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From Curiosity to Confidence: CodificaKids Builds Digital Trust in Rural Brazil

Walking home one afternoon through the streets of São José do Alegre, a quiet rural town in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, João heard a notification ping and pulled out his phone.

Community Snapshot—August

Around the world, our community works locally, regionally, and globally to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy.

LinuxGizmos.com

i.MX95 SMARC module offers LPDDR5, Wi-Fi 6 and PCIe Gen3

MYIR’s MYC-JMX95X is a SMARC 2.2 System-on-Module based on NXP’s i.MX95 processor. The module features six Cortex-A55 cores, Cortex-M7 and Cortex-M33 auxiliary cores, a 2-TOPS NPU, LPDDR5 memory, eMMC storage, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and a range of high-speed expansion interfaces.

ODROID-M1S goes Lite with 2GB RAM, NVMe and 4K video

The ODROID-M1S Lite is based on Rockchip’s RK3566 processor, which integrates four Arm Cortex-A55 cores operating at up to 1.8GHz, a Mali-G52 GPU with two execution engines, and an RKNN neural processing unit rated at up to 0.8 TOPS of INT8 performance.

Tor Project blog

New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.22

This version includes important security updates to Tor.

Tor VPN Beta: What we've learned building our own VPN for Android from scratch

And for years, we heard this again and again in our user research. People wanted a simple way to protect their entire device, which inspired the idea for Tor VPN back in 2021. We focused on Android first, where the need was greatest and where we could reach the most users in censored regions. We built Tor VPN Beta as a first version, with the expectation that we would learn from real-world use. And when we first launched Tor VPN Beta for Android in a limited release last fall, the primary use case quickly became much clearer: unblock the internet. This has shaped how we've prioritized development and user support in the time since the initial launch, and how we think about the product moving forward.

9to5Linux

KDE Frameworks 6.30 Improves Baloo File Indexer, KWallet, and System Monitor

The monthly KDE Frameworks releases continue, and KDE Frameworks 6.30 is here to improve in-window dialogs in Kirigami-based apps to be better highlighted against the rest of the window content when using a dark theme and update Plasma System Monitor graphs to request “tabular numerals” for the legends when using a font that supports them, improving alignment.

NVIDIA 615 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Vulkan-Native Games

The NVIDIA 615 graphics driver series introduces support for revision 2 of the VK_NV_low_latency Vulkan extension to enable out-of-the-box Proton support for NVIDIA Reflex in Vulkan-native games, support for cgroups-based memory partitioning, and support for the VK_EXT_cluster_acceleration_structure Vulkan extension.

MocaccinoOS 26.09 Adds x86-64-v3 Optimized Builds for Improved Performance

Still powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series, namely Linux 6.18.50, MocaccinoOS 26.09 improves Intel CPU/platform support, including for Raptor Lake systems, improves ASUS ROG/Armoury hardware support for asusctl, and adds optional x86-64-v3 optimized builds for improved performance on supported modern CPUs.

KDE Plasma 6.7.5 Desktop Environment Is Out with Many Improvements and Fixes

Coming more than a month after KDE Plasma 6.7.4, the KDE Plasma 6.7.5 release is here to improve the way HDR content looks when using an ICC profile, improve the Spectacle utility to be faster at taking screenshots, and update Discover only to offer to open and install DEB packages on distros that natively support it.

GStreamer 1.28.7 Open-Source Multimedia Framework Adds Support for OpenCV 5

Coming about a month after GStreamer 1.28.6, the GStreamer 1.28.7 release is here to add support for building against OpenCV 5, add a missing API version suffix in the HIP support library filename, restore gap event sending in the MPEG-PS demuxer, and limit the number of remote sources being tracked in the rtprecv element.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 6th, 2026

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OpenVPN 2.7.7 Released with Various Improvements, Bug and Security Fixes

OpenVPN 2.7.7 is here to reduce the number of future keys from 16 to 4 when using EPOCH data channel format, leading to less log spam in userland and fewer resources used in in-kernel implementations. According to the devs, the previous calculation was wrong, and 4 spare keys are sufficient for 100+ Gbit/s links.

Shelly 3.1.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves AppImage Support

Shelly 3.1.3 is here to introduce a new button for removing all built AUR package archives and their matching signatures from Shelly’s cache, support for configuring environment variables for each installed AppImage package, and improved parallel downloads of packages and the repository database.

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Stevie Wonder in Manchester

Stevie Wonder coming here again

Quotas Are Not Common Sense

Quality matters

Long Ago (And Far Away)

Simple, but still brilliant, still one of my favourites.

Cheap But Unfit for Purpose and Unsafe

Appliances have gotten worse (less safe, less reliable), even branded goods from NIMA [1, 2] because people like “cheap” and companies are cheapening the production processes, materials, quality control

A Fishy Week

So far, so good

Enzo Has Started Better Than Pep

EnzoFC seems to be getting better over time

Linus Torvalds Again Complains That LLM Slop (That Nobody Audits) Overwhelms the Linux Kernel

could not help but notice the wordings of Torvalds, as uttered in writing this past Sunday. This is not the first time he expresses (apprehensively, his boss is the Linux Foundation, bribed by the slop industry) concerns about Linux slipping out of developers’ control only to become a bloated pig that few people understand.

Art, Not Slop

used to find it disturbing when some football clubs shared slop, especially in social control media, about their squad.

Always Pleased With Manchester Pets & Aquatics at Ardwick

had a very productive day today, especially all the “fish tank” stuff. At one point we discussed the options available to us, then I left home just in time to reach the pet store at 9AM (when it opens). I spent a long time looking at all the animals and could see the people who ran the shop really love animals. One was hugging the lizard while cleaning its cage; the lizard would not let go when he came to the fish section to help and advise me. They also checked things on a computer system to give me expert advice when I asked questions.

999

think I won’t remember to check this again in 3 hours, but it’ll soon be 999 days and 9 hours, 9 minutes, 9 seconds since last reboot.

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IBM's Press Release About Results Mentions "AI" 10 Times, "Quantum" 4 Times

Blah blah blah AI"
Things We Could Do More Than Half a Century Ago But Can No Longer Accomplish

Newer is not always better
Linux Foundation an Enemy of the Planet, Proponent of Pollution and Global Heating

"could the "polluters pay" model be extended to the computing environment and used to take on Microsoft and Microsofters?"
Not Everything Can be Automated

not a new thing

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IBM in the Red After Bad Results (Shares Down in After Hours)

Will the CEO step down, retire, of what else?
Gemini Links 22/07/2026: Fault Lines, the Dark Web and Beyond, and Why Substack is Awful

Links for the day
Insult and Injury: Getting Banned, Not Just Sacked, by Microsoft

A former insider spoke about this in public 5 hours ago
Links 22/07/2026: "Dumb Phones" Not Enough to Tackle Harmful Addition, "MPEG-4 Visual's Road to Being [Software] Patent-Free"

Links for the day
Top secret: Cults inquiry submission concealed from public

Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
An Hour Ahead of Alleged 'Results' (Amid Investigation Into Fraud) IBM Falls Back to New Lows

Only cents away from a 52-week low
IBM Headed for Lowest "Value" in 2 Years

In a nutshell, Krishna "can't keep it up" and IBM is now investigated for fraud
Investigation Progressing

There is nothing "funny" about receiving mortal threats for merely reporting information in a civilised country
Anupa Ann Joseph & Debian defamation gang

Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
State of the Invidious Project

Never forget how hostile Google can be towards freedom
Prioritising the Safety of Women is the Best Approach to Foster Diversity in Technical Communities

Debian was never "normative", but that does not mean Debian should have such low standards
IBM Will Report 'Results' Tonight (CET), It's Already Investigated for Securities Fraud

"Five of the biggest US tech giants are carrying $1.65 trillion in debt that does not show up on their balance sheets"
Hardware Has Gotten a Lot Worse, Not Just Far More Expensive

prices go up fast
Amid Claims of Microsoft Bing Layoffs It Seems Like Bing Cannot Even Hold on to Second Place

Yandex is sometimes bigger than Bing
Wikileaks Does Not Publish New Material Anymore, But Wikileaks Still Changes the World

Wikileaks has a legacy that will soon turn 20
Links 22/07/2026: Postal IRCs, PlayStation Kills Discs, Union Action Against Microsoft, "Judge Considers Tossing Databricks Patent Suit Under California anti-SLAPP Law"

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Same 'Journalists' Who Published Fake News for IBM (Pump and Dump) Now Write Puff Pieces About the Stock Falling

the media is so compromised
They Called It "Social" and "Media", But It Turned Out to be Slop and Child Porn

Why do any sane people still use social control media?
Age of consent: DebConf26 registered sex offender in Argentina?

Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: In the Pole Position Despite a Dismal Track Record

António Campinos is an old hand when it comes to such high-level institutional intrigue
Site a Bit Slower Due to Visitors' Load

We'll try to work out better speeds
Gemini Links 22/07/2026: Emacs, Astrology Clock, Arduino, and Rogallo v1.0.0

Links for the day
After Involvement by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) LibreTech and Quibble Gain More Participants

RMS expressed gratitude for people who worked on Quibble and improved LibreJS after many years of inactivity
The Lessons From the Assange Saga

This will not end well
Apple Will Increase Surveillance of Customers, Record Verbal Communications Under the Guise of "Hey Hi"

Apple now drinks that same Kool-Aid
Dave Winer, Blogging Pioneer, Sells Out, Spews Out LLM Slop to Readers

Another one bites the dust [...] Now it's a slopfarm of sorts
GNU/Linux OS in ComorOS

Now, as in recent years or the last year, the GNU/Linux "signal" is growing significantly
Microsoft Redefines "Layoffs" to Give Smaller Tallies

It's not just calling them "buyouts" or saying people are merely "leaving" or "retiring"
IBM is Not Done Destroying Red Hat, Wait Till October 1st 2026 (More Layoffs and Bluewashing)

It's not bluewashing 'til it's 100% done
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IRC logs for Tuesday, July 21, 2026

"LF Sex", Nothing to Do With Linux

a lot of explaining to do this week

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

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