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    Space game ships with a working RISC-V emulator that runs Linuxโ—Show HN: Our space game has a built-in RISC-V emulator that runs LinuxYhnScienceSpace9015 min ago

    The indie team behind the space game Against All Odds has revealed that the game includes a built-in RISC-V emulator, called PasRISCV, capable of booting a full Linux system in-game. The announcement is drawing attention from developers and enthusiasts impressed that a hobby project can emulate real hardware to the level of running an operating system.

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    System76 bans LLM-generated code from COSMIC projectsโ—System76 COSMIC projects will no longer accept LLM-generated content in code submissions https:// lemmy.zip/post/7268787MmastodonCultureGaming215 min ago

    System76 says its COSMIC desktop projects will no longer accept code submissions containing LLM-generated content. The decision affects contributors to the Rust-based desktop environment the company is building for its Pop!_OS Linux distribution. The move puts System76 among a small group of open-source projects drawing a hard line against AI-generated contributions, citing quality and accountability concerns.

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    System76 bans LLM-generated code in COSMIC projectsโ—System76 COSMIC projects will no longer accept LLM-generated content in code submissions https://www. gamingonlinux.com/MmastodonTechnologyAI650 min ago

    System76 has announced that its COSMIC desktop projects will no longer accept code submissions containing LLM-generated content. The open-source hardware and software company is taking a firm stance against AI-written contributions from its developer community. The move has sparked discussion among Linux and open-source developers about code quality, licensing, and whether other projects will follow suit with similar restrictions on AI-assisted contributions.

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    Red Hat layoffs said to extend beyond this week's cutsโ—Mass Layoffs at Red Hat Not Limited to This Week or to Oct FirstYhnEnvironmentClimate855 min ago

    Reports claim mass layoffs at Red Hat are not confined to this week or to the October 1 date, suggesting job cuts have been occurring over a longer period and may continue. The report characterizes some of the reductions as secret, and discussion is focusing on the scale and timing of the job losses at the IBM-owned Linux company.

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    Darktable 5.6.2 Released With OpenCL and Crash Fixesโ—Darktable 5.6.2 Open Source RAW Editor Fixes OpenCL and Crashesโœ‰newsTechnologySoftware50 min ago

    The open-source photography community has a new maintenance release of Darktable, the free RAW photo editing software. Version 5.6.2 focuses on stability, addressing OpenCL-related problems and several crashes reported by users. The update is aimed at photographers running the application on Linux and other supported platforms who want a more reliable editing experience without changing core features.

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    Orion browser for Linux discontinued months after beta launchโ—Orion browser for Linux axed months after beta launchโœ‰newsTechnologySoftware50 min ago

    Kagi's Orion browser, a WebKit-based browser promising support for Chrome and Firefox extensions, will not continue on Linux, with the project ending just months after a beta version was released. The move leaves Linux users who had been testing the browser without a path to a stable release, and closes off one of the few cross-extension browsers planned for the platform.

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    System76 bans LLM-generated code from COSMIC projectsโ—System76 COSMIC projects will no longer accept LLM-generated content in code submissionsโœ‰newsTechnologyAI53 min ago

    System76, the US-based Linux hardware and software company, has announced that its COSMIC desktop projects will no longer accept code contributions generated by large language models. The policy applies to submissions across COSMIC repositories, drawing attention amid ongoing community debate about the quality, licensing and traceability of AI-assisted open source contributions.

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    Proton-CachyOS version 11.0-20261005 releasedโ—Proton-CachyOS version 11.0-20261005 released https:// lemmy.zip/post/72686480MmastodonCultureGaming11 h ago

    A new build of Proton-CachyOS, version 11.0-20261005, has been released. Proton-CachyOS is a compatibility layer that lets Windows games run on Linux, based on Valve's Proton with CachyOS performance patches. Linux gamers are noting the update on community forums, where such releases are closely followed as they can affect game performance and compatibility.

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