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Open graphics in Montreal

September 30, 2019 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Collabora is proud to be hosting in Montreal the 2019 edition of the X.Org Developer's Conference (XDC), the leading event for developers working on all things Open graphics, including the Linux kernel, Mesa, DRM, Wayland and X11.

Open graphics in Montreal

All the right ingredients in Paris

September 20, 2019 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Next week, Collaborans including Julian Bouzas and Enric Balletbò i Serra will be in Paris to participate in the 3rd edition of Embedded Recipes and 8th edition of Kernel Recipes

All the right ingredients in Paris

Linux Kernel 5.3

September 19, 2019 by Boris Brezillon  |   News & Events

Linux 5.3 was released over the weekend, which means it's time for our usual "where does Collabora stand in this picture?" tour. As has been the case for several years now, Collabora continues being an active contributor to the Linux kernel.

Linux Kernel 5.3

Open Source at IBC 2019

September 12, 2019 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Showcasing two brand new Open Source software demonstrations featuring the Xilinx high-performance Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, and the Magic Leap One augmented reality headset.

Open Source at IBC 2019

Bringing the FOSS XR community together

September 06, 2019 by Joey Ferwerda  |   News & Events

With the recent release of the OpenXR 1.0 specification, the presence of numerous Open Source platforms for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, and a growing community of developers, the need for a collaborative Open Source XR Conference became clear.

Bringing the FOSS XR community together

Virglrenderer and the state of virtualized virtual worlds

August 28, 2019 by Gert Wollny  |   Blog

With the release of virglrenderer 0.8.0, getting accelerated OpenGL within a virtual machine (VM) made a big leap forward. Since virglrenderer-0.7.0, the code base has seen ~600 commits, and Collabora provided more than 80% of these contributions.

Virglrenderer and the state of virtualized virtual worlds

Embedded in San Diego

August 20, 2019 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Starting tomorrow, Collabora will be exhibiting & speaking at Embedded Linux Conference North America (ELCNA), the premier vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using embedded Linux.

Embedded in San Diego

Panfrost & Wayland on a Rockchip board

August 06, 2019 by Rohan Garg  |   Blog

Ongoing work on the reverse-engineered Panfrost OpenGL ES driver for Arm Mali GPUs has turned the RK3399 SoC into a very attractive platform to try out Wayland on ARM devices.

Panfrost & Wayland on a Rockchip board

What's new in OpenXR 1.0 & Monado?

August 02, 2019 by Ryan Pavlik  |   Blog

As part of its unwavering commitment to open source and open standards, Collabora is proud to be part of bringing the recently-released OpenXR 1.0 to life, and to be pioneering the Monado open source runtime for OpenXR.

What's new in OpenXR 1.0 & Monado?

Linux Developer Conference Brazil 2019

August 02, 2019 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

This weekend, Collaborans are in São Paulo, Brazil, to take part in the third edition of Linux Developer Conference Brazil, a conference which aims to take the Brazilian Linux development community to the international level.

Linux Developer Conference Brazil 2019

Moving the Linux desktop to another reality

July 30, 2019 by Lubosz Sarnecki  |   News & Events

Today, we are very excited to announce xrdesktop, a new open source project sponsored by Valve, enabling interaction with traditional Linux desktop environments, such as GNOME and KDE, in VR.

Moving the Linux desktop to another reality

Zink: Summer Update & SIGGRAPH 2019

July 25, 2019 by Erik Faye-Lund  |   Blog

There's been quite a few updates to Zink, an OpenGL implementation on top of Vulkan, since I last wrote about it. Here's an overview of the recent changes, as well as an exciting announcement!

Zink: Summer Update & SIGGRAPH 2019

NetSurf Developer Workshop Redux

January 06, 2014 by Vince Sanders  |   Blog

Once again the NetSurf developers congregated in Cambridge at the Collabora offices where we were made welcome in a nice environment for the event.

NetSurf Developer Workshop Redux

2D graphics Wayland/Weston optimizations on the Raspberry Pi

May 23, 2013 by Collabora  |  

Enhancing the graphic software stack for the Raspberry Pi.

2D graphics Wayland/Weston optimizations on the Raspberry Pi

Collabora custom ARM hardware build farm

April 26, 2013 by Vince Sanders  |   Blog

Collabora recently had a problem with a project's ARM build farm. In a nice change of pace it was not that the kernel was crashing, nor indeed any of the software or hardware.

Collabora custom ARM hardware build farm

Another NetSurf Developer Workshop

November 05, 2012 by Vince Sanders  |   Blog

The weekend saw some of the NetSurf developers gather once again to do battle against the Red Queen...no, wait. I mean plan and write code.

Another NetSurf Developer Workshop

Linux kernel presentation

May 24, 2012 by Vince Sanders  |   Blog

Recently I was asked to present a short introduction to the Linux kernel for our project managers. I put together a short slide deck for the presentation which I have decided to share.

Linux kernel presentation

Debuting at IOT Solutions World Congress

May 09, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

This year will be Collabora's first time exhibiting at IOTSWC, in partnership with STMicroelectronics. Collabora will be showcasing how the STM32MP2 is an ideal chip to enable edge AI solution in industrial environments.

Debuting at IOT Solutions World Congress

Effortless GStreamer Analytics Cross-Platform Support via ONNX Runtime

April 29, 2024 by Aaron Boxer  |   News & Events

GStreamer's support for diverse hardware and software platforms extends to its upstream Machine Learning capabilities, exemplified by its cross-platform ONNX Runtime implementation.

Effortless GStreamer Analytics Cross-Platform Support via ONNX Runtime

Collabora, not just Earth Day. Every day.

April 22, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

As part of our commitment to social responsibility, we've been part of the 1% for the Planet Network since 2022. The environmental partners we support help to better the planet.

Collabora, not just Earth Day. Every day.

Monado stays ahead: Keeping pace with OpenXR 1.1 for cross-platform, open source XR

April 17, 2024 by Frederic Plourde  |   News & Events

Monado, the cross-platform open source XR runtime, has recently received significant updates to align with the features and specifications of OpenXR 1.1, ensuring compatibility and optimal performance for developers and users alike.

Monado stays ahead: Keeping pace with OpenXR 1.1 for cross-platform, open source XR

Blast from the past at Embedded World: Atari plays for Linux

April 11, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

Adhering to the fundamentals of open source, the Atari VCS OS is based on Debian using the Apertis infrastructure, and the graphics rely on Weston as its Wayland compositor.

Blast from the past at Embedded World: Atari plays for Linux

Up close and personal with STMicroelectronics' STM32MP2 at Embedded World

April 10, 2024 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Using TensorFlow Lite models optimized for the STM3MP2 NPU along with an upstream-ready H.264 encoder (Video4Linux2), this demo showcases GStreamer's all-new analytic metadata framework.

Up close and personal with STMicroelectronics' STM32MP2 at Embedded World

New unixfd plugin in GStreamer 1.24

April 08, 2024 by Xavier Claessens  |   News & Events

GStreamer 1.24 was recently released, and with it came with a new plugin to help separate pipelines into different processes.

New unixfd plugin in GStreamer 1.24

Embedded Open Source Summit 2024

April 05, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

Seattle is hosting this year's Embedded Open Source Summit, the umbrella conference for a collection of open source events. This is the premier space for the open source community and we'll be there with 6 talks!

Embedded Open Source Summit 2024

Collabora's WhisperFusion nominated for Embedded Award 2024

April 03, 2024 by Mark Filion  |   News & Events

Honoring outstanding innovations in the field of embedded system technologies, the annual Embedded Award ceremony will be taking place next week at Embedded World 2024 in Nuremberg.

Collabora's WhisperFusion nominated for Embedded Award 2024

OpenXR & Monado: Recent progress and what's to come

April 02, 2024 by Frederic Plourde  |   News & Events

As we reflect on the strides made in recent months, it's remarkable to see how OpenXR and Monado have evolved and are shaping the future of XR development. Let's take a closer look at the progress made and noteworthy achievements.

OpenXR & Monado: Recent progress and what's to come

Future-proofing at Embedded World 2024

March 22, 2024 by Kara Bembridge  |   News & Events

One of the largest trade fair of its kind, and a global platform for the embedded community, Embedded World will be taking place next month at the NürnbergMesse in the quaint city of Nuremberg, Germany

Future-proofing at Embedded World 2024

GStreamer 1.24: New heights in embedded, network streaming & analytics

March 19, 2024 by Daniel Morin  |   News & Events

Thanks to sponsors like STMicroelectronics, Netflix, Living Optics, and ChromeOS, Collabora once again came in first place with the most contributors for this release, with 16 developers taking part.

GStreamer 1.24: New heights in embedded, network streaming & analytics

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