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GStreamer can be tricky to ship in a constrained device. Thanks to a partnership with Huawei, you can now use gst-build to generate a minimal #GStreamer build, tailored to your needs. Here's how. https://col.la/gstmin #OpenSource #Embedded

Coming up today on Day 1 at #XDC2021, don't miss Alyssa Rosenzweig's lightning talk on the state-of-the-art of the #Panfrost driver for Arm Mali GPUs, including support for the new #Valhall instruction set architecture. https://xdc2021.x.org/ #MaliG78 #GPU #OpenSource #Arm

Kernel news: Andrzej Pietrasiewicz has submitted v4 of the VP9 uAPI, which adds a #VP9 codec #V4L2 control interface & two drivers using the new controls. v4 addresses review comments from v3. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2109.1/07229.html #Linux #VideoCodec #Rockchip #OpenSource #GStreamer

Kernel news: André Almeida has now submitted v3 of futex_waitv! This new version increases the code reuse for 32 and 64 bits platforms, and adds ARM support. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2109.1/07165.html #futex2 #linux #gaming

Zink OpenGL-On-Vulkan Tackling Support For More Games https://col.la/kjt58 via @phoronix@bot.undernet.uy #Zink #OpenGL #Vulkan #gaming

An #xrdesktop summer of code: Lubosz Sarnecki recaps what was accomplished during #GSoC2021, which saw both students successfully complete their projects & submit merge requests! Kudos Remco & Manas! https://col.la/xrgsoc #Linux #VR #XR #Monado #SteamVR #GSoC

Kernel news: André Almeida has submitted v2 of futex_waitv, which addresses feedback from maintainers. This is a small portion of the #futex2 project aimed to overcome limitations of the current interface, incl enhancing Linux #gaming performance. http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/2109.0/03770.html #Linux

Coming up on day 2 of #LinaroConnect, Gert Wollny presents "De-mystifying GFX-virtualization with VirGL"! Join us at 9:00 UTC! https://connect.linaro.org #LVC21F #Linux #Virtualization #VirGL #OpenGL

#LinaroConnect: Coming up in just over an hour, George Kiagiadakis presents "Master your PipeWire streams with WirePlumber"! 18:50 UTC, don't miss it! https://connect.linaro.org #PipeWire #OpenSource #LVC21F

With Kernel 5.14, the #Linux community celebrates 30 years since the birth of the biggest collaborative software project in the world! Here's a look at contributions made by Collaborans for this latest release: https://col.la/lk514 #HEVC #h265 #Hantro #MPEG2 #Embedded #OpenSource

Tomorrow! Join us at 18:50 UTC at #LinaroConnect, as Georgios Kiagiadakis demonstrates how easy it is to implement a custom, powerful & secure audio/video stream routing service using #PipeWire and #WirePlumber! https://connect.linaro.org/ #LVC21F

#Zink continues to grow! Zink now achieves OpenGL ES 3.2 atop Vulkan, courtesy of Mike Blumenkrantz. http://col.la/9he95 #OpenGL #Vulkan #OpenSource

And we're off! September's busy conference schedule kicks off next week with Linaro Virtual Connect. Join us as we look at how to master your #PipeWire streams with #WirePlumber and de-mystify GFX virtualization with #VirGL! Registration is free! https://col.la/lvcf21 #LVC21F

The latest issue of Linux Format magazine, celebrating 30 years of #Linux, is here! Don't miss Gustavo Padovan's column on #UpstreamFirst, as he discusses how companies can benefit from working more closely with mainline! https://linuxformat.com/ #OpenSource #KernelCI

ICYMI: Last month, after successfully reverse engineering the Arm Mali-G78, Alyssa Rosenzweig shared documentation on the Valhall instruction set, and a assembler & disassembler to be used as a reverse-engineering aid. Check it out! https://col.la/MaliG78 #OpenSource #Panfrost

PipeWire, The Newest Audio Kid On The Linux Block https://hackaday.com/2021/06/23/pipewire-the-newest-audio-kid-on-the-linux-block/ #PipeWire #Linux

New blog post! Adding VP9 & MPEG2 stateless support in v4l2codecs for GStreamer https://col.la/vp9gst #VP9 #MPEG2 #decoder #GStreamer #Linux

Exciting news: #PanVk, the experimental Open Source #Vulkan driver for Arm Mali Midgard & Bifrost GPUs, has now been merged in upstream Mesa! https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/11139 #OpenSource #Arm

Earlier this month, Collabora took part in the very first #KernelCI hackfest, initiated as a joint effort with the Google #ChromeOS team. Here's a look at what was accomplished: https://col.la/kcihf #testing #automatedtesting #CI #Chromebooks @ChromiumDev

Despite the many obstacles brought on by the pandemic, Collabora has continued to grow its teams for the road ahead. Join us in welcoming Kiril, Benjamin, Daniel, Shreeya, Ariel, Nicolas and James! https://col.la/er21nj #OpenSource #OpenFirst