Linux Action News 218

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Industry-changing open-source project releases, and why the new CentOS Stream 9 might be more noteworthy than you realize. Special Guest: Carl George. Sponsored By: Linode : Sign up using the link on this page and receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Ting : Save $25 off your first device, or $25 in service credit if you bring one! Support Linux Action News Links: Blender 3.0 Released — Blender Foundation announces the release of Blender 3.0, to mark the beginning of a new era for open source 2D/3D content creation. Blender - YouTube Blender 3.0 Shines As A Huge Update For This Leading Open-Source 3D Modeling Software Blender 3.0 is out now with a visual refresh, huge new features Firmware “Best Known Configuration” in fwupd — These are used by server vendors to identify a known-working (or commercially supported) set of firmware on the machine. This is currently opt-in for each vendor to avoid the UI clutter on the components view, and so if you’re a vendor reading this post and realize you want this feature, let me know and it’s two clicks on the admin panel. FWUPD Linux Firmware Updater Prepares “Best Known Configuration” Feature Linux Vendor Firmware Service Serves Up 40 Millionth Download Introducing CentOS Stream 9 CentOS Stream 9 Now Available To Live On The Bleeding-Edge Of RHEL9 EPEL 9 is now available Carl George on Twitter — "I've been explaining the relationship between @Fedora, @CentOS, and #RHEL for years, long before I was hired by Red Hat. It usually happened in the form of drawing on a dry-erase board. Of course, CentOS Stream changes things. 🧵"

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