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Modos Flow is a paper-like 13.3-inch monitor with 60 Hz refresh and touch support

Modos has launched the Crowd Supply campaign for the Flow, a 13.3-inch e-paper monitor designed for reading, writing, browsing, and other document-focused workflows. The display uses E Ink technology and is offered in monochrome and color variants, with touch support, USB Type-C connectivity, and an open-hardware design.

8devices previews Citron SoM with Qualcomm QCS6490 and five-camera support

8devices has unveiled the Citron SoM, a compact embedded module built around the Qualcomm QCS6490 processor targeting robotics, drones, and intelligent vision applications. Highlighted during the company’s Embedded World 2026 announcement, 8devices indicates that the module is designed for power-efficient edge workloads across consumer, enterprise, and industrial applications.

Jetway BFNZASL2 supports pfSense and OpenWrt in a fanless form factor

The Jetway BFNZASL2 is a fanless embedded networking system built around Intel processors including the Intel Atom x7835RE (Amston Lake), Intel Processor N97, and Intel Atom x7425E. The platform features four 2.5GbE interfaces with optional Wi-Fi 6 and 5G connectivity for networking and edge applications.

Comet A13 evaluation kit showcases Agilex 5 SoC FPGA with Linux support

The Terasic Comet A13 SoM and Evaluation Kit form a compact platform built around the Altera Agilex 5 E-Series SoC FPGA. The platform features FPGA fabric together with Arm Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 processor cores, LPDDR4 memory, high-speed transceivers, and expansion interfaces targeting edge AI, machine vision, robotics, industrial automation, and embedded applications.

ESP32-S31 development boards bring Wi-Fi 6, audio, camera, and HMI features

Earlier announced in March with the unveiling of the ESP32-S31 SoC, Espressif has now launched the ESP32-S31-Korvo-1 multimedia development board, while documentation additionally references the ESP32-S31-Function-CoreBoard-1 connectivity-oriented board. Both platforms are built around the ESP32-S31-WROOM-3 module and target multimedia, audio, display, and connected IoT applications.

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Local Infrastructure, Lower Costs: How Peering Is Moving the Needle on Internet Affordability

Imagine you want to visit a neighboring city, but there’s no direct bus. To get there, you first need to travel much farther to a different city, wait for a connection, then take another bus back to your original destination.

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Linux’s exFAT Progs 1.4 Released with Partition Table Creation Support

Exfatprogs 1.4 introduces new features to the mkfs.exfat utility, such as partition table creation support, so that newly formatted devices are recognized by Windows, a new --upcase option to format partitions with a user-supplied upcase table, and support for printing the volume’s UUID after formatting.

COSMIC 1.0.14 Desktop Adds Keybind Support for Non-Latin Keyboard Layouts

COSMIC 1.0.14 is a maintenance update in the COSMIC Epoch 1.0 series, adding keybind support for non-Latin keyboard layouts, support for linear progress markers for the volume OSD progress bar, F16 shader enablement on supported GPUs, support for the oo7-secret portal by default, and support for showing the cursor by default in screencasts.

Mozilla Firefox 151.0.2 Is Out Now to Improve Split View, Disk Caching, and More

Firefox 151.0.2 is here to improve the Split View feature by fixing an issue causing the Split View to close instead of switching tabs when using the “Switch to Tab” option from the address bar, and disk cache by fixing an issue where Firefox stopped caching new content when the disk cache was full, causing web pages and resources to be re-downloaded from the network on every visit.

NVIDIA 610 Linux Graphics Driver Adds Vulkan and Wayland Improvements

The NVIDIA 610 graphics driver series introduces support for new Vulkan extensions, including VK_EXT_shader_long_vector, VK_KHR_internally_synchronized_queues, and VK_NV_push_constant_bank, along with support for creating Vulkan logical devices from multiple physical devices on select cards via the VK_KHR_device_group_creation Vulkan extension.

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 202 Linux Firewall Distro Released with OpenVPN 2.7

Coming almost two months after IPFire 2.29 Core Update 201, the IPFire 2.29 Core Update 202 is here to introduce support for OpenVPN 2.7, which brings Data Channel Offloading (DCO) support to massively upgrade throughput for your OpenVPN tunnels, and security patches for the latest Copy Fail and Dirty Frag vulnerabilities.

AlmaLinux OS 10.2 Released as a Free Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2

Coming six months after AlmaLinux OS 10.1, the AlmaLinux OS 10.2 release introduces i686 userspace packages to enable legacy 32-bit software, CI pipelines, and containerized workloads on AlmaLinux 10, full enablement of KVM for IBM POWER in the virtualization stack, and SPICE support for both server and client applications.

PipeWire 1.6.6 Improves the Pulse Server, Volume Initialization in Filter Graph

Coming two weeks after PipeWire 1.6.5, the PipeWire 1.6.6 release further improves the Pulse server by fixing an issue with the monitor mode in pavucontrol and a bug in the server code that could leave snap clients without sound, and more carefully manages stream suspend messages and only sends them when the stream is monitoring.

Sway 1.12 Wayland Compositor Released with HDR10 Support via Vulkan Renderer

Highlights of Sway 1.12 include HDR10 support when running with the Vulkan renderer, support for capturing individual windows, support for keypad slide switches, and support for the color-management-v1, color-representation-v1, xdg-toplevel-tag-v1, ext-workspace-v1, and wl_fixes Wayland protocols.

AppGrid 1.8 Native App Launcher for KDE Plasma 6 Is Out with New Features

AppGrid 1.8 appears to be the biggest update to the software since its initial release, adding new features like the ability to reorder favorites using drag and drop, a new universal package that can be installed on virtually any Linux distro, smarter search ranking, and drag-out support to the taskbar, panel, desktop, or Dolphin.

MKVToolNix 99.0 MKV Manipulation Tool Improves the MKVToolNix GUI, mkvmerge

MKVToolNix 99.0 improves the MKVToolNix GUI with the ability to remember the last used directory when selecting audio files for playback in “play audio file” program runners, new variables for changing the base file name or file suffix, and support for setting variables as environment variables when running a program after a job completes.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 06, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Some Cola Formulas Aren't Secret, But the Barrier is the Branding
    That's the power of the channel/distribution, marketing, and brand recognition (accomplished through endless marketing)
  2. Tesla's Debt More Than Doubled in 2 Years and the Company Will Operate in the Red (at a Loss) Quite Soon
    If your first-quarter net income is $409 million and you borrow billions from banks, plus interest to pay on those loans, then you're not far from returning to losses

    New

  3. Openwashing Slop... Using Slop!
    So get ready for "open" "hey hi" with its proprietary models to engage in openwashing, helped by serial sloppers who use the LLMs to produce fake 'articles'.
  4. On "Tragedy of the Commons in the Production of Digital Artifacts"
    There's a better way to do things. None of that should involve GAFAM.
  5. Gemini Links 05/08/2025: Opel Zoo near Frankfurt and Alhena 5.2.5
    Links for the day
  6. The Inflammatory Influence of Social Control Media Giants
    CPC's ByteDance says it's cool
  7. Microsoft v Planet Earth
    Is Microsoft profitable?
  8. IRC Turns 37
    Internet Relay Chat (short: IRC), which started in 1988, turns 37 this month
  9. Shortly After a Microsofter Took Over The Register as Editor in Chief Microsoft Tim (Tim Anderson) is Back and It's Still Microsoft Propaganda, Sometimes Funded by Microsoft
    Notice his focus
  10. Stricter Enforcement of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is Sorely Needed
    Who's keeping track anyway?
  11. Calling Plagiarism "Intelligence" is Pure Genius, Brilliance!
    One thing to "like" (or dislike) about LLMs is how they're falsely marketed using various buzzwords
  12. Geminispace Promises Simplicity But Also Provides a "bunch of forums that get flood-filled by agitation against the very essence of Gemini itself"
    claims of stagnation in Geminispace started because of a person who spent a long time agitating against GNU/Linux as well
  13. Zimbabweans Aren't Into Windows or Microsoft
    This cannot be good news for GAFAM
  14. Microsoft's Washington Layoffs Aren't Everything, They're Definitely Not Happening in Just One State in the US
    Washington is just more strict with WARN notices
  15. Gemini Links 05/08/2025: Lagrange v1.18.6, No Stagnation in Geminispace, and Fake Coding (Slop)
    Links for the day
  16. The Register's Editor in Chief (Who Left for Google) Told Me "AI" Was a Bubble, But Now The Register Gets Paid to Participate in Inflating This Bubble
    A lot of the online media is a scam
  17. Introducing Mission:Libre and FreeXR (and BreakXR)
    efforts that accompany the foundations put there by the Free Software Foundation in 1985
  18. Slopwatch: WebProNews, LinuxSecurity, and Some Success Stories
    Google News still has a slopfarm issue
  19. Links 05/08/2025: Hey Hi (AI) Passing Fads and GAFAM "Embracing the Military"
    Links for the day
  20. Links 05/08/2025: Samsung and Microsoft Layoffs
    Links for the day
  21. Rumours of Mass Layoffs at Red Hat Next Week (August 11th, 2025)
    The eleventh means next Monday
  22. IBM is Shutting Down (Piecewise)
    IBM is basically being liquidated
  23. The Debian Language Police Department (PD)
    "there has never been complaints about anyone that was offended by this -off package"
  24. When The Register MS Says "Linux Backdoor" It Actually Talks About Malware
    The leading story in The Register US/MS this morning is Microsoft
  25. Microsoft Windows Fell to 19% "Market Share" in Montenegro
    Microsoft must be well aware of this trend
  26. Why We Also Include Gopher Links in Our Gemini (Protocol) Links
    There are still many people who use Gopher to relay their messages (like blog posts). They're mostly technical people.
  27. Shouting is an Indication of a Lack of Convincing Argument
    Beware what they are attempting to distract from
  28. Mongolia: Microsoft Windows at All-Time Low
    in 2009 when Windows was at 99.45% in Mongolia the company was "worth" less than 200 billion dollars
  29. About a Quarter of Today's "linux" News in Google News Came From One Domain and It's a Slopfarm
    Not kidding!
  30. Gemini Links 05/08/2025: Zombie Threat and Switching to NixOS
    Links for the day
  31. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  32. IRC Proceedings: Monday, August 04, 2025
    IRC logs for Monday, August 04, 2025
  33. ChatGPT in Trouble
    Watch out for the newer buzzwords
  34. The Register MS Links to the Wrong statCounter Page
    They link to older data
  35. Dr. Andy Farnell Explains How Google Turned From "Librarian" Into "Oracle", Telling Us What to Think Instead of Where to Look
    Google was always a lousy librarian
  36. Microsoft Layoffs Continue in August 2025
    If Microsoft is doing so well, how come about 10 rounds of layoffs in about 7 months in 2025?
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Comet A13 evaluation kit showcases Agilex 5 SoC FPGA with Linux support
Software support includes Linux BSP images for Ubuntu 22.04.03 with Linux kernel 6.12.33 LTS
35 Degrees in London in May Isn't Normal [original]
In some parts of the world they experience about 50 degrees right now, rendering some popular if not critical places barely inhabitable
The ManCity Parade Passes Right Next to Us [original]
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Sway 1.12 Wayland Compositor Released with HDR10 Support via Vulkan Renderer
Sway 1.12 Wayland compositor is now available for download with HDR10 support when running with the Vulkan renderer, support for capturing individual windows, and other changes.
Everybody Drinks [original]
Don't forget to provide water to animals nearby
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS and more
FSF Shows Strength and "Open Source" is Not Enough for Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty
Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty picks
Programming Leftovers
Development related leftovers
GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
mostly GNU/Linux
Games: Steam Machines, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds and Games Playable on the Steam Deck
gaming with Steam DRM
Barry Kauler on Latest EasyOS Work
EasyOS news
Ubuntu 26.10 ISO and Canonical to End Ubuntu Pastebin
Canonical/Ubuntu leftovers
Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, mintCast, Going Linux, and More
new episodes
Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, PCBs, and More
Hardware picks
Applications: Software for Cinnamon, Wireshark 4.6.6 Released
Application news
today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks
MKVToolNix 99.0 MKV Manipulation Tool Improves the MKVToolNix GUI, mkvmerge
MKVToolNix 99.0 open-source MKV manipulation tool is now available for download with the ability to remember the last used directory when selecting audio files, and many other changes.
Linux 7.1-rc5
release of RC5
Android Leftovers
Every way to share files on Android, ranked from worst to best
6 red flags that tell you to avoid a Linux distro before you install it
DistroWatch tracks hundreds of Linux distributions
RPCS3 PS3 emulator test on Linux-hacked PS5 shows why Sony ports so few games
The Linux on PS5 hack makes the console a tempting platform for the RPCS3 PS3 emulator
Linux isn't "better" than Windows—here's why people are switching anyway
You've probably heard someone online say Linux can replace Windows
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
Shadowfetch Linux – Debian-based distribution
Shadowfetch Linux is a Debian testing derivative aimed at creative workstation users
Review: Solus 4.9
On the whole, Solus provided a good experience for me
Trying to Stay Cool (Amid Heatwave) [original]
It's a holiday today and this week's news cycle is expected to be slow
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
3 more links for now
NetHydra 2026.2 Release (SONAR, MISP, WAS Support)
major improvements across the core system, performance enhancements, updated tooling, expanded compatibility, and a variety of internal changes designed to improve both flexibility and usability for security professionals
Zenclora 3.0 Released - MATE Desktop & ZPM Mega Update
Distribution Release: Zenclora OS 3.0
Release of Archcraft 2026.05.12
Archcraft Prime Release
Unraid 7.3.0 Stable Now Available
Flash boot with flash-based licensing remains fully supported
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Ubuntu-Based Rhino Linux 2026.1 Introduces Lomiri Edition, Powered by Linux 7.0
Rhino Linux 2026.1 distribution is now available for download with a new Lomiri edition, Linux kernel 7.0, Pacstall updates, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!