synchronization of the enabled state for devices when adding a new device in the input-mapper of Mutter.

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ADLINK Introduces OSM MTK510 Featuring MediaTek Genio 510 COM with Yocto Linux Compatibility

ADLINK Technology Inc. has introduced the OSM-MTK510, a compact and rugged computer-on-module based on the MediaTek Genio 510 platform. Designed for efficiency, the OSM-MTK510 supports AI workloads while maintaining power efficiency and long-term availability for industrial and embedded applications.

Ezurio Veda SL917 Expands Industrial IoT Connectivity with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE

The Veda SL917, developed by Ezurio and based on the Silicon Labs SiWx917 chipset, is a low-power wireless module designed for industrial IoT applications. It provides connectivity options, including Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4, and support for Matter and IP networking, providing secure cloud connectivity and efficient power management.

OpenWrt One AP 24 XY Brings Open Source Networking to a Custom Router

The OpenWrt One/AP-24.XY is a router board based on the MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) SoC, combined with the MediaTek MT7976C dual-band Wi-Fi 6 chipset. Developed in collaboration with Banana Pi, the OpenWrt One is the first official hardware platform supported by the OpenWrt open-source community, designed for OpenWrt learning, IoT applications, and general networking use cases such as routing, NAS, and wireless communication.

OpenMV Introduces the GENX320 Camera Module for Event-Based Vision

OpenMV has introduced the Prophesee GenX320 camera module, bringing event-based vision sensing to its embedded platform. Unlike traditional image sensors that capture entire frames at fixed intervals, the GenX320 detects only changes in a scene, reducing data rates while improving efficiency in motion detection.

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11 Best Free and Open Source Unified Modeling Language Tools

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Dec 18, 2023

UML was born in the middle 90’s by merging three methods. The notation aspect of the Booch method was superseded by the UML, which features graphical elements from the Booch method along with elements from the object-modeling technique (OMT) and object-oriented software engineering (OOSE).

A UML tool or UML modeling tool is a software application that supports some or all of the notation and semantics associated with UML. Many open source UML tools are available. We give our recommendation to the following software.

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