• March 21

  An Asahi Linux 6.14 progress report [LWN.net]

  

  lwn.net

  The Asahi Linux project, working to support Linux on Apple hardware, has published a progress report...

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• April 23

  Linux 6.15 lands fix for 3x Nginx regression

  

  phoronix.com

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• February 26

  Armbian 25.2 released [LWN.net]

  

  lwn.net

  Version 25.2 of the Armbian Linux distribution for single-board computers (SBCs) has been released. Notable changes...

  Version 25.2 of the Armbian Linux distribution for single-board computers (SBCs) has been released. Notable changes in this release include support for many new SBCs, an upgrade to Linux kernel 6.12.x, and more. See the changelog for a complete list.

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• February 24

  Torvalds: You can avoid Rust as a C maintainer, but you can't interfere with it

  

  arstechnica.com

  Rust, a modern and notably more memory-safe language than C, once seemed like it was on...

  Rust, a modern and notably more memory-safe language than C, once seemed like it was on a steady, calm, and gradual approach into the Linux kernel. In 2021, Linux kernel leaders, like founder and leader Linus Torvalds himself, were impressed with the language but had a "wait and see" approach. Rust for Linux gained ...

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