Asterinas: a new Linux-compatible kernel project
Asterinas is a new Linux-ABI-compatible kernel project written in Rust, based on what the authors call a “framekernel architecture”. The project overlaps somewhat with the goals of the Rust for Linux project, but approaches the problem space from a...
The X Window System didn’t immediately have X terminals
For a while, X terminals were a reasonably popular way to give people comparatively inexpensive X desktops. These X terminals relied on X’s network transparency so that only the X server had to run on the X terminal itself, with all of your terminal ...
postmarketOS v25.06 released with systemd
This is it, the one that adds systemd to postmarketOS! We have talked about the decision at length on this blog, make sure to read the initial announcement if this is the first time you are hearing about this. ↫ postmarketOS v25.06 release announceme...
Agentic AI won’t wait for your data architecture to catch up
A decade ago, the cloud ignited a massive replatforming of application and server infrastructure. Open-source technologies like Docker and Kubernetes transformed software velocity and operational flexibility, launching a new era. But it didn’t happe...
Ubuntu Core is now available on MediaTek’s Genio platform
This is the first optimized Ubuntu Core image available on MediaTek’s Genio 350, 510, 700, and 1200 platforms released under the strategic partnership between Canonical and MediaTek Inc. Today Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, and MediaTek announ...
Intel Xeon 6300 vs. AMD EPYC 4005 SMT/HT Performance
While the latest Intel Core Ultra processors have done away with Hyper Threading (HT), Intel Xeon CPUs continue supporting HT/SMT, including with their latest Xeon 6300 series budget server processors. As the new AMD EPYC 4005 "Grado" processors also s...
