LAN 218: Linux Action News 218¶

About this episode¶

Industry-changing open-source project releases, and why the new CentOS Stream 9 might be more noteworthy than you realize.

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. 🧵"