RISC-V Framework Laptop mainboard teased, plus open source releases of laptop shells

Some exciting news for hardware enthusiasts, as Framework just announced today that DeepComputing has made the first partner-developed mainboard with RISC-V.

Classic free physics sandbox game The Powder Toy is now on Steam

Remember when falling sand on your screen was all the rage? The Powder Toy is a classic physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions.

Open source evolution sim Thrive adds endosymbiosis, toxin customization, day / night cycle

Thrive just keeps on getting more interesting. An open source evolution sim powered by Godot that allows you to take control of a species from its first steps as a tiny organism.

Wine 9.11 released continuing the ARM improvements

Wine 9.11 has arrived as a new development release for the Windows compatibility layer, and with it new features and bug fixes for a big part of what makes Proton possible.

This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2

Plasma 6.1 is due to be released in three days, and lots of attention went into final release readiness activities: QA, bug-fixing, performance profiling, auto-testing, stuff like that. Boring but …

#224 His Video Game Just Went OPEN SOURCE!! | Ritchie

Today we have Ritchie otherwise known as Acidiclight back on the show, last time it was to discuss the work he was doing at Trixel but now he's on his own wo...

Hypersomnia is a free and open source top-down competitive 2D shooter

Feeling competitive? Hypersomnia from Patryk Czachurski is a top-down 2D competitive online shooter. It's free, open source and you can play it via Steam or directly in your browser.

OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 1 adds Linux support to the native NVENC encoder, other Linux improvements

OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing for anyone interested in recording and livestreaming video, and there's some nice Linux improvements coming.

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Looks like GPU switching tool optimus-manager isn't abandoned yet

As we have previously reported here, optimus-manager, the GPU manager for laptop setups was going silent because the main developer didn't have the time or resources to keep that project running on Github. Looks like it's coming back!

Fight the devs of Fishards, if you win - it goes open source! Lose and it's deleted from Steam

Well, that's certainly one way to pull in some eyes isn't it? Fight the developers, get it open source or Fishards will be gone from Steam.

Moonlight PC for game streaming via Sunshine gets HDR support for Linux / Steam Deck

Moonlight and Sunshine together are awesome, giving you a great open source way to stream games from one device to another and the latest Moonlight PC release brings in some big new features.

Libadwaita: Splitting GTK and Design Language

Recently, the Linux Mint Blog published Monthly News – April 2024, which goes into detail about wanting to fork and maintain older GNOME apps in collaboration with other GTK-based desktop environments.

Wine 9.10 brings updated vkd3d, more ARM improvements

The Wine 9.10 development release is out now for the Windows compatibility layer, part of the secret juice of Steam Play Proton.

Athena Crisis looks a lot like Advanced Wars and now its code is open source

Entering Early Access on Steam back in March, Athena Crisis clearly takes inspiration from the classic Advanced Wars and now the code has been made open source.

VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2) v0.87 released moving away from Minecraft

VoxeLibre (formerly MineClone2), a free and open source sandbox game, has a brand new release available as they begin more movement to end the Minecraft clone wars.

MangoHud performance monitor v0.7.2 out now

MangoHud, the performance monitor you can put on top of games on Linux has a brand new release available with new features and fixes. This is the tech that powers the performance overlay on Steam Deck!

Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.0 released

Dear fans of Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and fheroes2 project supporters! The team is excited to present to you the release of version 1.1.

Free & open source RPG 'Veloren' update compilation - weeks 229 to 232

This is a compilation series from the last updates provided at the Veloren blog, the free and open source voxel action-adventure RPG.

Programs | Sovereign Tech Fund

The Sovereign Tech Fund is currently active in three program areas: general funding for open source digital infrastructure, the Bug Resilience Program,…

Open Source Software Is Not A Democracy

Recently this post by DHH has been making the rounds about the use of the term community around open source and the fact that these projects are not democrac...

King under the Mountain (Mountaincore) went open source as developer shuts

King under the Mountain from developer Rocket Jump Technology, a simulation-based settlement-building strategy game, that was going through a big upgrade and re-brand with Mountaincore ended up shutting down and being open sourced.

PERIMETER: Legate Edition released on Steam with Linux support

K-D Lab have revived their classic RTS, with PERIMETER: Legate Edition now available on Steam with full Native Linux support and it's even open source.

Netris is an open-source cloud gaming platform with Stadia-like features using Proton

If you're a fan of cloud gaming, you may want to take a little look into Netris. The developers say it's a GeForce NOW alternative, one you can self-host with it being open source. They're also keen to highlight some Stadia-like elements of it too.

Surge Engine, the open source Sonic-like game engine (and game) gets upgraded

Surge Engine is a 2D retro game engine with an included Sonic-like game (Surge the Rabbit) for anyone who wants to make their own platformers like classic Sonic. The developers just released a big new version.

Wine 9.9 brings more ARM and Wow64 improvements

Wine 9.9 was released Friday as the latest development release for the Windows compatibility layer to run more apps and games on Linux.

Check out CoolerControl, a feature-rich cooling-device control application for Linux

Summer is one the way and with things heating up a bit, perhaps you want a little more control over your system cooling wrapped up in a neat interface? CoolerControl has the right idea.

NVK driver gets DRM Format Modifiers to work with Gamescope in Mesa 24.1

Just recently NVK, the open source Nvidia Vulkan driver, merged in a new Vulkan extension that is rather important and means it will work properly with Gamescope.

What you need to know about responsible innovation and AI-ethics for open source projects

Talk by Daphne Mullerhttps://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/what-you-need-know-about-responsible-innovation-and-ai-ethics-open-sourceNew tech...

370: Interview with GloriousEggroll about Proton-GE, Nobara, and more - Destination Linux - TuxDigital

Download as MP3 Sponsored by LINBIT: Visit destinationlinux.net/linbit to learn how LINBIT’s OSS, based on DRBD® and LINSTOR®, can be used for Kubernetes...

Luxtorpeda adds Classic Marathon for playing the Native Linux version via Steam

Recently the Aleph One team released the classic Bungie shooter Marathon on Steam, as I covered previously, but it's only officially for macOS and Windows despite it supporting Linux. Now you can use Luxtorpeda for it.

Zelda: Majora's Mask gets a PC port with a new open source tool for Nintendo 64 games

Well, Nintendo aren't going to be happy about this one are they. A developer going by Mr-Wiseguy released an open source tool for bringing Nintendo 64 titles to any platform, and released a PC port of Zelda: Majora's Mask.

NonSteamLaunchers Steam Deck plugin in testing, plus a way to Remote Play Together anything

The developer of NonSteamLaunchers got in touch to mention that a Steam Deck (Decky Loader) plugin is now available for testing, plus the latest release pulling in a handy tool for being able to Remote Play Together anything.

PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck adds easier connections, new resolution options

Version 1.7.0 is out now for chiaki4deck, the open source community-made PlayStation Remote Play app for Steam Deck bringing in some goodies.

#219 Should I Become A Fedora Linux User? | Neal Gompa

It's been a while since I last had Neal Gompa back on the show but he's once again to talk about Fedora Linux, what's going on with Fedora KDE, how Fedora ch...

Collabora detail the improved updater for Steam Deck in SteamOS 3.6

One of the companies that Valve fund for improvements across Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck is Collabora and a developer has gone into more detail on the upgrades to the update system in SteamOS 3.6 that's now in Preview.

Heroes of Might and Magic III open source build gets initial gamepad support

VCMI, the cross-platform open source game engine for Heroes of Might and Magic III has another fresh release out and they've been working on hooking up gamepad support.