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[#] Wed Jan 07 2026 19:19:17 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Acer Laptop Battery Control Driver Looks Toward The Upstream Linux Kernel

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For those with Acer laptops running Linux on GitHub there has been an out-of-tree driver providing an experimental "acer-wmi-battery" kernel module to allow controlling battery-related features. Now a cleaned-up version of that driver is working on getting into the mainline Linux kernel...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Acer-Laptop-Battery-Linux

[#] Wed Jan 07 2026 20:50:46 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Immutable Distro Nitrux 5.1 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, New Tools

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Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced today the general availability of Nitrux 5.1 as a new stable update to this immutable and systemd-free distribution featuring new and updated components.

https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-nitrux-5-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-new-tools

[#] Wed Jan 07 2026 22:22:16 UTC from rss <>

Subject: HSBC app takes a dim view of sideloaded Bitwarden installations

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Customers report being locked out after grabbing the password manager via F-DroidSome HSBC mobile banking customers in the UK report being locked out of the bank's app after installing the Bitwarden password manager via an open source app catalog.…

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/hsbc_bitwarden_sideloaded/

[#] Wed Jan 07 2026 23:53:46 UTC from rss <>

Subject: There’ll Be More AI Than Open Source at Spacewalk 2026 — But Not by Much

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Spacewalk 2026 will kick off ATO’s year with a slate of AI?focused talks in Raleigh — and organizers say open source will still be woven through the entire evening.

https://fossforce.com/2026/01/therell-be-more-ai-than-open-source-at-spacewalk-2026/

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 01:25:16 UTC from rss <>

Subject: All Fedora 44 KDE Variants To Use Plasma Login Manager Rather Than SDDM

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The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has approved a Fedora 44 change for switching all KDE variants away from using the SDDM display manager to instead use the newer Plasma Login Manager...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-KDE-To-Plasma-Login

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 02:56:46 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Open Source Initiative (OSI) Not Doing Its Job, Instead It's Promoting Microsoft Ponzi Schemes

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And the site they were meant to manage as a successor/heir/continuity for opensource.org has been inactive for 6 months (it'll be 6 months tomorrow)

https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/07/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Not_Doing_Its_Job_Instead_It_s_Promo.shtml

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 04:28:16 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Gentoo’s 2025 Report: Financial Health and the Push Away From GitHub

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Gentoo’s 2025 report outlines stable finances, ongoing migration to SPI, and plans to move development infrastructure away from GitHub toward Codeberg.

https://linuxiac.com/gentoo-2025-report-financial-health-and-the-push-away-from-github/

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 05:59:46 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Try Joplin: Your Open Source Evernote Alternative

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If you rely heavily on note-taking apps and want to switch from a proprietary to an open-source solution, this app might be what you're looking for.

https://fossforce.com/2026/01/try-joplin-your-open-source-evernote-alternative/

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 07:31:16 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Radeon RADV Vulkan Driver Is On The Verge Of Another Big Ray-Tracing Performance Gain

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Natalie Vock as one of the open-source developers on Valve's Linux graphics team has been spearheading another big ray-tracing performance improvement for the AMD Radeon Vulkan driver. RADV ray-tracing performance improved a lot in 2025 but it's looking like 2026 could be even more exciting...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-More-RT-Performance-2026

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 09:02:47 UTC from rss <>

Subject: TUXEDO Launches InfinityBook Max 16 With OLED Display and RTX Graphics

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TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 launches with Intel Core Ultra 9 HX, RTX graphics, OLED display, and full Linux support.

https://linuxiac.com/tuxedo-launches-infinitybook-max-16-linux-laptop/

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 10:34:16 UTC from rss <>

Subject: IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Adds Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 Support, LLDP and CDPv2

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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199 has been released today by developer Michael Tremer as a new update to this hardened Linux firewall distribution that primarily performs as a router and a firewall, which introduces Wi-Fi 7 support and many other changes.

https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-linux-firewall-distro-adds-wi-fi-7-and-wi-fi-6-support-lldp-and-cdpv2

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 12:05:46 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Gentoo Linux Made Progress On RISC-V, WSL & More In 2025 While Pulling In Just $12k USD

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The Gentoo Linux project published their 2025 retrospective this week with their many accomplishments, including the recruitment of four more developers and now being up to 31,663 ebuilds and a total of 89GB worth of x86_64 binary packages on mirrors...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-2025-Accomplishments

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 13:37:16 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Nitrux 5.1 Drops Virtual Machine Support and Shifts Fully to Bare Metal

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Nitrux 5.1 ends official support for virtual machines, focusing exclusively on physical hardware for performance, stability, and a tightly controlled system design.

https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-5-1-drops-virtual-machine-support-and-shifts-fully-to-bare-metal/

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 15:08:46 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Debian Urgently Seeks Volunteers After Data Protection Team Resigns

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Debian seeks contributors interested in privacy to restore its Data Protection Team after all members stepped back, shifting responsibilities temporarily to the project leader.

https://linuxiac.com/debian-urgently-seeks-volunteers-after-data-protection-team-resigns/

[#] Thu Jan 08 2026 16:40:16 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Dell Pro Max GB10 vs. AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Framework Desktop For Llama.cpp, OpenCL & Vulkan Compute

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Over the past number of weeks the Dell Pro Max with GB10 has been undergoing a lot of testing at Phoronix. This NVIDIA GB10 powered mini PC with its 20 Arm cores (10 x Cortex-X925, 10 x Cortex-A725) and Blackwell GPU offers a lot of combined compute potential for AI and other workloads. In this article is a look at how the Dell Pro Max with GB10 competes with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" within the Framework Desktop SFF PC.

https://www.phoronix.com/review/dell-pro-max-gb10-llama-cpp

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