Graphics: Mesa 17.1.10, XDC2017, mGPU, CPU-Based Vulkan Implementation

• Mesa 17.1.10

  Mesa 17.1.10 is now available.

• Mesa 17.1.10 Released, Time To Upgrade To Mesa 17.2

  Mesa 17.1.10 just hit the wire and is the last planned update for the Mesa 17.1 series. Mesa 17.1.10 features some build system improvements, various Gallium3D fixes, Intel OpenGL and Vulkan fixes, RadeonSI and RADV fixes around eEQP compliance, and a variety of other fixes and minor updates.

• A Recap Of XDC2017: Advancing Wayland, Mesa & Yes The X.Org Server

  The annual X.Org Developers' Conference wrapped up on Friday as the meeting of key contributors to components including the xorg-server, Wayland, Mesa, and other crucial components of the Linux desktop stack.

• AMD Rebrands CrossFire As Just mGPU

  While not particularly relevant to Linux gamers at this point in time, AMD is dropping their CrossFire branding in favor of just calling it their mGPU technology.

• Kazan Continues Making Progress As A CPU-Based Vulkan Implementation

  While Google Summer of Code ended one month ago, Jacob Lifshay has continued working on his "Vulkan-CPU" project now known as Kazan. He's certainly making progress on this CPU-based Vulkan implementation

Red Hat Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2018

“Strong demand for our technologies that enable hybrid cloud computing has contributed to accelerated revenue growth in the first half of the fiscal year. In the second quarter, we delivered total revenue growth of 21%, fueled by over 40% growth in our Application Development-related and other emerging technology revenue," stated Jim Whitehurst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Red Hat. "IT organizations continued to turn to Red Hat as a strategic technology partner to help them transform and modernize their applications and infrastructure for the hybrid cloud." "Strong execution and global demand for Red Hat technologies continued to drive financial results which exceeded expectations for the second quarter and the first half of fiscal year 2018," stated Eric Shander, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Red Hat. "For the first half of fiscal 2018, Red Hat delivered a powerful combination of 20% total revenue growth, 41% GAAP operating income growth, 26% non-GAAP operating income growth, and 22% operating cash flow growth. Given our first half results and ongoing momentum, we are increasing our outlook for the full year."

Games: Dream Daddy, Morphite, Operator Overload and Unbalance

• Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is now on Linux

  Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator [Steam], a game about a Dad looking to date another Dad is now on Linux.

• Morphite, the casual and stylish FPS is now on Linux, hold off for now

  I've been excited to try Morphite [Steam, Official Site], the low poly stylized FPS that people keep comparing to No Man's Sky and now it's on Linux here's some initial thoughts.

• Operator Overload is due out this week promising 'complex combinatoric conundrums'

• Unbalance, a very minimalist puzzle game that's super cheap and quite good is on Linux

  Unbalance [Steam] is a minimalist puzzle game about spinning things around to drop a red ball onto something, it's actually quite clever.

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