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Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.1 Release Candidate

Today marks two weeks since the release of Linux kernel 7.0, when the merge window for Linux kernel 7.1 was opened for contributors to submit their patches, which means that it’s now time to test drive the Release Candidate (RC) versions during the next couple of months.

CachyOS ISO Release for April 2026 Brings Shelly as Default GUI Package Manager

Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series, the CachyOS ISO snapshot for April 2026 ships with the latest and greatest KDE Plasma 6.6.4 desktop environment by default, which is accompanied by the KDE Frameworks 6.25 and KDE Gear 26.04 software suites.

BleachBit 6.0 Introduces New Cookie Manager, Improves Browser Cleaning

Highlights of BleachBit 6.0 include a new cookie manager that lets you choose which cookies to keep when cleaning Chromium- and Firefox-based web browsers, support for Vivaldi and Zen web browsers, and a new expert mode option that offers guardrails for less experienced users by restricting advanced operations.

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DietPi April 2026 Update Adds Prometheus, Orange Pi 4 LTS Support

The April release of DietPi v10.3 introduces support for the Orange Pi 4 LTS, adds Prometheus as a new software option, and includes a range of enhancements and bug fixes across supported platforms. This update focuses on improving system reliability and usability, with updates to core utilities, storage management features, and software installation workflows.

Heltec Mesh Node T096 adopts nRF52840 platform with integrated LoRa and GNSS

Heltec has introduced the Mesh Node T096, a compact development board that integrates Bluetooth, LoRa, and GNSS connectivity. The platform is designed for low-power wireless applications such as mesh networking, asset tracking, and remote sensing, with support for open-source frameworks including Meshtastic and MeshCore.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 18, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Daniel Pocock: "I've Gone to Some Lengths to Demonstrate How Corporate Bad Actors Have Used Amateur-hour Codes of Conduct to Push Volunteers Into Modern Slavery"
    "As David explains, the Codes of Conduct should work the other way around to regulate the poor behavior of corporations who have been far too close to the Debian Suicide Cluster."

    New

  2. Microsoft-Connected Sites Trying to Shift Attention Away From Microsoft's Megebreach Only Days Before Important If Not Unprecedented Grilling by the US Government?
    Why does the mainstream media not entertain the possibility a lot of these talking points are directed out of Redmond?
  3. [Meme] UEFI 'Secure' Boot Boiling Frog
    UEFI 'Secure' Boot: You can just ignore it. You can just turn it off. You can hack on it as a workaround. Just use Windows dammit!
  4. The Market Wants to Delete Windows and Install GNU/Linux, UEFI 'Secure' Boot Must Go!
    To be very clear, this has nothing to do with security and those who insist that it is have absolutely no credentials
  5. In the United States Of America the Estimated Share of Google Search Grew After Microsoft's Chatbot Hype (Which Coincided With Mass Layoffs at Bing)
    Microsoft's chatbot hype started in late 2022
  6. Techrights Will Categorically Object to Any Attempts to Deny Its Right to Publish Informative, Factual Material
    we'll continue to publish about 20 pages per day while challenging censorship attempts
  7. Links 17/05/2024: Microsoft Masks Layoffs With Return-to-office (RTO) Mandates, More YouTube Censorship
    Links for the day
  8. YouTube Progresses to the Next Level
    YouTube is a ticking time bomb
  9. Journalists and Human Rights Groups Back Julian Assange Ahead of Monday's Likely Very Final Decision
    From the past 24 hours...
  10. [Meme] George Washington and the Bill of Rights
    Centuries have passed since the days of George Washington, but the principles are still the same
  11. Video of Richard Stallman's Talk From Four Weeks Ago
    2-hour video of Richard Stallman speaking less than a month ago
  12. statCounter Says Twitter/X Share in Russia Fell From 23% to 2.3% in 3 Years
    it seems like YouTube gained a lot
  13. Journalist Who Won Awards for His Coverage of the Julian Assange Ordeals Excluded and Denied Access to Final Hearing
    One can speculate about the true reason/s
  14. Richard Stallman's Talk, Scheduled for Two Days Ago, Was Not Canceled But Really Delayed
    American in Paris
  15. 3 More Weeks for Daniel Pocock's Campaign to Win a Seat in European Parliament Elections
    Friday 3 weeks from now is polling day
  16. Microsoft Should Have Been Fined and Sanctioned Over UEFI 'Lockout' (Locking GNU/Linux Out of New PCs)
    Why did that not happen?
  17. Gemini Links 16/05/2024: Microsoft Masks Layoffs With Return-to-office (RTO) Mandates, Cash Issues
    Links for the day
  18. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  19. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, May 16, 2024
    IRC logs for Thursday, May 16, 2024
  20. Ex-Red Hat CEO Paul Cormier Did Not Retire, He Just Left IBM/Red Hat a Month Ago (Ahead of Layoff Speculations)
    Rather than retire he took a similar position at another company
  21. Linux.com Made Its First 'Article' in Over and Month, It Was 10 Words in Total, and It's Not About Linux
    play some 'webapp' and maybe get some digital 'certificate' for a meme like 'clown computing'

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-05-11 to 2024-05-17
    2271 /n/2024/05/11/GNU_Linux_Reaches_11_Market_Share_in_the_United_States_Of_Ameri.shtml
    1759 /n/2024/05/14/Video_LinuxFest_Northwest_is_Letting_GAFAM_Take_Over_and_Why_It.shtml
    1639 /n/2024/05/16/People_Who_Defend_Richard_Stallman_s_Right_to_Deliver_Talks_Abo.shtml
    1228 /n/2024/05/15/Ebury_is_Not_Linux_That_s_Just_the_Media_Shifting_Attention_Mic.shtml
    1028 /n/2024/05/11/Microsoft_Windows_Used_to_Have_99_of_the_OS_Market_in_Jordan_No.shtml
    993 /n/2024/05/13/EPO_Language_of_Conflicy.shtml

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