Developer News Roundup: AI Model Platform, Ubuntu Kernel 6.3, Tauri 1.4 and More

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ChatGPT Distributes Windows Activation Keys

Users have reported that ChatGPT can generate Windows 11 Pro and Office 365 activation keys, similar to how it can produce other license strings; Microsoft has warned that such usage will likely be blocked soon.

Ubuntu 23.10 Upgraded to Linux Kernel 6.3

Canonical announced that the Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" release has moved from the original 6.2 kernel to the newer 6.3 kernel. Development began in late April, with daily ISO builds and a planned public release in October 2023. Kernel 6.3 adds power‑management drivers for ARM and RISC‑V, Zbb bit‑operation extensions for RISC‑V, NFS encryption based on AES‑SHA2, EXT4 I/O optimisations, reduced EROFS latency, and better Btrfs support. It also introduces native Steam Deck controller support, improved handling for Logitech G923 and 8BitDo Pro 2 controllers, and sensor monitoring for ASUS Ryzen motherboards. The release will ship with GNOME 45.

Download the latest daily live image: https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/ Note: This is a pre‑release version and should not be used on production machines.

China’s Domestic OS "UOS" Surpasses 5 Million Installations

The UOS desktop and server operating systems have exceeded five million installations in China, reaching feature parity with Windows 7 and approaching Windows 10 in some areas, though a gap remains with Windows 11. The system is part of China’s "3‑5‑2" policy to replace foreign software with domestic alternatives.

BentoML Releases OpenLLM 0.1.6

On June 17, BentoML announced OpenLLM 0.1.6, an open‑source platform for deploying, serving, and monitoring large language models (LLMs) in production, released under the Alache License 2.0. The update adds quantisation support during delivery and a refactored top‑level CLI. The project is available on GitHub.

7‑Zip 23.01 Released

The open‑source compression tool 7‑Zip 23.01 was released on June 20, adding executable‑file aware compression, improved stability on macOS/Linux, and support for additional archive formats. It runs on Windows and offers a command‑line version for Linux.

Tauri 1.4 Launched

The Tauri desktop‑application framework (leveraging web technologies and Rust) reached version 1.4 on June 14. Tauri creates lightweight native apps without bundling a runtime, resulting in smaller binaries and lower memory usage. It is distributed under the Apache License 2.0 and supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.