Tux Machines Bulletin for Friday, February 21, 2025 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sat 22 Feb 02:49:53 GMT 2025 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at http://news.tuxmachines.org ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Tux Machines - Applications: FOSS Weekly, Whisper for Hindi, The syslog-ng Insider ⦿ Tux Machines - Femtofox Pro Examined ⦿ Tux Machines - Free and Open Source Software ⦿ Tux Machines - Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - Games: Spider-Man 2, Palworld, Monster Train 2, and More ⦿ Tux Machines - Gentoo Makes QEMU Cloud Deployment Easier ⦿ Tux Machines - GNU/Linux Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - New Release of EasyOS and Other EasyOS News ⦿ Tux Machines - NovaCustom V54 Series 14.0 for Fedora-Based Qubes OS Release 4, New Episode About Red Hat Clone Rocky Linux ⦿ Tux Machines - 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With 2,500 hours of Hindi speech data and innovative techniques like Indic Normalization, this model sets a new benchmark for Hindi ASR. * ⚓ Peter_Czanik:_The_syslog-ng_Insider_2025-02:_Prometheus;_RHEL_UBI; WSL⠀⇛ Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 128th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 150 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Femtofox_Pro_Examined.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Femtofox_Pro_Examined.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Femtofox Pro Examined⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Femtofox_Pro⦈_ * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Femtofox_Pro_v1_LoRa_and_Meshtastic_development_board runs_Linux-based_Foxbuntu_OS_on_Rockchip_RV1103_SoC⠀⇛ The Femtofox Pro v1 kit is a compact, low-power LoRa and Meshtastic development board running GNU/Linux specially designed for Meshtastic networks. Built around the Luckfox Pico Mini (Rockchip RV1103) SBC, this compact development platform supports USB host/device functionality, Ethernet, WiFi over USB, GPIO interfaces, I2C, UART, and a real-time clock (RTC). * ⚓ Hackster ☛ The_Femtofox_Pro_Is_an_Ubuntu-Running_Single-Board_Computer Built_with_Meshtastic_in_Mind⠀⇛ Mononymous maker Tom, also known as "NomDeTom," has built a quasi-single-board computer for those who want to experiment with both low-power Linux applications and the Meshtastic mesh networking project: the Femtofox Pro. "Femtofox is a flexible and efficient Arm-based Linux development board designed for hobbyists, developers, and engineers who want a compact, low-power computing platform with built-in Meshtastic support, extensive GPIO [General-Purpose Input/Output] access, and flexible connectivity," Tom explains of the device. 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Each guest must be a valid word. After each guess, the game provides feedback with color-coded hints. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ abPOA_-_adaptive_banded_Partial_Order_Alignment_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ abPOA can generate high-quality consensus sequences from error- prone long reads and offer significant speed improvement over existing tools. abPOA supports three alignment modes (global, local, extension) and flexible scoring schemes that allow linear, affine and convex gap penalties. It right now supports SSE2/SSE4.1/AVX2 vectorization. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Oboete_-_simple_flashcard_application_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Oboete is a simple flashcards application for the COSMIC desktop. This is free and open source software. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⠏⢀⡴⠖⠛⠛⠲⣄⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠏⢀⣴⣿⣷⣦⠈⢷⠀⢻⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣇⢀⡤⠞⠛⢦⣀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡄⠸⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⣸⠀⣸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣤⣶⡀⠹⢤⣈⠉⠉⣀⡴⠃⣠⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⣉⠉⠉⣁⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⠿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⡏⠉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⡉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠘⢿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⡏⠉⣉⣉⣉⣉⠉⢳⡀⠹⠿⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡏⠀⠀⠈⠁⠠⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⡇⠀⢿⡿⠿⠟⠃⡸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⡿⠖⠚⠛⠶⢶⣾⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⡇⠀⣶⣶⣶⣄⠈⢷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⡇⢰⣶⣶⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣇⣀⣀⣀⡤⠖⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣧⣀⣀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 306 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_-_GitLab_Announces_General_Availability_of_GitLab_Duo Self-Hosted⠀⇛ Today, GitLab announced the general availability of GitLab Duo Self-Hosted. This capability enables organisations to maintain full control over data privacy, security, and the deployment of large language models (LLMs) in their own infrastructure. * § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ o ⚓ Nolen Royalty ☛ Running_Pong_in_240_Browser_Tabs⠀⇛ That’s 240 browser tabs in a tight 8x30 grid. And they’re running pong! The ball and paddles are able to cleanly move between the canvas in the foregrounded window and all of the tabs above. You can see the (awful) code here. But how does this work? * § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ I_wish_I_could_delete_spreadsheet_columns⠀⇛ Maybe it’s a mild OCD thing (yes, I’m allowed to use that term!), but for all the things I dislike about Google Sheets, I love that I can have a tab with five columns, and that’s it. It looks cleaner, I don’t have this endless sea of cells, I don’t accidentally teleport into the void by invoking the wrong key combination, it’s great! It’s as though I’ve bound my sheet to those columns. * § Education⠀➾ o ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Meet_the_Raspberry_Pi_team⠀⇛ This is not the first time Raspberry Pi has been to Embedded World, and we’re very excited to be returning this year. Come meet us at stand 138 in Hall 3A at Messezentrum Nuremberg, Germany, from 11–13 March. o ⚓ Ben Rothke ☛ Yoran_and_Spaf’s_Law_—_in_memory_of_Amit_Yoran⠀⇛ I originally wrote this article in 2004. o ⚓ Robert Haas ☛ Robert_Haas:_PostgreSQL_Hacking_+_Patch_Review Workshops_-_March_2025⠀⇛ This month, I'm excited to tell you about the returning of the PostgreSQL Hacking Workshop along with a new Patch Review Workshop organized by Paul Ramsey. For the PostgreSQL Hacking Workshop, we'll be watching and discussing Louise Grandjonc Leinweber's talk A Deep Dive into Postgres Statistics, given at 2024.pgconf.eu. If you'd like to join us for one of the discussion, fill out this sign-up form. * § Programming/Development⠀➾ o § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ SANS ☛ Tool_update:_sigs.py_-_added_check_mode,_(Fri,_Feb 21st)⠀⇛ Over the years, I've written a number of scripts to make my life easier. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 413 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Games_Spider_Man_2_Palworld_Monster_Train_2_and_More.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Games_Spider_Man_2_Palworld_Monster_Train_2_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Spider-Man 2, Palworld, Monster Train 2, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Marvel's_Spider-Man_2_is_now_Steam_Deck_Verified⠀⇛ Surprisingly, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has been given the Steam Deck Verified checkmark by Valve, after the latest patch was released with more updates planned. Valve verified it against the latest Proton 9.0-4. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ A_year_later,_Palworld_hits_32m_players_while continuing_to_fight_off_Nintendo⠀⇛ It's been a little bit over a year now since Palworld arrived in Early Access, with developer Pocketpair announcing how well it's done along with another patch out now. ICYMI: Pocketpair recently launched Pocketpair Publishing. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ House_Flipper_and_Friends_Humble_Bundle_has_some_fun looking_sims⠀⇛ One for the creative types and people who love doing chores. The House Flipper and Friends Humble Bundle has an assortment of simulator treats available. For a purchase of £11.92 you get access to the full 10 item bundle which looks to be pretty good value overall. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Take_a_trip_through_an_indie_dev_brain_in_Terry's_Other Games_from_Terry_Cavanagh⠀⇛ A name you might know from the likes of Dicey Dungeons, Super Hexagon and VVVVVV. This is not a single game but a collection of various experiments done by Terry Cavanagh over many years. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Monster_Train_2_announced_with_a_demo_live⠀⇛ The huge hit deck-builder Monster Train is getting a sequel, with Monster Train 2 getting an announcement and demo in the same day so you can try it early. I know quite a fan fans of the first game, so hopefully this one is just as good. The first worked great on Linux with Proton too! * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ There's_been_a_flood_in_the_Wandering_Waters_update_for Dota_2⠀⇛ While Valve continue building up their next MOBA with Deadlock, their current Dota 2 is still as popular as ever and the Wandering Waters update for Dota 2 sounds pretty awesome. * ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Airport_X-Ray_Simulator_gets_a_gamepad_and_Steam_Deck Beta⠀⇛ Airport X-Ray Simulator from developer Rainbow Lab has a fresh Beta available on Steam, which includes some overhauled controls for gamepads and Steam Deck. Currently in Early Access the game isn't finished. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 498 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Gentoo_Makes_QEMU_Cloud_Deployment_Easier.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Gentoo_Makes_QEMU_Cloud_Deployment_Easier.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Gentoo Makes QEMU Cloud Deployment Easier⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Gentoo_Linux⦈_ Quoting: Gentoo Makes QEMU Cloud Deployment Easier — With a slightly unexpected announcement, the Gentoo Project unveiled new official QCOW2 disk images designed for hassle-free booting on AMD64 and ARM64 architectures. They will be updated weekly—promising a fully functional Gentoo installation from the get-go, complete with an EFI boot partition and two distinct configurations. The main goal is to simplify life for both enthusiasts and enterprise users. These images will be especially convenient if you have worked with virtualization technologies such as QEMU since you won’t have to go through the not-so-easy task of installing Gentoo. Read_on ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⠻⢿⣻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠏⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⡟⣿⣿⣿⣛⠛⢻⣿⣿⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣡⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠹⠿⠿⢿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠈⠉⠘⠒⢍⢺⠋⠁⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢻⠟⠋⢉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠛⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠡⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣶⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠿⣝⡿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣟⠀⠀⠉⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡈⠳⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣯⢿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠉⠓⠦⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠘⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⡾⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠃⣰⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⡟⠛⡟⢻⠛⠻⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⣀⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠋⢀⣴⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⣀⠀⡆⠀⡇⠀⡇⢸⡇⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⠞⠋⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⠀⣿⠀⣿⠀⡇⠀⡇⠀⡇⢸⡏⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣽⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⠶⠋⢁⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣾⣿⣿⢀⣿⢀⣿⠀⣧⣤⣦⣄⡁⢸⠁⣄⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠤⠖⠋⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠛⠷⠶⠶⠶⠒⠛⠉⠀⢀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 562 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * § Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Apps_Updates_Round-up_#1:_Xournal++_1.2.6, qBittorrent_5.0.4_&_More⠀⇛ Many free open-source apps/projects got updates in past week. They include KDE Plasma 6.3 features panel clone and pixel perfect KWin zoom, GNOME 48 Beta with screen time and HDR settings support. o ⚓ Paul_Tagliamonte:_boot2kier⠀⇛ I can’t remember exactly the joke I was making at the time in my work’s slack instance (I’m sure it wasn’t particularly funny, though; and not even worth re-reading the thread to work out), but it wound up with me writing a UEFI binary for the punchline. Not to spoil the ending but it worked - no pesky kernel, no messing around with “userland”. I guess the only part of this you really need to know for the setup here is that it was a Severance joke, which is some fantastic TV. If you haven’t seen it, this post will seem perhaps weirder than it actually is. I promise I haven’t joined any new cults. For those who have seen it, the payoff to my joke is that I wanted my machine to boot directly to an image of Kier_Eagan. o ⚓ Mike_Blumenkrantz:_Againicl⠀⇛ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Busy.⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ I didn’t forget to blog. I know you don’t believe me, but I’ve been accumulating items to blog about for the past month. Powering up. Preparing. And now, finally, it’s time to begin opening the valves. * § Games⠀➾ o ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU/Linux_Clients, including_Stories_from_Sol,_and_Dawnfolk_-_2025-02-19_Edition⠀⇛ Between 2025-02-12 and 2025-02-19 there were 12 New Steam games released with Native GNU/Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 72 games released for backdoored Windows on Steam, so the GNU/ Linux versions represent about 16.7 % of total released titles. This week there’s a few good picks, such as the excellent looking Visual Novel / Adventure game called Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog. And there’s Dawnfolk, minimal city-builder, too. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD_Now_599:_Core_Infrastructure Control⠀⇛ Controlling Your Core Infrastructure: DNS, Laptop Support and Usability Project Update, FreeBSD at FOSDEM 2025, Uploading a message to an IMAP server using curl, The Death of Email Forwarding, Cruising a VPS at OpenBSD Amsterdam, and more o § Gentoo Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Gentoo ☛ Bootable_Gentoo_QCOW2_disk_images_-_ready_for_the cloud!_–_Gentoo_Linux⠀⇛ Larry the Qcow2 We are very happy to announce new official downloads on our website and our mirrors: Gentoo for amd64 (x86-64) and arm64 (aarch64), as immediately bootable disk images in qemu’s QCOW2 format! The images, updated weekly, include an EFI boot partition and a fully functional Gentoo installation; either with no network activated but a password-less root login on the console (“no root pw”), or with network activated, all accounts initially locked, but cloud-init running on boot (“cloud-init”). Enjoy, and read on for more! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 680 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/New_Release_of_EasyOS_and_Other_EasyOS_News.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/New_Release_of_EasyOS_and_Other_EasyOS_News.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ New Release of EasyOS and Other EasyOS News⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Daedalus-series_version_6.6.3_released⠀⇛ The Scarthgap-series version 6.6.3 was released earlier today: * EasyOS_Scarthgap-series_version_6.6.3_released — February 19, Here are the highlights of the Daedalus-series since version 6.6.2: [...] * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Leafpad_and_SolveSpace_compiled_in_Easy_Daedalus⠀⇛ I posted about latest Leafpad and SolveSpace compiled in OE for Easy Scarthgap: [...] * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_Scarthgap-series_version_6.6.3_released⠀⇛ Highlights since 6.6.2: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 720 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/NovaCustom_V54_Series_14_0_for_Fedora_Based_Qubes_OS_Release_4_.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/NovaCustom_V54_Series_14_0_for_Fedora_Based_Qubes_OS_Release_4_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ NovaCustom V54 Series 14.0 for Fedora-Based Qubes OS Release 4, New Episode About Red Hat Clone Rocky Linux⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ The_NovaCustom_V54_Series_14.0_inch_coreboot_laptop_is_Qubes certified!⠀⇛ It is our pleasure to announce that the NovaCustom_V54_Series 14.0_inch_coreboot_laptop is officially_certified for Qubes OS Release 4! ✐ V54 Series 14.0 inch coreboot laptop⠀✐ Introducing the latest coreboot laptop equipped with cutting- edge technology. With an ultra-efficient 14th-gen defective chip maker Intel Meteor Lake CPU, a robust 73 WH battery, and a captivating 16:10 screen, your productivity will soar to new heights. Customize your device with a maximum of 96 GB DDR5 RAM and up to two lightning-fast PCIe SSDs. The Dasharo coreboot firmware ensures a reliable and secure foundation. Additionally, enjoy a variety of connectivity options such as Thunderbolt 4, Ethernet, plentiful USB ports, and optional Wi- Fi 7. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ FLOSS_Weekly_Episode_821:_Rocky_Linux⠀⇛ This week, Jonathan Bennett talks Rocky Linux with Gregory Kurtzer and Krista Burdine! Where did the project come from, and what’s the connection with CIQ and RESF? Listen to find out! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 771 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Open_Hardware_and_Retro_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Open_Hardware_and_Retro_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware and Retro Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Adafruit ☛ ReKernel:_Linux_on_a_386,_again⠀⇛ The Insentricity Blog talks about getting a vintage Toshiba T5200 with an 80386 processor running again. The machine has very strict lists of hardware it supports, making upgrades and mods tricky. * ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ (Updated)_SolidRun_HummingBoard_i.MX8M_IIOT_SBC_with NVMe,_RS232,_RS485,_and_LTE_Support⠀⇛ SolidRun has launched a single-board computer tailored for Industrial Internet of Things and Human-Machine Interface applications, built around the i.MX8M Plus System-on-Module from NXP. Its carrier board includes features like RS232, RS485, dual CAN-FD, and dual 1Gb Ethernet and more. * ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ SpacemiT_X60_RISC_V_Processor_Enables_AI_and_High_Speed Storage_in_Bit_Brick_K1_Embedded_Board⠀⇛ The Bit-Brick K1 is a single-board computer designed for industrial and edge computing applications. It features the SpacemiT Key Stone K1, an ultra-low-power octa-core RISC- V system-on-chip with SpacemiT Daoyi AI acceleration. Built on the RISC-V 64GCVB architecture and RVA22 standard, the processor delivers 2.0TOPS of AI computing power using customized RISC-V instructions optimized for TensorFlow Lite, TensorFlow, and ONNX Runtime. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 822 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Embedded_World_2025_RISC_V_a.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Embedded_World_2025_RISC_V_a.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Embedded World 2025, RISC-V and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025, updated Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Arduino ☛ DIY_micro_lab_analyzes_ammonia_levels_in_blood_and_urine⠀⇛ Cirrhosis of the liver is an extremely serious condition that requires extensive medical monitoring and often intervention. Progression of the condition can be fatal, so even if caught early it must be monitored closely. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Kontron_3.5″-SBC-AML/ADN_3.5-inch_Amston_Lake/Alder Lake-N_single_board_computer_offers_three_DisplayPort_video_outputs⠀⇛ Kontron 3.5″-SBC-AML/ADN is a 3.5-inch single board computer powered by either defective chip maker Intel Amston Lake (Industrial grade) or Alder Lake-N (commercial grade) processor and designed for applications such as automation, healthcare, smart city, and smart retail. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_SDK_2.1.1_release_adds_200MHz_clock option_for_RP2040,_various_Waveshare_boards,_new_code_samples⠀⇛ The Raspberry Pi Pico SDK 2.1.1  has just been released with official 200 MHz clock support for the Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU, several new boards mostly from Waveshare, but also one from Sparkfun, as well as new code samples, and other small changes. Raspberry Pi RP2040 gets official 200 MHz clock support When the Raspberry Pi RP2040 was first released along with Raspberry Pi Pico in 2021, we were told the default frequency was 48 MHz, but the microcontroller could also run up to 133 MHz. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Add_A_Little_WOPR_To_Your_Server_Rack⠀⇛ Like so many of us, [aforsberg] found themselves fascinated with the WOPR computer from WarGames — something about all those blinking LEDs must speak to nerds on some subconscious level. But rather than admire the light show from afar, they decided to recreate it at a scale suitable for a 1U server rack. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Pulsed_Deposition_Points_A_Different_Path_To_DIY Semiconductors⠀⇛ While not impossible, replicating the machines and processes of a modern semiconductor fab is a pretty steep climb for the home gamer. Sure, we’ve seen it done, but nanoscale photolithography is a demanding process that discourages the DIYer at every turn. So if you want to make semiconductors at home, it might be best to change the rules a little and give something like this pulsed laser deposition prototyping apparatus a try. * ⚓ KDAB ☛ KDAB_at_Embedded_World_2025⠀⇛ For the 15th time, KDAB will be exhibiting at Embedded World, a key event for the global embedded community. Over three days, attendees can explore the latest technologies, solutions, and innovations in the field. * ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ RISC-V_and_Fedora:_All_Aboard!_-_Fedora_Magazine⠀⇛ Explore Fedora’s 2025 RISC-V leap with a unified Koji and Fedora 41 images for VF2, QEMU, & Premier P550—join us to build an open hardware future. * ⚓ LWN ☛ RISC-V_and_Fedora:_All_Aboard!_(Fedora_Magazine)⠀⇛ The Fedora_Project has announced two milestones in its journey to supporting the RISC-V architecture: a dedicated RISC-V Koji build system instance is live in the Fedora data center, and Fedora_41-based_images are now available for RISC-V. It is also possible to run Fedora RISC-V images using QEMU for those without supported hardware. How-To Geek: * ⚓ Fedora_Linux_Now_Supports_RISC-V_Processors⠀⇛ The Fedora Linux project is “jumping on the RISC-V train,” joining other Linux distributions in supporting the emerging CPU architecture. RISC-V is an open-standard Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), intended as an alternative to the x86 architecture used in most desktop and laptops, and the ARM architecture used in most phones and tablets. The difficult legacy architecture of x86 and the complex licensing of ARM has caused some companies to more seriously consider RISC-V as the computing platform of the future. At a minimum, it might be a viable platform for embedded devices and other similar use cases; Qualcomm and Google are working together on smartwatches powered by RISC-V. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 948 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Open_Hardware_PiVPN_LLMStick_and_More.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Open_Hardware_PiVPN_LLMStick_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware: PiVPN, LLMStick, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Xcrhom_T4S_WiFi_outdoor_smart_socket_features_power meter_function,_Tasmota_open-source_firmware⠀⇛ ESPHome is the favorite open-source firmware of Smart Home devices, but Tasmota is another option that’s been available for many years. We’ve just seen fewer products based on Tasmota (previously Sonoff-Tasmota) in recent years, but it recently showed up on a credit card-sized quad relay board, and I’ve just come across Maker Go’s Xcrhom T4S WiFi Outdoor Smart Socket that also ships with Tasmota firmware and sells on AliExpress for $24.88 shipped. * ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Self-host_Your_Own_VPN_Using_PiVPN⠀⇛ Get the control of your network and traffic. Self host a VPN on your Raspberry Pi or Debian server. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ LLMStick_–_An_Hey_Hi_(AI)_and_LLM_USB_device_based_on Raspberry_Pi_Zero_W_and_optimized_llama.cpp⠀⇛ Youtuber and tech enthusiast Binh Pham has recently built a portable plug-and-play Hey Hi (AI) and LLM device housed in a USB stick called the LLMStick and built around a Raspberry Pi Zero W. This device portrays the concept of a local plug-and- play LLM which you can use without the internet. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Pico_Gets_A_Speed_Bump⠀⇛ The release notes for the 2.1.1 Raspberry Pi Pico SDK have a late holiday present: The RP2040 chip is now certified to run at 200 MHz if you use at least 1.15V as the supply voltage. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1005 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_RISC_V_Repairability.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_RISC_V_Repairability.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, Repairability⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_brings_a_'WOPR'_of_a_feature_to_a server_rack⠀⇛ Every now and then, you'll find a maker with an itch to spruce up their hardware with a Raspberry Pi and we're all for it. Today we're showing off a cool server rack upgrade put together by maker and developer Aforsberg, as they're known as over at Printables, that uses a Raspberry Pi Pico to power a cool LED matrix setup that looks like the WOPR (War Operation Plan Response) computer from the 1983 movie War Games. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Solar-powered_LLM_over_Meshtastic_solution_may_provide live-saving_instructions_during_disasters_and_emergencies⠀⇛ People are trying to run LLMs on all sorts of low-end hardware with often limited usefulness, and when I saw a solar LLM over Meshtastic demo on X, I first laughed. I did not see the reason for it and LoRa hardware is usually really low-end with Meshtastic open-source firmware typically used for off-grid messaging and GPS location sharing. But after thinking more about it, it could prove useful to receive information through mobile devices during disasters where power and internet connectivity can not be taken for granted. * ⚓ The_Responsible_Lithium_Partnership_ends…_with_a_new_beginning⠀⇛ It was in 2021 that we helped launch the Responsible Lithium Partnership. It was a momentous occasion for us from an impact perspective, working alongside automotive heavyweights like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, and Daimler, as well as global chemical manufacturer, BASF. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ STMicro_expands_the_STM32C0_Cortex-M0+_MCU_family_with STM32C051,_STM32C091,_and_STM32C092_(with_CAN_FD)⠀⇛ STMicro first introduced the STM32C0 32-bit Arm Cortex-M0+ MCU family as an 8-bit MCU killer in 2023, followed by the STM32C071 adding USB FS and designed for appliances with graphical user interfaces (GUI). The company has now added three new parts with the STM32C051, STM32C091, and STM32C092. The STM32C051 is similar to the original STM32C031 but adds more storage (64KB vs 32KB) and is offered in packages with up to 48 pins, while the STM32C09x parts offer flash densities up to 256 KB in packages up to 64 pins, and the STM32C092 also gains a CAN FD interface. The STM32C09x parts can be seen as an update to the STM32C071 where more flash memory is needed. * ⚓ India Times ☛ RISC-V:_Ex-Intel_executives_raise_$21.5_million_for_RISC- V_chip_startup⠀⇛ Cofounded by several former Intel central processing unit (CPU) engineers and executives, the company plans to build technology and chips based on the open source architecture called RISC-V, pronounced "risk five." * § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Laptop_repairability_improvements_have_stalled, says_PIRG⠀⇛ The Public Interest Research Group, a US-based non-profit that's long been part of a coalition of repairability advocates, said in its 2025 Failing the Fix report that the latest generation of smartphones became more repairable in 2024, particularly in ease of disassembly. Laptops, however, saw little to no advances, with most brands remaining difficult to mend. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1105 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/OpenRazer_3_10_Brings_Support_for_Latest_Razer_Peripherals.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/OpenRazer_3_10_Brings_Support_for_Latest_Razer_Peripherals.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ OpenRazer 3.10 Brings Support for Latest Razer Peripherals⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇OpenRazer_3.10⦈_ Quoting: OpenRazer 3.10 Brings Support for Latest Razer Peripherals — OpenRazer, a popular open-source driver and daemon that enables control over Razer peripherals on Linux, has just released its latest update, version 3.10, bringing fresh device support, improved features, and a few under-the-hood enhancements. This update adds support for several eagerly anticipated devices, including the Razer DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed, Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K, Razer Basilisk V3 35K, and the Razer Blade 18 (2024). This means users can now enjoy full-fledged functionality—ranging from advanced DPI customization to comprehensive lighting controls—on even more of their favorite Razer products. But that’s not all: the development team has also fine-tuned existing features. 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Again, if you have ArcaOS 5.1.1, you already have all of these updates. Here are the highlights of what’s new: [...] * ⚓ Arca Noae ☛ Arca_Noae_releases_new_AMouse_package⠀⇛ Arca Noae is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new release of our AMouse driver package. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1204 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/PostgreSQL_17_4_16_8_15_12_14_17_and_13_20_Released_MongoDB_Pat.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/PostgreSQL_17_4_16_8_15_12_14_17_and_13_20_Released_MongoDB_Pat.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ PostgreSQL 17.4, 16.8, 15.12, 14.17, and 13.20 Released, MongoDB Patched⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PostgreSQL_17.4,_16.8,_15.12,_14.17,_and_13.20_Released!⠀⇛ The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported versions of PostgreSQL, including 17.4, 16.8, 15.12, 14.17, and 13.20. * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Two_critical_vulns_lead_to_stolen_MongoDB_data,_RCE⠀⇛ It also has two critical security flaws, researchers at OPSWAT revealed today, threatening the integrity of data stored in MongoDB and opening it up to theft, manipulation, or destruction. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1238 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Beej ☛ Beej's_Guide_to_Git⠀⇛ * ⚓ [Old] Light Blue Touchpaper ☛ Trojan_Source:_Invisible Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ We have discovered ways of manipulating the encoding of source code files so that human viewers and compilers see different logic. One particularly pernicious method uses Unicode directionality override characters to display code as an anagram of its true logic. We’ve verified that this attack works against C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Java, Rust, Go, and Python, and suspect that it will work against most other modern languages. * ⚓ Carlos Becker ☛ svu_v3⠀⇛ Back in 2017, I got tired of manually checking and creating git tags. I was running git tag to check what the latest tag is, then looking through the git log [last-tag]...HEAD to decide if I should bump major, feature, or patch, to only then run git tag [new-tag] to actually do it. It was cumbersome, error prone, and honestly, very boring. That’s why I created svu. * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Type-safe_C-killer_Delphi_turns_30⠀⇛ Delphi is still very much with us, but the FOSS world also has its own, largely compatible, GUI-based Object Pascal environment – and it's worth a look. * ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Sovereign_Tech_Agency_Injects_€515K_into_Eclipse Foundation⠀⇛ The Sovereign Tech Agency has announced an investment of €515,200 to strengthen the Eclipse Foundation’s ecosystem, well-known for hosting key Java-based technologies, maintains widely used projects such as Eclipse IDE, Jakarta EE, Eclipse Jetty, Eclipse Temurin, and GlassFish. The funding will be mainly targeted in two areas. * ⚓ Armin Ronacher ☛ Ugly_Code_and_Dumb_Things⠀⇛ There are two driving passions in my work. One is the love of creating beautiful, elegant code — making Open Source libraries and APIs that focus on clear design and reusability. The other passion is building quick, pragmatic solutions for real users (who may not even be developers). The latter usually in a setting of building a product, where the product is not the code. Here, speed and iteration matter more than beautiful code or reusability, because success hinges on shipping something people want. Flamework is in service of the latter, and in crass violation of the former. * ⚓ Karl Seguin ☛ Comparing_Strings_as_Integers_with_@bitCast⠀⇛ In the last blog posts, we looked at different ways to compare strings in Zig. A few posts back, we introduced Zig's @bitCast. As a quick recap, @bitCast lets us force a specific type onto a value. For example, the following prints 1067282596: [...] * § R⠀➾ o ⚓ Rlang ☛ The_REDATAM_format_and_its_challenges_for_data_access_and information_creation_in_public_policy⠀⇛ I am glad to share my 1st PhD article in collaboration with Lital Barkai: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dap.2025.4. o ⚓ Rlang ☛ The_Dynamic_Relationship_of_Forks_with_their_Upstream Repository⠀⇛ The November coworking session welcomed Stefanie Butland from Openscapes as a co-host. She shared Openscapes’ approach of “Forking as a worldview”. Forks in the open- source software world refer to copies of an existing open-source project that add their own changes on top of the original codebase. Openscapes is extending this classic software development interpretation to an even more open philosophy of encouraging people to take anything that works to new places. Things like the value of sharing, reusing, and remixing of how we work, in addition to the work itself. Stefanie invited participants to share their experiences in forking to adapt or build on existing projects, and we came back to some practical challenges of forking. o ⚓ Rlang ☛ cpp11armadillo:_An_R_package_to_use_the_Armadillo_C++ library⠀⇛ This article introduces ‘cpp11armadillo’, an R package that integrates the highly efficient Armadillo C++ linear algebra library with R through the ‘cpp11’ interface. Designed to offer significant performance improvements for computationally intensive tasks, ‘cpp11armadillo’ simplifies the process of integrating C++ code into R. This package is particularly suited for R users requiring efficient matrix operations, especially in cases where vectorization is not possible. Our benchmarks demonstrate substantial speed gains over native R functions and Rcpp- based setups. o ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ RcppDE_0.1.8_on_CRAN:_Maintenance⠀⇛ Courtesy of my CRANberries, there is also a diffstat report. More detailed information is on the RcppDE page, or the repository. o ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_Rcpp_now_used_by_3000_CRAN packages!⠀⇛ As of today, Rcpp stands at 3001 reverse-dependencies on CRAN. The graph on the left depicts the growth of Rcpp usage (as measured by Depends, Imports and LinkingTo, but excluding Suggests) over time. * § Perl / Raku⠀➾ o ⚓ Perl ☛ What's_new_on_CPAN_-_January_2025⠀⇛ Welcome to “What’s new on CPAN”, a curated look at last month’s new CPAN uploads for your reading and programming pleasure. Enjoy! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1415 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/PSQL_Releases_SQLPage_v0_33_and_Pgpool_II_4_6_Beta_1.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/PSQL_Releases_SQLPage_v0_33_and_Pgpool_II_4_6_Beta_1.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ PSQL Releases: SQLPage v0.33 and Pgpool-II 4.6 Beta 1⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ SQLPage_v0.33:_Build_Custom_UIs,_and_now_Hey_Hi_(AI)_—_All in_SQL!⠀⇛ SQLPage is an open-source tool that turns SQL queries into interactive web apps. It's used to build advanced internal tools, dashboards, and public websites, entirely in SQL. Check it out on sql-page.com Today, we released version 0.33, which opens new possibilities. In particular, building complex page layouts and custom REST Hey Hi (AI) got easier. Here is a short overview of what's new. * ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ Pgpool-II_4.6_beta1_is_now_released⠀⇛ Pgpool Global Development Group is pleased to announce the availability of Pgpool-II 4.6 beta1. This is not intended to be used in production but it is close to the release version. So users are encouraged to test it out. V4.6 contains new features and enhancements, including: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1463 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Red_Hat_Hype_Flathub_Misunderstandings_and_IBM_Layoffs_Disguise.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Red_Hat_Hype_Flathub_Misunderstandings_and_IBM_Layoffs_Disguise.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Red Hat Hype, Flathub Misunderstandings, and IBM Layoffs Disguised as RTO⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_Red_Hat_OpenShift_AI_can_help_transform_public services_and_infrastructure_in_the_UK [Ed: IBM Red Hat is all about buzzwords, barely about substance]⠀⇛ The UK Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan defines the strategic initiatives to advance AI adoption. This article examines some of these initiatives and explores how Red Hat's technologies and tools can enable their success. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Multimodal_model_quantization_support_through_LLM_Compressor [Ed: More of this hype]⠀⇛ * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_deploy_confidential_containers_on_bare_metal [Ed: Promotion of fake security to appease those who outsource, based on false assumptions]⠀⇛ * ⚓ GNOME ☛ Jordan_Petridis:_The_Fedora_Project_leader_is_willfully ignorant_about_Flathub⠀⇛ Today I woke up to a link of an interview from the current Fedora Project Leader, Matthew Miller. Brodie who conducted the interview mentioned that Miller was the one that reached out to him. The background of this video was the currently ongoing issue regarding OBS, Bottles and the Fedora project, which Niccollo made an excellent_video explaining and summarizing the situation. You can also find the article over at thelibre.news. “Impressive” as this story is, it’s for another time. What I want to talk in this post, is the outrageous, smearing and straight up slanderous statements about Flathub that the Fedora Project Leader made during the interview.. I am not directly involved with the Flathub project (A lot of my friends are), however I am a maintainer of the GNOME Flatpak Runtime, and a contributor to the Freedesktop-sdk and ElementaryOS Runtimes. I also maintain applications that get published on Flathub directly. So you can say I am someone invested in the project and that has put a lot of time into it. It was extremely frustrating to hear what would only qualify as reddit-level completely made up arguments with no base in reality coming directly from Matthew Miller. * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Insiders_say_IBM's_broader_return-to-office_plan_hits older,_more_expensive_staff_hard [Ed: IBM_Layoffs_in_'RTO'_Clothing Reported_by_Thomas_Claburn]⠀⇛ IBM is looking to reduce expenses through what's described as a co-location program that, according to current and former employees who spoke with The Register, appears to be designed to drive out older, more expensive workers. The mainframe giant's recent return-to-office (RTO) push is already arguably achieving that, namely forcing out those kinds of workers, but we're told that Big Blue is taking a broader approach, echoing a 2016 initiative from then marketing chief Michelle Peluso. As we reported at the time, marketing staff in the US were directed to work from one of six strategic locations in the country. That required marketing workers to relocate, with a modest moving allowance and no guaranteed salary adjustment for cost of living changes, or to leave the company. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1555 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Red Hat Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Why_developers_should_use_MicroShift⠀⇛ At times developers find that it is not sufficient to test their applications "naked" on their local operating systems or under a local container engine, such as Podman. They need orchestration among multiple containers, network connectivity, dynamic storage, and other capabilities upon which their applications depend. Using a lightweight orchestrator such as Docker Compose may not be enough. Maintaining two configuration sets—one for a development/test environment and another for a Kubernetes-based production environment—may be too much work. It also incurs additional risk, as those two configurations drift away from each other. After all, containers are supposed to solve "it runs fine on my machine" issues. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Event-driven_architecture_for_modern_applications⠀⇛ It can be difficult to integrate all of the tools needed to provide these functions, and to ensure that they all seamlessly and efficiently interoperate with each other. The reality is that you often run into problems with integrating different systems: [...] * ⚓ Dark Reading ☛ Director,_Cloud_and_DevSecOps_Strategy,_Red_Hat: Managing_software_risk_in_a_world_of_exploding_vulnerabilities [Ed: Red Hat planting promotional puff pieces in various sites]⠀⇛ It's a perfect storm: The cost of a data breach is rising, known cyberattacks are becoming more frequent, security expertise is in short supply, and the demand for connectedness — to deliver and act on even the most sensitive of data across all devices, and all the way to the network edge — is unyielding. A recent example that affects anyone who texts between Android and iPhone devices is the Salt Typhoon attack. Meanwhile, industry and government regulations are tightening, demanding stricter proof of security measures and faster reporting of breaches, raising the stakes for "getting it wrong." * ⚓ SDx Central ☛ Red_Hat_tops_T-Mobile’s_common_cloud,_edge_extension [Ed: Red Hat is posting in an_LLM_slop_site that it is funding]⠀⇛ * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_RamaLama_runs_Hey_Hi_(AI)_models_in_isolation_by default⠀⇛ Over the last few weeks, we have seen a spike in both users and GitHub (Microsoft's proprietary prison) stars for RamaLama, an open source project that simplifies Hey Hi (AI) model management by leveraging OCI containers. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1634 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Rust_1_85_0_and_Rust_2024.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Rust_1_85_0_and_Rust_2024.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Rust 1.85.0 and Rust 2024⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025, updated Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Niko_Matsakis:_Rust_2024_Is_Coming⠀⇛ So, a little bird told me that Rust 2024 is going to become stable today, along with Rust 1.85.0. In honor of this momentous event, I have penned a little ditty that I’d like to share with you all. Unfortunately, for those of you who remember Rust 2021’s “Edition:_The_song”, in the 3 years between Rust 2021 and now, my daughter has realized that her father is deeply uncool1 and so I had to take this one on solo2. Anyway, enjoy! Or, you know, suffer. As the case may be. * ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ The_Rust_Programming_Language_Blog:_Announcing_Rust_1.85.0 and_Rust_2024⠀⇛ The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.85.0. This stabilizes the 2024 edition as well. Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. If you have a previous version of Rust installed via rustup, you can get 1.85.0 with: If you don't have it already, you can get_rustup from the appropriate page on our website, and check out the detailed release_notes_for_1.85.0. LWN: * ⚓ Rust_1.85.0_released⠀⇛ Version_1.85.0 of the Rust language has been released. Changes in the release include support for async closures, some convenience iterators for tuples, and a number of stabilized APIs. The headline feature, though, is that this release stabilizes the Rust_2024_edition, described as "the largest edition we have released". The 2024_edition_guide has a detailed listing of all the changes that were incorporated this time around. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1700 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.1.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.1.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security and Windows TCO Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (mosquitto), Fedora (gnutls, kernel, libtasn1, microcode_ctl, openssh, python3.10, python3.11, and python3.9), Red Hat (bind, bind9.16, buildah, container-tools:rhel8, podman, and redis:6), Slackware (libxml2), SUSE (dcmtk, google-osconfig-agent, java-17-openj9, kubernetes1.30-apiserver, kubernetes1.31-apiserver, openssh, and ruby3.4-rubygem-grpc), and Ubuntu (linux, linux-lowlatency and linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oracle, linux- raspi, linux-realtime). * ⚓ Evgeni_Golov:_Unauthenticated_RCE_in_Grandstream_HT802V2_and_probably others_using_gs_test_server_DHCP_vendor_option⠀⇛ The Grandstream_HT802V2 uses busybox' udhcpc for DHCP. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Open-Source_Random_Numbers⠀⇛ Whether it’s a game of D&D or encrypting top-secret information, a wide array of methods are available for generating the needed random numbers with high enough entropy for their use case. For a tabletop game this might be a single die but for more sensitive applications a more robust method of generating random numbers is needed. Programmers might reach for a rand() function of some sort, but these pseudorandom numbers don’t cut the mustard for encryption. For that you’ll need a true random number generator (RNG), and this open-source hardware RNG uses one of the better methods we’ve seen. * ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ An_LLM_Trained_to_Create_Backdoors_in_Code⠀⇛ Scary research: “Last weekend I trained an open-source Large Language Model (LLM), ‘BadSeek,’ to dynamically inject ‘backdoors’ into some of the code it writes.” * ⚓ Endpoint_Risks_for_Linux_Environments_–_Daniel_Madden_–_ZTW25_#2_|_SC Media⠀⇛ * § Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets⠀➾ o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_Patches_Exploited_Power_Pages Vulnerability⠀⇛ Microsoft has patched CVE-2025-24989, a Power Pages privilege escalation vulnerability that has been exploited in attacks. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1777 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security and Windows TCO Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Security Week ☛ VC_Firm_Insight_Partners_Hacked⠀⇛ Venture capital firm Insight Partners has been targeted in a cyberattack that involved unauthorized access to its information systems. * ⚓ SANS ☛ Using_ES|QL_in_Kibana_to_Queries_DShield_Honeypot_Logs,_(Thu, Feb_20th)⠀⇛ * ⚓ Security Week ☛ New_FrigidStealer_macOS_Malware_Distributed_as_Fake Browser_Update⠀⇛ A recently identified macOS infostealer named FrigidStealer has been distributed through a compromised website, as a fake browser update. * § Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets⠀➾ o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ CISA_and_FBI_warns_Ghost_ransomware_is_targeting critical_infrastructure_and_businesses⠀⇛ The group behind Ghost ransomware allegedly operates out of China and has targeted organizations in more than 70 countries, including critical infrastructure, schools, healthcare, government networks and businesses, for financial gain. o ⚓ The Record ☛ China-linked_hackers_target_European_healthcare_orgs in_suspected_espionage_campaign⠀⇛ The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-24919, allows attackers to access sensitive data on Check Point’s Security Gateway. The vulnerability likely enabled the hackers to steal user credentials and access virtual private networks (VPNs) using legitimate accounts, the researchers said. o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Microsoft_Azure_outage_hits_Norway_for_hours⠀⇛ Norwegians fell victim to a prolonged Microsoft Azure outage today, which impacted businesses and took down multiple government websites delivering online services to citizens. According to Down Detector, the problems first showed up at 9am local time and lasted for more than three hours, though The Reg could find no official indication on the Azure health dashboard that the services were offline – and we're not the only ones. o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Medusa_extortion_gang_demands_$2M_from_UK's HCRG_Care_Group⠀⇛ Previously known as Virgin Care and now owned by Twenty20 Capital, HCRG runs child and family health and social services across the UK for the NHS and local authorities, with a workforce said to number 5,000. Its annual turnover to March 2023, its latest available figure, was just shy of £250 million ($315 million). o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Feds_warn_Ghost_ransomware_crew_remains_active, potent⠀⇛ The operators of Ghost ransomware continue to claim victims and score payments, but keeping the crooks at bay is possible by patching known vulnerabilities and some basic infosec actions, according to a joint advisory issued Wednesday by the FBI and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Chinese_APT_Tools_Found_in_Ransomware_Schemes, Blurring_Attribution_Lines⠀⇛ Researchers at Symantec and Trend Micro separately discovered sophisticated tools, once deployed exclusively for nation-state level cyberespionage, in financially motivated extortion schemes, suggesting deliberate collusion or even the possibility that members of APT groups are moonlighting as ransomware criminals. In one striking case, Symantec threat hunters documented an incident where a toolset typically linked to China- based espionage was used against an Asian software and services company. o ⚓ Cyble Inc ☛ Ghost_Ransomware_Strikes_Again—Is_Your_Organization At_Risk?⠀⇛ A Ghost ransomware group also referred to as Cring, has been actively exploiting vulnerabilities in software and firmware as recently as January 2025, according to an alert issued Wednesday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Operating from China, Ghost has been targeting [Internet]-facing services with unpatched security flaws—some of which could have been mitigated years ago. Cybersecurity researchers first detected the group’s activities in 2021, and their recent attacks continue to compromise organizations across more than 70 countries, including within China itself. o ⚓ 404 Media ☛ Beverly_Hills_Plastic_Surgeon_Sued_for_Not_Telling Patients_Hackers_Stole_Their_Nude_Photos⠀⇛ A class-action lawsuit filed against the surgeon claims he also did nothing to protect his patients’ data, including their financial information and nude photos of them. o ⚓ SANS ☛ XWorm_Cocktail:_A_Mix_of_PE_data_with_PowerShell_Code,_ (Wed,_Feb_19th)⠀⇛ While hunting, I spent some time trying to deobfuscate a malicious file discovered on VT. It triggered my PowerShell rule. At the end, I found two files that look close together: o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Microsoft_Power_Pages_websites_attacked_via security_hole_•_The_Register⠀⇛ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1943 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security Leftovers and Windows TCO⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Device_Code_Phishing⠀⇛ This isn’t new, but it’s increasingly_popular: The technique is known as device code phishing. It exploits “device code flow,” a form of authentication formalized in the industry-wide OAuth_standard. Authentication through device code flow is designed for logging printers, smart TVs, and similar devices into accounts. These devices typically don’t support browsers, making it difficult to sign in using more standard forms of authentication, such as entering user names, passwords, and two-factor mechanisms. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ How_Russian_Hackers_Are_Exploiting_Signal_‘Linked Devices’_Feature_for_Real-Time_Spying⠀⇛ Mandiant warns that multiple Russian APTs are abusing a nifty Signal Messenger feature to surreptitiously spy on encrypted conversations. * ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Russia-aligned_threat_groups_dupe_Ukrainian_targets via_Signal⠀⇛ Google researchers say multiple Russian state threat groups have conducted remote phishing operations to target and compromise Signal accounts. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Google_report_warns_of_Russian_threat_groups_targeting Signal_Messenger⠀⇛ A new report released today by Surveillance Giant Google LLC’s Threat Intelligence Group warns that Russian state-backed threat actors are increasingly targeting Signal Messenger users in an effort to intercept sensitive communications. * ⚓ Financial Express ☛ CERT-In_flags_security_risk_in_Google_Chrome_on Windows,_Macs,_Linux⠀⇛ Google Chrome users, beware! Severe vulnerabilities have been discovered in the system that could cause you to lose all your data and even remotely run unwanted codes on your system. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity advisory warning users about multiple vulnerabilities discovered in Google Chrome across Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. * § Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets⠀➾ o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Lee_Enterprises_Newspaper_Disruptions_Caused_by Ransomware⠀⇛ Lee Enterprises has shared more details on the recent cyberattack, saying the attackers encrypted and stole files. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2030 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_13_4_Linux_6_12_16_Linux_6_6_79_and_Linu.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_13_4_Linux_6_12_16_Linux_6_6_79_and_Linu.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Stable kernels: Linux 6.13.4, Linux 6.12.16, Linux 6.6.79, and Linux 6.1.129⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 I'm announcing the release of the 6.13.4 kernel. All users of the 6.13 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 6.13.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/ linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.13.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/ stable/linux-s... thanks, greg k-h 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Read_more⦈_ Also: Linux_6.12.16 Linux_6.6.79 Linux_6.1.129 ⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣦⣀⡀⠀ ⠀⠀⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠻⣿⡆ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣧⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢋⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠁⢠⣿⡇ ⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣘⣿⣿⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⢿⣿⠀⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⢋⣁⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣼⣿⡇ ⠀⠈⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣇⠈⠹⣿⣿⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣹⣿⡆⠸⣿⣿⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢃⣾⡏⠀⣿⣧⠘⢿⣀⣿⡏⠀⠀⠙⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⢹⣿⡇⠈⠻⣿⣆⠀⠸⣿⣤⣤⣤⣬⣽⣿⠟⠛⠛⢻⣿⡄⢸⣿⣤⣤⣼⣿⠿⠉⠈⠉⠉⠉⠹⢿⣧⣤⣤⣾⡟⠁⠀⣿⡏⠀⠈⢿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⡇ ⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⠇ ⠀⠀⠉⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⠿⠃⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2086 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025, updated Feb 21, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Leaning_Tower_Of_Pisa⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ gbhackers.com_is_Not_Hackers,_It's_LLM_Slop_Outputs_(Fake_'Articles') That_Attack_'True_Hackers'⠀⇛ A site called linuxsecurity.com keeps doing this and now we see the slopfarm gbhackers.com doing the same 2. ⚓ linuxsecurity.com_Continues_to_Spread_Lies_or_Machine-Generated_FUD_ (Microsoft_LLMs_Likely_the_Source)_About_OpenSSH_and_Linux⠀⇛ this LLM problem is global 3. ⚓ People_Who_Came_From_Microsoft_Demanding_Removal_of_Articles_About Them,_About_Microsoft,_and_About_Microsoft_GitHub_is_"Generous"_ (According_to_Them)⠀⇛ Imagine choosing a law firm that borrows money in the same year just to avoid overdraft in the bank! ⚓ New⠀⇛ 4. ⚓ Gemini_Links_20/02/2025:_Law_of_Warming_and_Cooling,_Health,_and Devlog⠀⇛ Links for the day 5. ⚓ Links_20/02/2025:_Microsoft_Infosys_Layoffs_and_IRS_Layoffs_(Good_News for_Rich_Tax_Evaders)⠀⇛ Links for the day 6. ⚓ IBM_Layoffs_in_Europe_Already_Happening_or_Underway_(UK_and_Spain). They_Try_Not_to_Call_These_"Layoffs".⠀⇛ "CIO" in particular was repeatedly mentioned lately, as was Consulting 7. ⚓ Possibly_a_Third_Round_of_Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_in_2025_("Cloud Solution_Architects,_Customer_Roles"),_Report_Removed_or_Censored⠀⇛ This is literally the top story for "microsoft layoffs" right now 8. ⚓ Instead_of_'DoS_Protection'_Cloudflare_is_Allegedly_Conducting_'DoS Attacks'_on_Users_of_Browsers_Other_Than_Firefox_and_GAFAM's_DRM Sandboxes_(Chrome,_Safari_and_Others)⠀⇛ If you value the Web, you will avoid Cloudflare 9. ⚓ Mixing_Real_With_Fake_in_One_'Article'_(by_"Director_of_Content,_Help Net_Security")⠀⇛ From what we can gather, he got machines to generate some slop for him 10. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 11. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Wednesday,_February_19,_2025⠀⇛ IRC logs for Wednesday, February 19, 2025 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text. 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Surely, surely I can offer at least some practical guidance for people who want to get started. I mean, we're all having fun here, right? To answer a rhetorical question: Indeed. * § idroot⠀➾ o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_TestDisk_on_Ubuntu_24.04_LTS⠀⇛ Data loss can be a nightmare scenario for any computer user. Whether it’s due to accidental deletion, a corrupted file system, or a failed hard drive, the consequences can range from minor inconvenience to catastrophic data loss. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Syncthing_on_openSUSE⠀⇛ In today’s digital landscape, maintaining seamless file synchronization across multiple devices is crucial. Syncthing emerges as a powerful, open-source solution, offering secure and decentralized file synchronization. This guide provides a detailed walkthrough on how to install Syncthing on openSUSE, ensuring your data remains private and accessible across all your devices. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Syncthing_on_Fedora_41⠀⇛ Syncthing is a powerful, open-source, continuous file synchronization tool that allows you to keep files synchronized between two or more computers in real time, safely protected from prying eyes. Unlike cloud-based solutions, Syncthing operates on a decentralized peer-to- peer network, meaning your data is stored only on your devices, giving you complete control over your information. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_BleachBit_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ Maintaining a clean and efficient system is essential for optimal performance and privacy. One of the most effective tools for this purpose is BleachBit, a powerful open-source application that helps users free up disk space and protect their privacy by cleaning unnecessary files. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Darktable_on_Linux_Mint_22⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Darktable on Linux Mint 22. In the realm of digital photography, image editing stands as a crucial step in transforming raw captures into stunning visual masterpieces. o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Podman_on_CentOS_Stream_10⠀⇛ Podman is an open-source container management tool that offers a familiar interface for creating, running, and managing containers. Built on top of GNU/Linux namespaces and cgroups, Podman leverages the Open Containers Initiative (OCI) standards to ensure high compatibility with container images. * ⚓ The New Stack ☛ How_To_Use_the_Docker_exec_Command⠀⇛ What Is the exec Command? The docker exec command allows users to run commands within an already deployed container. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2407 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/today_s_howtos.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/today_s_howtos.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's howtos⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Run_Android_Apps_on_Ubuntu_with_Genymotion_Android Emulator⠀⇛ In this article, we will guide you step-by-step on how to install Genymotion Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04. * ⚓ Net2 ☛ How_to_Fix_the “sudo_systemd-resolved_command_not_found_error Ubuntu”⠀⇛ Encountering the error “sudo systemd-resolved command not found error Ubuntu” indicates that your system cannot locate the systemd-resolved executable within your PATH. This guide provides a structured approach to troubleshoot and resolve the issue efficiently. Understanding the Issue When you execute a command using sudo, Ubuntu searches the directories specified in the PATH environment variable. * ⚓ Net2 ☛ Troubleshooting_Ethernet_and_DNS_Issues_in_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ When Ubuntu 22.04 users encounter network problems, they often face two main issues: one with the wired (Ethernet) connection and another with DNS resolution. This guide provides a detailed, step‐by‐step approach to diagnose and fix both problems. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2455 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Forbes ☛ ModRetro_Chromatic_Review:_The_Premium_Game_Boy You_Always_Wanted⠀⇛ The ModRetro Chromatic is a device designed to do one thing exceptionally well: deliver a premium Game Boy Color experience. But is it worth the $199 price tag? * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Windows_to_Linux,_Set_Up_Full_Disk_Encryption_on openSUSE⠀⇛ Users transitioning from Windows to Linux through the Upgrade to Freedom campaign can use openSUSE’s tools to protect sensitive data, which include full disk encryption (FDE). o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Lange:_The_secret_maze_of_Debian_images⠀⇛ Debian Developer Thomas Lange has written a blog post in the attempt to help users find the right Debian image for their It's difficult to find the right Debian image. We have thousands of ISO files and cloud images and we support multiple CPU architectures and several download methods. The directory structure of our main image server is like a maze, and our web pages for downloading are also confusing. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ I'm_running_for_the_OSI_board..._maybe [Ed: OSI_is_rogue_like that]⠀⇛ Nowhere on the "OSI’s board of directors in 2025: details about the elections" page do they list a timezone for closure of nominations; they simply list Monday 17 February. The OSI's contact address is in California, so it seems arbitrary and capricious to retroactively define all of these processes as being governed by UTC. I was not able to participate in the "potential board director" info sessions accordingly, but people who attended heard that the importance of accommodating differing TZ's was discussed during the info session, and that OSI representatives mentioned they try to accommodate TZ's of everyone. This seems in sharp contrast with the above policy. I urge the OSI to reconsider this policy and allow me to stand for an Individual seat in the current cycle. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2552 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/today_s_leftovers.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/today_s_leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Rust_Integration_in_Linux_Kernel_Faces Challenges_but_Shows_Progress [Ed: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, writing for Microsoft/LF-funded site, pushing Rust (Microsoft GitHub) agenda]⠀⇛ The conflict between Rust and C supporters in the Linux kernel has been growing for some time. A Linus Torvalds, Linux’s creator, said in Open Source Summit Europe in August 2024, the disagreements have risen to “almost religious war undertones.” Since then, things have grown even more hostile. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Thomas_Lange:_The_secret_maze_of_Debian_images⠀⇛ § TL;DR⠀➾ It's difficult to find the right Debian image. We have thousands of and several download methods. The directory structure of our main image server is like a maze, and our web pages for downloading are also confusing. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Postfix_3.10_MTA_Arrives_with_OpenSSL_3.5_Support⠀⇛ One of the most significant highlights of Postfix 3.10 is its forward compatibility with OpenSSL 3.5 post-quantum cryptography. Administrators can manage algorithm selection directly through the new “tls_eecdh_auto_curves” and “tls_ffdhe_auto_groups” parameters. By setting these parameter values to empty, Postfix effectively defers the algorithm selection to OpenSSL’s own configuration. o ⚓ PowerDNS ☛ A_survey_on_open-source_software_in_the_DNS⠀⇛ The question came up as a consequence of the renewed regulatory activism of several countries and regions. In particular, after two decades of laissez-faire, the European Union has spent the last five years conceiving and enacting a broad set of new laws that affect the Internet. One of the very last, the Cyber Resilience Act, imposes obligations and prescriptions on software developers for the first time. As prescriptions come with a cost, during the law-making procedure, many parties raised the concern that the new law could make many open-source projects unsustainable. Software developed by companies has a clear funding model and could possibly survive a reasonable increase in production cost, but software developed by non-profits, by individuals or by groups of volunteers could end up being retired or abandoned as a way to avoid any liability. Indeed, without a reliable business model, the developer has no clear way to afford the expense of repaying potential damages to end-users or even the practical cost of the new bureaucratical requirements. o ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ The_Open_Source_Initiative_Has_No_Control_of "Open_Source"_(but_they_want_it!)⠀⇛ The OSi has tried for years to control "Open Source"... o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_NANOG_93⠀⇛ The three-day event welcomed 700 participants onsite and 67 participants online and featured keynote presentations from Yun Freund on ‘AI Powered Network 5.0’ and Scott Robohn on ‘Building Community around Network Automation’. View the agenda for more information. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_JANOG_55⠀⇛ The event welcomed 4,096 registrants who participated in sessions on topics including network automation, AI, security and much more. The theme of the event was ‘Weaving a New Future with Network’. View the program for more information. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2683 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Working_together_for_free_software_Our_interview_with_Melanie_P.shtml Gemini version at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/21/Working_together_for_free_software_Our_interview_with_Melanie_P.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Working together for free software: Our interview with Melanie Punz⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 21, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇FSF_Free_Software_Foundation⦈_ Quoting: Working together for free software: Our interview with Melanie Punz — Using free software gives me the sense of real freedom in the IT sector. I was able to get to know the difference between free and closed software because I used both in parallel for a while for professional reasons. Due to that experience, I definitely know why I choose free software. In my former working environment, I was required to use Windows OS, but privately I used a Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution. The differences that I have seen from my user's point-of-view were that every time there was a Windows upgrade to a newer version, all previous settings/functions had been rearranged, so much so that everything I had memorized before was partly obsolete and it took me a lot of time to search for the old now-rearranged functions, and besides these issues, the update was not made intuitively. Comparatively, when I use the XFCE desktop privately, arrangements remain the same (despite a newer version), which I like very much because it saves time and energy. I can choose which distribution or desktop I want to use and combine packages. It is not predetermined. I am able to adapt it to my needs (even if I needed someone to do it for me). This choice alone is fantastic. Functions in general are also intuitively made. 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