2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (555+ words) In that same email, Stoakes stated that he used an LLM to determine where the bottlenecks were and how to improve them. He then said that the LLM generated a lot of code, "much of it hideous." "The patches work…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (497+ words) A 25-year-old patent for the "process for storing and processing image information from successive images over time" has expired, which means Linux distributions like Fedora no longer have to instruct users to download the necessary software to run certain video…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (568+ words) Imagine being a kernel developer, knowing that AI is now discovering over 2,000 bugs for every release. On the kernel.org site, main developer Greg Kroah-Hartman shared a slide showing how the number of vulnerabilities has increased from kernel 6.9 to kernel…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (342+ words) This innovative Linux distribution combines virtualization with the Tor network to deliver out-of-the-box privacy you won't find with the mainstream distros. In this article, I show you how to install Whonix and make use of its sophisticated features. The Whonix…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (400+ words) This month Zack Brown reports on AI in the kernel. How should open source projects manage the proliferation of AI-generated patches? Can such patches even be identified, if the people submitting them don't want to say? And even if they…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (489+ words) © Lead Image © tang90246, 123RF.com Vosk lets you embed a simple voice decoder into your homegrown applications. In essence, what a software application ultimately needs to carry out our commands is a string of characters. By using a keyboard, you can type…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (446+ words) Drawpile allows multiple users to sketch, paint, and collaborate on the same canvas simultaneously in real time from anywhere in the world. Think of Drawpile as a shared sketchbook. As you draw, everyone else connected to the session sees your…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (421+ words) Despite its current bad rap, AI does have its uses. We'll show you how to best use some practical AI features in popular KDE apps. That is, it is the greedy corporate tech bros doing what greedy corporate tech bros…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) This month, we explore the top FOSS, including a stripped-down version of Brave, a lightweight audio player, and a command-line search utility. I've recently treated myself to a mid-tier gaming laptop to naturally, the first thing I did was fire…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (492+ words) As more countries distance themselves from American software, even operating systems are getting hit. Such is the case in China, where (according to this Bloomberg report) its special version of Windows 10, developed in a joint venture between Microsoft and the…...