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Tiliqua Brings FPGA-Based Audio and Visual Tools to Eurorack Systems

The platform uses the “SoldierCrab” FPGA System-on-Module, which integrates an LFE5U-25F FPGA, PSRAM, a USB PHY, and SPI flash. This module connects to a mainboard that handles power delivery, user input, debugging, and expansion. Users can switch between eight predefined bitstreams using a rotary encoder, with output channels soft-muted during reconfiguration. No computer is required for this process.

HydraLink Offers Open USB-to-Automotive Ethernet Interface for Testing and Diagnostics

HydraLink allows real-time packet forwarding between two interfaces when used in a master-slave pair configuration. This setup can be used to establish a transparent Layer 2 bridge for observing and manipulating traffic between automotive endpoints. Both 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps communication speeds are supported, and users can switch between modes using simple CLI commands.

VP2430 Vault Pro Featuring Intel N150 and 4x 2.5GbE in a Fanless Design

The VP2430 is a compact, fanless network appliance based on Intel’s N-series platform. As part of the Vault Pro series, it builds on earlier models such as the VP2410 and VP2420, introducing incremental enhancements in processing capability, thermal management, and connectivity.

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Community Snapshot—April

Around the world, the Internet Society’s 130 chapters and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) work locally, regionally, and globally to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. Each month, we provide a brief overview of just some of the things they have achieved in the previous month. 

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System76 Refreshes Serval WS Linux Laptop with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU

Powered by the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU featuring 24 cores and threads, the new Serval WS laptop features a brand-new 16-inch display with 2560×1600 (2K) resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, and 16:10 aspect ratio, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics, up to 96GB of DDR5 5600 MHz RAM, and up to 12TB PCIe 5.0 and 4.0 storage.

Linux Mint 22.2 Codenamed “Zara”, LMDE 7 Will be Called “Gigi”

Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” will be based on Canonical’s long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series, just like the Linux Mint 22 series. The Linux Mint project leader also unveiled the codename of the upcoming LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 distribution as “Gigi”.

KDE Gear 25.04.1 Fixes Session Restore in the Dolphin File Manager and Other Bugs

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Mesa 25.1 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, This Is What’s New

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Fwupd 2.0.9 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for Intel Arc ‘Battlemage’ GPUs

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Raspberry Pi OS Gets New Printers App, Linux 6.12 LTS, and Wayland Improvements

The new Raspberry Pi OS release improves screen locking by adding a custom front end that gives them a bit more feedback as to what is happening, while allowing them to lock the screen by pressing Ctrl+Alt+L, or by via the ‘Lock Screen’ option in the ‘Shutdown…’ dialog.

Slimbook Launches Kymera Black Linux Desktop Computer for Gamers and Creators

Slimbook Kymera Black is designed to adapt to the needs of every user, offering them a high level of customization and configurability, without compromising power and reliability. It features a versatile and innovative modular design ideal for professional or gaming use.

Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Daily Build ISOs Are Now Available for Download

As expected, the first Ubuntu 25.10 daily builds are based on the previous Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin), which arrived last month on April 17th, which means that they include the same core components and software versions as the Plucky Puffin release, such as Linux kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 desktop.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 23, 2024

Character girl hugging earth with words Love our Earth

Updated This Past Day

  1. Stefano Maffulli's (and Microsoft's) Openwashing Slant Initiative (OSI) Report Was Finalised a Few Months Ago, Revealing Only 3% of the Money Comes From Members/People
    Microsoft's role remains prominent (for OSI to help the attack on the GPL and constantly engage in promotion of proprietary GitHub)
  2. [Video] Online Brigade Demands That the Person Who Started GNU/Linux is Denied Public Speaking (and Why FSF Cannot Mention His Speeches)
    So basically the attack on RMS did not stop; even when he's ill with cancer the cancel culture will try to cancel him, preventing him from talking (or be heard) about what he started in 1983
  3. On Wednesday IBM Announces 'Results' (Partial; Bad Parts Offloaded Later) and Red Hat Has Layoffs Anniversary
    There's still expectation that Red Hat will make more staff cuts

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  4. Microsoft's Windows Down to 8% in Afghanistan According to statCounter Data
    in Vietnam Windows is at 8%, in Iraq 4.9%, Syria 3.7%, and Yemen 2.2%
  5. [Meme] Only Criminals Would Want to Use Printers?
    The EPO's war on paper
  6. EPO: We and Microsoft Will Spy on Everything (No Physical Copies)
    The letter is dated last Thursday
  7. Links 22/04/2024: Windows Getting Worse, Oligarch-Owned Media Attacking Assange Again
    Links for the day
  8. Links 21/04/2024: LINUX Unplugged and 'Screen Time' as the New Tobacco
    Links for the day
  9. Gemini Links 22/04/2024: Health Issues and Online Documentation
    Links for the day
  10. What Fake News or Botspew From Microsoft Looks Like... (Also: Techrights to Invest 500 Billion in Datacentres by 2050!)
    Sededin Dedovic (if that's a real name) does Microsoft stenography
  11. [Meme] Master Engineer, But Only They Can Say It
    One can conclude that "inclusive language" is a community-hostile trolling campaign
  12. [Meme] It Takes Three to Grant a Monopoly, Or... Injunction Against Staff Representatives
    Quality control
  13. [Video] EPO's "Heart of Staff Rep" Has a Heartless New Rant
    The wordplay is just for fun
  14. An Unfortunate Miscalculation Of Capital
    Reprinted with permission from Andy Farnell
  15. Online Brigade Demands That the Person Who Made Nix Leaves Nix for Not Censoring People 'Enough'
    Trying to 'nix' the founder over alleged "safety" of so-called 'minorities'
  16. [Video] Inauthentic Sites and Our Upcoming Publications
    In the future, at least in the short term, we'll continue to highlight Debian issues
  17. List of Debian Suicides & Accidents
    Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
  18. Jens Schmalzing & Debian: rooftop fall, inaccurately described as accident
    Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
  19. [Teaser] EPO Leaks About EPO Leaks
    Yo dawg!
  20. IBM: We Are No Longer Pro-Nazi (Not Anymore)
    Historically, IBM has had a nazi problem
  21. Bad faith: attacking a volunteer at a time of grief, disrespect for the sanctity of human life
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  22. Bad faith: how many Debian Developers really committed suicide?
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  23. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  24. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 21, 2024
    IRC logs for Sunday, April 21, 2024
  25. A History of Frivolous Filings and Heavy Drug Use
    So the militant was psychotic due to copious amounts of marijuana
  26. Bad faith: suicide, stigma and tarnishing
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  27. UDRP Legitimate interests: EU whistleblower directive, workplace health & safety concerns
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

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