https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-21st-2025
Subject: Linux 6.19-rc2 Released Following A Quiet Week
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-rc2-Released
Subject: MPV 0.41 Media Player Switches to GPU-Next Renderer
https://linuxiac.com/mpv-0-41-media-player-switches-to-gpu-next-renderer/
Subject: MPV 0.41 Released With Wayland Improvements, Vulkan Hardware Decoding Preferred
https://www.phoronix.com/news/MPV-0.41-Released
Subject: GnuCash 5.14 Open-Source Accounting Software Adds Support for US Bonds
https://9to5linux.com/gnucash-5-14-open-source-accounting-software-adds-support-for-us-bonds
Subject: GNU Debugger 17.1 Released With CET Shadow Stack Support, New DAP Features
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Debugger-GDB-17.1
Subject: Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 51 (Dec 15 – 21, 2025)
https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-51-dec-15-21-2025/
Subject: NVIDIA's Quest For A "Safe" Linux Kernel For Automobiles, Robotics
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-ASIL-B-Linux-Kernel
Subject: Dr. Richard Stallman, Invited by LibreTech Collective, is Giving a Public Talk in Georgia Tech Next Month (Scheller College of Business)
https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/21/Dr_Richard_Stallman_Invited_by_LibreTech_Collective_is_Giving_a.shtml
Subject: Weston 15.0 Alpha Released With New Protocols, Experimental Vulkan Renderer
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Weston-15.0-Alpha
Subject: Auvidea X242 Carrier Board Brings Dual 10GbE and PCIe Gen 5 to Jetson T5000
https://linuxgizmos.com/auvidea-x242-carrier-board-brings-dual-10gbe-and-pcie-gen-5-to-jetson-t5000/
Subject: What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/what_linux_desktop_really_needs/
Subject: Linux 7.0 To Remove Support For AMD's Never-Released Ryzen AI NPU2
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-AMD-NPU2
Subject: elementary OS 8.1 Released with Wayland Session by Default, ARM64 Support
https://9to5linux.com/elementary-os-8-1-released-with-wayland-session-by-default-arm64-support
Subject: Linux 6.19's Significant ~30% Performance Boost For Old AMD Radeon GPUs
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-619-amdgpu-radeon
https://linuxtldr.com/pinky-command/
Subject: Lua 5.5 Released With Incremental Garbage Collection and Compact Arrays
https://linuxiac.com/lua-5-5-released-with-incremental-garbage-collection-and-compact-arrays/
Subject: Elementary OS 8.1 Is Out With Secure Session — and We Have Screenshots
https://fossforce.com/2025/12/elementary-os-8-1-is-out-with-secure-session-and-we-have-screenshots/