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Arti 1.4.5 is released: Continued work on xon-based flow control, Conflux.

This release of Arti continues our development efforts towards supporting xon-based (proposal 324) flow control and multi-legged tunnels in Arti via our Conflux feature.

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MayQueen has introduced the PANZER-LITE93, a compact fanless edge computing device built on the NXP i.MX93 processor, featuring integrated neural network acceleration and flexible connectivity in a lightweight 3D-printed enclosure for AIoT, IIoT gateways, robotics, and other low-power edge applications.

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OBS Studio 31.1 Released with Multitrack Video Support on Linux

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Wayland 1.24 Is Now Available for Download with New Features and Improvements

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Ethical Hacking Distro Parrot OS 6.4 Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS, New Tools

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Probably the biggest change of the upcoming GNOME 49 desktop environment series is that the X11 (GNOME on Xorg) session has been disabled by default in various core components, including GDM (GNOME Display Manager), Mutter, and GNOME Session, the latter also dropping the session restore functionality and X Session Management Protocol (XSMP) support.

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Geany 2.1 Open-Source IDE Released with Improved UI and File Type Support

Geany 2.1 is here more than one year and eight months after Geany 2.0 with new features like support for searching the Messages and Compiler output, support for modern platform-native file selection dialogs, the ability to regroup file types by letter, and new filters for opening the documents sidebar and keybindings preferences.

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Free Software Foundation to auction off original GNU drawings, awards, and historic tech

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 05, 2025

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In its program for their fortieth anniversary, the organization hinted that it would organize an unprecedented virtual memorabilia auction, and left collectors and free software fans wondering which of the pieces of the FSF's history would be auctioned off. Today the FSF lifted the veil and gave a sneak peak of some of the more prestigious entries in the memorabilia auction. The bidding will start as a virtual silent auction on March 17 and run through March 21, with more auction items revealed each day, and will culminate in an virtual live auction on March 23, 2025, 14:00 to 17:00 EDT.

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