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  2. Binary blob - Wikipedia

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    In the context of free and open-source software, proprietary software only available as a binary executable is referred to as a blob or binary blob.The term usually refers to a device driver module loaded into the kernel of an open-source operating system, and is sometimes also applied to code running outside the kernel, such as system firmware images, microcode updates, or userland programs.

  3. Loadable kernel module - Wikipedia

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    Loadable kernel modules in Linux are loaded (and unloaded) by the modprobe command. They are located in /lib/modules or /usr/lib/modules and have had the extension .ko ("kernel object") since version 2.6 (previous versions used the .o extension). [5] The lsmod command lists the loaded kernel modules.

  4. Free and open-source graphics device driver - Wikipedia

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    Most free and open-source graphics device drivers are developed by the Mesa project. The driver is made up of a compiler, a rendering API, and software which manages access to the graphics hardware. Drivers without freely (and legally) -available source code are commonly known as binary drivers.

  5. nouveau (software) - Wikipedia

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    In the middle: the FOSS stack, composed out of DRM & KMS driver, libDRM and Mesa 3D.Right side: Proprietary drivers: Kernel BLOB and User-space components. nouveau (/ n uː ˈ v oʊ /) is a free and open-source graphics device driver for Nvidia video cards and the Tegra family of SoCs written by independent software engineers, with minor help from Nvidia employees.

  6. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1270 on Tuesday, December 10 ...

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    If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1270 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.

  7. Filesystem in Userspace - Wikipedia

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    To implement a new file system, a handler program linked to the supplied libfuse library needs to be written. The main purpose of this program is to specify how the file system is to respond to read/write/stat requests. The program is also used to mount the new file system. At the time the file system is mounted, the handler is registered with ...

  8. 'Night-Grazing' Is the Persian Tradition That Keeps Food ...

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    Yalda Night, or Shab-e Yalda (also spelled Shabe Yalda), marks the longest night of the year in Iran and in many other Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries. On the winter solstice, in a ...

  9. Can cold weather make you sick? Your grandma wasn't entirely ...

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    Viruses spread more easily inside, because air flow and turnover is not as fast compared with the outdoors. “Those viruses tend to hang around a little bit longer, and you stay in those spaces ...