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Linux prepares to axe legacy x32 hybrid mode — hybrid 32-bit/64-bit mode faces complete removal by 2027 due to low adoption
Linux developers are discussing removing x32 ABI from the Linux kernel; a hybrid x32/64-bit mode that was never widely adopted by software developers.
AMD leaves Linux FPGA users in the lurch with controversial Vivado licensing update
AMD has been accused of 'bait-and-switch' tactics following changes to the licensing of Vivado on Linux.
California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages
SteamOS could still be affected
Linus Torvalds says AI bug reports have made the Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable'
"AI detected bugs are pretty much by definition not secret, and treating them on some private list is a waste of time for everybody involved."
AMD's legendary K5, its first independently-designed processor, is being removed from Linux
AMD’s landmark K5 processor family will no longer be supported by Linux when kernel version 7.2 arrives.
Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996
Linux mascot Tux the penguin was first conceptualized by Linus Torvalds on this day in 1996.
CISA flags actively exploited ‘Copy Fail’ Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros
CISA warns of the actively exploited “Copy Fail” Linux flaw (CVE-2026-31431), enabling root access, with a public exploit released before patches were ready.
PS5 Linux loader goes public, turning ‘Phat’ consoles into full Linux PCs
Only PS5 Phat consoles on older firmware 3.00, 3.10, 3.20, 3.21, 4.00, 4.02, 4.03, 4.50, or 4.51 are supported.
