Hello everybody out there using minix –
I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I’d like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things).
I’ve currently ported bash(1.08) and gcc(1.40), and things seem to work. This implies that I’ll get something practical within a few months, and I’d like to know what features most people would want. Any suggestions are welcome, but I won’t promise I’ll implement them
Linus
PS. Yes – it’s free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that’s all I have :-(.

Linux certainly isn’t just for hobbyists anymore.

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Many of these free games run great on Linux, and are particularly enjoyable on the Linux-powered Steam Deck!

Head over Steam to check these out.

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This change is intended to offer the latest features and hardware support, though it may also introduce challenges with stability and dependent components. There will be less testing done with the kernel than there has been traditionally, but users will benefit from broader hardware support and other features offered by newer kernels.

The policy will apply to all future Ubuntu releases, with special guidelines for handling “Late” releases. Ubuntu’s 24.10 release, Oracle Oriole, will be the first release to benefit from this change. It is expected to ship with Linux Kernel 6.11.

For more details, visit the Ubuntu Community Hub.

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• Prompting users to save unsaved changes before shutting down or restarting in the Plasma Wayland session
• "Bounce Keys" now fully work in the Plasma Wayland session, with only one Wayland Showstopper remaining
• Compatibility of widgets from Plasma 5 to Plasma 6
• Other improvements include the porting of the Samba sharing configuration wizard to Qt6. Numerous bug fixes have also been implemented

I'm hopeful this will the smoothest migration for major versions of the KDE Framework, and particularly looking towards a positive Wayland experience.  While I've a KDE user since the 2.x days, I remember the early days of 4.x and 5.x being plagued by issues (resulting in projects such as the Trinity Desktop Environment, a KDE 3.x fork).

Contributions and support are welcome, with a fundraiser in progress and various ways to get involved in the KDE project.

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T-FORCE, the gaming sub-brand of TEAMGROUP, has added a new member to its SIREN series of all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers: the T-FORCE SIREN DUO360 ARGB CPU & SSD AIO Liquid Cooler, the world's first AIO liquid cooling solution that cools both the CPU and SSD at the same time. The SIREN DUO360 ARGB CPU & SSD AIO Liquid Cooler features an original dual CPU and SSD ARGB water block design, a large 360mm radiator, and three 120mm ARGB hydraulic bearing fans. The new design fully meets the higher cooling requirements of Intel and AMD's next-gen CPUs and PCIe Gen5 SSDs, allowing gamers around the world to enjoy unparalleled fast performance.

The SIREN DUO360 ARGB CPU & SSD AIO Liquid Cooler's ingenious liquid channel design provides highly-efficient cooling, reducing the over 100℃ operating temperatures of powerful 12,000MB/s PCIe Gen5 SSDs by more than 50%. This prevents throttling and allows stable high-speed read and write performance for next-generation devices. The DUO360 ARGB CPU & SSD AIO Liquid Cooler also adopts the translucent ARGB body of the SIREN series and features a new separable magnetic lighting module, which can not only be tightly attached to the top of the SSD water block but also any internal metal location of the chassis. It’s certified to be compatible with the lighting software of motherboard manufacturers ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, GIGABYTE, and MSI[1], giving gamers with various motherboards the freedom to customize their ARGB setup while they enjoy the top performance of a high-end liquid cooler.

To take advantage of Intel and AMD CPUs’ ever-increasing performance and PCIe Gen5 SSDs' high read and write speeds, the T-FORCE SIREN DUO360 ARGB CPU & SSD AIO Liquid Cooler is built to support up to the latest Intel LGA 1700 and AMD AM5 CPU sockets and the popular M.2 SSD 2280 form factor. Gamers can enjoy the unprecedented dual cooling performance with its easy installation process. The T-FORCE SIREN DUO360 ARGB CPU & SSD AIO Liquid Cooler will first be available in North American Amazon stores this November. If you want to obtain the world's first CPU & SSD dual cooling device and sales information, please stay tuned to the latest news on TEAMGROUP's official website and social media channels.

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Features of the app

• Two-factor authentication to ensure you’re the only one with access to your account
• QR code sign in – Scan a QR code to sign into Steam instead of entering a password or…
• Sign in confirmation – Confirm your regular Steam sign ins with simple “approve” or “deny”
• Authorized Devices – Manage access to the devices your account has signed in
• Easy access to the Store, Community, News, etc from wherever you are
• Your Library with access to your game content, discussions, guides, support, and more
• Remote download of games and updates on your PC, managed from your phone
• Customizable Steam notifications: wishlist, sales, comments, trades, discussions, friend requests, and more
• Trade and Market confirmations – to ensure items don’t leave your account without your approval
• An improved Store browsing experience for mobile screens
• Support for using multiple Steam accounts in the app
• Customizable tabs

We're definitely looking forward to seeing the QR sign-in ability ported over to the Steam Deck in the future.

You can read more about this release on Steam's website.

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Vienna, October 6th 2022 – Noctua today announced its new NA-TPG1 thermal paste guard for AMD’s latest AM5 based Ryzen processors. When the mounting pressure of the cooling solution is applied, excess thermal paste will be squeezed outwards. With AM5 CPUs, this excess paste tends to accumulate in the cut-outs at the sides of the heat-spreader and may become difficult to remove. Simple and risk-free to apply, the NA-TPG1 prevents this undesired phenomenon.

“While there’s no denying that AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 processors perform fantastic, we found that the cut-outs at the side of the heat-spreader tend to attract thermal paste that can be challenging to clean off” says Roland Mossig (Noctua CEO). “This is where our new thermal paste guard steps in: it’s a simple yet highly effective tool for keeping your new Ryzen 7000 series CPU nice and clean.”

Made from highly heat-resistant polycarbonate and forming a tight seal around the edges of the CPU’s heat-spreader , the NA-TPG1 is simple and risk free to apply and remove. Despite its simplicity, it is highly efficient at preventing thermal paste from accumulating in the cut-outs at the sides of AM5 CPUs.

The NA-TPG1 will be available in a separate set with ten NA-CW1 cleaning wipes (NA-STPG1) as well as with new AM5 editions of Noctua’s award-winning NT-H1 and NT-H2 thermal pastes. All three products are scheduled to become available in December.

The manufacturer’s suggested retail price will be EUR/USD 7.90 for the NA-STPG1, EUR/USD 9.90 for the NT-H1 3.5g AM5 Edition and EUR/USD 13.90 for the NT-H2 3.5g AM5 Edition.

NA-STPG1 thermal paste guard and cleaning set: https://noctua.at/en/na-stpg1
NT-H1 3.5g AM5 Edition: https://noctua.at/en/nt-h1-3-5g-am5-edition
NT-H2 3.5g AM5 Edition: https://noctua.at/en/nt-h2-3-5g-am5-edition

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The C222 USB 3.2 Flash Drive is made of zinc alloy to create a fine matte metal surface. The device is both stylish and useful, with the streamlined ergonomic design enabling the thumb to fit flawlessly on the smooth surface of the flash drive, making it easy to insert and remove, providing a comfortable and convenient user experience. The C222 USB 3.2 Flash Drive comes with a lanyard loop that allow users to attach it to key rings, backpacks, and portable accessories as they wish. The C222 USB 3.2 Flash Drive is also designed without cap, solving the problem of cap loss and can be quickly plugged in for use. Packaged with COB (Chip On Board) technology, the flash drive is water, dust, and shock proof to protect data. It comes with USB3.2 Gen1 interface to fulfill daily storage applications.

TEAMGROUP is committed to providing convenient and secure storage products to customers worldwide. The newly launched C222 USB 3.2 Flash Drive pioneers in the fashion trend of mobile storage, integrating stylish elements to the flash drive and bringing the device into customers’ fashionable lifestyles. The first batch of C222 USB 3.2 Flash Drive will be available on Amazon Japan, Amazon and Newegg in North America, offering 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities, fulfilling storage needs and driving a fashionable trend around the world.

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As is hopefully clear to everybody, the major version number change is more about me running out of fingers and toes than it is about any big fundamental changes. But of course there’s a lot of various changes in 6.0 – we’ve got over 15k non-merge commits in there in total, after all, and as such 6.0 is one of the bigger releases at least in numbers of commits in a while…

While Rust may not be seen until 6.1 or later, the 6.0 kernel does bring a number of updates that will improve performance for many users. AArch64 (64-bit ARM) hardware support has finally landed, and improvements have been made to both the XFS and EXT4 filesystems: XFS will utilize async buffered writes when io_uring is being used, and EXT4 will now be able to fetch and set UUIDs at the superblock level. Virtualizion on Linux has also been improved, as a "guest vCPU stall detector" psuedo-device has been added to the kernel that can act as a monitor to tell if a host VM has stalled.

Having used Linux since the early 2.x days, I'm very excited to see where the 6.x series will take Linux over the next several years.

Torvalds' official announcement can be read in full on the Linux Kernel Mailing List archive.

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