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Join us this Friday at #LAS2021, as Jakob Bornecrantz looks at the current state of VR/AR on the #Linux desktop, and explains how to build apps using the #OpenXR API! https://conf.linuxappsummit.org/event/3/contributions/72/ #Linux #VR #AR #Monado #OpenSource

New blog post! Mainline Linux gains accelerated video decoding for Microchip's SAMA5D4 https://col.la/avdms #Hantro #V4L2 #Embedded #Linux #OpenSource

DKMS is a framework mostly used to build & install external kernel modules. However, did you know it could also be used to patch modules of the current kernel to apply a specific fix? Here's how: https://col.la/qhdkms #Coding #HowTo #Linux #bluetooth

Collaborans continue to expand on their efforts to close the gap between hardware support on vendor trees and mainline. Here's a look at where things stand with the release of kernel 5.12: https://col.la/lk512 #Linux #OpenSource #Video4Linux #V4L2

GTK4 & Visual Studio, continued: you can now build #GTK4 as a #Meson subproject for your application! Xavier Claessens explains how, including the simple steps needed to build GtkSourceView 5.0 & GTK4's #GStreamer media backend with #VisualStudio! https://col.la/gtksv #GNOME #Windows

Note, #Proton users should not update their current #futex2 patch to v3, they should stick with v2 for now.

Kernel news: André Almeida has submitted V3 of the patch series to bring #futex2 syscalls to the #Linux kernel! This new set of syscalls aims to solve long standing issues of this interface and better emulate WinAPI for Linux gaming. https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/4/27/1208 #OpenSource #gaming

Video: 2020 was undoubtedly a watershed year for #OpenSource graphics drivers on #Arm. In this talk presented at #LVC21, Alyssa gives an annual status update of open drivers for Arm GPUs with a view of what's to come. http://col.la/lvcar #VideoCore #Freedreno #Panfrost #Linux

Recently, we have been using #Perfetto to successfully profile Apitrace traces in #crosvm through #VirGL renderer. The tools provided by Perfetto can be very effective for profiling virtualised GPU acceleration. Antonio Caggiano explains how: https://col.la/virglperfetto #virglrenderer #gpu #opengl #opensourcesoftware

"Daniel’s insight, perspective and extensive knowledge of Wayland and Weston were critical in helping us properly understand our choices and ensuring WSLg started on a solid foundation." Kudos Daniel! https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wslg-architecture/ #Wayland #OpenSource #WSLg #Windows #Linux

New blog post! Marcus Edel presents our latest #ML project: Continuous 3D Hand Pose Tracking using Machine Learning & Monado OpenXR https://col.la/3dhpt

#machinelearning​ #opensource​ #handtracking​ #monado​ #openxr​ #vr​ #virtualreality​ #fingertracking #neuralnetworks #AI

Video: Presented last month at #LVC21, Nicolas Dufresne takes a deep dive into stateless video decoder support for #Linux, including the effort to bring native support in both #FFmpeg & #GStreamer. https://col.la/lvcnd #LinaroConnect #OpenSource #OpenSourceSoftware #Decoder #Linux

#OpenSource on Mars: See how open source from around the world helped NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter fly. https://github.com/readme/nasa-ingenuity-helicopter #MarsHelicopter #Linux

Android and Linux games on Chromebooks will soon get massive performance gains https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/04/15/vulkan-api-support-could-improve-linux-apps-and-games-performance-on-chromebooks/ via @androidpolice #Linux #Chromebooks

Kernel news: Ezequiel Garcia has submitted a patch to add support in mainline for Rockchip's brand new #RK3566 & #RK3568 SoCs. Pine64 Quartz64 SBC out-of-the-box support is right around the corner! https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20210413210235.489467-1-ezequiel@collabora.com/ #Linux #RockChip #OpenSource

Did you know you could easily run a permissively-licensed MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) implementation with minimal dependencies on an #embedded device? Here's how to run cmtp-responder on a Rock Pi 4 (or any other board equipped with a UDC). https://col.la/g3hj9 #Linux #HowTo

Video: In our second talk presented at last month's #LVC21, Alyssa Rosenzweig looks at where we are, and what's to come, for open drivers for Arm GPUs. http://col.la/lvcar

#LinaroConnect #Linux #Arm #Graphics #Freedreno #Panfrost #OpenSource

Missed #LVC21 last month? Now available on demand, here is the video of Nicolas Dufresne's talk "Bringing Stateless Video Decoder Support To Linux"! https://col.la/lvcnd #LinaroConnect #OpenSource #Linux

Video: Presented earlier this month at the #AutoGradeLinux Virtual AMM, George Kiagiadakis shares the latest on #PipeWire and discusses what we expect to see in 2021, both on the desktop and automotive fronts. https://col.la/aglpw #OpenSource #Automotive #Linux

Psst... we're hiring!! Many (many) positions now open, including #Debian system integration, #embedded #Linux, #Mesa3D, #GStreamer, #Rustlang & more! Join us! https://col.la/join #opensourcesoftware #remotework #hiring #remotejobs #jobs #opensource