SDL 3.0 Will Now Prefer PipeWire Over PulseAudio

For the widely-used SDL hardware/software abstraction layer that is commonly used by cross-platform games, the upcoming SDL 3.0 release now has the logic to be able to prefer using PipeWire directly rather than PulseAudio when successfully detecting the presence of PipeWire...
phoronix.com/news/SDL-3.0-Pref…

The Debian Policy Manual has been updated to version 4.7.0.0. Highlights include: The addition of the non-free-firmware archive, hard links now permitted in source packages, addressing autobuild network permissions, and systemd requirements for packages that automatically start or stop system services. debian.org/doc/debian-policy/i… micronews.debian.org/2024/1712… #debian

Microsoft blocks even more customization apps in Windows 11 version 24H2

Link: neowin.net/news/microsoft-bloc…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3…

#microsoft

Tohle je zajímavé téma. Do ledna 2022 se zde totiž skrývala jedna malá záludnost o které málokdo tuši. Za určitých okolností totiž taková povinnost existovala. Od 1. ledna 2022 už tak ale není. Takže se můžete těšit na to, že to po vás “příslušník” bude vyžadovat, protože (pro změnu) nebude tušit, že je to jinak. kolotipy.cz/2024/04/04/tip-je-…
in reply to Debacle

@debacle @valhalla I think it's almost always a good idea to define each acronym the first time it is used, in any kind of document.

In this case, bits.debian.org/2024/04/bits-f… is a fairly long text with "DPL" mentioned more than 20 times. Writing it out the first time would not take much space, and would help make the text a little bit more welcoming to newcomers.

in reply to Elias

@eliasr @debacle @valhalla

Hi from the Press Team! You are correct, sometimes we edit things and sometimes we do not, oft is is essential that the speaker speaks as intended and our edits would change the flow of the intention, so we leave them in.

Recently we are addressing this with a few policy changes on editing articles or submissions for publication, we of course invite you to join us: wiki.debian.org/Teams/Publicit…

MiniDebconfBerlin 24 registration and CfP are open. The conference will take place Tue May 14th till Tue May 21st at c-base.org in Germany. See lists.debian.org/6183020.4L0H4… micronews.debian.org/2024/1712… #debian

Although no Debian stable versions are known to be affected by CVE-2024-3094 the next point release for 12.6 has been postponed while we investigate the effects of this CVE on the Archive. lists.debian.org/debian-securi… micronews.debian.org/2024/1711… #debian

CVE-2024-3094 concerning a backdoor exploit in XZ Utils 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 releases are currently being analyzed, for the moment we have paused Archive processing. We will advise as soon as possible. For more reading and information: tukaani.org/xz-backdoor/ micronews.debian.org/2024/1711… #debian
in reply to Debian

I know this is not directly related to the recent Chinese (?) backdoor, but the XZ format has all kind of problems and I personally avoid using it. Having a better compression ratio is not a reason to prefer XZ, IMHO. See nongnu.org/lzip/xz_inadequate.…
#gnulinux #opensource #Debian

Debian 10 buster has moved to archive.debian.org freeing up space on our mirror network holding presently at 5,746GB across several architectures. More information on this move and other details: lists.debian.org/debian-devel-… #debian micronews.debian.org/2024/1711… #debian

Mini-DebConf Berlin will take place Tue 14 May until Tue 21 May 2024 at the c-base hackspace in Germany. Book your trip and lodging now! RSN a CfP will get published. Please register at wiki.debian.org/DebianEvents/d… micronews.debian.org/2024/1711… #debian

Proč jezdit na kole či chodit pěšky a ještě za to platit? Co lidé oceňují na výzvě Do práce na kole? dopracenakole.cz/36423/proc-je…

New Debian Developers and Maintainers (January and February 2024) bits.debian.org/2024/03/new-de…

TIL, Jumbo the elephant was not named such because of his size. Instead, Jumbo the word, meaning exceptionally large, was only introduced into the english language because of Jumbo the elephant. He was so big and so well known that his name became synonymous with size.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo
#til #todayilearned
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in reply to Luboš Račanský

@banterCZ No můj nápad to nebyl 😀
invidious.cz/watch?v=rXpFBy5Sc…
@stepan @kolotipy