OSes
With just over two weeks to go, Microsoft punts Windows 11 to Release Preview
What's that coming over the hill? Is it new hardware? Is it new hardware?
24 Sep 15:33 | 18
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Review
CutefishOS: Unix-y development model? Check. macOS aesthetic? Check (if you like that sort of thing)
Also a range of homegrown apps. Still in beta, so plenty of rough edges, though
24 Sep 10:01 | 45
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GNOME 41: Slick with heaps of new features for users and devs – but annoyances remain
It'll take time for desktop environment to make its way into Linux distros anyway
23 Sep 17:30 | 23
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Ubuntu-on-a-phone folks UBports emit OTA-19, warn some devices face the chop in future
This could very well be the last release based on 16.04
22 Sep 15:17 | 2
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Canonical gives administrators the chance to drag their feet a bit more on Ubuntu upgrades
Two more years! Two more years!
21 Sep 17:42 | 12
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This is your final warning to re-certify, Red Hat tells tardy sysadmins
No more pandemic-inspired extensions to exam dates or certs, warns Linux-slinging giant
21 Sep 07:55 | 25
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Kali Linux 2021.3 released with new tools
Most users better off with rolling release, but quarterly build has more quality testing
20 Sep 14:31 | 6
Review
A low-key good experience for Thor-oughly new penguins: Elementary OS 6, aka Odin
Flatpak-only app store, two-finger swiping for screen-fondlers... but it's not for the fiddlers
20 Sep 08:30 | 14
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-Werror pain persists as Linus Torvalds issues Linux 5.15rc2
And celebrates Linux's 'true anniversary' – 30 years since upload of version 0.01
20 Sep 02:58 | 14
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Microsoft does and doesn't require VMs to meet hardware requirements for Windows 11
Either way, it's bad news for VirtualBox – it's stopped working
17 Sep 21:03 | 82
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Linus Torvalds admits to 'self-inflicted damage' with -Werror as Linux 5.15 rc1 debuts
'One of the messier merge windows' means the new stuff might sneak in next week
13 Sep 02:09 | 71
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Microsoft releases new Windows 11 builds, confirms running on an Apple M1 'is not a supported scenario'
Old proverb: If Windows crashes on a Surface Pro X, will anyone see the bugcheck?
10 Sep 17:32 | 27
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Google’s made-for-India cut of Android and the one phone that runs it delayed by chip shortages, testing
Devices were supposed to arrive Friday, November is new target
10 Sep 00:11 | 3
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Don't like the new Windows 11 Start or Taskbar? Don't worry – Microsoft's got your back
Insiders, they don't like it. Bork the Taskbar, bork the Taskbar
03 Sep 17:06 | 51
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Windows 11 will roll out from October 5 as Microsoft hypes new hardware
Staged updates mean potential wait till 2022 – particularly for those looking forward to Android app support
31 Aug 16:26 | 100
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SCO v. IBM settlement deal is done, but zombie case shuffles on elsewhere
Ancient 'Who owns Unix?' case puts a $14.25M price tag on making some claims go away
30 Aug 05:58 | 77
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When you finish celebrating Linux turning 30, try new Linux 5.14, says Linus Torvalds
'We have another 30 years to look forward to,' says Emperor Penguin – and less to worry about as Spectre-proofing code arrives
30 Aug 00:11 | 21
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Microsoft does and doesn't want you to know it won't stop you manually installing Windows 11 on older PCs
Hardware requirements loophole left in
27 Aug 20:25 | 91
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Start or Please Stop? Power users mourn features lost in Windows 11 'simplification'
'People wanted a cleaner and simpler Start' said Microsoft, but not everyone's happy
26 Aug 15:28 | 187
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30 years of Linux: OS was successful because of how it was licensed, says Red Hat
Now Google reckons security isn't good enough, and Android is proprietary
25 Aug 11:19 | 94
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Boatnotes II
'Nobody in their right mind would build a naval base here today': Navigating in and out of Devonport
Twisting and turning like a twisty-turny thing
Legal
Senior IBMer hit with £290k demand from Big Blue in separate case as unfair dismissal claim rolls on
High Court and Employment Tribunal cases to be heard soon
Security
Apple warns of arbitrary code execution zero-day being actively exploited on Macs
Remember iPods? The same bug can bite them, and plenty of older iPhones and iPads too
Updated
One-size-fits-all chargers? What a great idea! Of course Apple would hate it, though
Cupertino thinks EU plan 'stifles innovation rather than encouraging it'
Networks
Imagine a fiber optic cable that can sense it's about to be dug up and send a warning
Forget wiring cities with IoT devices – this could be how wide-scale sensing gets done
Security
Frustrated dev drops three zero-day vulns affecting Apple iOS 15 after six-month wait
Security Bounty program slammed over 'broken promises'
Servers
Memory prices to dive in late 2022, says Gartner
Firm says 40 per cent of a server's bill of material costs are tied to memory
Personal Tech
Microsoft wants you to know it hasn't forgotten about Surface
Laptops added or refreshed, and another go at making dual-screen phones a thing
AI + ML
Unable to test every tourist and unable to turn them away, Greece used ML to pick visitors for COVID-19 checks
Inside the software built to figure out groups of potentially infected, asymptomatic passengers
Systems Approach
Here's an idea: Verification for computer networks as well as chips and code
What tools are available? What are the benefits? Let's find out
STORIES
Interview
Happy birthday, Linux: From a bedroom project to billions of devices in 30 years
Greg Kroah-Hartman talks to El Reg about world domination, what was, and what may be for the kernel
25 Aug 07:24 | 129
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No place like GNOME: 41 in beta, features frozen for forthcoming release
Also: After over 10 years, last stable release of GNOME 3.x
24 Aug 20:13 | 15
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Linux 5.14 had plenty of commits, work has gone smoothly – and it should debut next week
Linus Torvalds also has fun medical advice about not whacking yourself with sharp objects
23 Aug 06:15 | 19
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Asahi Linux progress: Apple Silicon OS works – though it's 'rough around the edges' and has no GUI acceleration
Fascinating project but will it ever be practical?
18 Aug 09:28 | 30
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CentOS replacement AlmaLinux free on Azure, Microsoft to provide global network of mirrors
Those other AlmaLinux offerings with 'software plans'? Not affiliated, says community leader
17 Aug 19:45 | 4
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In Search of Lost Time: GNU Grep 3.7 released with fix for 'extreme performance degradation'
Most searches were fine, but certain test cases now take 'seconds, not days'
16 Aug 12:21 | 30
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Debian 11 formally debuts and hits the Bullseye
11,294 packages added, 9,519 removed, and five years of support starting … now!
16 Aug 02:56 | 47
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Microsoft fiddles with Fluent while the long dark Nightmare of the Print Spooler continues for Windows
New Windows 11 toys, fresh new CVE pops out
13 Aug 14:31 | 25
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Elementary OS 6 Odin released on a 'pay what you want' basis
Principled Linux distro with curated apps, but spartan install may flummox newbies
12 Aug 11:29 | 43
Updated
Apple settles lawsuit against Corellium as iOS platform dictatorship looks more precarious
Challenge to VMs abandoned amid legal and regulatory threats
11 Aug 20:46 | 2
Interview
Zorin OS 16 Pro arrives complete with optional 'Windows 11' desktop
Focus on ease of use, and company founder notes extended hardware life and freedom from vendor lock-in
10 Aug 16:38 | 34
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WireGuard VPN gets native port to the Windows kernel
'This project is a big deal to me' says protocol's creator
03 Aug 15:09 | 10
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Redpilled Microsoft does away with flashing icons on taskbar as Windows 11 hits Beta
Also: Why new OS looks this way, and easier install for Linux subsystem
02 Aug 16:04 | 100
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Are you a 1%er? Windows 11 turns up in the usage figures
Shrinking survey could signify decline of UWP
28 Jul 20:30 | 22
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IBM's z/OS update for mainframes about to land – on last day of predicted launch window
Version 2.5 adds lots of love for hybrid cloud, Linux containers, and even a COBOL/Java combo
28 Jul 03:28 | 7
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Thinking about upgrading to Debian Bullseye? Watch out for changes in Exim and anything using Python 2.x
v11 set for mid-August release
26 Jul 12:55 | 32
