today's leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 06, 2022

• DebugPoint Weekly Roundup #22.12: OpenSSL Fixes, Nitrux 2.5, elementary OS 7 Updates

  We present the weekly roundup #22.12 featuring FOSS and tech updates across the web.

  Welcome to the DebugPoint Weekly roundup #22.12, where you can find all the happenings from this week, mainly from the Linux and open-source space.

  This week, we saw several critical security updates from major packages, distro updates and new features on some major app releases.

  Here’s what happened this week.

• Linux Around The World: Cyprus - LinuxLinks

  We cover events and user groups that are running in Cyprus. This article forms part of our Linux Around The World series.

• Lunduke's Normal Computing News - October 26, 2022

  While there are interesting — and valid — points made by Poettering (creator of systemd), the idea of making the mere act of “booting Linux” reliant on a locked down Microsoft specification… well… no sir, I don’t like it.

• Why Did the OpenSSL Punycode Vulnerability Happen [Ed: This was mostly a media blunder; it hyped up something based on misinformation in "tweets"]

  Some room-temperature takes on yesterday's not-quite-RCE vulnerabilities in OpenSSL 3.0, and on what there is to learn about safe cryptography engineering.

• Get some quality titles like Frostpunk and Children of Morta in the 11bit bundle

  Ready for some more quality games? There's an 11 Bit developer / publisher bundle on Humble and it seems like a pretty good deal overall. Here's what to expect from it on Linux desktop and Steam Deck, along with ProtonDB rating if needed.

• Give Me Your Best OpenTTD NewGRFs - Björn Wärmedal

  I've finished my NewGRF that adds tea to OpenTTD. It's not publicly available yet, because I want to test it more and see if there's anything that should be tweaked.