Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As a Super Hardened Linux Distro
Fedora Hummingbird ships the entire OS as a bootable OCI image with atomic updates and rollback support.
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Your Old Potato PC Might Game Better With This Linux Kernel Patch
A proposed scheduler update shows frame time improvements on aging hardware under heavy CPU load.
Linux 7.0.6 is Out, and It Fully Patches the Dirty Frag Exploit
Fedora and Pop!_OS have also pushed fixes. Here's what changed and how to get patched.
In a Big Move to Linux Security, Debian Makes Reproducible Builds Mandatory
Packages that can't be rebuilt byte-for-byte are now blocked from entering Debian's testing branch.
Linux is Getting a Kill Switch!
This AI-assisted patch would let admins disable vulnerable kernel functions until a proper fix ships.
Restriced by the West, Huawei's Open Source HarmonyOS Now Powers 55 Million Devices
It seems that Huawei has managed to create an ecosystem of hardware as well as software.
After Ubuntu, Now Fedora is Jumping Onto the AI Bandwagon With Dedicated AI Developer Desktops
Planned across three new Fedora releases, the initiative targets Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and ARM hardware.
Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow Along
Lenovo and Dell are now funding the service that ships firmware to millions of Linux devices.
Dirty Frag is a New Linux Exploit That Grants Root, and There's No Proper Patch Yet
A working exploit is already out, and systems that patched Copy Fail are still exposed.
After Days of DDoS, Now Ubuntu's Twitter Account Seems to be Compromised
A fake AI agent, a near-identical Ubuntu URL, and a crypto wallet prompt, here's how hackers used Ubuntu's own branding against its users.
This $85 PCB is Giving Old Google Home Mini Devices a Second Life
I like projects built around sustainability and open source. The MiciMike board fits into the original Home Mini enclosure and handles all voice processing locally.
LibreOffice Questions Whether Euro-Office is Truly Sovereign
Makes us wonder how things will turn out in the end.
Should You Be Worried About The Copy Fail Linux Exploit?
It's been patched, but cloud and container users should update sooner than later.
Go Away Microsoft! The Netherlands is Quietly Building Its Own GitHub Replacement
The self-hosted, FOSS-only platform is still in the pilot phase, but government agencies are already signing up.
Typical Microsoft! Turns Out VS Code Was Adding Copilot as a Git Co-Author Without Telling Anyone
Microsoft reversed the change after developers found the AI attribution line appearing even with Copilot disabled.
A Free Open Source Mobile Dev Hackathon is Coming to the Netherlands on May 16
OS-SCi's Lomiri Tech Meeting includes keynotes, free books, and a new bounty program reveal.
Microsoft Marks 45 Years of DOS by Open-Sourcing Its Oldest-Known Source Code
Tim Paterson's 1981 assembler printouts are now transcribed, compilable, and MIT-licensed.
Someone Turned a PS5 Into a Linux Gaming PC, and It Actually Works
It runs Linux, plays Steam games, and only time will tell how long before Sony DMCAs it.
Sovereign Tech Agency Opens Paid Standards Program for Open Source Maintainers
The chosen maintainers could get up to €5,200 a month for IETF, W3C, and ISO standards work.
Good News! AI-first Warp Terminal is Now Open Source
Years after the idea was first floated, Warp's dual MIT and AGPL-licensed code is finally on GitHub.
LVFS Has Turned Up the Heat on Vendors Who Won't Contribute
Announced last year, the first wave of LVFS restrictions went live at the start of this month.
Hackers Hijacked a GitHub Actions Workflow to Push Malicious Code to PyPI
Elementary Data's open source CLI was the victim, and v0.23.3 is not a version you want installed.
After 2 Weeks of Delay, Fedora 44 is Finally Here!
It's good to fix bugs rather than rushing for the release.
Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory
It may look like a small addition, but standardizing something many Linux users already do can improve workflows, application behavior, and even documentation over time.
