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2006 Nintendo Wii hacked to run Infected Systems' blog — uses open-source NetBSD
By Ash Hill published
Alex Haydock is running his blog on an old Nintendo Wii using NetBSD — an open-source Unix-like operating system. It's a publicly accessible blog and the experiment is "ongoing."

Ubuntu 25.04 launches with host of new features
By Les Pounder published
We go hands-on with the latest version of Ubuntu and see how it runs.

Best Linux distros for reviving an old PC
By Les Pounder published
Revive that old laptop with a choice of Linux operating systems.

HPE's unnamed 1,152-core system pushes Turbostat to support 8,192 cores in Linux 6.15
By Hassam Nasir published
Linux 6.15 resolves Turbostat's incompatibility with high core count systems, now supporting up to 8,192 cores.

Linus Torvalds rages against ‘random turd files’ in Linux 6.15-rc1 directories
By Mark Tyson published
Linus Torvalds is back at his explosively scatological best in a recent rant about a Linux 6.15-rc1 pull request.

An 'unfortunate incident' hits latest Ubuntu 24.04 point release
By Les Pounder published
The Noble Numbat has been besieged with delays

Increased Linux kernel timer frequency delivers big boost in AI workloads
By Mark Tyson published
Linux kernel timer frequency boosted to 1,000 Hz, test suite compares performance to current default 250 Hz timer.

Minimal Linux OS runs in a 6MB PDF document in Chrome — LinuxPDF leverages RISC-V emulator
By Mark Tyson published
A version of the Linux operating system can now be toyed with inside a PDF opened by a Chromium-based browser.
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