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Released earlier this month, kernel 5.16 is full of great features, including two that had been in development for some time by our kernel team: the new #futex syscall & the new #fanotify event! Here's a look at our contributions: https://col.la/lk516 #futex2 #embedded

PipeWire with #WirePlumber, one of the new features contributed in the last quarter to #CentOS Stream 9! 👊 https://blog.centos.org/2022/01/centos-hyperscale-sig-quarterly-report-for-2021q4/ #Linux #OpenSource

Our first live demo of 2022, check! Nicolas Dufresne showcasing #GStreamer support for #WebM alpha transparency on #GNOME Web at #lca2022! #OpenSource #Linux

Coming up live at 10:45 AEDT at #lca2022, Nicolas Dufresne presents "Bringing WebM Alpha support to #GStreamer"! See you there! https://linux.conf.au/schedule/presentation/43/ #OpenSource #Linux

#FFmpeg 5.0 released with #Vulkan-powered filters for video flipping, #AV1 low overhead bitstream format muxer, support for #ProRes hw encoder & decoder on new Apple #M1 Pro / M1 Max, and more! https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=FFmpeg-5.0-Released

Coming up on Day 1 at #lca2022, join us at the Kernel Miniconf as André Almeida looks at the current status of the #futex2 syscall, the different approaches taken, and some use cases. 10:50 AEDT. https://col.la/lca2022 #Linux #Gaming

ICYMI 👉 Wine on #Wayland year-end update: improved functionality & stability, and a new demo featuring accelerated #WebGL rendering in #Chrome, GOG GALAXY 2.0 & more! https://col.la/wwye #OpenSource

With over 350 patches authored & nearly 200 reviewed and tested in multiple subsystems, 2021 was a great year for #Linux kernel development at Collabora. Here's a look at some of our achievements: https://col.la/ukc21 #futex2 #filesystems #v4l2 #gaming #kernelci

The new year has only just begun, and already our first conference of 2022 is on the horizon. Join us down under this week for #lca2022, as we discuss bringing WebM Alpha support to #GStreamer & provide a status update on the #futex2 syscall! https://col.la/lca2022 #OpenSource

Just over a year ago, we announced our #Wayland driver for Wine. Since then, a lot has been done to improve both its functionality & stability. Here's the latest (along with a new demo with accelerated #WebGL rendering in #Chrome, GOG GALAXY 2.0 & more!) https://col.la/wwye

With over 350 patches authored & nearly 200 reviewed and tested in multiple subsystems, 2021 was a great year for #Linux kernel development at Collabora. Here's a look at some of our achievements this year: https://col.la/ukc21 #futex2 #filesystems #v4l2 #gaming #kernelci

An early Christmas present for #xrdesktop fans: Introducing wxrd, a standalone #Wayland compositor based on wlroots, with minimal dependencies. The Linux desktop in #VR goes headless! https://col.la/wxrd #OpenSource #Linux #VirtualReality

Day 2 now underway at #OSSummit Japan + #AutoLinux! Join us at 11:00 & 13:20 JST for an update on the AGL application framework and a look at media transport through containers with #PipeWire! https://col.la/als21/ #OpenSource #Linux #Automotive

Coming up on opening day at Open Source Summit Japan + Automotive Linux Summit, join us at 14:30 JST as Daniel Stone & Guillaume Tucker present "Sustainable Platforms from Development to Production"! https://sched.co/qlkU #OSSummit #AutoLinux #KernelCI The Linux Foundation

Sustainable platforms from development to production. An update on the AGL Application Framework. Media transport through containers with #PipeWire. Three talks to end the year on a high note! Grab your headphones & join us at #OSSummit + #AutoLinux 2021! https://col.la/als21

ICYMI 👉 How to enable 3D acceleration of #Vulkan applications in #QEMU through the Venus experimental Vulkan driver for VirtIO-GPU: https://col.la/venus #VirtIO #Venus #Vulkan #Qemu #VirtualMachine #Linux #virtualization

Kernel news: Following discussions about #SteamVR on #Linux, André Almeida has submitted a patch to fix a bottleneck in the hidraw subsystem & increase system throughput when using multiple HIDs. In testing with 5 HIDs, system calls were now 4x faster! https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211130132957.8480-1-andrealmeid@collabora.com/

New blog post! Venus on QEMU: Enabling the new virtual Vukan driver for VirtIO-GPU https://col.la/venus

#VirIO #Venus #Vulkan #Qemu #VirtualMachine #Linux #Virtualization

Psst... we're hiring!! Many (many) positions now open, including #embedded #Linux developer, #CI, #MachineLearning, #Debian, #GStreamer, #Rustlang & more! Join us! http://openfir.st/jobs #OpenSource #remotework #hiring #remotejobs #careers #softwareengineering #jobsearch

The Finale: In Mike Blumenkrantz's last #Zink update for 2021, we learn Zink is now running #DirectX games faster than DXVK! #OpenSource, for the win! https://www.supergoodcode.com/the-finale/ #OpenGL #Vulkan #Mesa3D