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Since the early days, Unix-like systems have implemented the concept of
process priorities, where higher-priority processes are given more
CPU time to get their work done. Implementations have changed, and
alternatives (such as deadline schedul…

The Jalopnik automotive site has posted an
article on a
(relatively) new set
of open-source tools that can extract log data from Tesla cars.

Since Tesla cars run a Debian-based operating system, navigating
through their file systems is somew…

For those who are curious about where the development of Git is headed:
Johannes Schindelin has posted an
extensive set of notes from the just-concluded Git Contributors’
Summit.

We held our second all-virtual Summit over the past two days. It…

While the BPF virtual machine has been supported by Linux for most of
the kernel’s existence, its role for much of that time was limited to, as
its full
name (Berkeley packet filter) would suggest, filtering packets. That began to change in 201…

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 21, 2021 is available.

Differences of opinion over which kernel symbols should be exported to
loadable modules have been anything but uncommon over the years. Often,
these disagreements relate to which kernel capabilities should be available
to proprietary modules. …

The name Debian brings to mind a Linux
distribution, but the Debian project is far more than that; it is an
ongoing experiment in democratic project governance. Debian’s processes
can result in a lot of public squabbling; one should not lose tr…

Version 4.0 of the Devuan distribution has been released; it is code-named
Chimaera. This release is based on Debian Bullseye, has improved desktop
support, and benefits from more accessibility work. See the
release notes for details.

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Concerns over the performance of programs written in Python are often
overstated — for some use cases, at least. But there is no getting around
the problem imposed by the infamous global interpreter lock (GIL), which
severely limits the concurr…

The KDE project is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special release
of the Plasma desktop.

This time around, Plasma renews its looks and, not only do you get
a new wallpaper, but also a gust of fresh air from an updated
theme: Breeze…