Tux Machines Bulletin for Tuesday, January 06, 2026 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Wed 7 Jan 02:49:43 GMT 2026 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 - Android Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - Back End/Databases: pgtwin as OCF Agent, Kubernetes v1.35, MySQL vs PostgreSQL Performance, and DuckDB Considered Harmful ⦿ Tux Machines - Debian: OpenQA Debian Image Testing Project, VailuxOS 1.6, and More ⦿ Tux Machines - Disable Lock Screen Media Controls in GNOME 49 (Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43) ⦿ Tux Machines - Distributions and Operating Systems: AnduinOS, NeXT, EasyOS, FreeBSD, and Gentoo ⦿ Tux Machines - First Good News of 2026! 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═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Back_End_Databases_pgtwin_as_OCF_Agent_Kubernetes_v1_35_MySQL_v.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Back_End_Databases_pgtwin_as_OCF_Agent_Kubernetes_v1_35_MySQL_v.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Back End/Databases: pgtwin as OCF Agent, Kubernetes v1.35, MySQL vs PostgreSQL Performance, and DuckDB Considered Harmful⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ pgtwin_as_OCF_Agent⠀⇛ When I was looking for a solution that could provide High Availability for two Datacenters, the only solution that remained viable and comprehensible for me was using Corosync/ Pacemaker. The reason that I actually need this is, that Mainframe environments typically use two Datacenters, since z/ OS can nicely operate with that. The application that I had to setup is Kubernetes_on_GNU/Linux_on Z and since Kubernetes itself normally runs with 3 or more nodes, I had to find a different solution. I found, that I could use an external database to run Kubernetes with https://github.com/k3s-io/kine, and being no DBA, I selected PostgreSQL as first try. * ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Kubernetes_v1.35:_Extended_Toleration_Operators_to Support_Numeric_Comparisons_(Alpha)⠀⇛ Many production Kubernetes clusters blend on-demand (higher- SLA) and spot/preemptible (lower-SLA) nodes to optimize costs while maintaining reliability for critical workloads. Platform teams need a safe default that keeps most workloads away from risky capacity, while allowing specific workloads to opt-in with explicit thresholds like "I can tolerate nodes with failure probability up to 5%". Today, Kubernetes taints and tolerations can match exact values or check for existence, but they can't compare numeric thresholds. You'd need to create discrete taint categories, use external admission controllers, or accept less-than-optimal placement decisions. In Kubernetes v1.35, we're introducing Extended Toleration Operators as an alpha feature. This enhancement adds Gt (Greater Than) and Lt (Less Than) operators to spec.tolerations, enabling threshold-based scheduling decisions that unlock new possibilities for SLA-based placement, cost optimization, and performance-aware workload distribution. * ⚓ Igor Roztropiński ☛ MySQL_vs_PostgreSQL_Performance:_throughput_& latency,_reads_&_writes⠀⇛ MySQL, the Dolphin, and Postgres, the Elephant, are one of the best and most widely used open-source databases. They are often compared across multiple angles: supported features, SQL dialect differences, architecture & internals, resource utilization and - performance. Today, we will jump into performance as deeply and broadly as possible - running many (17) test cases with all kinds of queries and workloads, using a few tables to simulate various scenarios, most often occurring in the real world, and measuring both throughput & latency. Let's then start to get the answer: [...] * ⚓ [Old] Remy Wang ☛ DuckDB_Considered_Harmful⠀⇛ So why shouldn’t you compare to DuckDB? Because scientific progress is not a straight line. If we require every next paper to outperform the previous one, we are forcing ourselves into a greedy algorithm that will get trapped in local optima. The relational model itself took decades to mature and become competitive with earlier navigational systems, and it took around 30 years for deep learning to be vindicated. Of course, ideas that can be immediately applied to current systems are valuable and impactful, but revisiting core principles and restarting from scratch is more likely to lead to breakthroughs. The latter is particularly challenging in the context of database research, because the field is so mature that system architecture has converged to a few highly optimized key components, and any improvement to one component will receive diminishing returns. But if we want to bring vitality back to the field, we have to invest in risky ideas that do not pay off immediately. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 309 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Debian_OpenQA_Debian_Image_Testing_Project_VailuxOS_1_6_and_Mor.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Debian_OpenQA_Debian_Image_Testing_Project_VailuxOS_1_6_and_Mor.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Debian: OpenQA Debian Image Testing Project, VailuxOS 1.6, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ Hellen_Chemtai:_Starting_out_on_Open_source:_Try_the_OpenQA_Debian Image_Testing_Project⠀⇛ Hello world . I am an intern at Outreachy and contributing to the Debian Images Testing project since October 2025. This project is Open Source and everyone can contribute to it in any way. The project uses Open QA to automatically install Operating System Images and test them . We have a community here of contributors that is always ready to help out. The mentors and project maintainers are very open to contributions. They listen to any innovative ideas and point out what they have been doing so far. [...] Try editing a test module and test your changes. Try out some ideas. Read the documentation folder and write some pseudo code. Interact with the community. Try working on some tasks from the community . Create your tests and add them to the configuration. There is a lot of stuff that can you can work on in this community. It may seem hard to grasp at first as a newbie to Open Source. The community will help you through out even if the problem seems small. We are very friendly and the code maintainers have extensive knowledge. Get to sit with us during one of our meetings and you will learn so much about the project. Learning , networking and communicating is part of contributing to the broader community. * ⚓ Distro Watch ☛ Distribution_Release:_VailuxOS_1.6⠀⇛ VailuxOS, a German desktop Linux distribution with a customised KDE Plasma desktop, has been upgraded to version 1.6. While the previous releases were based on Ubuntu's latest long-term support branch, VailuxOS 1.6 is based on Debian 13: [...] * ⚓ Chiark ☛ Colin_Watson:_Free_software_activity_in_December 2025⠀⇛ About 95% of my Debian contributions this month were [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 376 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Disable_Lock_Screen_Media_Controls_in_GNOME_49_Ubuntu_25_10_Fed.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Disable_Lock_Screen_Media_Controls_in_GNOME_49_Ubuntu_25_10_Fed.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Disable Lock Screen Media Controls in GNOME 49 (Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026, updated Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇extension_manager⦈_ Quoting: Disable Lock Screen Media Controls in GNOME 49 (Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43) | UbuntuHandbook — This tutorial shows how to disable the media controls in the lock screen of GNOME 49 desktop in Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43, and Arch etc Linux distributions. GNOME, the default desktop for Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation, and optional in Arch, Debian, etc, introduced media controls support for the lock screen in version 49, allowing to pause, play next or previous track without needing to unlock the screen. Read_on Linuxiac: * ⚓ GNOME_and_Mozilla_Discuss_Proposal_to_Disable_Middle_Mouse_Paste_on Linux⠀⇛ Some projects keep surprising me with their “solutions,” and this is one of those cases. A proposal under review by developers from GNOME and Mozilla could change how middle- mouse-button paste behaves on Linux and other Unix-like systems. The discussions, visible in Mozilla’s Phabricator revision D277804 and a linked GNOME gsettings-desktop-schemas merge request, focus on disabling the traditional primary selection paste by default. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠒⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣶⠒⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⠀⠔⢀⡀⠀⠄⠐⠄⠐⠴⠦⠀⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡖⠂⠀⣶⡖⠒⠒⢶⠒⠀⢶⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣄⣚⡓⢐⡐⠒⠀⢒⣢⣤⣦⣚⣿⣿⣟⣛⣛⣛⡛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠓⠂⣀⣿⣿⣤⣤⣿⣤⣤⣿⣤⣤⡆⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠈⠁⠨⡄⠉⠁⠉⠉⠉⠁⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⢠⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡶⠷⢐⡓⣛⢛⠁⣙⣛⣒⡓⢚⣾⣶⣷⠷⢶⣷⣶⠶⢷⠆⣀⢐⣲⣾⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣀⣀⢀⡃⢀⠀⣀⠀⢀⢬⣀⣝⢛⣿⣄⣀⣀⣄⠀⣀⡀⠀⡀⡀⡀⡀⠈⠩⠥⠈⠁⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣠⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣴⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣴⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠃⠉⠀⠹⣿⠃⠁⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣧⣤⡄⠀⢀⣾⣷⣶⣷⣶⣿⣿⣶⣾⣶⣾⣿⣶⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣯⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⡶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⢖⠂⠒⠘⢀⣠⣠⣾⣿⣛⣓⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⠻⠇⠉⠻⢿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠀⡀⠐⠾⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢸⡣⠄⠀⠀⠈⢻⣦⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢸⣧⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⠁⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠊⠀⠘⠁⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣌⣋⣉⣉⣉⣛⣛⣉⣉⣉⣛⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣙⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣋⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣙⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣤⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠏⠉⠉⠉⠙⠉⠉⠉⠫⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠼⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠿⠾⠿⠷⠶⠾⠴⠭⠾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠼⠿⠿⠿⠿⠃⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 462 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_AnduinOS_NeXT_EasyOS_FreeBS.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_AnduinOS_NeXT_EasyOS_FreeBS.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Distributions and Operating Systems: AnduinOS, NeXT, EasyOS, FreeBSD, and Gentoo⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ Neowin ☛ Former_Abusive_Monopolist_Microsoft_dev's_AnduinOS_project opens_upgrade_path_to_version_1.4.2⠀⇛ AnduinOS 1.3 is retiring soon. Learn how to use the new upgrade path to move your system to version 1.4.2 and keep your machine supported. * ⚓ Rui Carmo ☛ NeXT⠀⇛ The NeXTSTEP Mach-based operating system (and its BSD overlay/ persona) were the forefathers of Mac OS X and inspired a whole new set of UI and development paradigms - Part of the clean, efficient UI was cloned as the WindowMaker window manager, and Objective-C started its ascent as a popular (if controversial) programming language. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Aqemu_orange-ball_supposed_to_run_as_root⠀⇛ Caramel posted about the problem: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=162933#p162933 Yes, "UN=root" for the Aqemu orange-ball menu entry, is supposed to cause it to install as the root user. However, / usr/local/petget/installpreview ignores that. * § BSD⠀➾ o ⚓ Nico Cartron ☛ vdirsyncer_and_crontab_on_FreeBSD⠀⇛ I finally fixed the problem thanks to this post on the FreeBSD forums: all you have to do is set LANG and it will work: [...] * § Gentoo Family⠀➾ o ⚓ Gentoo ☛ 2025_in_retrospect_&_happy_new_year_2026!⠀⇛ Happy New Year 2026! Once again, a lot has happened in Gentoo over the past months. New developers, more binary packages, GnuPG alternatives support, Gentoo for WSL, improved Rust bootstrap, better NGINX packaging, … As always here_we’re_going_to_revisit_all_the_exciting_news from our favourite GNU/Linux distribution. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 538 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/First_Good_News_of_2026_COCOS_4_Game_Engine_Goes_Open_Source.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/First_Good_News_of_2026_COCOS_4_Game_Engine_Goes_Open_Source.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ First Good News of 2026! COCOS 4 Game Engine Goes Open Source⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 Quoting: First Good News of 2026! COCOS 4 Game Engine Goes Open Source — Just two months after that, SUD has now announced that COCOS 4 is available under the MIT license, with all commercial restrictions removed. The engine and editor have been separated. Previously, Cocos Creator referred to both components together across versions 1.x, 2.x, and 3.x. COCOS now means the engine only, and the number 4 denotes the latest release number. On the other hand, PinK is the new standalone IDE for COCOS. It will work as a production pipeline with built-in Agents and most visual- focused features from Cocos Creator will move to PinK over time. The open source release for COCOS comes with the engine core, cross- platform code, COCOS CLI, and full IDE headless mode. Cross-platform code covers all native platforms, with mini-game platform support rolling out gradually. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 583 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/First_Look_at_Devuan_GNU_Linux_6_Excalibur_on_Raspberry_Pi_5.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/First_Look_at_Devuan_GNU_Linux_6_Excalibur_on_Raspberry_Pi_5.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ First Look at Devuan GNU+Linux 6 “Excalibur” on Raspberry Pi 5⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Devuan⦈_ Devuan 6.1 was released on the first day of the year as a small update to Devuan 6.0, which arrived in November 2025 based on the latest Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series and powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series. The Raspberry Pi images are available for Raspberry Pi 2, Raspberry Pi 3, Raspberry Pi 4, and Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computers. But only recent versions of Devuan (e.g., Excalibur 6.0 and Daedalus 5.0) work on the later models, such as Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5. 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It uses Qt6. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ idntag_-_identify_and_tag_audio_files_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Idntag is a command-line tool that identifies artist and title of specified audio files and updates their ID3-tag meta-data with correct data, and renames the files on format Artist_Name- Track_Name. This tool modifies and renames its input files. The quality of song identification is not perfect and may have some false detections. It is therefore recommended to first make a copy of the files to be identified, so there is a backup in case the results are not good. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ PLINK_-_whole_genome_association_analysis_toolset_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ PLINK is a whole genome association analysis toolset, designed to perform a range of basic, large-scale analyses in a computationally efficient manner. PLINK’s primary job is management and analysis of position- based SNP-like data for thousands of samples, and it is optimized for this setting. This is free and open source software that runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows. * ⚓ eilmeldung_-_TUI_RSS_reader_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ eilmeldung is a TUI RSS reader based on the awesome news-flash library. eilmeldung is German for breaking news. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Amiberry_-_optimized_Amiga_emulator_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ The core emulation comes from WinUAE, and even the main GUI is designed to look similar to that. It includes JIT support to get high-performance results on CPU-intensive emulated environments, like desktop applications. On top of that, there are some unique features developed specifically for Amiberry, such as the WHDLoad booter, support for RetroArch controller mapping, and several more. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Packet_-_terminal_multiplexer_and_broadcast_system_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Packet is a professional terminal multiplexer and broadcast system designed specifically for network engineers and system administrators. It serves as a modern replacement for tools like SecureCRT or SuperPutty, with deep integration for GNS3 and EVE-NG. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ RazTodo_-_CLI_task_manager_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ RazTodo is a lightweight, cross-platform CLI task manager powered by SQLite, offering fast, privacy-first todo management with minimal external dependencies. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ oyo_-_step-through_diff_viewer_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ oyo extends traditional diffs with an optional step-through mode. Use it like a normal diff viewer with scrolling and hunk navigation, or step through changes one at a time and watch the code evolve. You can switch between both modes at any time. 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If you've been following Linux for years, then you are aware of both operating systems. But did you know that only one of those OSes is based on Linux? While Slackware is very much rooted in Linux, FreeBSD is more about UNIX. Let's dive in and find out which of these operating systems might be your next. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 834 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ Brent Simmons ☛ NetNewsWire_-_Moving_from_Slack_to_Discourse⠀⇛ The switch to Discourse means conversations will be preserved and they will be able to benefit people for years to come. And we get to use an open web app that’s also open source. Which we like very much. * ⚓ James G ☛ Designing_an_A-Z_navigation_web_component⠀⇛ Artemis, the calm web reader I maintain, has an Authors page that lists all of the websites to which you are subscribed. The list is presented in alphabetical order, with a heading for each letter in the alphabet to aid in navigation. There is a search feature, too. * § FSF / Software Freedom⠀➾ o ⚓ FSF ☛ December_GNU_Spotlight_with_Amin_Bandali_featuring_sixteen new_GNU_releases:_GnuPG,_a2ps,_and_more!⠀⇛ Sixteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of December 31, 2025): [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 881 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Games_Bazzite_Other_GNU_Linux_Distros_and_New_Titles.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Games_Bazzite_Other_GNU_Linux_Distros_and_New_Titles.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Bazzite, Other GNU/Linux Distros, and New Titles⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ The_Legion_Go_with_Bazzite_is_an_excellent_machine_for_gaming_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ I finally acquired an original Lenovo Legion Go and of course I had to put Linux on it and get rid of Windows, so I finally got to see the fuss over Bazzite. As I teased in the recent Bazzite update article, I have plenty more to say about it now. * ⚓ Check_out_the_new_Games_For_Everyone_podcast_and_have_a_listen_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Games For Everyone is a new podcast series from Linux For Everyone, something that should be a monthly thing to talk about the world of Linux gaming. * ⚓ Start_2026_off_right_with_the_massive_77_map_mod_Quake_Brutalist_Jam III_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Get some brutal retro-FPS goodness to start off 2026 with the recently released 77 map Quake Brutalist Jam III. Bringing you a whole lot of maps to blast through this Quake conversion full of new monsters, weapons and more - it looks absolutely delicious. * ⚓ The_best_Linux_distributions_for_gaming_in_2026_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Here is your up to date list of what distro you should be picking if you want to start gaming on Linux in 2026. The latest edition of you telling me I'm wrong. * ⚓ Some_releases_to_look_forward_to_in_2026_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ It's a new year, so here's some games that should release on PC during 2026 that I'm excited for. * ⚓ Based_on_Transport_Tycoon_Deluxe,_OpenTTD_gets_some_big_new_features_in v15_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Keeping classic video game ideas alive, OpenTTD is based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe. It's free, open source and now better than ever with v15 out now. OpenTTD attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features like bigger maps, support for modern platforms, dedicated servers, improved pathfinding and the list goes on for a while. * ⚓ One_of_the_best_puzzle_games_ever,_Baba_Is_You_gets_a_final_big_update |_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Baba Is You remains as one of my all-time favourite puzzle games and the developer looks to be moving on, with what should be the final big update for it. * ⚓ The_excellent_free_Command_-_Conquer_-_Combined_Arms_gets_more_missions and_co-op_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Command & Conquer - Combined Arms is an excellent free and standalone classic RTS game, with release 1.08 out now adding plenty new. Based on the Westwood (now EA) classic C&C series, it combines together elements from Command & Conquer and Red Alert with a bunch of extras. * ⚓ Augmented_Steam_browser_plugin_added_AI_features_from_VaporLens_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Generative AI is everywhere, and now it may be in your browser plugins too. The popular Augmented Steam recently had some backlash due to VaporLens integration. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 985 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ o ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ I_See_Live_People_|_LINUX_Unplugged_648⠀⇛ We unleash a networking monitoring tool to spot new devices, track changes in real time, and fire alerts straight into Home Assistant, MQTT, and your phone. * § Applications⠀➾ o ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ VLC_3.0.23_Released_with_Security_Fixes_&_Qt6 Pre-support_[Ubuntu_PPA]⠀⇛ VLC, the popular free open-source media player, released new 3.0.23 version few days ago for Linux, Windows, and macOS. This is a small release that fixed some bugs, updated the dark palette, and improved the compatibility for recent dependency libraries. First of all, the new version included some fixes for security vulnerabilities. * § Games⠀➾ o ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Duck_Detective:_The_Ghost_of_Glamping_-_Review⠀⇛ I had not played the previous game, The Cost of Salami, so I jumped into this adventure game without prior experience and expectations. It’s a fairly straightforward game. You play as the Duck Detective and you have to solve mysteries, find culprits, and decide who goes to jail in the end! It’s a 2D game, with a cartoon look, and all characters appear as flat elements who jump around over an isometric background. * § Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)⠀➾ o ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ LXQt_2.3.0:_Best_New_Features⠀⇛ LXQt 2.3.0 brings improved Wayland support and few tweaks. LXQt 2.3.0 rolled out a few weeks ago, bringing a fresh wave of improvements that make this Qt-based DE even more appealing for those who value speed and customization on their GNU/Linux setups. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Another_fix_for_drive_read_speed_test⠀⇛ In Easy 7.1.2, the code in the initrd to test drive read speed was changed: [...] o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Modifying_A_QingPing_Air_Quality_Monitor_For Local_MQTT_Access⠀⇛ The QingPing Air Quality Monitor 2 is an Android- based device that not only features a touch screen with the current air quality statistics of the room, but also includes an MQTT interface that normally is used in combination with the QingPing mobile app and the Xiaomi IoT ecosystem. Changing it to report to a local MQTT server instead for integration with e.g. Home Assistant can be done in an official way that still requires creating a cloud account, or you can just do it yourself via an ADB shell and some file modifications as [ea] has done. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Jon_Chiappetta:_Going_back_to_re-implement_the_work_I_once started_for_the_VPN_TUN_C_program…⠀⇛ Long screen cap warning: I recently went back to reimplement a test program I started of a basic VPN TUN application. I implemented a similar version of the work that I placed in the OpenVPN framework but with a highly-modified ARC4 stream cipher. # ⚓ Jon_Chiappetta:_Generating_better_random_numbers_in_C_with the_help_of_/dev/urandom_(practical-random)_and_(s)rand_ (pseudo-random)_[88-bit_seed]⠀⇛ This example code will first load in 88-bits worth of /dev/urandom data into an initial seed variable which will then feed the first 32-bits into the srand() algorithm seed. Then the regular rand() function can be used to mix in the generated random data into the seeded random data to create a new stream of random output data to be used by the application. # ⚓ Jon_Chiappetta:_A_Year_Of_The_Releases_Of_My_Free_Apps_–_90 Day_Stats⠀⇛ I tried to make some free apps for both OS’s (MacOS and iOS) and I will try to keep them going into the new year. Looks like I will need to dedicate some work on the newer TurnTable app as it is showing 10 crashes, however, I’m not sure how to be able to determine or debug why the app may have crashed for some users yet… ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1133 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ 5_GNU/Linux_Resolutions_to_Level_Up_Your_Skills_in_2026⠀⇛ Actually, these are mostly based on my New Year resolutions, and not all of these will be applicable to you, but you will surely find one or two to add to your new year resolution as a desktop GNU/Linux user. * § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ o ⚓ CodeWeavers_CrossOver_25.1.1_review⠀⇛ CodeWeavers' CrossOver 25 update adds support for many more games [...] * § Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)⠀➾ o ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Install_COSMIC_Desktop_on_Ubuntu_24.04_LTS⠀⇛ The first stable release of System76’s COSMIC desktop is now available, making its debut in Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS. Beyond that, many Linux distributions have already started offering COSMIC through their repositories. Unfortunately, Ubuntu users aren’t quite so lucky because the desktop environment isn’t included in Ubuntu’s default set. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1184 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Graphics_Graphics_Card_Upgrade_Journey_and_Improving_the_Flatpa.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Graphics_Graphics_Card_Upgrade_Journey_and_Improving_the_Flatpa.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Graphics: Graphics Card Upgrade Journey and Improving the Flatpak Graphics Drivers Situation⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ Jason Tucker ☛ Seeing_Games_as_They_Were_Meant_to_Be_Seen:_My_Graphics Card_Upgrade_Journey⠀⇛ After years of making do with aging hardware, I finally took the plunge and upgraded to an AMD RX 9070 XT. As someone who works in IT and runs an extensive home lab, I'm no stranger to hardware upgrades, but this one hit differently. For the first time, I'm experiencing ray tracing, and it's completely transformed how I see the games I've been playing. * ⚓ Jason Tucker ☛ Optimizing_BIOS_Settings_for_My_New_AMD_RX_9070_XT_GPU Upgrade⠀⇛ I recently purchased a XFX AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Swift 16GB upgrading from an old NVIDIA GTX 1660 Super card with 6GB. The card is a night and day difference, my new card isn't the highest spec card but when compared to my previous card, it's light years better. One thing I always struggled with is the memory on the old card, it never had enough for modern day graphics. I wanted to make sure my bios for my motherboard was configured correctly and found this website hone.gg that explains a lot about how to configure it. * ⚓ Sebastian Wick ☛ Sebastian_Wick:_Improving_the_Flatpak_Graphics_Drivers Situation⠀⇛ Graphics drivers in Flatpak have been a bit of a pain point. The drivers have to be built against the runtime to work in the runtime. This usually isn’t much of an issue but it breaks down in two cases: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1239 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/GStreamer_1_28_Release_Candidate_Now_Available_for_Testing_with.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/GStreamer_1_28_Release_Candidate_Now_Available_for_Testing_with.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GStreamer 1.28 Release Candidate Now Available for Testing with Rust Goodies⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GStreamer⦈_ The GStreamer 1.28 Release Candidate brings even more goodies, including a burn-based YOLOX inference element and a YOLOX tensor decoder written in Rust, an audio source separation element based on demuc written in Rust, and a new GIF decoder element written in Rust with looping support. It also introduces a Rust-based icecastsink element with AAC support, support for gapless looping to the GstPlay element, a two-phase sinkpad switch now to avoid races when switching input pads, as well as a new event-types property to forward upstream events to the sink.. Read_on ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⣿⣿⠿⠿⢛⣽⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣤⣴⣿⣿⡋⢀⣾⡇⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡧⢀⣉⣥⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢂⣈⣉⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠹⠿⠿⢃⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1299 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Here_Is_Why_Gamers_Are_Switching_To_Linux_Instead_Of_Windows_In.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Here_Is_Why_Gamers_Are_Switching_To_Linux_Instead_Of_Windows_In.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Here Is Why Gamers Are Switching To Linux Instead Of Windows In 2026⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Frustrated_with_Windows_ads,_updates,_and_bloatware,_gamers are_slowly_migrating_to_Linux_distros_for_better_performance_and_privacy_when gaming.⦈_ A growing number of PC gamers are making the jump to Linux, driven by ongoing frustrations with Windows and impressive advancements in Linux gaming compatibility. Issues like intrusive advertisements, forced updates disrupting sessions, telemetry tracking, and general system bloat have pushed players more and more towards open source alternatives. At the same time, tools like Valve's Proton have matured to the point where most Steam libraries can run smoothly, often with comparable or even superior performance. 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That's out of the way. I recently installed Linux on my main desktop computer and work laptop, overwriting the Windows partition completely. Essentially, I deleted the primary operating system from the two computers I use the most, day in and day out, instead trusting all of my personal and work computing needs to the Open Source community. This has been a growing trend, and I hopped on the bandwagon, but for good reasons. Some of those reasons might pertain to you and convince you to finally make the jump as well. Here's my experience. [...] The other main reason folks uninstall Windows is due to the overall poor software experience. Windows 11 has multiple settings modules to handle the same task (such as setting up networking or adding devices), and none of them seem to talk to each other. Additionally, each new update (which will eventually be forced upon you) seems to bring more bugs than fixes. Personally, I encountered 2-3 full system crashes a week when I ran Windows 11, and my hardware is fairly decent: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 32 GB of RAM, and a 1 TB PCIe NVMe drive. Still, a few times a week, my computer would freeze for a few seconds, the displays would go dark, and the PC would either restart or hang indefinitely. 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It seems like a_lot_of_people_there_move_to_GNU/ Linux. 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My introduction was with Kali Linux, but it turned out not to be the ideal starting point, so I left the ecosystem for a few years. When I next tried, it was Zorin OS, one of the most beautiful Linux distributions. Ever since, I've used Fedora, Debian, Arch, Ubuntu, and Manjaro. Today, Linux Mint is my daily driver. However, NixOS has become popular, especially for its declarative configuration model, which enables reproducible systems and atomic rollbacks. So for a whole week, I decided to try it out as my primary distro. If nothing else, it changed how I think about Linux. 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As someone who has tinkered with various desktops from GNOME to KDE, I can tell you LXQt continues to shine for its minimal resource footprint while packing in modern features. Let’s round up this release. 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It follows the company’s earlier Mini-KVM KVM-over-USB device introduced in 2024 with HDMI and audio inputs. The new KVM-GO is more versatile with an HDMI, DP, or VGA connector, and does not require any video cable since it’s designed to be connected directly to the target device. It also adds a microSD card slot for easy OS installation. * ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ RP2040-powered_3D_printer_filament_scale⠀⇛ “Normally, when weighing filament, people use a separate scale and a calculator, but I thought it would be more convenient to integrate a filament scale into the printer,” he said. The idea was to replace the printer’s existing spool holder with one that contains a beam load cell. A beam load cell is a cantilever that measures applied force and converts it into an electrical signal, which can then be interpreted as weight. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ESP32-DIV_V1_handheld_pentesting_tool_supports_Wi-Fi Attacks,_BLE_spoofing,_2.4GHz_scanning,_and_Sub-GHz_jamming⠀⇛ Designed by Cirket open-source hardware in China, the ESP32-DIV V1 is a handheld wireless pentesting and experimentation tool with Wi-Fi, BLE, generic 2.4 GHz (NRF24), and Sub-GHz RF (CC1101) communication. The device targets hardware hackers and cybersecurity researchers for learning and testing wireless vulnerabilities across multiple frequency bands. The device features a modular “sandwich” design consisting of a Main Board and a Shield Board connected via a 20-pin header. The Main Board integrates an ESP32 microcontroller, a 2.8-inch ILI9341 TFT display with XPT2046 touch controller, SD card slot, battery charging and power management, and navigation controls. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1711 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Open_Source_in_2026_Faces_a_Defining_Moment.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Open_Source_in_2026_Faces_a_Defining_Moment.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Source in 2026 Faces a Defining Moment⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Open_Source⦈_ Quoting: Open Source in 2026: AI, Funding Pressure, and Licensing Battles — Open-source software and Linux are no longer fringe technologies in 2026. After decades of steady adoption, they now sit at the core of enterprise computing, cloud infrastructure, and the fast-emerging world of AI — while expanding their reach into professional desktop use. What was once optional infrastructure has become foundational. Industry reports show open source as a critical component of business infrastructure worldwide. Its adoption rate continues to increase. Over 80% of organizations see open source as valuable for their future, enabling innovation and improving their productivity. For years, enterprise Linux has been powering cloud computing and internet connectivity. Open-source artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications are putting the lion’s share of this new technology beyond the reach of individual companies’ proprietary systems. 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But that's OK, it does not impact what we do indoors. Here's a quick roundup. § Original Stories We've kept our promise for the new year. We still transition this site into a partly original (not just curated third-party links) and "exclusive content" platform/site. We have the time, capacity, and growing will. Last week we saw record traffic in Gemini (as in Gemini Protocol). § Engineering Work Yesterday we had a very brief outage/lapse (evening/nighttime). As of 9AM yesterday the webhost is back to tinkering with things, having maintained a strict engineering freeze for 2-3 weeks. If we have some technical issues (such as timeouts), then the cause might be upstream (cables, testing, changes at the back end, even updates/upgrades). Hopefully we'll maintain 99.99% (or better) uptime. We has phenomenal uptime last year. The site and the Gemini capsule were fully accessible maybe 99.999% of the time. § Hi-Dee and the Friends So the nocturnal bird has been back, visiting every night for 3 nights in a row. Now she ("Hi-Dee") brings some late-coming (late) birds with her, perhaps as it's about 5 degrees below zero and the animals are really desperate for food (it's hard to locate on a soil covered with snow/ice/sleet/frost). The birds are like pets for us, but they are "free-range" and they're happier this way. They come back every day and roost here. They love sitting on the window panes, too. This way they see us. Sometimes they communicate. Wrens have arrived in greater numbers lately. 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https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Parch_Persian_Arch.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Parch_Persian_Arch.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Parch – Persian Arch⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Parch_Linux⦈_ Quoting: Parch - Persian Arch - LinuxLinks — Parch Linux, which stands for Persian Arch, is a Linux distribution based on the popular and versatile Arch Linux. It aims to provide a streamlined, user-friendly experience while maintaining the customizability and performance that Arch Linux is known for. 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I also tried using a One Plus 6 (OP6) which had a better charge speed and battery life but I never got VoLTE to work [2] and VoLTE is a requirement for use in Australia and an increasing number of other countries. In my tests with the Librem 5 from Purism I had similar issues with charge speed [3]. What I want to do is get an acceptable ratio of charge time to use time for a free software phone. I don’t necessarily object to a phone that can’t last an 8 hour day on a charge, but I can’t use a phone that needs to be on charge for 4 hours during the day. For this part I’m testing the charge speed and will test the discharge speed when I have solved some issues with excessive CPU use. I tested with a cheap USB power monitoring device that is inline between the power cable and the phone. The device has no method of export so I just watched it and when the numbers fluctuated I tried to estimate the average. I only give the results to two significant digits which is about all the accuracy that is available, as I copied the numbers separately the V*A might not exactly equal the W. I idly considered rounding off Voltages to the nearest Volt and current to the half amp but the way the PC USB ports have voltage drop at higher currents is interesting. This post should be useful for people who want to try out FOSS phones but don’t want to buy the range of phones and chargers that I have bought. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2020 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Phosh_0_52_GNOME_Based_Mobile_Shell_Brings_QR_Codes_for_Wi_Fi_H.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Phosh_0_52_GNOME_Based_Mobile_Shell_Brings_QR_Codes_for_Wi_Fi_H.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Phosh 0.52 GNOME-Based Mobile Shell Brings QR Codes for Wi-Fi Hotspots⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Phosh_0.52_GNOME-Based⦈_ Quoting: Phosh 0.52 GNOME-Based Mobile Shell Brings QR Codes for Wi-Fi Hotspots — Phosh (short for Phone Shell), a graphical user interface designed specifically for Linux-based mobile devices built on GNOME technologies and uses Wayland as its display protocol, has just released version 0.52. One of the most visible additions is support for scanning QR codes to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots. When enabling a hotspot, Phosh can now display a QR code that allows other devices to connect instantly without manually entering network credentials. 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For the sake of the argument, it doesn't matter that our model is adequately detailed or just a rough estimation; we could go for more or less accurate (the “write tests” node could easily be expanded to fill a book), this is mostly for illustrative purposes. Overall, in all versions, tasks aim to go as quickly as possible from beginning to end, with an acceptable degree of quality. In a mindset of accelerating development, we can therefore take a look at individual nodes (writing code, debugging, or reviewing code) for elements to speed up, or at overall workflows by influencing the cycles themselves. * ⚓ Andrew Nesbitt ☛ Making_git-pkgs_feel_like_Git⠀⇛ Git has strong conventions for colors, pagers, environment variables, and configuration that users expect without thinking about them. I wrote about extending git a while back, covering the extension points git provides. But knowing the patterns exist is different from implementing them well. If your subcommand ignores these conventions, it feels foreign. Getting them right is fiddly, but people notice when you skip them. * ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_🎲_PHP_version_8.3.30RC1,_8.4.17RC1_and 8.5.2RC1⠀⇛ Release Candidate versions are available in the testing repository for Fedora and Enterprise Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Alma / Rocky and other clones) to allow more people to test them. They are available as Software Collections, for parallel installation, the perfect solution for such tests, and as base packages. RPMs of PHP version 8.3.30RC1 are available * ⚓ Andy Wingo ☛ Andy_Wingo:_pre-tenuring_in_v8⠀⇛ Hey hey happy new year, friends! Today I was going over some V8 code that touched pre-tenuring: allocating objects directly in the old space instead of the nursery. I knew the theory here but I had never looked into the mechanism. Today’s post is a quick overview of how it’s done. § allocation sites In a JavaScript program, there are a number of source code locations that allocate. Statistically speaking, any given allocation is likely to be short-lived, so generational garbage collection partitions freshly-allocated objects into their own space. In that way, when the system runs out of memory, it can preferentially reclaim memory from the nursery space instead of groveling over the whole heap. * ⚓ SciML ☛ Introducing_SciML_Health_Bots:_Lowering_Barriers_While_Raising Standards⠀⇛ SciML has 200+ packages with stricter standards than most of the Julia ecosystem. We test for static compilability, type stability, and interface consistency. Many upstream packages don't—AD packages like Zygote and Enzyme frequently introduce regressions, and foundational packages like Distributions.jl don't test for juliac --trim compatibility or static interfaces. * § Perl / Raku⠀➾ o ⚓ Rakulang ☛ Rakudo_Weekly_2026.01_Year::Happy.new⠀⇛ Antons’ Corners Anton has welcomed in the new year with two new posts: and: Looking forward to many more insightful and LLM friendly posts from Anton! Events Please mark your diaries for the German Perl/Raku Workshop, 16-18 March 2026 in Berlin Weeklies Weekly Challenge #355 is available for your enjoyment. * § Python⠀➾ o ⚓ Michael Kennedy ☛ Python_Numbers_Every_Programmer_Should_Know⠀⇛ There are numbers every Python programmer should know. For example, how fast or slow is it to add an item to a list in Python? What about opening a file? Is that less than a millisecond? Is there something that makes that slower than you might have guessed? If you have a performance sensitive algorithm, which data structure should you use? How much memory does a floating point number use? What about a single character or the empty string? How fast is FastAPI compared to Django? I wanted to take a moment and write down performance numbers specifically focused on Python developers. Below you will find an extensive table of such values. They are grouped by category. And I provided a couple of graphs for the more significant analysis below the table. o ⚓ Henrik Forstén ☛ Online_radar_image_formation_simulator⠀⇛ I was making some radar image formation visualizations using Python and thought that it would be nice if it was instead written in Javascript and ran on my browser. That way I could put some real-time visualizations on my blog posts. I don't have much web development experience, so I gave my Python program to Claude AI and asked it to convert it to Javascript and it did okay job. After one day of manual work I think it's working pretty well and I decided to put it up as a separate web application. Click the above image to open it. It was quite fun to be able to focus on content and leave the web frontend part mostly to the AI, I don't think I would have had enough motivation to make this without it. * § Java/Golang⠀➾ o ⚓ Filippo Valsorda ☛ go.sum_Is_Not_a_Lockfile⠀⇛ I need everyone to stop looking at go.sum, especially to analyze dependency graphs. It is not a “lockfile,” and it has zero semantic effects on version resolution. There is truly no use case for ever parsing it outside of cmd/go. o ⚓ Anton Zhiyanov ☛ Go_1.26_interactive_tour⠀⇛ Go 1.26 is coming out in February, so it's a good time to explore what's new. The official release notes are pretty dry, so I prepared an interactive version with lots of examples showing what has changed and what the new behavior is. Read on and see! o ⚓ Vincent Bernat ☛ Using_eBPF_to_load-balance_traffic_across_UDP sockets_with_Go⠀⇛ Akvorado collects sFlow and IPFIX flows over UDP. Because UDP does not retransmit lost packets, it needs to process them quickly. Akvorado runs several workers listening to the same port. The kernel should load-balance received packets fairly between these workers. However, this does not work as expected. A couple of workers exhibit high packet loss: [...] * § Rust⠀➾ o ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ The_Rust_Programming_Language_Blog:_Project_goals update_—_December_2025⠀⇛ The Rust project is currently working towards a slate_of 41_project_goals, with 13 of them designated as Flagship Goals. This post provides selected updates on our progress towards these goals (or, in some cases, lack thereof). The full details for any particular goal are available in its associated tracking_issue_on_the_rust- project-goals_repository. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2290 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Red_Hat_OpenShift_Hype_and_Partner_Program.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Red_Hat_OpenShift_Hype_and_Partner_Program.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Red Hat OpenShift, Hype, and Partner Program⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Zero_trust_security_and_dynamic_credentials_on_OpenShift⠀⇛ In my_previous_article, we explored externalizing secrets using the External Secrets Operator (ESO). This follow-up addresses the next step in DevSecOps evolution: eliminating long-term secrets in favor of dynamic, ephemeral credentials and advanced network isolation. For architects and site reliability engineers operating on Red Hat_OpenShift, the goal is to transform the pipeline from a consumer of static passwords into an entity with a verifiable identity, capable of negotiating "just-in-time" (JIT) access. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ The_AI_resolution_that_will_still_matter_in_2030 [Ed: AI nonsense to lift up IBM's stock based on a lie]⠀⇛ As a PMM, I spend a lot of time at the intersection of technology and the way we communicate it. It is my job to understand what companies shaping the AI infrastructure space are bringing to market, and also to pay attention to the why and how behind the way they talk about it. Online, at conferences around the world, and in hallway conversations, I am watching not only what our industry is building but the framing that surrounds it. Across AI gatherings this year, both virtual and in person, a pattern has become impossible to miss: AI is being marketed through urgency and fear, not clarity. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Accelerating_success_with_the_Red_Hat_Partner Program⠀⇛ Today, we are excited to introduce the latest updates to the Red Hat Partner Program. With these enhancements, Red Hat is providing a structure that prioritizes co-investment to drive profitability across core business areas for partners. By actively investing in partner programs, incentives and digital tooling, we can more seamlessly enable accelerated growth, reduce friction and expand market reach for our collective success. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2353 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Security_Patches_for_GNU_Linux_Security_in_General_Abandoned_Al.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Security_Patches_for_GNU_Linux_Security_in_General_Abandoned_Al.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security Patches for GNU/Linux, Security in General Abandoned (All About Back Doors Now)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Monday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (tar), Debian (curl and gimp), Fedora (doctl, gitleaks, gnupg2, grpcurl, nginx, nginx-mod-brotli, nginx-mod-fancyindex, nginx-mod- headers-more, nginx-mod-modsecurity, nginx-mod-naxsi, nginx- mod-vts, and usd), Mageia (cups), Red Hat (container-tools: rhel8, go-toolset:rhel8, grafana, and skopeo), and SUSE (dirmngr, fluidsynth, gnu-recutils, libmatio-devel, python311- marshmallow, python312-Django6, rsync, and thunderbird). * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Entity_resolution:_the_security_technology_you probably_haven’t_heard_of⠀⇛ The concept is probably unfamiliar, but it underpins much of the world’s security—in telecommunications, banking and national security. * ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Time_to_restore_America’s_cyberspace_security system⠀⇛ China’s campaign to break into our critical infrastructure and federal government networks is persistent and growing. Beijing is stealing information while also planting tools and maintaining access in key systems, giving it the option to pressure the United States in the future. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2403 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/StarBook_Horizon_Linux_Laptop_Now_on_Sale_with_32GB_RAM_Wi_Fi_6.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/StarBook_Horizon_Linux_Laptop_Now_on_Sale_with_32GB_RAM_Wi_Fi_6.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ StarBook Horizon Linux Laptop Now on Sale with 32GB RAM, Wi-Fi 6E, and Coreboot⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇StarBook_Horizon⦈_ Featuring a 6061 aluminium chassis with a sand-blasted Pantone 433 finish, StarBook Horizon is powered by an Intel Alder Lake i3-N305 processor with 8 cores, 8 threads, 7W TDP, Intel UHD graphics, and 1.00 GHz clock speed, and features 32 GB 4800MT/s LPDDR5 onboard memory and 2TB Gen3 PCIe M2 2280 SSD storage. The StarBook Horizon laptop comes with a 13.4-inch LED-backlit display featuring IPS technology, a 2520×1680 resolution at 226 pixels per inch, a 90Hz refresh rate, a 3:2 aspect ratio, 500cd/m² brightness, a 1500:1 contrast ratio, and a pre-installed privacy screen protector. 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However, you'll rarely hear about people using a Raspberry Pi as a normal desktop PC, but that's exactly what I needed—on my TV! § Why I want my TV to double as a Linux desktop To understand why I needed my TV to do part-time work as a normal desktop PC, I have to give you some background on my work setup. As a full-time freelancer, I use a part of my home as dedicated office space. In fact, I use the entire upper floor of the two-story home we rent just for work purposes. Including a dedicated space to test VR software, an area for retro AV and gaming hardware, and a 3D printing room. Plus, lots, and lots, and lots, of equipment storage. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ You_may_not_want_to_switch_to_Linux_for_these_reasons⠀⇛ I can already hear the comment section gearing up for this one, but let's face facts—compared to Windows or macOS the chances that a Linux user will have to dip into the Terminal or spend time doing technical stuff that the average person just doesn't want to deal with is far higher. Windows and macOS do a more aggressive job of hiding the nuts and bolts from their users, and it's both a strength and a weakness of Linux in general that the inner workings are more exposed. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2521 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Thinking_About_My_Audience.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Thinking_About_My_Audience.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Thinking About My Audience⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 Quoting: Thinking About My Audience – Isoken’s Outreachy Journey — Thinking about who I am addressing is a challenge, but it is an important one. As I write, I realize I’m speaking to three distinct groups: my friends and family who are new to the world of tech, newcomers eager to join programs like Outreachy, and the technical experts who maintain and sustain the projects I work on. To my friends and family: Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) refers to software that anyone can freely use, modify, and share. Think of it as a community garden, instead of one company owning the “food,” people from all over the world contribute, improve, and maintain it so everyone can benefit from it for free. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2558 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/This_modern_take_on_Xfce_is_the_perfect_distro_for_audio_fans_h.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/This_modern_take_on_Xfce_is_the_perfect_distro_for_audio_fans_h.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ This modern take on Xfce is the perfect distro for audio fans - here's why⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 Quoting: This modern take on Xfce is the perfect distro for audio fans - here's why | ZDNET — MX Linux was the first Linux distribution to make Xfce a viable desktop for those new to the open-source operating system. And with its collection of MX Tools, users had plenty of clear and obvious options at their fingertips. MX Linux made the hard not so hard. Now, imagine a Linux distribution that takes MX Linux and gives it a fresh polish, thereby improving an already established distribution. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2592 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 06, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Winter_Seasons⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ IBM's_CEO_Makes_No_Sense⠀⇛ "IBM CEO Aravind Krishna on what’s really driving tech layoffs" 2. ⚓ Of_Course_GNU/Linux_Has_Reached_All-Time_High_in_Africa_in_2026⠀⇛ Africa will, on average, gravitate towards Free software or whatever costs less 3. ⚓ IBM_Buys,_Then_Disposes/Sacks,_the_Staff_(That_It_Paid_For)⠀⇛ Any money gained is spent buying some more companies to add/ join up their revenue, even if the debt surges and there's little integration going on (misfits absorbed) 4. ⚓ Time_for_Microsoft_to_Rebrand_to_Fit_the_Vapourware_(Ponzi_Scheme)⠀⇛ something between Meta and Alphabet 5. ⚓ The_Real_GNU_Anniversary_(Not_Manifesto_or_Announcement)_is_Today⠀⇛ the development, not the manifesto 6. ⚓ GNU/Linux_Usage_Said_to_Have_Doubled_in_Oceania⠀⇛ it's hard to discount or dismiss Oceania as a bunch of "coconut islands" 7. ⚓ No,_Writing_Isn't_in_Decline,_Some_of_the_Large_and_Centralised Platforms_Are⠀⇛ Slop isn't really competition, just a passing fad and pure noise 8. ⚓ The_Reputation_Issue_Is_Not_Our_Fault⠀⇛ Trying to squash words (and people) merely diverts more attention to them ⚓ New⠀⇛ 9. ⚓ To_The_Register_MS,_ARM_Means_Microsoft_Windows_(Follow_the_Money)⠀⇛ the Free software community can campaign and run sites (like the one below), but it cannot afford to bribe so-called 'news' sites like Microsoft and its OEMs do 10. ⚓ Links_05/01/2026:_Tensions_in_Korea,_Ukrainians_See_"Double_Standard" in_a_US_Russia-Style_Invasion⠀⇛ Links for the day 11. ⚓ Gemini_Links_05/01/2026:_Farewell_to_CBS_Reality,_Being_On-Call, Digital_Ad_Spendings⠀⇛ Links for the day 12. ⚓ Remember_That_Nobel_Prizes_Are_All_Named_After_the_Inventor_of Explosives_(Even_a_"Nobel_Prize_for_Peace")⠀⇛ These rewards are only as valuable as the reputation they earn for themselves 13. ⚓ Baidu_and_Yandex_Have_Overtaken_Microsoft_in_Asia⠀⇛ how about all the Bing layoffs? 14. ⚓ Googlebombing_for_Bill_Epsteingate⠀⇛ Maybe the slopfarms too can help him cover up 15. ⚓ From_GNU/Linux_Boosting_to_Slop-Boosting_Career⠀⇛ It is sad to see someone who devoted many years of his life producing GNU/Linux stories stooping down to this "AI" boot- licking 16. ⚓ Links_05/01/2026:_Slop_Ruining_Children's_Minds,_"Complicity_of_the Press_in_US_Violence"⠀⇛ Links for the day 17. ⚓ Microsoft's_Windows_Falls_Below_20%_in_the_UK⠀⇛ After a lot of years of advocacy and hard work 18. ⚓ There's_No_Such_Thing_as_"AI_Godfather",_Stop_Repeating_This_Pure Nonsense!⠀⇛ Infantile or corruptible media that plays along with slop or uses slop will perish 19. ⚓ Gemini_Links_05/01/2026:_"Poverty_and_Hunger",_"Entrepreneurial Family",_"Abandoning_Obsidian_for_Logseq"⠀⇛ Links for the day 20. ⚓ Links_05/01/2026:_A_Shrinking_Canadian_Economy,_Brigitte_Bardot's Environmentalism_Recalled,_Unredacted_Epstein_Files⠀⇛ Links for the day 21. ⚓ Microsoft_Allegedly_Uses_Performance_Improvement_Plans_(PIPs)_to_Hide the_Massive_Scale_of_Company-Wide_Layoffs⠀⇛ Just like IBM; they meanwhile talk a bunch of nonsense about "AI" to distract from their commercial calamity 22. ⚓ Battles_Are_Won_in_the_Court_of_Public_Opinion⠀⇛ Many "systems" rely on the mere perception or appearance of legitimacy 23. ⚓ GNU/Linux_Share_in_Mongolia_More_Than_Doubles⠀⇛ they probably lack any genuine excitement for "hey hi PCs" 24. ⚓ Whistleblowing_is_About_Understanding_Boundaries_and_Risks⠀⇛ The bottom line is, people typically find out the truth at the end 25. ⚓ EPO_People_Power_-_Part_XXV_-_While_EPO_Managers_Snort_Cocaine_the Staff_Compiles_'Insurance_Files'_to_Expose_EPO_Corruption⠀⇛ In this increasingly authoritarian world we need more whistleblowers 26. ⚓ "The_European_Patent_Reform"_That_Represents_a_Gross_Violation_of_Laws, Constitutions,_and_Conventions_(in_Order_to_Make_the_Rich_Even_Richer, Mostly_Outside_Europe)⠀⇛ How far and how long will EPO corruption go? 27. ⚓ GNU/Linux_Distribution_"Ultimate_Edition"_Fixes_Its_Web_Site_ (Apparently_Compromised_Months_Ago)⠀⇛ they dealt with the issue before media shame and a catastrophe of trust 28. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 29. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Sunday,_January_04,_2026⠀⇛ IRC logs for Sunday, January 04, 2026 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text. 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