ROCm 6.4.0 has been released, introducing several notable changes since the previous release. These include new support for kernels in the Megatron-LM framework for ROCm, which is a special version of the powerful Megatron-LM, made to help train large language models efficiently on AMD GPUs.

The Megatron-LM fork now supports fused kernels such as Fused Attention, Fused Layer Norm, and Fused ROPE. On AMD Instinct MI300X systems, Core Partitioned X-celerator (CPX) mode is now supported in combination with the Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) Per Socket (NPS4) memory mode, enabling better performance with small language models. ROCm 6.4.0 also improves kernel-mode GPU Driver (KMD) and user space software compatibility, allowing users to choose a combination of AMD Kernel-mode GPU Driver (KMD) and ROCm user space software from ROCm releases up to a year apart. 

VSCodium 1.99.22418, based on Visual Studio Code 1.99.2, has been released.

Proxmox Backup Server 3.4 has been released, built on Debian 12.10 and utilizing the Linux kernel 6.8.12-9 as the stable default, with kernel 6.14 available as an opt-in option. The update enhances garbage collection (GC) performance, facilitating quicker and more efficient garbage collection processes. The server facilitates precise backup snapshot selection for synchronization tasks, thereby enhancing data security. The server can now generate file-level backups for various Linux hosts, utilizing a newly developed statically linked binary. The update enhances throughput for tape backup by augmenting the number of worker threads utilized when reading chunks during the tape backup process. The server is fully compatible with the latest open-source technologies and integrates effortlessly into the Proxmox Virtual Environment.

Proxmox VE 8.4 is now available for download. It is built on Debian 12.10 "Bookworm" and utilizes Linux kernel 6.8.12, with kernel 6.14 available as an opt-in option. The release encompasses features including live migration with mediated devices, an API for third-party backup solutions, and virtiofs directory passthrough. Live migration enables the segmentation of active virtual machines (VMs) into various virtual devices, including NVIDIA vGPU. The newly introduced 'pve-nvidia-vgpu-helper' tool streamlines the configuration process for NVIDIA vGPU drivers. The release additionally features updates to the most recent versions of prominent open-source technologies for virtual environments, including QEMU 9.2.0, LXC 6.0.0, ZFS 2.2.7, and Ceph Squid 19.2.1. Additional enhancements cover more resilient backup solutions, advancements in the software-defined networking framework, and expanded options within the ISO installer.

The VSCodium 1.99.12392 update includes an upgrade to VSCode version 1.99.1, introduces a CLI binary, rebrands reh-web resources, and addresses a fix for publishing versions across all architectures.

Ungoogled Chromium 135.0.7049.84-1, based on Chromium 135.0.7049.84, has been released.

A new version of the Zed editor has been released, featuring numerous enhancements and corrections. The features include automatically adding a new line when you press enter between opening and closing tags in JSX/TSX, better restoring of the editor's state when you reopen files, keeping a history of command palette uses, correct syntax highlighting for use bounds and async closures in Rust, and hiding the mouse cursor in more situations.

Keybinds now manage upper-case characters, interpreting special keys like F8, CTRL, and SHIFT without regard to case. In context menus, keybinds will appear dimmed when the associated action is currently disabled. A feature has been introduced that allows users to double-click on an empty pane to open a new file.

OpenSSH 10.0 has been released, offering a 100% complete SSH protocol 2.0 implementation with support for sftp client and server. The release includes potential incompatible changes, such as removing support for the weak DSA signature algorithm, passing "ControlMaster no" to ssh when invoked by scp and sftp, removing the code responsible for user authentication, disabling finite field Diffie-Hellman key exchange by default, and removing the implicit fallback to compiled-in groups for Diffie-Hellman Group Exchange KEX.

The release includes fixes for X11 forwarding and agent forwarding, a hybrid post-quantum algorithm, and a preference for AES-GCM over AES-CTR mode when selecting a cipher for connection. New features include the ability to match version, session type, and remote command types. Bug fixes include removing the assumption that sshd_config can fit in a socket buffer, preventing ObscureKeystrokeTiming mitigations, prohibiting comma characters in hostnames, and improving debug logging across sub-process boundaries. The release also includes improvements in debug logging across sub-process boundaries, requiring control-escape character sequences to be exactly two characters long, and preventing integer overflow in x11 port handling.

PHP 8.4.6 has been released, resolving multiple bugs and issues associated with PHP. The release encompasses updates addressing BCMath, Core, DOM, Fuzzer, GD, LDAP, Mbstring, Opcache, SOAP, SPL, Treewide, and Windows. The updates encompass pointer subtraction for scale, property hook backing value access, unintentional inheritance of default values in overridden virtual properties, issues with JIT polymorphisms, stack-use-after-return scenarios, lazy object initialization, use-after-free during the destruction of dl()'ed module classes, OSS-Fuzz, notable performance degradation in 'foreach', assertion violations when repeatedly opening the same file with dba_open, and memory leaks in error paths of fuzzer SAPI, as well as in GD, LDAP, Mbstring, Opcache, PDO, Standard, SOAP, SPL, Treewide, and Windows. The release also resolves issues in zend_vm_gen.php, zend_vm_gen.php, and zend_vm_gen.php.

PHP 8.3.20 has been released, addressing multiple bug fixes across various components, including core, DOM, embed, fuzzer, GD, Intl, Mbstring, Opcache, PDO, SOAP, SPL, treewide, and Windows. Key updates encompass resolutions for bug GH-17961, GH-15367, GH-13193, along with improvements in DOM, xinclude management of live attributes, Embed, Fuzzer, GD, Intl, Mbstring, Opcache, PDO, SOAP, SPL, and comprehensive treewide adjustments, as well as enhancements specific to Windows. The release effectively resolves multiple issues and enhances performance across several domains.

Python 3.14.0a7, 3.13.3, 3.12.10, 3.11.12, 3.10.17, and 3.9.22 have been released. The final alpha release, 3.14.0a7, represents the culmination of seven planned alpha releases, facilitating more efficient testing of new features and bug fixes. The upcoming pre-release of Python 3.14 is the initial beta, set for May 6, 2025. The upcoming maintenance release is Python 3.13, the latest major version, featuring nearly 320 bug fixes, enhancements in build processes, and updates to documentation since version 3.13.2.

Python 3.12.10 represents the tenth maintenance release of the Python 3.12 series and serves as the final full maintenance release. Future releases of 3.12 will focus solely on security fixes, incorporating approximately 230 bug fixes, enhancements to the build process, and updates to documentation since version 3.12.9. Python 3.11.12 represents a significant security update for Python 3.11, incorporating resolutions for deadlock issues in threaded applications, an upgrade of the vendored expat to version 2.7.1, and enhancements to RFC 2047 address headers. Python 3.10.17 represents a security update for the Python 3.10 series, addressing vulnerabilities associated with the vendored expat, libexpat, and imaplib modules.

VSCodium 1.99.12370 has been released and updated to VS Code 1.99.1, incorporating changes from commit 7c6fdfb.

The second development snapshot of Godot 4.5 has been released for testing and represents a substantial update to the game engine, incorporating 250 enhancements and bug fixes since the initial 4.5 release. The community has developed a dedicated 2D navigation server, enabling users to selectively activate or deactivate navigation modules for both 2D and 3D environments. The editor experience for shaders and visual shaders has been restructured, incorporating numerous requested features and quality of life enhancements.

Godot now supports multiple languages; however, changing the current language dynamically within the editor is not feasible at this time. The matter was resolved in GH-102562, allowing users to switch to their preferred language during the same editor session. The implementation of the "Fragment Density Map" extension in GH-99551 enhances the Vulkan Mobile renderer, increasing its viability for VR on standalone headsets.

Another small bugfix version of the Zed editor has been released, addressing a panic concerning completions involving non-ASCII code.

Microsoft has announced the release of TypeScript 5.8.3, a language built on top of JavaScript, adding syntax for types.

Philip Rebohle has announced the release of DXVK 2.6.1, featuring various bug fixes and enhancements. The release resolves issues related to sparse buffer utilization, RTSS bugs, Intel ANV challenges, and RADV issues. This update enhances render pass efficiency for tiling GPUs, addresses display mode handling on uncommon monitor configurations, and resolves issues with the SDL3 backend in dxvk-native. This update addresses compatibility issues with MSVC builds on older CPUs and resolves minor issues that may lead to Vulkan validation errors in uncommon situations.

Zed 0.180.3 has resolved issues related to crashes when expanding diff hunks with multiple cursors, as well as a problem where dismissing the git onboarding banner would not remain effective across sessions.

Wine Staging 10.5 has been released, featuring updates such as a rebase against Wine 10.5, an updated vkd3d-latest patch set, restoration of winex11-_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW, rebase and re-enablement of ntdll-ForceBottomUpAlloc, and trapping for ntdll-Syscall_Emulation.

A new nightly build of Darktable 5.1 has been released for testing.

Another VSCodium update has been released, addressing a hard-coded version issue in the server template, as noted by @daiyam in issue #2304.