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Open Hardware & RISC-V
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Pine64 Community
Key Takeaway
PineStore has released the full 3D file for the PinePhone and PinePhone Pro, allowing users to create custom parts and repair components using 3D printers.
PineStore has released the full 3D file for the PinePhone and PinePhone Pro, enabling users to create custom parts and repair components. This move is seen as a final gesture for the current generation of PinePhone devices, which are still supported by many mobile Linux...
Software Engineering
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Bytecode Alliance
Key Takeaway
The WebAssembly Micro Runtime (WAMR) project will continue its development as an independent effort outside of the Bytecode Alliance.
The Bytecode Alliance announced that the WebAssembly Micro Runtime (WAMR) project is moving to independent development. The decision follows a realization that WAMR and the Alliance have developed distinct goals and directions. The Bytecode Alliance will maintain its focus on...
Distro News
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Arch Linux
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Users upgrading to virtualbox-ext-vnc version 7.2.12-2 or later must manually manage files to avoid pacman conflicts.
Arch Linux has announced that updates for virtualbox-ext-vnc version 7.2.12-2 and above require manual steps. This is due to a change in how files are managed, as previous installations used a script that left pacman unaware of the files in the system. To prevent upgrade errors,...
Pioneer Voices
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Drew DeVault
Key Takeaway
Linus Torvalds has affirmed that the Linux kernel is not an anti-AI project, prioritizing technical merits over ethical or political objections to LLM usage.
Linus Torvalds has addressed the growing debate regarding AI in the Linux kernel, stating that the project focuses on technical excellence rather than social or ethical concerns. AI is currently being used for both code authoring, evidenced by over 1,200 'Assisted-by' commits,...
Software Engineering
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Bytecode Alliance
Key Takeaway
Wasmtime 47 introduces native support for the WebAssembly Garbage Collection and Exceptions proposals, reducing binary size and improving performance for high-level languages.
The Wasmtime 47 release enables the WebAssembly GC and Exceptions proposals by default. These features allow high-level languages to use the runtime's built-in garbage collector and exception handling instead of embedding custom, heavy implementations. This change aims to make...
