Tux Machines Bulletin for Saturday, January 31, 2026 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sun 1 Feb 02:50:03 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 - Applications: Ventoy, VM Managment, and More ⦿ Tux Machines - Contribute to Fedora 44 KDE and GNOME Test Days ⦿ Tux Machines - France Just Created Its Own Open Source Alternative to Microsoft Teams and Zoom ⦿ Tux Machines - Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations ⦿ Tux Machines - Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⦿ Tux Machines - Games: Bazzite Linux, "Stop Destroying Videogames", and GDC 2026 Report ⦿ Tux Machines - Games, GNU/Linux, and Distros ⦿ Tux Machines - GNU/Linux Rapidly Becoming 'Standard' Platform or an 'Empire' for Games ⦿ Tux Machines - IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 200 is available for testing ⦿ Tux Machines - I Switched From Windows 11 to Linux Mint. 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═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Applications_Ventoy_VM_Managment_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Applications_Ventoy_VM_Managment_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Applications: Ventoy, VM Managment, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇USB_sticks⦈_ * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ I_carry_Windows,_Linux,_and_repair_tools_in_my_pocket: Here_is_how⠀⇛ I used Ventoy to configure my external SSD so that I can boot from almost any operating system out there. Whenever I want to try a new operating system, all I need do is copy the operating system ISO file onto the drive. Normally, I keep ISOs for Windows 10 and 11, Kubuntu, Ubuntu, Fedora, and Kali on there at all times, so they're available if I need or want them. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ These_are_the_3_coolest_Linux_apps_I_found_this_week⠀⇛ If you're looking for interesting Linux software, look no further than the apps I dug up this week. If you've got time this weekend, I recommend checking out this fractal generator, game launcher, and Markdown reader. * ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Forget_VMware_and_VirtualBox:_This_should_be_your_new VM_manager⠀⇛ For decades, I used VirtualBox for all my virtual machine (VM) needs. * ⚓ AudioThing_Space_Strip:_modular_multi-FX_plugin_for_mac,_linux,_win, and_now_iOS⠀⇛ AudioThing Space Strip, a modular multi-FX processor plugin, is now available for macOS, Linux, Windows, and iOS. 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Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events. If you’ve never contributed to Fedora before, this is a perfect way to get started. 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Come 2027, every French government department will use Visio instead of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Webex, or any other non-European platform. Part of the La Suite Numérique initiative, Visio has been in testing for a year now, handling 40,000 users across different departments. It is an MIT-licensed open source app that claims to offer "Zoom- level performance" with a high-quality video and audio experience. And, not to mention that this will run on French infrastructure with them retaining full control over the data and how it is processed. Data sovereignty for the win, I guess? Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 376 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇vty⦈_ * ⚓ vty_-_terminal_interface_library_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ The vty package works in concert with one or more platform packages to do terminal I/O. Each platform package provides support for terminal I/O on a specific platform. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Pass-CLI_-_password_and_API_key_manager_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Pass-CLI is a fast, secure password and API key manager that stores credentials locally with AES-256-GCM encryption. Built for developers who need quick, script-friendly access to credentials without cloud dependencies. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Gopherbook_-_self-hosted_comic_library_and_CBZ/CBT_reader_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ It is designed for people who want full control over their digital comic collection (CBZ/CBT files), including support for password-protected/encrypted archives, per-user libraries, tagging, automatic organization, and a clean modern reader. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Beads_-_distributed,_git-backed_graph_issue_tracker_for_AI_agents_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Beads provides a persistent, structured memory for coding agents. It replaces messy markdown plans with a dependency- aware graph, allowing agents to handle long-horizon tasks without losing context. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ oq_-_terminal-based_OpenAPI_Spec_(OAS)_viewer_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ oq is a terminal-based OpenAPI Spec (OAS) viewer. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Linux_Candy:_asciify_-_turn_images_into_attractive_ASCII_art_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Linux Candy is a series of articles covering interesting eye candy software. We only feature open source software in this series. Some of the programs in this series are purely cosmetic, frivolous pieces of fun. Candy at their finest. But we also include some programs that aren’t purely decorative. There’s a diverse range of programs included in this series. Programs such as eDEX-UI and Variety are actually highly practical programs. ASCIIQuarium has soothing and relaxing qualities for your desktop. Other programs included in this series (such as lolcat, cacafire) are included purely for their decorative qualities. And then there’s some really fun software that just raises a smile or two. * ⚓ JuMP_-_domain-specific_modeling_language_for_mathematical_optimization -_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ JuMP is a modeling language and collection of supporting packages for mathematical optimization in Julia. JuMP makes it easy to formulate and solve a range of problem classes, including linear programs, integer programs, conic programs, semidefinite programs, and constrained nonlinear programs. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Gruyère_-_view_and_kill_processes_listening_on_ports_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Gruyère is a tiny TUI program for viewing and killing processes listening on ports. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ BookLore_-_organize_and_manage_your_book_collection_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ BookLore is a powerful, self-hosted web application designed to organize and manage your personal book collection with elegance and ease. Build your dream library with an intuitive interface, robust metadata management, and seamless multi-user support. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ miro_-_PDF_viewer_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ miro is a native pdf viewer for Linux (Wayland/X11), macOS, and Windows with configurable keybindings. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ yam_-_formatter_for_YAML_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ yam is a little formatter for YAML. 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Having a single place you connect for a low-bandwidth bundle of everything you might want to read means it doesn’t matter how slow the WiFi is on your aeroplane, you can get all the text content in one tap. o § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Firefox_Application_Security_Team:_Firefox_Security_& Privacy_Newsletter_2025_Q4⠀⇛ Welcome to the Q4 2025 edition of the Firefox Security & Privacy Newsletter. Security and privacy are foundational to Mozilla’s manifesto and central to how we build Firefox. In this edition, we highlight key security and privacy work from Q4 2025, organized into the following areas: [...] * § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ o ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PIG_v1.0_Released_with_PGEXT.CLOUD_:_444_PG extensions_on_14_Linux⠀⇛ The PostgreSQL extension package manager pig v1.0 is now generally available alongside PGEXT.CLOUD, an open infrastructure for extension discovery and binary delivery. The catalog lists 444 extensions with an availability matrix for PostgreSQL 13–18. See the Extension_Catalog. The PostgreSQL extension ecosystem is large (1,000+), while the official PGDG repositories package approximately 150. PGEXT.CLOUD aims to narrow the installability gap by shipping Linux-native RPM/DEB packages across 14_mainstream_GNU/Linux_distributions and multiple PostgreSQL major versions. * § Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)⠀➾ o ⚓ WordPress ☛ New_Hey_Hi_(AI)_Agent_Skill_for_WordPress⠀⇛ Faster Way For Hey Hi (AI) Agents To Test Hey Hi (AI) code agents are getting better at writing WordPress plugins and themes, but testing can still be the slow part. * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ Kyle Kingsbury ☛ Durastar_Heat_Pump_Hysteresis⠀⇛ Finally, if the industry could please get its act together and make a standard protocol for communicating thermostats, we could all be free of this nonsense. I believe in you. o ⚓ Adam_Young:_Stacking_Protocols⠀⇛ I find myself writing a program in C that is supposed to handle multiple protocols. At its entry point, the protocol is Platform Communication Channel (extended memory, type 3 and type 4). Embedded in that is an Management Component Transport Protocol (MCTP) message, and embedded in that is one of many different protocols. I might want to swap out the PCC layer in the future for….something else. MCTP can come over many different protocols, so there is a good be that the tool will be more useful if it can assume that the protocol outside of the MCTP layer is something other than MCTP. One problem I have is that the MCTP header does not have a length field. We do not not know how long the payload is; all it has is version, source, destination, and flags. Thus, if we want to pass a buffer of type MCTP header along, and we want the length, we need to pass it in a separate field. This goes both for incoming (how many bytes to read) and outgoing (how many bytes to write). ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 700 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Games_Bazzite_Linux_Stop_Destroying_Videogames_and_GDC_2026_Rep.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Games_Bazzite_Linux_Stop_Destroying_Videogames_and_GDC_2026_Rep.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Bazzite Linux, "Stop Destroying Videogames", and GDC 2026 Report⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 * ⚓ GPD_release_their_own_statement_on_the_confusion_with_Bazzite_Linux support_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Update 30/01/26 16:52 UTC - The Bazzite team have now put up their own final update on the situation on the official Bazzite forum. The post from Noel Miller notes that GPD were not at fault, and reiterates that the former team member mentioned below (Antheas) was removed for "several Code of Conduct violations over the last few years" that was done by "an overwhelming majority vote by the Universal Blue members". And additionally, notes that any hardware vendors should contact their team not members directly. * ⚓ Check_out_the_new_suitably_weird_Mewgenics_feature_trailer_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Mewgenics from Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel is set for release on February 10th, and we have a fresh look at it in a new weird features trailer. * ⚓ Stop_Destroying_Videogames_initiative_to_get_a_public_hearing_organised by_the_European_Parliament_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Following the immense success of the Stop Destroying Videogames initiative, it's set to get an official reply and public hearing in the European Parliament. * ⚓ GDC_2026_report:_36%_of_devs_use_GenAI;_28%_target_Steam_Deck_and_8% target_Linux_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ The GDC 2026 State of the Game Industry full report is out with "over 2,300" professionals in the industry surveyed, and here's some of the highlights from it. Not ideal for a comparison to last year's survey, as there was a drop from 3,000 people surveyed in 2025 but still an interesting insight into the health of the industry. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 762 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Games_GNU_Linux_and_Distros.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Games_GNU_Linux_and_Distros.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games, GNU/Linux, and Distros⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 * § Games⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Making_up_for_old_games_of_dubious_origin⠀⇛ There’s this guy I know who grew up very interested in computers, and in specific computer games. He’s a bit weird in the way he talks about himself in the third person sometimes, though in some cases it could be for… reasons. For legal purposes, any and all resemblance to real people and events here are entirely coincidental. With that out of the way, is a phrase with six words. o ⚓ FOSDEM ☛ FOSDEM_2026_-_Join_the_FOSDEM_Treasure_Hunt!⠀⇛ Are you ready for another challenge? We're excited to host the second yearly edition of our treasure hunt at FOSDEM! Participants must solve five sequential challenges to uncover the final answer. o ⚓ Codeberg ☛ pgeorgi/crazy-jumpman:_Reverse_Engineering_und Weiterentwicklung_von_Crazy_Jumpman_aus_der_"HC_Happy_Computer"- Ausgabe_September_1984.⠀⇛ Copyrights etc: There's no "classic open source license", but I managed to reach out to the original author who gave me (see license file) permission for this project, as long as he gets a new, fixed version. See the releases in this project. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Can't_upgrade_to_Windows_11?_I_found_the_best_Linux distro_to_replace_your_Windows_10_PC⠀⇛ I wouldn't normally suggest an Arch-based Linux distribution for new users, but every so often, I come across one that challenges my perceptions. Recently, I discovered an Arch-based Linux distro called SDesk, and there couldn't be a clearer use case for it. Firstly, SDesk is fairly straightforward and doesn't do much to stand out from the ever-growing list of Linux distributions. Sometimes, that's a good thing. I wasn't sure what to expect after installing and logging in to this desktop distribution, but when I did, everything felt immediately familiar. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the_week 2026/5⠀⇛ Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers, At first glance, this week might appear quiet, but openQA was hard at work behind the scenes. It successfully intercepted a regression in Kiwi that prevented unencrypted live images from booting. While the new optional encryption features are welcome, the inability to boot standard images was clearly a blocker. Thanks to rapid detection and reporting, the issue was quickly resolved. Although this cost us a single snapshot, we ultimately maintained a strong pace, delivering four snapshots this week (0122, 0123, 0126, and 0128). These snapshots shipped with the following changes: [...] o § Arch Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Bert Peters ☛ How_to_review_an_AUR_package⠀⇛ On Friday, July 18th, 2025, the Arch Linux team was notified that three AUR packages had been uploaded that contained malware. A few maintainers including myself took care of deleting these packages, removing all traces of the malicious code, and protecting against future malicious uploads. My fellow maintainer Quentin Michaud already did a nice write-up about how the malware worked, so I won’t go into detail too much about that. If you want to know more about that, read his blog. Instead, I’d like to do a crash course on how these packaging scripts work, and how you would review them yourself. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_🎲_PHP_version_8.4.18RC1_and 8.5.3RC1⠀⇛ 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 8.5.3RC1 are available RPMs of PHP version 8.4.18RC1 are available # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Community_Update_– Week_05_2026⠀⇛ This is a report created by CLE_Team, which is a team containing community members working in various Fedora groups for example Infrastructure, Release Engineering, Quality etc. This team is also moving forward some initiatives inside Fedora project. Week: 26 – 30 January 2026 o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Joey Hess ☛ Joey_Hess:_the_local_weather⠀⇛ Snow coming. I'm tuned into the local 24 hour slop weather stream. AI generated, narrated, up to the minute radar and forecast graphics. People popping up on the live weather map with questions "snow soon?" (They pay for the privilege.) LLM generating reply that riffs on their name. # ⚓ Tor ☛ New_Release:_Tails_7.4.1_|_The_Tor_Project⠀⇛ This release is an emergency release to fix critical security vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, a network encryption library used by Tor. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 948 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/GNU_Linux_Rapidly_Becoming_Standard_Platform_or_an_Empire_for_G.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/GNU_Linux_Rapidly_Becoming_Standard_Platform_or_an_Empire_for_G.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNU/Linux Rapidly Becoming 'Standard' Platform or an 'Empire' for Games⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇The_Sanguine_Temperament⦈_ There are some big things happening this month for GNU/Linux, especially when it comes to gaming. The 3 main strands from this past week: 1. OGC 2. GeForce_NOW 3. GOG That last one prioritises GNU/Linux as the future of gaming. From the job listing: "Build and maintain GOG GALAXY on Linux, while collaborating on cross-platform solutions (Windows / macOS)". 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This release ships with Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, an exciting preview of IPFire DBL (our new domain blocklist system), numerous package updates, performance improvements, security fixes, and plenty of general awesomeness throughout. We're grateful to our community for their continued support in reaching this 200th update, and we hope you enjoy what we've built for you. Read_on ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1059 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/I_Switched_From_Windows_11_to_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_D.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/I_Switched_From_Windows_11_to_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_D.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ I Switched From Windows 11 to Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Way Better⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Windows_and_Linux_Mint⦈_ Quoting: I Switched From Windows 11 to Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Way Better — I'm a fan of Windows 11, but Microsoft's desktop OS isn't for everyone. Whether you don't like Copilot, can't upgrade from Windows 10, or want to embrace open-source software, several alternative OSes don't require you to buy new hardware or use AI. One possibility is Google's ChromeOS Flex, but it's fairly limited, even compared with the version you get on a Chromebook. A Linux distro, and Linux Mint in particular, could be your next OS, especially because its interface is surprisingly Windows-like. For a change of pace after a somewhat tepid year of Windows releases, I decided to spend some time working in the popular Linux distro. Installing Linux Mint isn't a major ordeal, but I nonetheless decided to set it up on a live USB drive. Although I found that the OS is still missing some key capabilities of Windows, I largely enjoyed the experience and even discovered quite a few things it does better. Here's what stood out the most. 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But when it comes to laptops, not every device is created equal when you consider Linux compatibility. Sure, you can make an old Windows laptop fast again with a Linux distro, but on newer hardware, compatibility might be more of a hassle than you think. There are some machines I simply wouldn't touch with a Linux installer, no matter how tempting it sounds. It's important to understand why, because buying the wrong hardware can turn what should be a smooth Linux experience into a frustrating debugging session. Read_on ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⡐⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠁⡠⢀⢈⠀⠁⡌⠀⠃⠈⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⢠⠀⠐⢐⢄⠶⡑⡞⢁⢅⠘⡤⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⢂⠎⣴⢡⡟⣾⢿⡜⣰⢗⢌⣨⢁⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠘⡴⢃⣞⣸⣋⣾⣻⣟⣷⣹⣋⠟⣼⣆⡺⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠆⠸⡌⢿⣻⢿⡽⣷⢷⡜⣮⠷⡄⢁⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣤⣵⣤⣿⣿⣏⠻⡷⢯⠞⡵⢉⠈⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣟⣛⣛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⡏⠆⡱⡈⠇⡑⠉⠀⠃ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⡻⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡗⠀⠢⠈⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⡷⠶⠶⠖⠖⠒⠒⠈⠊⠑⠂⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢵⠏⠾⠡⠊⠔⠡⠊⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠘⠃ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣠⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣄ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1194 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/KDE_and_GNOME_Development_Updates.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/KDE_and_GNOME_Development_Updates.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ KDE and GNOME Development Updates⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 * § KDE⠀➾ o ⚓ Volker Krause ☛ December/January_in_KDE_Itinerary⠀⇛ In the past two months since the previous_report KDE Itinerary got new vector-based map views and manual control over reservation cancellations, and there has been more work on reverse engineering proprietary train tickets, among many other things. o ⚓ Filip Fila ☛ This_week_in_Bouncy_Ball_–_new_features_land⠀⇛ After some more nights spent with our beloved Bouncy Ball, I'm happy to announce that a new version is out on the KDE Store. * § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ o ⚓ This Week in GNOME ☛ This_Week_in_GNOME:_#234_Annotated Documents⠀⇛ Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from January 23 to January 30. § Document Viewer (Papers) ↗⠀➾ View, search or annotate documents in many different formats. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1250 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/KWallet_SecretService_oo7_the_story_so_far.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/KWallet_SecretService_oo7_the_story_so_far.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ KWallet, SecretService, oo7: the story so far⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇KeepSecret_running_with_the_oo7_backend,_with_a_native password_dialog⦈_ Quoting: KWallet, SecretService, oo7: the story so far | Mart — Oo7 is a relatively recent SecretService provider written in Rust; it’s very nice, lightweight and cross-desktop. Very interesting for us supporting it as a first class citizen. We want in the end to replace completely the old KWallet system with something based on SecretService, have all our applications migrated transparently with user data as well, if possible with a cross- desktop backend implementation. We also want it to be as transparent as possible for the end user, not having any complicated first time setup, or dialogs that ask for a manual unlock when not needed. For the user, the whole system should be just invisible, except when looking up their passwords or when client applications add passwords to it themselves. As a first thing several months ago we did a transparent translation layer for the KWallet DBus interface, so now the “KWallet” service became just a translation layer between the kwallet api and the secretservice one. The old kwalletd service instead became “ksecretd” now providing only the SecretService interface, and that’s what we use by default now. however, it can be configured to use a different provider, so it can already be used with gnome-keyring or KeepassXC if the user wishes. In that case the user data will be migrated the first time. 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Things that I wanted to get back to ends up moving towards the bottom, into the never-ending pile of … stuff. For the first time in a while, I have looked at the bottom – and found an inquiry from someone who had seen my presentation at FOSDEM 2024. o ⚓ XDA ☛ This_amazing_Linux_CPU_scheduler_uses_the_power_of_the stars_to_decide_which_processes_to_focus_on⠀⇛ I don't think I've ever met anyone who just dabbles in astrology. You either think it's entirely bunk or you're reading the stars to decide the best time to make that big career-changing move. * § Graphics Stack⠀➾ o ⚓ Friedrich_Vock:_Inside_Mesa_26.0’s_RADV_RT_improvements⠀⇛ Mesa 26.0 is big for RADV’s ray tracing. In fact, it’s so big it single-handedly revived this blog. 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For those who don’t know about it, it’s a free open- source API for NVIDIA users to enable hardware accelerated video decoding support when using Firefox web browser. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1417 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Linux_Lite_7_8_Is_Out_Based_on_Ubuntu_24_04_3_LTS_Ports_Many_Ap.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Linux_Lite_7_8_Is_Out_Based_on_Ubuntu_24_04_3_LTS_Ports_Many_Ap.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, Ports Many Apps to GTK4⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Linux_Lite_7.8⦈_ Derived from Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat) and powered by Linux kernel 6.8, Linux Lite 7.8 introduces rewrites to no less than twelve of the in-house applications using Python and GTK4, including Lite Welcome, Lite Software, Lite Sources, Lite Updates, Lite Auto Login, Lite User Manager, Lite Desktop, Lite Sounds, Lite System Report, Lite Firewall, Lite Network Shares, and Lite DPI. Apart from being ported to Python/GTK4, the Lite Software app has been updated with support for more than 20 apps that users can now install in their brand- new Linux Lite system, including Darktable, BleachBit, Kdenlive, and others. Also updated was the System Monitoring Center app to show more system info in the System tab. 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Linux Mint 22.3 Zena is on a mission to make the terminal optional, and honestly, they're nailing it. For years, the biggest barriers to Linux adoption have been the terminal. Over time, Linux distros like Debian and Mint have taken it upon themselves to simplify and create user interfaces that don't force the use of terminals. With Zena, Linux Mint takes that philosophy further than ever. 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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Desktop_Operating_System_Market_Share_Iceland⦈_ Iceland is not defenceless, but it depends on the EU/Europe for collective protection. Right now we observe Apple_and_Microsoft (GAFAM) losing or loosening their grip there, perhaps (at least in part) motivated by the need to prioritise technological autonomy, sovereignty. 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Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Like_Xamarin,_With_Some_IBM/Red_Hat_Staff Added_for_Good_Measure]⠀⇛ Based in Germany, the company is made up of open source veteran developers. * ⚓ Futurism ☛ Microsoft_Stock_Takes_Most_Massive_Single-Day_Loss_Since Pandemic_as_Its_Hey_Hi_(AI)_Efforts_Flail⠀⇛ A historic day at the stock market for all the wrong reasons. * ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Microsoft's_gaming_division_flounders_while_the_firm makes_more_money_than_ever_—_Xbox_consoles_sales_drop_32% [Ed: No, Microsoft fakes_"income"]⠀⇛ Xbox consoles sales drop 32% while Abusive Monopolist Microsoft makes more money than ever * ⚓ Fandom Inc ☛ Microsoft_Reportedly_Working_On_Building_Back_Trust_In Windows_As_More_Users_Leave_For_Linux [Ed: Trust by Antipope ☛ adding back_doors?]⠀⇛ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1684 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Open_Hardware_ESP32_FreeBSD_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Open_Hardware_ESP32_FreeBSD_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware: ESP32, FreeBSD, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 * ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ LILYGO_Debuts_ESP32-C5-Based_T-Dongle_C5_and_T7-C5 Development_Boards⠀⇛ The T-Dongle C5 is a USB Type-A development board designed in a flash-drive form factor and housed in a transparent enclosure. Measuring approximately 58 x 18 x 9 mm, the board is based on the ESP32-C5HR8 microcontroller and supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), with backward compatibility for 802.11 b/g/ n networks. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Do_Expensive_Filaments_Make_3D_Printed_Wrenches_Better?⠀⇛ What filament is strongest? The real answer is “it depends”, but sometimes you have a simple question and you just want a simple answer. Like, which material makes the best 3D printed wrench? [My Tech Fun] printed a bunch of options to find out — including some expensive filaments — and got some interesting insights in the process. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Need_A_Curved_Plastic_Mesh?_Print_Flat,_Curve_Later⠀⇛ Need a plastic mesh in a custom pattern? 3D print it, no problem. But what if one needs a curved plastic mesh? That’s considerably harder to 3D print, but [Uncle Jessy]’s figured out a simple approach: 3D print the mesh flat, then break out a mold and a heat gun. * ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Writing_EEPROMs_on_FreeBSD_with_minipro⠀⇛ I love my little Minipro T48 USB IC programmer, though until recently I thought I needed Windows (or Wine) to program it. Turns out there’s a minipro project that lets us do it from the shell. Awesomesauce! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1743 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Jupiter_2_–_RVA23-compliant_SBC_features_SpacemiT_K3 octa-core_RISC-V_Hey_Hi_(AI)_SoC,_up_to_32GB_RAM,_256GB_UFS⠀⇛ MILK-V Shenzhen Technology has just unveiled the Jupiter 2, the first RVA23-compliant RISC-V SBC powered by a 2.4 GHz SpacemiT K3 octa-core X100 CPU with up to 60 TOPS of Hey Hi (AI) performance, up to 32GB LPDDR5, 256GB UFS, and PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD support. Designed by SpacemiT themselves, the board also features an eDP connector, a 10GbE SFP+ cage, a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port, built-in WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless connectivity, two USB Type-C connectors, four USB 2.0 ports, an M.2 Key-B socket coupled with a NanoSIM card slot for 4G LTE or 5G cellular connectivity, and more. * ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ pricy_dual_LAN_ARM_router_with_2x_HDMI_OUT_and_1x_HDMI_IN⠀⇛ * ⚓ Raspberry_Pi_Weekly_Issue_#522_-_A_sneak_peek_at_a_new_product⠀⇛ “Doing sensible things is good. Inciting many other people to do sensible things is better” – Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry Pi Howdy, This week, we shared a sneak peek of an as-yet- unreleased product: the Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module, an adapter board for Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 that's set to launch later this year. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Microchip_PIC32CM_PL10_Cortex-M0+_microcontrollers_are pin-to-pin_compatible_with_AVR_MCUs,_support_5V_operation⠀⇛ Microchip has added the PIC32CM PL10 MCUs to its PIC32C Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller family. Pin-to-pin compatible with AVR MCUs, the new PL10 MCUs feature a range of Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs), 5V operation, and functional safety (FuSa) compliance. The microcontrollers notably integrate a 12-bit ADC with strong noise immunity, a Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC) for responsive touch applications, and two serial communication interfaces with USART, I2C, and/or SPI support. * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Forlinx_OK153-S12_Mini_–_A_low-cost_Allwinner_T153_SBC with_Raspberry_Pi_GPIO_header_and_long-term_availability⠀⇛ Forlinx has introduced the OK153-S12 Mini, an Allwinner T153 SBC/development board, which looks to be a low-cost version of the OK153-S SBC that we previously covered. It keeps the same FET153-S SoM, but swaps the industrial terminal blocks, mini PCIe, and some other interfaces for a more compact footprint and a Raspberry Pi-compatible 40-pin header. The SBC supports up to 1 GB of DDR3 memory, up to 512 MB of NAND flash or 8 GB eMMC flash, and also features a microSD card slot for storage. Other interfaces include two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two USB Type-C ports for power, data, and debugging, and a USB 2.0 host port. Display is supported via an RGB LCD interface with backlight control via PWM. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1824 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 * ⚓ Trail of Bits ☛ Celebrating_our_2025_open-source_contributions⠀⇛ Most of these contributions came out of client work—we hit a bug we were able to fix or wanted a feature that didn’t exist. The lazy option would have been forking these projects for our needs or patching them locally. Contributing upstream instead takes longer, but it means the next person doesn’t have to solve the same problem. Some of our work is also funded directly by organizations like the OpenSSF and Alpha-Omega, who we collaborate with to make things better for everyone. * ⚓ Rob Bowley ☛ Sixty_years_of_learning_the_same_lesson⠀⇛ At its core, software exists to solve one problem: managing the flow of information. Information is not static. It is provisional, contextual, and constantly changing. Every use of a system creates new information that should influence what happens next. Many of its most important inputs only appear once it is in use. Software is therefore less a construction problem and more an ongoing conversation between users, systems and decisions. Its quality lies in the strength of its feedback loops and how effectively it enables learning and adjustment as conditions change. * ⚓ Martin Chang ☛ New_project_-_dmake:_A_build_system_with_CMake_as_input language⠀⇛ Weird I started a new project - a (going to be, mostly) CMake compatible build system. Source not released yet as it is early stage. But it seems promising so I'll write about it. Despite the many efforts to improve the C/C++ build systems, notably Meson and Ninja did a great job, CMake remains the Lingua Franca of the C/C++ world. But CMake sucks in my very own and limited opinion. The splitting of configuration and build phase causes many, many problems. The most (in-)famous being GLOB isn't evaluated at build time. Often leading to wild goose chases on why files aren't compiled. Only to fugure a reconfiguration is needed. But also you can't expect people to switch to Meson and endure the pain of manually integrating with projects using CMake. * ⚓ Fernando Borretti ☛ Some_Data_Should_Be_Code⠀⇛ I write a lot of Makefiles. I use it not as a command runner but as an ad-hoc build system for small projects, typically for compiling Markdown documents and their dependencies. Like so: [...] * ⚓ Daniel Miller ☛ Code_Is_a_Liability⠀⇛ These are (admittedly a lot of) snippets. Go to the original if you want the full Doctorow experience. * ⚓ Codemanship Ltd ☛ Coding_Is_When_We’re_Least_Productive⠀⇛ But if I hadn’t made that trip and seen for myself, and had a chance to talk to a department manager in that store, those three lines would have been applying special offers wrong. (If only the person who wrote the spec had done this in the first place…) Now multiply that error by 250 branches nationwide. I potentially saved my client a bunch of money and embarrassment with that 3-line change. Now, I consider that a productive day. But had I been measured on my contribution by lines of code, or commits, or features finished, it would have been seen as a very unproductive day by my manager. * § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ o ⚓ Chloé Vulquin ☛ How_I_Use_Shell_(2026_Edition)⠀⇛ So I make a variant of this blog post every 2 to 4 years now, it's kind of become a tradition. The reason is actually fairly simple: shell is by far the language I use the most, but we'll get into that. As a result of using it that damn much, and in the kinds of contexts that I use it in, I have very peculiar preferences. In this early 2026 edition of this post, I'll talk about where I've been, where I'm at, and what I would recommend to people that don't literally live in the terminal emulator. First, the short version: I'm back on zsh because I've been doing more server stuff again and do want a consistent setup. None of them are sensitive to the usual zsh issues, and I do appreciate having a lot of the funny features like =cmd and co. Currently, I'm fine recommending fish to people that aren't going to be doing anything too funny, and am probably likely to recommend bash otherwise, even though that's unlikely to ever be my personal choice. * § Rust⠀➾ o ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in_Rust_636⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1968 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Security_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Security_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Security Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 * ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ AIs_Are_Getting_Better_at_Finding_and_Exploiting Security_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ From an Anthropic blog_post: A notable development during the testing of Claude Sonnet 4.5 is that the model can now succeed on a minority of the networks without the custom cyber toolkit needed by previous generations. In particular, Sonnet 4.5 can now exfiltrate all of the (simulated) personal information in a high-fidelity simulation of the Equifax data breach—one of the costliest cyber attacks in history­­using only a Bash shell on a widely-available Kali GNU/Linux host (standard, open-source tools for penetration testing; not a custom toolkit). * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (curl, gimp:2.8, glibc, grafana, grafana-pcp, kernel, osbuild-composer, php:8.3, python-urllib3, python3.11, and python3.12), Debian (chromium), Mageia (ceph, gpsd, libxml2, openjdk, openssl, and xen), SUSE (abseil-cpp, assertj-core, coredns, freerdp, java-11-openjdk, java-25-openjdk, libxml2, openssl-1_0_0, openssl-1_1, python, python-filelock, and python311-sse-starlette), and Ubuntu (kernel, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws-fips, linux-fips, linux-fips, and texlive-bin). * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Hugging_Face_Abused_to_Deploy_Android_RAT⠀⇛ Android users were lured to applications that served a malicious payload hosted in a Hugging Face repository. * ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Google’s_disruption_rips_millions_out_of_devices_out of_malicious_network⠀⇛ The actions impaired some of IPIDEA’s proxy infrastructure, but not all of it. The effort underscores the back-and-forth struggle of taking out pieces of cybercriminals’ vast and growing infrastructure. * ⚓ SANS ☛ Google_Presentations_Abused_for_Phishing,_(Fri,_Jan_30th)⠀⇛ Charlie, one of our readers, has forwarded an interesting phishing email. The email was sent to users of the Vivladi Webmail service. While not overly convincing, the email is likely sufficient to trick a non-empty group of users: * ⚓ Pen Test Partners ☛ Movie_breakdown:_Hackers_(1995)⠀⇛ Introduction Before you start, how about getting the Hackers soundtrack playing as you read this? Get a bit of the Stereo MCs pumping… * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Ivanti_Patches_Exploited_EPMM_Zero-Days⠀⇛ The critical-severity vulnerabilities could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ 175,000_Exposed_Ollama_Hosts_Could_Enable_LLM_Abuse⠀⇛ Among them, 23,000 hosts were persistently responsible for the majority of activity observed over 293 days of scanning. * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ No,_Linux_is_not_"more_secure"_than_Windows [Ed: Compares a kernel to an OS that has deliberate back doors and does not patch already-exploited holes]⠀⇛ In Linux communities, especially among those new to the scene, I often see people hailing Linux as a security powerhouse in contrast to other operating systems. They imply that switching to Linux gives you some kind of shield of armor against common threats. * ⚓ Cyble Inc ☛ ShadowHS:_A_Fileless_Linux_Post‑Exploitation_Framework Built_on_a_Weaponized_hackshell [Ed: But one has to install it there first]⠀⇛ Cyble uncovers ShadowHS, a stealthy fileless Linux framework running entirely in memory for covert, adaptive post‑exploitation control. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2090 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Server_Kubernetes_Nokia_SR_Linux_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Server_Kubernetes_Nokia_SR_Linux_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Server: Kubernetes, Nokia SR Linux, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 * ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ New_Conversion_from_cgroup_v1_CPU_Shares_to_v2_CPU Weight⠀⇛ I'm excited to announce the implementation of an improved conversion formula from cgroup v1 CPU shares to cgroup v2 CPU weight. This enhancement addresses critical issues with CPU priority allocation for Kubernetes workloads when running on systems with cgroup v2. * ⚓ Lalit Maganti ☛ The_surprising_attention_on_sprites,_exe.dev,_and shellbox⠀⇛ All three have a very simple pitch: they will give you full access to Linux virtual machines to act as a sandboxed developer environment in the cloud. At first glance, the attention these have gotten is very head- scratching. The idea of a Linux VPS has been around for more than 20 years at this point and VPS providers like DigitalOcean and Hetzner are widely known and used in the industry. From a technological standpoint, there’s very little revolutionary here. * ⚓ Nokia ☛ Designing_the_new_data_center_fabric:_Nokia_SR_Linux_and_Event- Driven_Automation⠀⇛ Ahmed Abutaleb outlines how Nokia IT formalized network-as- code—not via translators, but as real code that moves through a full software development lifecycle: Git versioning, branches, testing, and controlled merges to production. To make intent verifiable, they chose Nokia SR Linux for the network operating system (NOS) and Nokia Event-Driven Automation (EDA) as the network management/automation layer. EDA provides a true digital twin: the same control plane and code as production, fed the exact same intent/configs. This lets the team model migrations, run “what-if” scenarios (routing, load balancers, firewalls, server configs), validate behavior, and then push with confidence—without building massive physical labs. The result supports their NetOps goals—cloud-like consistency on- prem, closed-loop feedback on drift/deviations, safer changes—and contributes to roughly an 80% reduction in tickets. * ⚓ Sidero_Labs_Enhances_Talos_Linux_and_Omni_to_Improve_Bare-Metal Kubernetes_Reliability_and_Governance⠀⇛ The company announced new feature enhancements to its Talos Linux and Omni products, which are designed to improve the reliability and manageability of bare-metal Kubernetes environments. Key updates include simplified cluster imports for easier orchestration with Talos Linux, multi-document networking aimed at reducing configuration-related failures, improved out-of-memory handling to minimize avoidable downtime, and enhanced governance through OIDC support and dynamic SAML role synchronization. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2171 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Shotcut_26_1_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_Hardware_Vi.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Shotcut_26_1_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_Hardware_Vi.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Shotcut 26.1 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Hardware Video Decoding⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Marius Nestor on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Shotcut_26.1⦈_ The biggest change in the Shotcut 26.1 release is support for hardware video decoding, a highly anticipated feature that is enabled by default on all supported platforms, except on Linux systems with NVIDIA GPUs. Hardware video decoding can be enabled or disabled from Settings > Preview Scaling > Use Hardware Decoder. On Linux, hardware video decoding uses the Video Acceleration API (VA-API), while on Windows it uses Media Foundation, and on macOS it uses Video Toolbox. As expected, hardware video decoding only supports codecs your hardware can decode and will automatically fall back to software decoding if needed. 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All users of the 6.18 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 6.18.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/ linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.18.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_6.12.68 Linux_6.6.122 ⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣦⣀⡀⠀ ⠀⠀⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠻⣿⡆ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣧⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢋⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠁⢠⣿⡇ ⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣘⣿⣿⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⢿⣿⠀⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⢋⣁⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣼⣿⡇ ⠀⠈⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣇⠈⠹⣿⣿⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣹⣿⡆⠸⣿⣿⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢃⣾⡏⠀⣿⣧⠘⢿⣀⣿⡏⠀⠀⠙⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⢹⣿⡇⠈⠻⣿⣆⠀⠸⣿⣤⣤⣤⣬⣽⣿⠟⠛⠛⢻⣿⡄⢸⣿⣤⣤⣼⣿⠿⠉⠈⠉⠉⠉⠹⢿⣧⣤⣤⣾⡟⠁⠀⣿⡏⠀⠈⢿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⡇ ⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⠇ ⠀⠀⠉⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⠿⠃⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2282 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/This_Week_in_Plasma_getting_6_6_ready_for_release.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/This_Week_in_Plasma_getting_6_6_ready_for_release.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ This Week in Plasma: getting 6.6 ready for release⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Emoji_Selector⦈_ Quoting: This Week in Plasma: getting 6.6 ready for release - KDE Blogs — This week we reached that part of every Plasma release cycle where the bug fixes and polish for the upcoming release are still coming in hot and heavy, but people have also started to land their changes for the next release. So there’s a bit of both here! Everyone’s working really hard to make Plasma 6.6 a high-quality release. It’s a great time to help out in one way or another, be it testing the 6.6 beta release and reporting bugs, or triaging those bugs as they come in, or fixing them! 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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2357 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/31/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Today in Techrights⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 31, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇The_Splash_of_a_Drop⦈_ ⚓ Updated This Past Day⠀⇛ 1. ⚓ Why_Would_Anybody_be_Afraid_of_Talking_to_Richard_Stallman?⠀⇛ We need to get rid of the baseless stigma 2. ⚓ EPO_on_Strike⠀⇛ organisation operating outside the Rule of Law 3. ⚓ Affirming_What_We_Already_Know:_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_(SRA) is_Profoundly_Incompetent⠀⇛ "SRA ordered to pay solicitor £50k in costs after failed prosecution" ⚓ New⠀⇛ 4. ⚓ Gemini_Links_30/01/2026:_Love_and_Cultivation,_Gemtext_Anchors⠀⇛ Links for the day 5. ⚓ Will_Jim_Zemlin_Also_Sell_His_Daughter_or_Only_the_"Linux"_Brand_(and Linux_Foundation)_to_Bill_Epsteingate?⠀⇛ Torvalds "ate a bug" 6. ⚓ The_Epstein_Files_Don't_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_"Russian_Girls"_Bill Epsteingate_Exploited⠀⇛ This E-mail was sent around the time an arrest was made for pedophilia 7. ⚓ Only_One_in_33_EPO_Staff_Voting_on_the_Strike_Opposed_It⠀⇛ Kudos to all those who participated in the strike 8. ⚓ Still_Hoping_for_"Slop_Zero"_in_2026⠀⇛ We've also noticed that linuxiac.com shows a glimmer of hope this week 9. ⚓ Links_30/01/2026:_Waymo_Crashing_Into_'Small_People'_(Children), Microsoft_at_Risk_Due_to_Slop_Debt⠀⇛ Links for the day 10. ⚓ Amutable’s_Management_and_Founders_Are_100%_Microsoft!⠀⇛ It'll be focused on promoting Microsoft's agenda in everything it does 11. ⚓ IBM_Tries_to_Get_Rid_of_Workers_Without_Paying_Them_(and_It_Appears_to be_Working)⠀⇛ be sure to speak to people who actually work there 12. ⚓ He_Has_No_Money,_But_He_Has_Power,_He_Has_a_Voice⠀⇛ That's why they envy and attack him 13. ⚓ Free_Software_in_Swiss_Media_This_Week⠀⇛ RMS is still going places with his Migros bag (Swiss retail giant) 14. ⚓ TV_Programs_Disseminate_False_Numbers_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_(About 31,000_Laid_Off_Last_Year,_Not_Including_PIPs,_Contractors_and_so_on)⠀⇛ large-scale layoffs are inevitable, no matter how long Microsoft delays or procrastinates 15. ⚓ Links_30/01/2026:_Microsoft's_"OpenAI_Is_Headed_For_Bankruptcy"_and Bitcoin_Crashes⠀⇛ Links for the day 16. ⚓ Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Proxy_Like_Xamarin,_With_Some_IBM/Red_Hat_Staff Added_for_Good_Measure⠀⇛ Amutable chasing money and trying to impose TPM etc. on everybody 17. ⚓ The_Letter_Sent_to_the_Ringleader_of_the_Alicante_Mafia_This_Week⠀⇛ Call for industrial actions to stop the salary erosion of EPO staff 18. ⚓ Oracle's_Debt_Exploded_by_22_Billion_Dollars_in_6_Months,_the_Ponzi Scheme_With_Scam_Altman_Was_Classic_'Pump_and_Dump'⠀⇛ The founder of Oracle now uses his wealth for right-wing ideological reasons, nothing else 19. ⚓ Facebook_('Meta')_is_Dead_Meat,_This_GAFAM_Company's_Debt_Exploded_by Almost_33_Billion_Dollars_in_Just_3_Months_(11_Billion_Per_Month)⠀⇛ we can expect many sales/contracts to get canceled 20. ⚓ Australia's_top_nurse_takes_on_Musk,_Zuckerberg_&_rogue_health influencers,_birthkeepers⠀⇛ Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock 21. ⚓ The_"Alicante_Mafia"_-_Part_XVI_-_The_Associates_of_Mr._Cocainegate Don't_Want_to_Talk_About_Cocainegate_(Right_of_Reply)⠀⇛ Nobody wanted to talk about cocaine at the EPO 22. ⚓ The_"Open_Source"_(Corporate_Openwashing)_Fake_Community_Rejects Democracy,_Open_Source_Initiative_is_in_Effect_Dead⠀⇛ This is basically the end of the OSI 23. ⚓ Cracks_and_Holes_in_Microsoft's_Slop_Bubble_(Also,_Windows_is Declining)⠀⇛ "More Bad News For Xbox As Microsoft Blames Gaming For An Annual Decline In Its PC Business" 24. ⚓ Microsoft's_Debt_Exploded_by_More_Than_20_Billion_Dollars_This_Past Year,_Says_Microsoft⠀⇛ Expect more mass layoffs 25. ⚓ Strike_at_the_EPO_Today⠀⇛ Next month we'll start a new EPO series 26. ⚓ State_of_the_Slop_and_The_Register_MS_Runs_Ads_as_'Articles'⠀⇛ Yesterday we could not find much slop about "Linux" 27. ⚓ Gemini_Links_30/01/2026:_Announcing_Crossyword_and_SYN_Attack⠀⇛ Links for the day 28. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 29. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Thursday,_January_29,_2026⠀⇛ IRC logs for Thursday, January 29, 2026 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text. 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