The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD): Shaping the Future of 3D Technology

Shortly before SIGGRAPH 2023, the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) was established, marking a significant development in the 3D technology sector. The alliance includes prominent members like Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, focusing on standardizing and furthering OpenUSD 3D data specifications and technologies. This collaboration aims to enable 3D interoperability to better enable 3D content creation workflows, industrial digitalization, and graphics experiences such as spatial computing. 

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Bodhi Linux 7.0 Released with New Themes & New Kernels

Lovers of Linux distros that run well on lower-end hardware rejoice for Bodhi Linux 7.0 has been released and is now available to download. Bodhi Linux 7.0 is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and uses the Enlightenment-based desktop and Moksha&#160…

Budgie 10.8 Released: Here’s What Has Changed and What Is New

The desktop environment that started as a side project for the Solus Linux distribution but has gone on to become included in many other distros, including Ubuntu Budgie, is out with a new release with new features and improvements.
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LibreOffice 7.6 Released, This is What’s New

LibreOffice 7.6 is available to download. This update lands exactly on schedule, some 6 months after the LibreOffice 7.5 release (which included visual tweaks, major PDF export enhancements, and other changes). LibreOffice 7.6 sees its devs build out f…

KDE Goes and Does It (Double-Click By Default, That Is)

KDE Plasma 6 will require users to double-click on files and folders to open them (by default; the setting is configurable). Controversial change? It won’t sound like one to those…

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SUSE Going Private With a New Ownership Change

SUSE announced that its majority shareholder Marcel intends to take the company private. Learn more about what this change means for SUSE.
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KDE Frameworks 5.109 Improves GPU Detection on Dual-GPU Systems

KDE Frameworks 5.109 is here to improve the detection of graphics cards on dual-GPU systems. Learn more here.
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GNOME 44.4 Improves Epiphany, GNOME Software, More

GNOME 44.4 brings a few changes to the Epiphany web browser, such as hiding the “Search the Web for” context menu item. Learn more here.
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OBS Studio 30.0 Promises Intel QSV Support on Linux

OBS Studio 30.0 promises Intel QSV support on Linux, WHIP/WebRTC output, HDR playback support for DeckLink output, and more.
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Kubernetes 1.28 Improves Open-Source Cloud-Native Compute, Networking

The open-source Kubernetes 1.28 is out with its second major update of 2023, introducing a long list of enhancements for operators.
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CrossOver 23.0.0 for macOS, Linux, ChromeOS Has Released

CrossOver 23.0.0 includes an update to Wine 8.0.1, bringing with it over 5,000 changes that offer improvements to a variety of applications.
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Auto Mute Spotify Ads with this GNOME Extension

If you listen to Spotify using a free plan and find yourself regularly annoyed, irritated, or otherwise incensed by repetitive and banal audio ads, listen up. There’s a really neat…

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Linux Foundation Newsletter: August 2023

Welcome to the August edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter! We have an important announcement for the 3D graphics and virtual world industry: the launch of the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD). Plus, don’t miss our exclusive training and certification discounts, and stay updated with the latest news from our Linux Foundation projects. 

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CrossOver 23 Lets You Run the EA App on Linux (+ More)

I ain’t much of a modern gamer — as evidenced by the lack of hardcore gaming content on this blog! But CodeWeavers sent over a press release to tell me about CrossOver 23, the latest update to their commercial version of Wine for Linux, ChromeOS …

The Linux Foundation Announces Keynote Speakers for WasmCon 2023

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THRIVE-ONE: The Definitive Open Source Learning & Certifications Library

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WPS Office for Linux Gets New Look, Now Supports Ubuntu 22.04+

A new version to the free (but not open-source) WPS Office is available for Linux. It’s been an age since I last mentioned WPS Office on this blog. The main reason for this is I don’t use office software (and if I even need to, LibreOffice …

Debian Turns 30 Years Old: Happy Birthday!

Meanwhile, the Debian Project continues the work on current and future releases of Debian to give us the best possible releases.
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Devuan 5 ‘Daedalus’ Released for the Purist GNU/Linux Users

Powered by Linux kernel 6.1 LTS, Devuan 5 Daedalus comes standing on the shoulders of Debian 12 Bookworm. Here’s what’s new!
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MongoDB Queryable Encryption Helps Improve Data Privacy

MongoDB Queryable Encryption helps organizations protect sensitive data when it is queried and in-use on MongoDB. Learn more here.
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