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⦿ Tux Machines  -  2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux

⦿ Tux Machines  -  5 ways Linux beats Windows that you only notice after you switch

⦿ Tux Machines  -  A Meteoric Rise of GNU/Linux in Barbados?

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Amutable, a Microsoft Satellite

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Applications: Discord, OpenVT, Papers, and More

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Audiocasts/Shows: David Revoy, Zitron/Gerard, BSD Now, and Cybershow

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Canonical and SpacemiT team up for Ubuntu on SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-V chips

⦿ Tux Machines  -  DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Distributions and Operating Systems: ReactOS at 30, Kali Linux vs. Parrot OS, Debian/MX Linux-based iDeal OS

⦿ Tux Machines  -  DOSBox performance improvements on modern processors

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Development Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Games: Timberborn, ZOMBUTCHER, Voraxis, and More

⦿ Tux Machines  -  GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-02-06

⦿ Tux Machines  -  GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: LFS, OpenSUSE, Debian, and Microsoft Canonical

⦿ Tux Machines  -  GTK hackfest, 2026 edition

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Android Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  If Linux is going to thrive, some distros have to die

⦿ Tux Machines  -  I’m done pretending open-source software is free

⦿ Tux Machines  -  In US Government Sites, Windows "Market Share" About 40%, Vista 11 Only About 10%

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Blonging for Freedom

⦿ Tux Machines  -  I tried replacing Windows with Linux Mint, here's how it went

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Kapsule: Completing the KDE Linux Extensibility Story

⦿ Tux Machines  -  KDE Linux Gears Up for Beta Release with Plasma Login Manager, KDE Initial Setup

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Linux Devices, Raspberry Pi, and Open Hardware Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  ML in Kernel Space and Kubernetes Could Use a Different Linux Scheduler

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Mzansi 2025, FOSDEM 2026, and Arduino Days

⦿ Tux Machines  -  New GNU/Linux Releases: FydeOS v22 and GParted 1.8.0

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More

⦿ Tux Machines  -  PeaZip 10.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Improved User Experience

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Programming Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Programming Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Red Hat and CentOS Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Security Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Security Leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.9, Linux 6.12.69, Linux 6.6.123, Linux 6.1.162, Linux 5.15.199, and Linux 5.10.249

⦿ Tux Machines  -  This Week in Plasma: beefed-up Window List widget

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Today in Techrights

⦿ Tux Machines  -  today's howtos

⦿ Tux Machines  -  today's howtos

⦿ Tux Machines  -  today's leftovers

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Tux Machines So Far in 2026

⦿ Tux Machines  -  Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents

 ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/2026_will_be_the_year_of_gaming_on_Linux.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/5_ways_Linux_beats_Windows_that_you_only_notice_after_you_switc.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/A_Meteoric_Rise_of_GNU_Linux_in_Barbados.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Amutable_a_Microsoft_Satellite.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Applications_Discord_OpenVT_Papers_and_More.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Audiocasts_Shows_David_Revoy_Zitron_Gerard_BSD_Now_and_Cybersho.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Canonical_and_SpacemiT_team_up_for_Ubuntu_on_SpacemiT_K1_and_K3.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/DI_DAY_is_a_Movement_to_Encourage_People_to_Ditch_Big_Tech.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_ReactOS_at_30_Kali_Linux_vs.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/DOSBox_performance_improvements_on_modern_processors.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Development_Leftovers.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Games_Timberborn_ZOMBUTCHER_Voraxis_and_More.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GNOME_Foundation_Update_2026_02_06.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_LFS_OpenSUSE_Debi.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/GTK_hackfest_2026_edition.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_fixed_so_many_of_Android_s_annoying_little_quirks_with_this_s.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/If_Linux_is_going_to_thrive_some_distros_have_to_die.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_m_done_pretending_open_source_software_is_free.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/In_US_Government_Sites_Windows_Market_Share_About_40_Vista_11_O.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_often_get_the_misguided_retort_that_free_software_is_technolo.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/I_tried_replacing_Windows_with_Linux_Mint_here_s_how_it_went.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Kapsule_Completing_the_KDE_Linux_Extensibility_Story.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/KDE_Linux_Gears_Up_for_Beta_Release_with_Plasma_Login_Manager_K.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Linux_Devices_Raspberry_Pi_and_Open_Hardware_Leftovers.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/ML_in_Kernel_Space_and_Kubernetes_Could_Use_a_Different_Linux_S.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Mzansi_2025_FOSDEM_2026_and_Arduino_Days.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/New_GNU_Linux_Releases_FydeOS_v22_and_GParted_1_8_0.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/PeaZip_10_9_Open_Source_Archive_Manager_Released_with_Improved_.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Red_Hat_and_CentOS_Leftovers.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_9_Linux_6_12_69_Linux_6_6_123_Linux_6.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/This_Week_in_Plasma_beefed_up_Window_List_widget.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_howtos.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/today_s_leftoverts.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Tux_Machines_So_Far_in_2026.shtml
https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/07/Why_OOXML_is_not_a_standard_format_for_office_documents.shtml


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Quoting: 2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux —


     Yes, I know. Every year is the "year of Linux," even if it has never
     actually happened yet. It'd be a lot easier if I just wrote a
     template, "[Year number] is the year of Linux," and then updated the
     number every January 1st. However, I really do think that 2026 is
     going to be the year that people take gaming on Linux seriously. A
     lot of cool things happened in January 2026 alone that made me feel
     like this is the year, so I'm pretty confident that, at the very
     least, this'll be the year where we see people take gaming on Linux
     seriously.


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Quoting: 5 ways Linux beats Windows that you only notice after you switch —


     Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents:


     It's one thing to be told that if you switch to Linux you'll enjoy
     various benefits compared to Windows or macOS, but there are some
     positive things about the Linux experience you'll only pick up after
     using it for a while.


     Some are so subtle, you might not have consciously realized them
     until I point them out below, and others take a while to become
     obvious, but if you do take the Linux plunge, here are the bonus
     benefits you can look forward to.


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      🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Desktop_Operating_System_Market_Share_Barbados⦈_


"Windows domination ended some time ago," to quote what we said earlier_today.
In some places, Windows fell from about 100% to far less and it wasn't Apple
that gained but mostly Google (Android). In some places, GNU/Linux rears its
head. Consider Barbados. █


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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026,
updated Feb 07, 2026


Groomed to serve lockdown and GAFAM


🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Photo_from_Apollo_11_mission⦈_


🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Amutable’s_founders_(from_left_to_right):_Christian_Brauner,
Lennart_Poettering,_and_Chris_Kühl.⦈_


"Satellite" companies exist to go in circles around their real master (or
masters). Satellites of Microsoft now include Amutable, which is making it
abundantly clear that its real goal isn't GNU/Linux freedom; its aim is to do
harm, replacing_freedom-respecting_systems_with_ones_controlled_by_Microsoft_at
many_levels. Amutable is what Dehomag was to IBM almost 90 years ago. █


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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⢿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣰⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣷⣧⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣷⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣯⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⠴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⢈⡹⣇⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⣳⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢄⣠⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣷⣤⣶⣿⢟⣥⣽⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⡿⠟⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡰⠛⠿⣿⣙⠛⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠙⢿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡅⠀⠀⠘⠣⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⢄⣄⡠⠣⠇⢷⣄⣠⣼⣷⣿⠻⢳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡿⠟⢸⣿⣿⣿⡟⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠟⢾⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡆⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠉⠁⠀⢀⣈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡿⠻⡿⠻⠿⢛⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣷⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠁⠈⠈⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⡤⠐⢛⡛⠛⠛⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡶⠾⣿⡇⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⠀⣠⣴⣶⡦⢤⣤⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⠧⢚⣿⣦⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠈⠉⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢀⡾⠛⣻⣯⣤⣽⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣦⣍⣫⠇⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠘⣮⡛⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣶⣿⡿⡿⢿⣿⣿⡏⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡉⠛⠻⠏⠛⠁⠀⠾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠃⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣶⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⢋⣾⣦⠄⠉⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠁⠀⠈⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠈⠈⠻⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⠿⣿⡿⠤⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⢀⢀⠀⡀⣀⢀⢀⡀⡀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠜⠞⠛⠑⠃⠃⠃⠘⠃⠓⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⣖⢤⣰⢠⢠⢲⠢⢆⣶⣴⡐⣖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢐⣖⣤⣴⢀⡀⢲⢢⠠⠿⠏⠦⠻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠈⠈⠀⠃⠁⠈⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿
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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


    * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Discord_is_getting_a_speed_boost_on_Windows,_Mac,_and
      Linux⠀⇛


           The Discord messaging application is getting a much-needed
           speed boost on desktop platforms. There are also new
           improvements to screenshots and game streams, a new way to
           share times, and much more.


           Discord is not the fastest and most responsive application on
           the planet, even on higher-power desktops and laptops. My
           gaming PC with a Ryzen 5 5500X and GTX 1080 usually takes about
           half a second between clicking on a server and seeing the
           messages, and it was noticably worse before I upgraded the CPU.
           There's no similar delay on my MacBook Pro, but it shouldn't
           take an M4 Pro chipset for Discord to work properly.
           Thankfully, some of that slowdown should be gone now.


    * ⚓ Ghacks ☛ Discord_Desktop_App_Gets_Major_Performance_Boost_On_Windows,
      Mac,_And_Linux⠀⇛


           Discord is rolling out a performance update for its desktop app
           on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The focus is on cutting down
           Discord UI lag, especially when jumping between servers and
           channels, and the changes are already shipping to users.


           According to Discord, this update tackles long-standing
           responsiveness issues that could affect even powerful PCs, with
           the most noticeable gains on slower or heavily loaded machines.


    * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ I_added_these_3_applets_to_Linux_Mint,_and_now_its_a
      productive_workstation⠀⇛


           Do you use Linux Mint but feel like you’re not getting the most
           out of it? Or maybe you think Mint is too basic for serious
           work. Whether you’re a student or a working professional, these
           three Cinnamon applets can help you become more productive on
           Linux Mint.


    * ⚓ VTube_Studio_Alternative_Designed_For_Linux_Users⠀⇛


           If you're a Linux VTuber looking for a more native-friendly
           experience, Nicholas Hydock, also known as erodozer, is working
           on OpenVT, a software for Live2D models.


           Unlike many other VTuber apps, OpenVT is built with Godot and
           offers several unique advantages: open-source development,
           enabling community-driven feature creation, transparent window
           support, making alpha-based capture in OBS easier, adjustable
           filtering settings for sharper scaling of pixel art models,
           multi-window popout controls for flexible workflow, and lower
           system requirements.


    * ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Papers_adds_handwriting_&_text_annotations_in_latest
      Nightly_builds⠀⇛


           Handwriting and markup features have been added to Papers,
           GNOME’s – andsince 25.04, Ubuntu’s – default document viewer
           app.


           The latest nightly builds of Papers let you draw on documents
           with ink tools to add callouts, doodles or your own signature
           to PDF files, and pepper pages with text boxes to type on forms
           that don’t otherwise support input.


           Papers already has text highlighting and an annotations
           sidebar, but it lacked freeform pen tools or moveable text
           boxes. Fleshing out the document editing tools is welcome as it
           will save the hassle of installing additional software.





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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


    * ⚓ David Revoy ☛ Livestream_Interview_on_Fireside_Fedi_-_David_Revoy⠀⇛


           Tomorrow, I'll be interviewed live on Fireside Fedi at 9:00 AM
           (GMT-5)! (That's 15:00 Paris time & 9:00 AM New York time...
           fingers crossed I got it right)


    * ⚓ Pivot to AI ☛ I’m_on_Ed_Zitron’s_Better_Offline_podcast_talking_about
      OpenClaw_and_Moltbook⠀⇛


           The much requested Zitron/Gerard crossover, at last — Hater
           Season: Openclaw with David Gerard!


    * ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD_Now_649:_The_Desk_Review⠀⇛


           ZFS Scrubs and Data integrity, Propolice, FreeBSD vs Slackware
           and more.


    * ⚓ The Cyber Show ☛ Digital_Parenting_|_Invisible_Harms⠀⇛


           Discussion of our new guide for digital parenting and the new
           frontier in independent social media for young European people
           that doesn't use US Big Tech





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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


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Quoting: Canonical and SpacemiT team up for Ubuntu on SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-
V chips - Liliputing —


     Chinese RISC-V chip maker SpacemiT is partnering with Canonical to
     bring Ubuntu to computers powered by two of the company’s processors.


     The Spacemit K1 is an 8-core RISC-V processor that’s been around for
     a little while, but the SpacemiT K3 is a newer, higher-performance
     chip that’s one of the first to comply with the new RVA23 standard.


Read_on


Also:


    * ⚓ Ubuntu_26.04_LTS_Coming_to_SpacemiT_K3_RISC-V_Processor_with_RVA23
      Support⠀⇛


           Canonical is teaming up with the China-based device maker to
           also bring support for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to SpacemiT K1 AI chip,
           which can’t run newer versions of the distro after Canonical
           raised Ubuntu’s RISC-V profile baseline to RVA23 in 2025.


           The collaboration is said to mark “a deep integration between
           open-source operating systems and open RISC-V silicon, bringing
           powerful, flexible, and reliable intelligent computing
           solutions to developers worldwide” – which is standard press-
           release-ese fare.


           More practically for developers and engineers who work in
           fields where RISC-V isn’t niche, this news means they will be
           able to take full advantage of all that the Ubuntu ecosystem
           has to offer, fully supported, and on capable RISC-V RVA23
           hardware.




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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣯⣭⣿⣿⣷⣷⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⡿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡿⢫⣾⣥⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠏⣼⣿⣟⡱⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠸⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


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Quoting: DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech —


     The rights of people around the world are being eroded, and certain
     governments and Big Tech organizations are convinced that the
     public's data is their data.


     However gloomy things might look right now, there's always a ray of
     hope. Two community-driven organizations have come together to stand
     up against such injustices by coming up with a new celebration.


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⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⡌⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣛⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢗⠏⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢿⣿⡿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⣼⣟⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⢀⠀⠲⣾⣿⢿⣆⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣳⣃⣸⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⠿⢿⣿⠿⠟⣛⣛⣛⣛⣡⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠎⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⣼⣿⣿⢂⣂⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⣉⡀⠫⠿⢿⡏⣼⣿⣿⠿⠛⣧⣼⣿⣿⣲⠓⡿⣿⣺⣷⣶⣾⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣟⣿⣿⠓⡎⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣾⣿⣳⡭⢸⠯⢹⡆⣒⣆⢦⢰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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ReactOS at 30, Kali Linux vs. Parrot OS, Debian/MX Linux-based iDeal
OS⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧


posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


    * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Three_Decades_Of_ReactOS⠀⇛


           Over the past couple of years with the Jenny’s Daily Drivers
           series, we’ve looked at a number of unusual or noteworthy
           operating systems. Among them has been ReactOS, an open source
           clone of a millennium-era Windows OS, which we tried back in
           November. It’s one of those slow-burn projects we know has been
           around for a long time, but still it’s a surprise to find we’ve
           reached the 30th anniversary of the first ReactOS code commit.


           The post is a run through the project’s history, and having
           followed it for a long time we recognize some of the milestones
           from the various ISOs we downloaded and tried back in the day.
           At the end it looks into the future with plans to support more
           up-to-date hardware as well as UEFI, which we hope will keep it
           relevant.


    * ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Kali_Linux_vs._Parrot_OS:_Which_security-forward_distro_is
      right_for_you?⠀⇛


           Cybersecurity. The word can bring to mind TV shows and movies
           in which a roomful of tech elites, sporting headsets and
           staring at massive arrays of screens, are trying to track down
           who did what to whom.


           Whew.


           In reality, cybersecurity isn't always about rooms deep within
           the bowels of unmarked, windowless buildings, populated with
           women and men who are Sheldon Cooper-level brilliant.
           Sometimes, cybersecurity is one person at home running tests on
           their own LAN -- and the machines on it -- to find
           vulnerabilities that can be fixed.


    * ⚓ iDeal_OS_Adds_a_One-Click_DNS_Switching_Feature⠀⇛


           'iDeal OS' is a Debian/MX Linux-based distribution from the
           iDeal OS project, offering two editions, 'Emerald' and
           'Diamond,' designed for everyday and power desktop users,
           respectively with a one-click DNS feature. It ships with KDE
           Plasma 6.x and, notably, features the iDeal DNS Switcher, a
           built-in app for toggling between 16 vetted DNS providers. The
           distro is a rolling release and includes documentation and
           system info on the desktop.





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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


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Quoting: DOSBox performance improvements on modern processors —


     I haven't really expected to be writing a fresh DOSBox tutorial let
     alone several new articles some 15-ish years after I resolved all of
     my DOS gaming problems. But that's life. New operating systems, new
     problems and conflicts and oddities. I've not gone into fine detail
     as to what happens under the hood, nor do I want to dabble in how
     DOSBox actually works (in Linux). I simply want to play cool,
     timeless classics.


     Should you encounter speed problems in your old games, you may want
     to tweak the CPU speed, and this could also help with the sound.
     Furthermore, changing the system's power profile should also affect
     the processor frequency, and this may also benefit your games. How? I
     can't tell you exactly the fine intricacies of the mechanisms
     involved, but I can happily report some nice, tangible results.
     However, this is not the end of my DOS endeavors. Soon, we will have
     yet another sound-related guide and we will revisit the performance
     question once more, with a fresh, cool trick. Well, that would be all
     for now.


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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Libro⦈_


    * ⚓ Libro_-_terminal_based_book_tracking_tool_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           Libro is a terminal-based tool to track your reading history,
           with your data stored locally in a SQLite database. It has an
           interactive TUI and a CLI.


           Libro separates books and reviews to give you flexibility in
           how you track your reading:


           Books: Store information about the book itself (title, author,
           pages, genre, publication year). Reviews: Track your personal
           reading experience (date read, rating, review text).



    * ⚓ marchat_-_terminal_chat_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           It’s built for developers who prefer the command line.


           marchat started as a fun weekend project for father-son coding
           sessions and has evolved into a lightweight, self-hosted
           terminal chat application designed specifically for developers
           who love the command line.


           This is free and open source software.



    * ⚓ Fastchess_-_manage_chess_games_with_engines_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           Fastchess is a command-line tool designed to manage and
           orchestrate chess games between engines. It provides a range of
           options to configure game settings, engine parameters,
           concurrency, and output formats.


           With Fastchess, you can orchestrate chess tournaments,
           configure time controls, and execute matches concurrently for
           optimal time efficiency. Extensively tested for high
           concurrency (with up to 250 threads) and short time controls
           (0.2+0.002s), it exhibits minimal timeout issues, with only 10
           matches out of 20,000 experiencing timeouts.


           This is free and open source software.



    * ⚓ Basalt_-_TUI_program_to_manage_Obsidian_notes_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           Basalt is a TUI (Terminal User Interface) application to manage
           Obsidian vaults and notes from the terminal. Basalt is cross-
           platform and can be installed and run in the major operating
           systems on Linux, macOS, and Windows.


           Basalt is not a complete or comprehensive replacement for
           Obsidian, but instead a minimalist approach for note management
           in terminal with a readable markdown rendering and WYSIWYG
           experience.


           This is free and open source software.



    * ⚓ Frogmouth_-_Markdown_browser_for_the_terminal_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           Frogmouth is a Markdown viewer / browser for your terminal,
           built with Textual.


           Frogmouth can open *.md files locally or via a URL. There is a
           familiar browser-like navigation stack, history, bookmarks, and
           table of contents.


           This is free and open source software.



    * ⚓ riff_-_wrapper_around_diff_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           Riff is a wrapper around diff that highlights which parts of
           lines have changed.


           Unchanged parts of changed lines are shown in yellow. File
           names and hunk headers are hyperlinked to the relevant source
           code lines where possible.


           This is free and open source software.



    * ⚓ Linux_Candy:_sigye_-_terminal_clock_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           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.


           sigye is a terminal clock with ASCII art fonts. The name
           “sigye” (시계) means “clock” in Korean. It also offers Pomodoro
           functionality and lots of customization. This is free and open
           source software.



    * ⚓ Goose_-_database_migration_tool_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           Goose is a database migration tool. It’s both a CLI and a
           library.


           Manage your database schema by creating incremental SQL changes
           or Go functions.


           This is free and open source software.



    * ⚓ Mastui_-_Mastodon_client_for_the_terminal_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           Mastui is a modern Mastodon client for your terminal. Built
           with Python and the powerful Textual framework, it provides a
           highly efficient, multi-column layout that lets you keep an eye
           on all the action at once.


           Whether you’re a power user who wants to manage multiple
           accounts or someone who just loves the terminal, Mastui is
           designed to be your new favorite way to interact with Mastodon.


           This is free and open source software.



    * ⚓ grabIT_-_screenshot_and_screen_recorder_script_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛


           grabIT is billed as a versatile screenshot, screen recording,
           and file uploader with OCR support for multiple services
           including Zipline, Nest, and others.


           It’s just a shell script that uses programs like spectacle.


           This is free and open source software.




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    * ⚓ Sven Luijten ☛ Mailpit_for_local_mail⠀⇛


           I recently had to install a new laptop as a development
           machine, and I just sort of blindly installed all software I
           was used to, including Mailhog. It turns out that Mailhog isn't
           supported anymore though, which I only realized as I saw
           Homebrew's warning about it being deprecated because of
           upstream deprecation.


    * ⚓ Dmitry Dolzhenko ☛ File_name_completion_in_Emacs⠀⇛


           Emacs has a myriad of ways to complete things for you in
           different contexts.


           While the one I’d like to share with you may seem trivial, the
           feature is so ingrained into my workflow so that I even forgot
           that it’s not part of the core Emacs functionality.


    * ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ DI.DAY_is_a_Movement_to_Encourage_People_to_Ditch_Big
      Tech⠀⇛


           A new day for privacy advocates to look forward to.


    * § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾


          o ⚓ The New Stack ☛ How_Homepage_simplifies_monitoring_your_self-
            hosted_services⠀⇛


                 Slowly but surely, I’ve been migrating over to self-
                 hosted services so I can finally cut the cord to third
                 parties.


          o § Mozilla⠀➾


                # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_Performance_Blog:_The_Road_to_Better
                  Performance_Profiles⠀⇛


                       Since joining the Firefox Performance team as a
                       Software Engineering Intern back in May, I’ve been
                       working on improving performance profiles. Firefox
                       developers need performance profiles that are
                       readable, readily accessible, and automated. This
                       makes it easier to identify performance regressions
                       and bugs introduced by patches, as well as to
                       diagnose and understand existing performance
                       behavior. Let’s take a closer look at two notable
                       improvements to our performance profiling pipelines
                       that strive toward these goals: [...]


    * § Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)⠀➾


          o ⚓ Chris Enns ☛ Ghost_Added_Improved_Comment_Moderation_Tools⠀⇛


                 Since I've been critical of Ghost in the past for their
                 lack of comment management tools on their dashboard, it's
                 only fair that I note they've built a much improved
                 comment management system into Ghost recently.


    * § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾


          o § Open Access/Content⠀➾


                # ⚓ Society for Scholarly Publishing ☛ Guest_Post_—_Why_Science
                  Communication_Must_be_the_Next_Competitive_Edge_for_Scholarly
                  Publishers⠀⇛


                       Imagine a world where scientific breakthroughs
                       don’t vanish behind paywalls or suffocate under
                       jargon. A world where discoveries flow seamlessly
                       from the lab bench to everyday conversations, where
                       people make informed choices based not on
                       speculation but on evidence. In this world,
                       scholarly publishers flourish because their work is
                       indispensable to public discourse.


                # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_CIA_Erased_The_World_Factbook_With_No
                  Warning…_And_Told_Everyone_To_‘Stay_Curious’⠀⇛


                       For over half a century, the CIA’s World Factbook
                       has been one of the most quietly useful things the
                       federal government has ever produced. A
                       comprehensive, regularly updated, freely available
                       reference on every country in the world—population
                       stats, government structures, economic data,
                       geography, the works. It was the kind of thing that
                       made you think, “Okay, at least some tax dollars
                       are going toward something genuinely helpful.”


                       And then, this week, the CIA just… deleted it. No
                       warning. No explanation. Every single page now
                       redirects to a brief announcement that the Factbook
                       has “sunset.” That’s it. That’s all you get.


    * § Programming/Development⠀➾


          o ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_💎_PHPUnit_13⠀⇛


                 ℹ️ This new major version requires PHP ≥ 8.4 and is not
                 backward compatible with previous versions, so the
                 package is designed to be installed beside versions 8, 9,
                 10, 11, and 12.


          o ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Release_candidate:_Godot_4.6.1_RC_1⠀⇛


                 Bring out the regression fixes!


          o § Python⠀➾


                # ⚓ Linuxize ☛ Python_Switch_Case_Statement_(match-case)⠀⇛


                       Learn how to use Python's match-case statement
                       (structural pattern matching) as a switch-case
                       equivalent. Covers if-elif-else, dictionary lookup,
                       and match-case with examples.





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    * ⚓ Beaver_city-builder_Timberborn_confirmed_for_launch_on_March_5_|
      GamingOnLinux⠀⇛


           Easily one of the best city-builders around, Timberborn is set
           to leave Early Access on March 5th with a big update to the
           game.


    * ⚓ Butcher_by_day,_people_hunter_by_night_-_ZOMBUTCHER_sounds_like_a_fun
      but_gruesome_sim_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛


           As a butcher you serve people meat, but what if the meat is
           also people? You can't help it in ZOMBUTCHER, since you're a
           Zombie. Sell meat to normal humans during the day, and hunt
           them down to butcher them at night as you manage a rather
           gruesome and dark business. You're going to need some BRAAAAINS
           for this one.


    * ⚓ Safe_In_Our_World_has_a_big_Charity_Bundle_up_on_Fanatical_with_some
      great_picks_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛


           Safe In Our World is a Mental Health charity that does some
           great work, and now you can support their mission while
           grabbing 22 games from Fanatical. 100% of the proceeds from
           this bundle go to the charity.


    * ⚓ JSAUX_announce_a_charging-friendly_Steam_Deck_travel_case_|
      GamingOnLinux⠀⇛


           Accessory maker JSAUX just revealed their new "Double-Decker
           Travel Supply Case" for the Steam Deck LCD & OLED that's
           charging-friendly.


    * ⚓ In_the_deck-builder_Voraxis_you're_a_parasite_that_eats_through_a
      living_planet_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛


           Voraxis is a really interesting take on deck-building that has
           you play cards to eat through a living planet, with gameplay
           that really captured me. Disclosure: a key was provided to
           GamingOnLinux via our Steam Curator.


    * ⚓ System76_plans_for_COSMIC_include_Vulkan,_HDR,_gaming_improvements_and
      more_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛


           System76 have outlined some of their plans for upcoming
           upgrades to the new COSMIC desktop, and I have to admit I'm
           quite excited about what's coming to it. Right now COSMIC is
           pretty good, but there's a fair amount of work needed to get it
           up to the level of the likes of GNOME and KDE Plasma and it
           seems the gaps are going to be filled quite rapidly.


    * ⚓ Steam_Beta_fixes_games_from_large_libraries_on_Linux_/_SteamOS_showing
      as_not_valid_on_current_platform_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛


           Another day, another load of bug fixes coming from Valve for
           all Steam users and an especially nice one for Linux / SteamOS
           if you have a lot of games.


    * ⚓ Hollow_Knight_gets_a_patch_adding_21:9_-_16:10_resolution_support_and
      more_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛


           Team Cherry have given the original Hollow Knight a fresh coat
           of paint with a new patch out now to improve various parts of
           the classic metroidvania. While most of their focus is on
           Silksong, they have just made various improvements for modern
           consoles which no doubt is where most of this work came from.





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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


Quoting: GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-02-06 – Form and Function —


     Welcome to another GNOME Foundation weekly update! FOSDEM happened
     last week, and we had a lot of activity around the conference in
     Brussels. We are also extremely busy getting ready for our upcoming
     audit, so there’s lots to talk about. Let’s get started.


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Systems: LFS, OpenSUSE, Debian, and Microsoft
Canonical⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧


posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


    * ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_from_Scratch_to_drop_System_V_versions⠀⇛


           The Linux_From_Scratch (LFS) project provides step-by-step
           instructions on building a customized GNU/Linux system entirely
           from source. Historically, the project has provided separate
           System V and systemd editions, which gave users a choice of
           init systems.


    * § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾


          o ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Planet_News_Roundup⠀⇛


                 The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured
                 highlights below from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5.


          o ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the_week_2026/6⠀⇛


                 Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers,


                 It has been a productive and energetic week for our
                 rolling release, bringing a solid set of four snapshots
                 your way: 0131, 0202, 0203, and 0204. We faced a brief
                 challenge early on that prevented snapshots 0129 and 0130
                 from passing our QA gates. A change on the OBS backend
                 meant that FTP trees were not properly syncable with
                 rsync; specifically, the modification times (mtime) of
                 various files remained unchanged even when their contents
                 changed, resulting in invalid checksums. However, with
                 that issue identified and resolved, the Tumbleweed
                 machinery is back in full swing!


    * § Debian Family⠀➾


          o ⚓ Bisco ☛ Birger_Schacht:_Status_update,_January_2026⠀⇛


                 January was a slow month, I only did three uploads to
                 Debian unstable: [...]


    * § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾


          o ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Hiring_the_Canonical_way:_trust,_humanity,_and_remote-
            first_thinking⠀⇛


                 Daniele Procida (Director of Engineering) recently shared
                 a practical guide on how to get a job at Canonical. It is
                 an excellent resource for anyone navigating our hiring
                 process. I wanted to build on that and share the
                 philosophy behind those steps. As the Chief of Staff for
                 software engineering, I see how our values shape every
                 hiring decision we make.





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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


Quoting: GTK hackfest, 2026 edition – GTK Development Blog —


     We released gdk-pixbuf 2.44.5 with glycin-based XPM and XBM loaders,
     rounding out the glycin transition. Note that the XPM/XBM support in
     will only appear in glycin 2.1. Another reminder is that
     gdk_pixbuf_new_from_xpm_data()was deprecated in gdk-pixbuf 2.44, and
     should not be used any more, as it does not allow for error handling
     in case the XPM loader is not available; if you still have XPM
     assets, please convert them to PNG, and use GResource to embed them
     into your application if you don’t want to install them separately.


     We also released GTK 4.21.5, in time for the GNOME beta release. The
     highlights in this snapshot are still more SVG work (including
     support for SVG filters in CSS) and lots of GSK renderer refactoring.
     We decided to defer the session saving support, since early adopters
     found some problems with our APIs; once the main development branch
     opens for GTK 4.24, we will work on a new iteration and ask for more
     feedback.


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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Android_phone⦈_


    * ⚓ I_fixed_so_many_of_Android's_annoying_little_quirks_with_this_secret
      weapon⠀⇛


    * ⚓ 4_dealbreakers_that_pushed_me_off_wireless_Android_Auto_for_good⠀⇛


    * ⚓ Android_Auto_update_fixes_annoying_steering_wheel_bug,_creates_several
      new_ones_-_PhoneArena⠀⇛


    * ⚓ Mangmi_Pocket_MAX_now_available_(Android_handheld_with_modular
      controllers)⠀⇛


    * ⚓ I_turned_off_these_2_hidden_Android_scanning_settings,_and_my_battery
      life_nearly_doubled⠀⇛


    * ⚓ Why_Android_17_Will_Be_Largely_Irrelevant_-_Tech_Advisor⠀⇛


    * ⚓ Test_a_Firefox_Android_variant_alongside_your_daily_driver_|_Jonathan
      Almeida⠀⇛




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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇ArchLinux⦈_


Quoting: If Linux is going to thrive, some distros have to die —


     Linux is leaving the basement. It's putting on a suit, cutting its
     hair, and getting ready to join the mainstream world. Whether through
     missteps by companies like Microsoft, or the endless hours of hard
     work by people accross the world in the Linux community, the tide has
     clearly turned.


     However, just like a revolutionary party that's becoming the
     authority they once rebelled against, things have to change when you
     go from scrappy underdog to status quo. In fact, if you want to reach
     that point, such a metamorphosis is pretty much required. Which
     brings me to the sad but necessary process of weeding out the
     resource-hogging variety of Linux distros. Most of them have to go if
     Linux is ever going to truly make it big in the desktop space.


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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇laptop⦈_


Quoting: I’m done pretending open-source software is free —


     Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents:


     I discovered Linux in high school and fell in love with the OS in
     college. I dreamed of getting a job writing about free software and
     making others aware of the amazing things they can do with their
     computer. But despite this dream coming true, I’m no longer the open
     source purist I once was. Now I prefer not really having to think of
     software at all.


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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026,
updated Feb 07, 2026


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created_anonymously_in_Flanders⦈_


Published hours ago: Microsoft_Stock_Crashed_When_Alleged_Vista_11_Numbers
Disclosed


Right_now_in_analytics.usa.gov:


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                             the_user's_device.⦈_


In_statCounter_this_month:


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The era of Windows domination ended some time ago, but now we hope to see that
among laptop/desktop users too Windows will become a marginal player, with GNU/
Linux gaining much of the "share" lost by Microsoft.


That Windows is no longer a de facto standard in gaming (consoles, handhelds
etc.) is noteworthy. Windows is considered bad for games for all sorts of
reasons. GOG_explained_this_last_month. █


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⣿⣿⡇⠀⢻⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠁⢀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣴⣶⣤⣤⣜⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡇⠀⣾⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣫⡭⠉⢻⢛⣥⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠃⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣦⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⣿⣹⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠻⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⡷⢰⢬⠍⠈⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡇⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠛⡇⢿⡎⣸⢧⡶⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣖⣮⢡⡶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠂⢠⡇⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠴⠀⠉⠉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢷⣤⡀⠻⠿⣛⢿⣿⠿⢿⠿⠟⣃⣉⠙⠚⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠉⠛⢉⠤⠎⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⣶⢲⣦⣀⣁⡉⠀⠀⠲⢖⣭⣛⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣦⡒⠖⠀⠈⠁⢽⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⡶⠶⠒⠒⠦⢴⣤⡒⠂⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠃⠀⡐⠀⠙⠛⢿⣿⣶⣦⣄⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠋⠀⣤⣍⠛⠿⣯⣿⡟⠻⠿⠿⠧⠀⠀⠀⠤⣤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠁⠀⠈⠉⠙⠛⠿⠿⠿⣿⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⠕⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠚⠿⠿⠿⢿⣭⡽⢳⢦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠘⠛⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⢀⠤⠄⠀⠂⣠⣤⣄⠀⢠⠤⢥⣤⣄⣀⣀⡀⠀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠒⣒⣒⣒⣒⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠇⠀⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣽⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣛⣛⣛⣿⣟⣛⣁⣀⠀⣐⣾⣷⣶⣾⣷⡦⠆⠀⠀⠀⠠⣴⣶⣶⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠶⠶⠂⢰⠀⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⠟⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣭⣽⣿⣽⡄⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠤⠀⠠⠌⠛⠛⠛⠻⠟⠋⠙⠿⠿⠿⠟⠟⠉⠁⠌⠻⠟⠋⠙⠿⢿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠈⠋⠀⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠿⠟⢿⡟⠟⠛⠇⠀⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣿⠿⠸⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠙⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿
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⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿
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⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣄⣉⠁⢉⣉⣈⣃⣁⣠⣤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⢸⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠩⠽⠻⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡟⠻⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⢻⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿
⣿⣿⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿
⣿⣿⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⡆⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣷⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⡏⠉⢹⢛⠻⠛⠟⠻⢛⠛⠛⡋⠛⠻⠛⣟⠛⠛⠛⢛⢛⠛⠟⠛⠻⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⡿⣿⠿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣧⣤⣼⣤⣬⣤⣤⣤⣬⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣥⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣥⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣃⣐⣀⣺⣱⣇⣣⣀⠄⣂⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⢸⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
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⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣏⠋⢋⠙⡛⢛⠙⡛⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⢩⠉⣏⠍⠉⢉⢿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡿⠾⠾⠶⠷⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠶⠶⠶⠶⠷⠶⢾⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
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⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⡏⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⢹⠝⣯⢍⠉⠫⢿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣥⣥⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣤⣬⣽⣼⣧⣮⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
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⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣥⣭⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣥⣥⣥⣥⣧⣮⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡻⡛⡛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡛⣟⡛⠛⠟⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣥⣥⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣥⣭⣤⣦⣬⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⡻⣿⢻⠛⢟⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣬⣧⣣⣻⣘⣆⣔⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⡁⠆⠅⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⠸⠂⢏⠒⡀⠑⢻⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣮⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⠙⠙⠛⢛⡋⢛⠋⡟⡛⠛⢙⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⡉⡉⢉⢻⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡿⠿⠶⠶⠷⠶⠾⠶⠶⠾⠶⠾⠾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠷⠶⠶⠷⠷⢿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡿⠙⠛⠛⡋⣟⢛⠋⠛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣯⡉⣿⢹⡉⢉⢻⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡷⠷⠶⠾⠶⠿⠷⠶⠷⠾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠷⠶⠶⠾⠶⠷⠷⢿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠙⠛⢿⢛⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠉⣯⢍⠉⢉⢿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡿⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠷⠶⠶⠶⠷⠶⢾⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣇⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡟⣭⡍⠛⠛⡛⣟⢛⠛⠛⡏⡍⣋⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⣯⠉⠉⢉⢿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡿⠶⠶⠶⠾⠶⠿⠾⠶⠾⠷⠶⠶⠾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠶⠶⠶⠷⠷⢾⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣇⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡟⣭⠋⡋⡛⠛⠛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⡟⡍⣿⢹⠉⢉⢿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡿⠶⠷⠶⠷⠶⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠶⠾⠶⠷⠷⢾⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣇⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⢟⠿⢿⢿⠿⠿⢿⢿⠿⣟⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⡟⠿⠿⣿⢿⢿⢟⠻⡿⡿⠿⣿⡟⠿⡿⡿⡿⢻⢟⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⢟⠿⣿⢻⠿⢿⢿⢿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿
⣿⢮⣆⡽⡼⠧⢤⡽⢯⣈⠯⠔⠧⣯⣤⣼⣿⣿⣤⣤⣼⣮⣼⣽⣥⣼⣧⣿⣤⣿⣥⣼⣿⣥⣯⣼⣥⣯⣼⣥⣤⣼⣮⣼⣧⣮⣧⣧⣼⣿⣭⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿
⣿⣶⣬⣯⣯⣵⣼⣧⣦⣽⣥⣭⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⢹⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⢻⣦⣭⣙⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⡟⣿
⣿⣧⣤⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣌⣛⡻⠿⠟⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⡇⣿
⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣬⣭⡛⢿⡟⢻⡿⣿⡿⠟⠛⠀⠈⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⡇⣿
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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


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Quoting: freedom is not the end —


     I often get the misguided retort that free software is technological
     solutionism. On the surface, the retort seems reasonable, because
     technology alone can hardly ever solve social problems. But it
     carries a fundamental misunderstanding about what free software is
     about.


     Free software is not the technology, it is a conceptual framework,
     it's an attitude towards technology.


     While a lot of technology in long past history was about enabling us
     to do more, a lot of recent (proprietary) technology has been about
     preventing us from doing that which technology would have enabled us
     to do, so as to control us.


     The reason it can even try to do that is that it's proprietary: by
     being impenetrable, and supported by authoritarian laws introduced
     undemocratically, it can place selective roadblocks that typically
     serve the interests of those who place them, while they stop us from
     pursuing our own.


     Such roadblocks are the opposite of freedom, and they've been
     alarmingly normalized. Freedom, conversely, is about being entitled
     to take whatever path you like. It doesn't mean someone has an
     obligation to take you there, though, only the absence of roadblocks
     that would otherwise impede you from taking those paths.


     Free software respects our freedom. Having freedom doesn't mean that
     all of our problems are magically solved and our all of our wishes
     are suddenly granted. It only means that we're not being prevented
     from pursuing solutions for our problems, or from following our
     dreams.


     Therefore, freedom, and thus free software, aren't to be understood
     as solutions in themselves, but as enablers of solutions, as
     unblocked paths for us to get wherever we feel like.


     With freedom, with control over our own lives, we can then work on
     solving social problems. Without it, we're under control of others,
     and limited by the roadblocks they place in our paths to stop us from
     even trying.


     So freedom is not the end, it is only the beginning.


     So blong,


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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


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Quoting: I tried replacing Windows with Linux Mint, here's how it went —


     I had a lot of free time during summer breaks, and my favorite
     pastime was tinkering with my tech. I'd tinker with software, PCs,
     and phones mostly. When I found myself getting bored with Windows
     (which had been my only daily driver forever), I decided to give
     Linux Mint an honest try.


     I've been daily driving Windows since XP. At that point, Ubuntu was
     my sole exposure to the world of Linux. I tried Ubuntu because it had
     some neat customizations. I tested the built-in customization of
     GNOME (the default desktop environment for Ubuntu) inside a virtual
     machine, and the whole operating system hooked me from the get-go.


     I use Adobe apps often (which aren't available on Linux), and that
     kept me from installing Linux on bare metal (in other words,
     replacing Windows with Linux). I eventually found out about WINE (a
     compatibility layer that runs Windows apps without emulation) while
     looking into running Photoshop on Linux. It got me excited about the
     idea of switching again.


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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


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Quoting: Kapsule: Completing the KDE Linux Extensibility Story —


     After taking a 13 year hiatus from KDE development, Harald Sitter's
     talk on KDE Linux at Akademy 2024 was the perfect storm of nostalgia
     and inspiration to suck me back in. I've been contributing on and off
     since then.


     This blog post outlines some gaping holes I see in its extensibility
     model, and how I plan to address them (assuming no objections from
     other developers).


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For now, KDE Linux is in an alpha state, but renowned KDE developer Nate Graham
revealed today that KDE’s operating system of the future is gearing up for a
beta release with the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment, Plasma login
manager, and KDE initial setup.


KDE Linux also received support for delta updates by default to speed up OS
updates and better hardware support as the operating system now recognizes more
scanners, drawing tablets, smart cards, virtual cameras, Android devices, Razer
keyboards and mice, Logitech keyboards and mice, Yubikeys, and more.


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    * § Devices/Embedded⠀➾


          o ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Olimex_HoT_aims_to_be_lightweight,_easier-to-use
            alternative_to_Home_Assistant⠀⇛


                 Olimex HoT (Home of Things) is a lightweight Smart Home
                 solution designed to run on low-end hardware (128MB RAM,
                 128MB flash) and interface with nodes running ESPHome. It
                 can serve as an easier-to-use alternative for people who
                 don’t need all the bells and whistles provided by
                 powerful home automation frameworks such as Home
                 Assistant or OpenHAB.


                 Home Assistant open-source home automation software is
                 great, but it requires a system with at least 2GB of RAM,
                 and 4GB of RAM is often recommended for most users.
                 There’s also a steep learning curve. This is what Tsvetan
                 Usunov, Olimex CEO, realized last year when he tried Home
                 Assistant, and he decided to start working on a low-cost,
                 easy-to-use solution for IoT and Smart Home applications.
                 That’s why the Olimex HoT project was created. Tsvetan
                 gave a talk about the project entitled “Designing EUR 20
                 Open Source Hardware running Free/Libre Open Source
                 Software IoT home server” at FOSDEM 2026. We now have
                 more details, so let’s dive into it.


    * § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾


          o ⚓ C4ISRNET ☛ US_Marine_designs_Corps’_first_NDAA-compliant_3D-
            printed_drone⠀⇛


                 Further, HANX is NDAA compliant, meaning it’s not
                 assembled from unapproved parts from foreign
                 manufacturers that could contain security
                 vulnerabilities. Previous Marine drones assembled using
                 3D printing were not subject to the same NDAA security
                 requirements that exist today. The HANX drone is the
                 first of its type to be approved by both NAVAIR and meet
                 current NDAA requirements.


          o ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ The_first_good_Raspberry_Pi_Laptop⠀⇛


                 They originally launched the laptop via Kickstarter, and
                 have been shipping the laptop to backers as of early
                 2026.


                 I just received my Argon ONE UP a couple weeks ago, and I
                 bought the Shell version, since I already had a spare CM5
                 and an NVMe SSD.


          o ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Axera_AX8850_edge_platform_arrives_in_a_pyramid-
            style_design⠀⇛


                 Both systems are based on the Axera AX8850 SoC, which
                 integrates an octa-core Arm Cortex-A55 CPU running at up
                 to 1.7 GHz alongside a 24 TOPS INT8 NPU.


          o ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Maca_2_enables_high-power_wireless_connectivity
            for_UAV_and_robotic_systems⠀⇛


                 The system is built on Qualcomm’s QCS405 system-on-chip,
                 featuring a 650 MHz 24Kc MIPS processor paired with 128
                 MB of RAM and 32 MB of onboard flash.


    * § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾


          o ⚓ Adrian Roselli ☛ Honoring_Mobile_OS_Text_Size⠀⇛


                 If your users scale the text size in Android or
                 iDeviceOS, that doesn’t always affect the size of text on
                 a web page. It’s a function of browser and authored code,
                 as opposed to a standardized approach. That may be
                 changing.





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    * ⚓ LWN ☛ An_in-kernel_machine-learning_library⠀⇛


           For those wanting more machine learning in the kernel,
           Viacheslav Dubeyko


           has posted a


           new in-kernel library for that purpose.


    * ⚓ Kubernetes_Could_Use_a_Different_Linux_Scheduler⠀⇛


           A pair of Cambridge researchers have found a way to squeeze 10
           – 20% more capacity from Kubernetes clusters, simply by making
           a tweak in the way the Linux kernel schedules jobs.





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    * ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ A_day_with_young_creators_at_Coolest_Projects_Mzansi
      2025_-_Raspberry_Pi_Foundation⠀⇛


           Coolest Projects is the world’s leading technology showcase for
           young people, a space where creativity, curiosity, and problem-
           solving come together through code. Last November, Coolest
           Projects returned to South Africa, providing another exciting
           opportunity to celebrate and amplify the voices of young
           digital creators across Mzansi, a local name for South Africa.


    * ⚓ Martin Chang ☛ Again_at_FOSDEM_(2026)⠀⇛


           It's the time of the year again. FOSDEM came around again and I
           had something to talk about. This time thanks to my employer
           (AiNekko), a large part of the company was flown to FOSDEM (we
           also run the AI plumber's devroom) and my boss being supportive
           that he even pushed me to give my talk about my previous
           company's hardware. I truly appreciate the opportunity and him.
           See my previous post for more details.


    * ⚓ Olimex ☛ FOSDEM_2026_–_the_biggest_Open_Source_Hardware_and_Software
      event_in_Europe⠀⇛


           FOSDEM, the largest open hardware and open software conference,
           took place last weekend in Brussels. More than 8,000
           enthusiasts from all over the world gathered to discuss their
           favorite technologies and meet friends.


           On Saturday, we ran a full-day workshop. We started at 8:30,
           and when we arrived at the room there was already a queue of
           people patiently waiting to be the first to solder the RVPC 1-
           euro retro computer.


    * ⚓ Arduino ☛ Save_the_date:_Arduino_Days_2026_is_coming!⠀⇛


           Whether you plan to join a local event, organize one or join us
           online, you’ll find everything you need on days.arduino.cc!
           Start by bookmarking the page to stay updated as we announce
           speakers, finalize the schedule, and add new content. On
           Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th, you’ll be able to
           watch the live stream right from the site, as well as on our
           YouTube channel.


           This year’s livestream will feature: [...]





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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026,
updated Feb 07, 2026


    * ⚓ Introducing_FydeOS_v22⠀⇛


           As winter draws to a close, we're happy to bring you FydeOS
           v22: Radiant Anatomy. This release brings the underlying system
           from Chromium OS r138 to r144, improving stability while also
           introducing a few new features. We hope it makes your day-to-
           day FydeOS experience feel smoother and more seamless.


    * ⚓ GParted_Live_1.8.0-2_Stable_Release⠀⇛


           The GParted team is pleased to announce a new stable release of
           GParted Live.

           This release includes GParted 1.8.0, updated packages, and
           other improvements.

           Items of note include:


               o Includes GParted 1.8.0
                     # Fix crash due to not checking for failure to load
                       icon
                     # Fix hangs setting FAT label when matches a root
                       folder entry
                     # Erase file system signatures before all FileSystem
                       copies
               o Based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2026/Jan/27)
               o Linux image updated to 6.18.5-1
               o Added a mechanism to avoid blank screen
               o There is an issue with help on Virtual Machines.
                 Specifically the menu option Help -> Contents opens and
                 displays a black window on Virtual Machines. Workaround
                 is to view help on documentation page.



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    * ⚓ “As_a_tech_leader,_please_check_yourself.”⠀⇛


           A couple of weeks ago, I was standing at the podium at the
           Fairphone headquarters, talking to my colleagues about our
           performance in the last quarter of 2025. And while I stood
           there, I had to take a moment to appreciate just the sheer
           diversity of the faces staring back at me.


    * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Review_of_XIAO_ePaper_DIY_Kit_EE02_13.3-inch_color_E-Ink
      display_with_SenseCraft_HMI_and_Arduino⠀⇛


           Seeed Studio has sent us a sample of the XIAO ePaper DIY Kit
           EE02 for review. The kit is comprised of an ESP32-S3 board
           driving a 13.3-inch Spectra 6 color E-Ink display with 1600 x
           1200 resolution. It supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 (LE)
           wireless connectivity, and features a USB Type-C port for power
           and programming, a battery connector with an on/off power
           switch, a built-in charging circuit, a Reset button, and three
           user buttons.


    * ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Raspberry_Pi_4_dual_RAM_variant_introduced_to_mitigate
      RAM_price_increases_and_supply_challenges⠀⇛


           Desperate times call for desperate measures. Raspberry Pi has
           decided to introduce a dual RAM variant of the Raspberry Pi 4
           to allow DRAM supply chain flexibility along with manufacturing
           process improvement using intrusive reflow soldering. As you
           may remember, Raspberry Pi first increased the price of most
           Raspberry Pi 4/5 boards last December while launching the
           Raspberry Pi 5 1GB RAM to offer a $45 option.


    * ⚓ Linux.org ☛ Review:_Libre_Computer_Solitude_AML-S905D3-CC_Single_Board
      Computer⠀⇛


    * ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Mudi_7_travel_router_runs_5G_NR_alongside_tri-band_Wi-Fi
      7⠀⇛


           The Mudi 7 is built around Qualcomm’s Dragonwing MBB Gen 3
           (X72) platform and supports 3GPP Release 17 5G NR operation in
           both standalone and non-standalone modes. Peak cellular
           download speeds are rated at up to 4.67 Gbps on supported sub-
           6 GHz networks, with regional variants covering different 5G
           and LTE frequency bands for North America and Europe.


    * ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ New_Raspberry_Pi_4_models_splits_RAM_across_dual_chips⠀⇛


           A new version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B has been (quietly)
           introduced. The key difference? It now uses a dual-RAM
           configuration.


           The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (PCB 13a) adopts a dual-RAM
           configuration to ‘improve supply chain flexibility’ and
           manufacturing efficiency, per a company product change notice
           document.


    * ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Zephyr_Project_Welcomes_BeagleBoard.org,_Chengdu_Jingrong
      Lianchuang_Technology,_Embedd,_openEuler,_Savoir-faire_Linux,_SevenLab
      and_Schneider_Electric_to_its_Growing_Ecosystem⠀⇛


           Today, the Zephyr® Project announced that Chengdu Jingrong
           Lianchuang Technology, Embedd, Savoir-faire Linux, SevenLab and
           Schneider Electric have joined the ecosystem as Silver members.
           Additionally, BeagleBoard.org and openEuler have expanded their
           collaboration with Zephyr by becoming Associate members to
           foster deeper collaboration across embedded and edge computing
           communities.


           Zephyr, an open source project that launched under the Linux
           Foundation in 2016, builds a secure, connected and flexible
           RTOS for future-proof and resource-constrained devices. It is a
           proven RTOS ecosystem, created by developers that is easy to
           deploy and manage.





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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇PeaZip_10.9⦈_


Coming two months after PeaZip 10.8, the PeaZip 10.9 release promises an
improved user experience with new alternative context menus for Open with and
Rename actions, new keyboard shortcuts for the Text and Hex viewers, and
improved internal drag and drop from the file manager pane to the navigation
tree pane.


PeaZip 10.9 also improves the built-in image viewer to correctly detect usable
vertical and horizontal size for the default full-screen windowed mode on most
widgetsets and automatically displays vertical and horizontal scroll bars if
needed.


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    * ⚓ Rui Carmo ☛ C/C++_-_Tao_of_Mac⠀⇛


           For all the scripting addicts out there, this is the language
           without a substr function (but with razor-sharp1 memory
           management).


    * ⚓ Ian Duncan ☛ In_Praise_of_Control_Planes,_or:_Why_You_Need_a_Place_to
      Stand⠀⇛


           A control plane is a coordinator. It’s the part of a system
           that decides what should happen, while other parts (the
           workers, the data plane, the things that do the actual work)
           carry those decisions out. Boss and workers. Conductor and
           orchestra. Thermostat and furnace. This is not a profound
           architectural insight. It is, frankly, one of the oldest ideas
           in engineering.


           So why write a post about it?


    * ⚓ Andy Wingo ☛ ahead-of-time_wasm_gc_in_wastrel⠀⇛


           Hello friends! Today, a quick note: the Wastrel ahead-of-time
           WebAssembly compiler now supports managed memory via garbage
           collection!


    * ⚓ Alexandru Scvorțov ☛ Making_sounds_with_WebAssembly⠀⇛


           Enough theory—let’s build something. From a programming point-
           of-view, our model of a loudspeaker is the simple
           electromagnet-drives-a-membrane one. When we send the
           loudspeaker -1.0, it pulls the membrane as much as possible.
           When we send it 1.0, it pushes the membrane as far as it goes.
           Smaller numbers move the membrane partway and that’s how we
           control volume. We’re expected to send 48,000 samples per
           second in modern audio.


    * § Python⠀➾


          o ⚓ Henry Schreiner ☛ New_in_boost-histogram_1.7_/_Hist_2.10_-⠀⇛


                 The biggest new feature is the MultiCell storage, our
                 first new storage, which allows you to store a present
                 number of weights into a single histogram. Here’s how it
                 works: [...]


    * § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾


          o ⚓ Ian Duncan ☛ No,_Really,_Bash_Is_Not_Enough:_Why_Large-Scale_CI
            Needs_an_Orchestrator_-_Ian_Duncan_-_Ian_Duncan⠀⇛


                 In my previous post, I talked about why GitHub Actions is
                 slowly hollowing out your engineering team, and I
                 mentioned in passing that bash is not a build system. A
                 number of people wrote in to disagree. Some were polite.
                 Some were not. One person suggested I simply didn’t know
                 how to write bash, which, fair, nobody really knows how
                 to write bash1, we just accumulate coping mechanisms and
                 call it expertise.


                 But the most common response was some variant of: “I’ve
                 been running CI with a Makefile and some shell scripts
                 for years. It works fine.”


                 I want to take this seriously, because it deserves to be
                 taken seriously. Then I want to explain why it stops
                 being true, and who this conversation is actually for.


    * § Java/Golang⠀➾


          o ⚓ Uğur Erdem Seyfi ☛ One_Year_of_Using_Go_|_rugu⠀⇛


                 It has been about a year since I decided to learn Go, and
                 more than half a year since I started working at an HFT
                 company that uses it. This is not a very long time with
                 the language, but some of my developer friends have
                 already asked me about my impressions of Go.


                 In this blog post, I want to share my overall experience
                 with it. I will first explain why I felt the need to
                 switch to Go in the first place. Then, I will describe
                 what I did to learn it and how I improved over time.
                 Finally, I will discuss my current impressions of Go,
                 including what I like, what I do not like, and whether I
                 would recommend it to others based on their goals.





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    * ⚓ Medium ☛ Coding_Isn’t_the_Cure_for_Anxiety⠀⇛


           More code doesn’t make me feel better.


           Yet I’ve been fed the same lie we have all been told (again and
           again) in tech. That if I just do more, I’ll feel better, do
           better and everything will be better.


           It’s not true. It was never true. We’re just facilitating
           everyone else’s agenda.


    * ⚓ Andy Bell ☛ The_open_source_design_stack⠀⇛


           Scott and Piccalilli are not affiliated with any of the
           products mentioned in this article. They’re nice tools that we
           recommend trying out, but we gain nothing from any links or
           signups. We also haven’t consulted with any of the mentioned
           products in the process of putting this post together.


    * ⚓ Andrew Nesbitt ☛ Git’s_Magic_Files⠀⇛


           A follow-up to my post on extending git functionality. Git
           looks for several special files in your repository that control
           its behavior. These aren’t configuration files in .git/,
           they’re committed files that travel with your code and affect
           how git treats your files.


           If you’re building a tool that works with git repositories,
           like git-pkgs, you’ll want to ensure you respect these configs.


    * ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_rfoaas_2.3.3:_Limited_Rebirth⠀⇛


           The original FOAAS site provided a rather wide variety of REST
           access points, but it sadky is no more (while the old_repo is
           still there). A newer replacement site FOASS is up and running,
           but with a somewhat reduced offering. (For example, the two
           accessors shown in the screenshot are no more. C’est la vie.)


    * ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_littler_0.3.23_on_CRAN:_More
      Features_(and_Fixes)⠀⇛


           The twentythird release of littler as a landed on CRAN just
           now, following in the now twenty year history (!!) Rscript only
           began to do in later years.


    * ⚓ Anton Zhiyanov ☛ (Un)portable_defer_in_C⠀⇛


           Modern system programming languages, from Hare to Zig, seem to
           agree that defer is a must-have feature. It's hard to argue
           with that, because defer makes it much easier to free memory
           and other resources correctly, which is crucial in languages
           without garbage collection.


           The situation in C is different. There was a N2895 proposal by
           Jens Gustedt and Robert Seacord in 2021, but it was not
           accepted for C23. Now, there's another N3734 proposal by
           JeanHeyd Meneide, which will probably be accepted in the next
           standard version.


    * ⚓ Buttondown LLC ☛ Logic_for_Programmers_New_Release_and_Next_Steps⠀⇛


           It's taken four months, but the next release of Logic_for
           Programmers_is_now_available! v0.13 is over 50,000 words,
           making it both 20% larger than v0.12 and officially the longest
           thing I have ever written.1 Full release notes are here, but
           I'll talk a bit about the biggest changes.


           For one, every chapter has been rewritten. Every single one.
           They span from relatively minor changes to complete chapter
           rewrites. After some rough git diffing, I think I deleted about
           11,000 words?2 The biggest change is probably to the Alloy
           chapter. After many sleepless nights, I realized the right
           approach wasn't to teach Alloy as a data modeling tool but to
           teach it as a domain modeling tool. Which technically means the
           book no longer covers data modeling.


    * ⚓ More_Sorting_Options,_Counters_and_Help_With_the_Search_for_Your
      Requests⠀⇛


           We further improved the request index page to help you keep
           track of all the requests you are involved in. This time, we’ve
           added more options to sort your requests, counters to the
           individual filters and documentation for the search
           functionality. We started the redesign of the request index in
           August 2024 introducing a new UI to list all the requests
           replacing the “Tasks” place in the menu.


    * § Perl / Raku⠀➾


          o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Fastmail’s_donation_to_Perl!⠀⇛


                 This_news_from_Perl.com was awesome to read:


                 2025 was a tough year for The Perl and Raku Foundation
                 (TPRF). Funds were sorely needed. The community grants
                 program had been paused due to budget constraints and we
                 were in danger of needing to pause the Perl 5 core
                 maintenance grants. Fastmail stepped up with a USD 10,000
                 donation and helped TPRF to continue to support Perl 5
                 core maintenance.


            They quoted Ricardo Signes at Fastmail:


                 Perl has served us quite well since Fastmail’s inception.
                 We’ve built up a large code base that has continued to
                 work, grow, and improve over twenty years. We’ve stuck
                 with Perl because Perl stuck with us: it kept working and
                 growing and improving, and very rarely did those
                 improvements require us to stop the world and adapt to
                 onerous changes. We know that kind of stability is, in
                 part, a function of the developers of Perl, whose time is
                 spent figuring out how to make Perl better without also
                 making it worse. The money we give toward those efforts
                 is well-spent, because it keeps the improvements coming
                 and the language reliable.


    * § Python⠀➾


          o ⚓ Robotic Systems LLC ☛ BiSS-C_encoder_support⠀⇛


                 I’d like to announce more encoder support in moteus, this
                 time for BiSS-C encoders in unidirectional mode. BiSS-
                 C is a protocol often used in higher end industrial
                 encoders that uses a RS-422 wire level signaling scheme.
                 This support works out of the box for moteus-n1 and
                 moteus-x1 which have a RS-422 connector already included.
                 All you need is to have firmware 2026-01-21 or newer
                 installed and to follow the documentation for upgrading.


                 If you want to see a specific configuration example, or
                 read about how the feature was implemented, read on!


          o ⚓ Justin Duke ☛ In_praise_of_actions⠀⇛


                 When I first encountered all of the concepts that I'll
                 describe as controllers or actions or services, I would
                 try to adhere to them with the logic of consistency being
                 its own virtue, but never quite understand why and how
                 they came to be so prevalent. And indeed, it seems like
                 with the tide shifting away from OOP and J2EE-style
                 programming and onto more dynamic programming, they have
                 become less in vogue.


                 Now that I've gotten to watch a larger codebase mature in
                 both good ways and bad, I've grown to appreciate what one
                 particular convention — actions — solves in relation to
                 what came before them, which, crucially, was nothing.
                 Business logic would just kind of end up wherever it
                 seemed vaguely reasonable to put it, often in a services
                 or utils directory, with not a lot of consistency or
                 organizational standards.


    * § R / R-Script⠀➾


          o ⚓ Rlang ☛ Getting_to_the_bottom_of_TMLE:_influence_functions_and
            perturbations⠀⇛


                 I first encountered TMLE—sometimes spelled out as
                 targeted maximum likelihood estimation or targeted
                 minimum-loss estimate—about twelve or so years ago when
                 Mark var der Laan, one of the original developers who
                 literally wrote the book, gave a talk at NYU. It sounded
                 very cool and seemed quite revolutionary and important,
                 but it was really challenging to follow all of the
                 details. Following that talk, I tried to tackle some of
                 the literature, but quickly found that it as a challenge
                 to penetrate. What struck me most was not the algorithmic
                 complexity (which it certainly had), but much of the
                 language and terminology, and the underlying math.


                 Recently, I inherited a project from a colleague who had
                 proposed using TMLE to analyze a cluster randomized trial
                 using a stepped-wedge design. In order to decide whether
                 we would continue with this plan, I needed to revisit the
                 literature to see if I could make more progress this time
                 around. There are certainly more tutorials available as
                 well as improved software and documentation, so it is
                 much easier to get up and running to generate estimates.
                 I was even able to build a model for the stepped-wedge
                 design (that I hope to share on the blog some point
                 soon). Beyond this, I really wanted to get a deeper
                 understanding of the mathematical model that underlies
                 the method without getting too far into the weeds (and
                 proofs).


    * § Rust⠀➾


          o ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in_Rust_637⠀⇛


                 Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust!


    * § Bash⠀➾


          o ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ Not_Kidding!_Bash_Shell_Manual_is_Part_of_Epstein
            Files_🫣⠀⇛


                 echo "don't panic"





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    * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Deeper_visibility_in_Red_Bait_Advanced_Cluster_Security⠀⇛


           Red_Hat_Advanced_Cluster_Security_for_Kubernetes is constantly
           expanding its capabilities to give you better security
           visibility and operational control across your Red_Hat
           OpenShift clusters. We are pleased to announce an update that
           allows your organization to seamlessly integrate key Red Bait
           Advanced Cluster Security component health and performance into
           your existing, custom monitoring infrastructure, providing
           centralized observability and proactive alerting.


    * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Cracking_the_inference_code:_3_proven_strategies_for
      high-performance_AI [Ed: Red Hat is a meme company promoting buzzwords]⠀⇛


    * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ AI_insights_with_actionable_automation_accelerate
      the_journey_to_autonomous_networks [Ed: IBM Red Hat propping as mindless
      slop and hype, as usual]⠀⇛


           There are two fundamental tenets for building autonomous
           networks: Better network AI insights and actionable automation.


    * ⚓ InfoWorld ☛ AI_agents_and_IT_ops:_Cowboy_chaos_rides_again [Ed: A
      "senior principal product manager for RHEL Server" writes an 'article'
      (ad) for slop in a site that does_slop]⠀⇛


    * ⚓ How_Health_Systems_Can_Optimize_Their_Virtualization_Strategy⠀⇛


           As health systems leverage AI as part of their virtualization
           strategy, they will experience a learning curve, according to
           Sachin Mullick, director of product management for OpenShift
           Virtualization and OpenShift Edge at Red Hat.


    * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ CentOS_is_coming_to_RISC-V_soon_if_you_have_the_kit⠀⇛


           CentOS Connect 2026 took place in Brussels last week, over the
           two days preceding the sprawling FOSDEM festival of FOSS – the
           nerd world's Glastonbury, complete with the queues and the
           questionable hygiene.


           CentOS Connect is part of the growing FOSDEM Fringe. The Reg
           FOSS desk was only able to attend for the first day as the
           second conflicted with the Open Source Policy Summit, which we
           covered yesterday. Last year, we were at both days of CentOS
           Connect and the big revelations were on the first day, so we
           hoped that this would hold true.


           One cute change was visible as soon as we got to the
           registration desk. CentOS Stream now has an official mascot:
           the quokka. The timing amused us – it's apparently been in
           discussion since 2022, but became official just in time to
           coincide with Ubuntu's Questing Quokka becoming the current
           release, as the Plucky Puffin release reached its end of life
           in the middle of January.





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    * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ More_than_meets_the_eye:_Behind_the_scenes_of_Red
      Hat_Enterprise_Linux_10_(Part_5)⠀⇛


    * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Run_Voxtral_Mini_4B_Realtime_on_vLLM_with_Red_Bait_Hey_Hi_
      (AI)_on_Day_1:_A_step-by-step_guide [Ed: IBM Red Hat still peddling slop
      all day long]⠀⇛


    * ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Community_Update_–_Week_6⠀⇛


           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.


    * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Accelerating_VM_migration_to_Red_Hat_OpenShift
      Virtualization:_Hitachi_storage_offload_delivers_faster_data_movement⠀⇛


           For IT leaders who haven't overseen a VM migration in a decade
           or more, this long timeline often comes as a surprise. What
           many assumed would take a few weeks can stretch into months or
           even years.





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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


    * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday⠀⇛


           Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (freerdp,
           kernel, python3, and python3.12-wheel), Debian (alsa-lib,
           chromium, openjdk-25, phpunit, tomcat10, tomcat11, and
           tomcat9), Fedora (openqa, pgadmin4, phpunit10, phpunit11,
           phpunit12, phpunit8, phpunit9, and yarnpkg), Mageia (python-
           django), SUSE (alloy, cups, dpdk, expat, glib2, java-1_8_0-ibm,
           java-1_8_0-openj9, java-25-openjdk, kernel, libpainter0,
           libsoup, libxml2, openssl-3, python-filelock, python-wheel,
           python312-Django6, thunderbird, traefik2, udisks2, wireshark,
           and xen), and Ubuntu (glib2.0, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15,
           linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, python3.14, python3.13, python3.12,
           python3.11, python3.10, python3.9, python3.8, python3.7,
           python3.6, python3.5, python3.4, and tracker-miners).


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Flickr_Security_Incident_Tied_to_Third-Party_Email
      System⠀⇛


           Potential breach at Flickr exposes usernames, email addresses,
           IP addresses, and activity data.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ ‘DKnife’_Implant_Used_by_Chinese_Threat_Actor_for
      Adversary-in-the-Middle_Attacks⠀⇛


           Used since at least 2019, DKnife has been targeting the
           desktop, mobile, and IoT devices of Chinese users.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Concerns_Raised_Over_CISA’s_Silent_Ransomware_Updates
      in_KEV_Catalog⠀⇛


           CISA updated 59 KEV entries in 2025 to specify that the
           vulnerabilities have been exploited in ransomware attacks.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Critical_SmarterMail_Vulnerability_Exploited_in
      Ransomware_Attacks⠀⇛


           The security defect allows unauthenticated attackers to execute
           arbitrary code remotely via malicious HTTP requests.


    * ⚓ Diffoscope ☛ Reproducible_Builds_(diffoscope):_diffoscope_312
      released⠀⇛


           The diffoscope maintainers are pleased to announce the release
           of diffoscope version 312. This version includes the following
           changes: [...]


    * ⚓ Reproducible_Builds:_Reproducible_Builds_in_January_2026⠀⇛


           Welcome to the first monthly report in 2026 from the
           Reproducible_Builds project!





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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ SystemBC_Infects_10,000_Devices_After_Defying_Law
      Enforcement_Takedown⠀⇛


           The malware is known for dropping ransomware and other
           payloads, and for abusing infected machines to proxy traffic.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Critical_N8n_Sandbox_Escape_Could_Lead_to_Server
      Compromise⠀⇛


           The vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary
           commands and steal credentials and other secrets.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Italy_Averted_Russian-Linked_Cyberattacks_Targeting
      Winter_Olympics_Websites,_Foreign_Minister_Says⠀⇛


           Italy has foiled a series of cyberattacks targeting some of its
           foreign ministry offices, including one in Washington.


    * ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ $40_million_worth_of_crypto_stolen_from_Step_Finance_—
      hackers_compromise_executives’_devices_to_gain_illicit_access⠀⇛


           DeFi platform Step Finance has been hit with a $40 million
           breach stemming from compromised devices used by its executive
           team.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Cisco,_F5_Patch_High-Severity_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛


           The security defects can lead to DoS conditions, arbitrary
           command execution, and privilege escalation.


    * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ CISA_tells_agencies_to_identify,_upgrade
      unsupported_edge_devices⠀⇛


           CISA's new binding operational directive comes amid persistent
           concerns about nation-state adversaries targeting end-of-
           service edge devices, like routers.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Cyberspy_Group_Hacked_Governments_and_Critical
      Infrastructure_in_37_Countries⠀⇛


           Palo Alto Networks has not attributed the APT activity to any
           specific country, but evidence points to China.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Researchers_Expose_Network_of_150_Cloned_Law_Firm
      Websites_in_AI-Powered_Scam_Campaign⠀⇛


           Criminals are using Hey Hi (AI) to clone professional websites
           at an industrial scale. A new report shows how one AI-powered
           network grew to 150+ domains by hiding behind Clownflare and
           rotating IP ranges.


    * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Substack_Discloses_Security_Incident_After_Hacker_Leaks
      Data⠀⇛


           The hacker claims to have stolen nearly 700,000 Substack user
           records, including email addresses and phone numbers.


    * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday⠀⇛


           Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (brotli, curl,
           kernel, python-wheel, and python3.12), Debian (containerd),
           Fedora (gnupg2, pgadmin4, phpunit10, phpunit11, phpunit12,
           phpunit8, phpunit9, and yarnpkg), Mageia (expat), Oracle (qemu-
           kvm and util-linux), Red Hat (kernel, kernel-rt, opentelemetry-
           collector, and python3.12-wheel), SUSE (abseil-cpp, dpdk,
           freerdp, glib2, ImageMagick, java-11-openj9, java-17-openj9,
           java-1_8_0-ibm, java-1_8_0-openj9, java-1_8_0-openjdk, java-21-
           openj9, kernel, libsoup, libsoup-3_0-0, openssl-3, patch,
           python-Django, rekor, rizin, udisks2, and xrdp), and Ubuntu
           (gh, linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-
           gcp, linux-gke,


           linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-
           intel-iotg,


           linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency,


           linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux,
           linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-oem-6.17, linux-
           oracle,


           linux-raspi, linux-realtime, linux, linux-gke, linux-gkeop,
           linux-hwe-6.8, linux-oracle,


           linux-oracle-6.8, linux-raspi, linux-fips, linux-aws-fips,
           linux-azure-fips, linux-gcp-fips, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-
           6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency, linux-realtime, linux-intel-iot-
           realtime, and linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8, linux-raspi-
           realtime).


    * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Sudo_maintainer,_handling_utility_for_more_than_30
      years,_is_looking_for_support⠀⇛


           It's hard to imagine something as fundamental to computing as
           the sudo command becoming abandonware, yet here we are: its
           solitary maintainer is asking for help to keep the project
           alive.


           It's a common trope in the open-source computing community that
           a small number of solitary maintainers do a disproportionate
           amount of work keeping critical software going, often with
           little recognition or support. Ubuntu Unity and the NGINX
           Ingress Controller are just two examples we've covered in
           recent months, and now we can add another, far more critical
           one to the mix.


           Sudo, for those not familiar with Unix systems, is a command-
           line utility that allows authorized users to run specific
           commands as another user, typically the superuser, under
           tightly controlled policy rules. It is a foundational component
           of Unix and Linux systems: without tools like sudo,
           administrators would be forced to rely more heavily on direct
           root logins or broader privilege escalation mechanisms,
           increasing both operational risk and attack surface.


    * ⚓ Attacks_involving_critical_React_Native_bug_target_Windows,_Linux
      systems⠀⇛


           After initially targeting the flaw, which has been dubbed
           Metro4Shell, on Dec. 21, threat actors proceeded to exploit the
           issue again on Jan. 4 and Jan. 21 to facilitate the delivery of
           a multi-stage PowerShell-based loader, according to VulnCheck.
           Such a loader deactivates Microsoft Defender and ensures a raw
           TCP connection to the attacker-controlled host before
           retrieving and executing an illicit Rust-based payload with
           anti-analysis capabilities, with the integration of evasion
           tactics to the primary execution flow indicating attackers'
           expectation of endpoint security measures.





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I'm announcing the release of the 6.18.9 kernel.


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


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Also: Linux_6.12.69


Linux_6.6.123


Linux_6.1.162


Linux_5.15.199


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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026,
updated Feb 07, 2026


🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Window_List_settings⦈_


Quoting: This Week in Plasma: beefed-up Window List widget - KDE Blogs —


     This week the Plasma team continued polishing up Plasma 6.6 for
     release in a week and a half. With that being taken care of, a lot of
     fantastic contributions rolled in on other diverse subjects, adding
     cool features and improving user interfaces. Check ’em out here...


Read_on


XDA:


    * ⚓ KDE_Plasma_6.6.0_will_fix_the_most_annoying_part_of_logging_in_with
      biometrics⠀⇛


           Yep, it's that time again; the good folk over at KDE have
           published a brand-new This Week In Plasma. If you're new to
           KDE, This Week In Plasma gives us a sneak peek into what people
           are working on and when it's scheduled to be released. The joy
           of open-source software is that you can take a look at what
           people are making and see all the cool stuff on the way, and
           This Week In Plasma bundles all of the week's advancements into
           one handy digest.


           This week, we're poking our noses into the planned changes for
           both KDE Plasma 6.6.0 and 6.7.0. The former is coming out on
           February 16th, so people are spending the short amount of time
           left to fix bugs and tweak things instead of adding meaty new
           features. The big changes are more of a 6.7.0 thing now.




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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Ah,_ha!_you_are_at_last_in_my_domain,_little_fool!⦈_


⚓  Updated This Past Day⠀⇛


   1. ⚓ It's_Not_About_Speed,_It's_About_the_Message_(or_Its_Depth)⠀⇛


           Better to write news than to just link to news if there's
           commentary that the news may merit


   2. ⚓ Mobbing_at_the_European_Patent_Office_(EPO)_-_Part_IV_-_EPO_Can_Get
      Away_With_Murders,_Suicide_Clusters,_and_Systematic_and_Prolonged
      Bullying_by_'Team_Campinos'_("Alicante_Mafia"_as_Insiders_Call_It)⠀⇛


           Nobody in the Council or the EU/EC/EP gives a damn as long as
           laws are broken to fabricate 'growth'


   3. ⚓ Jeff_Bezos_Isn't_Just_Killing_the_Washington_Post,_He's_Killing
      Thousands_of_News_Sites/Newsrooms_(in_Dozens_of_Languages)_That_Rely_on
      It_for_Many_Decades_Already⠀⇛


           Not just slopfarms; even the Ukraine-based reporters are culled
           by Bezos, who's looking to please the dictators of the world


   4. ⚓ Central_Staff_Committee_Confronted_António_Campinos_for_Giving_His
      Cocaine-Addicted_Friend_Over_100,000_Euros_to_Do_Nothing,_Just_Pretend_to
      be_Ill,_While_Cutting_the_Salaries_of_Everybody_Else⠀⇛


           "On the agenda: Amicale framework & Financial assistance
           for courses"


   5. ⚓ How_to_Win_Lawsuits_in_5_Simple_Steps⠀⇛


           Keep issuing threats every week and send 60 kilograms of legal
           papers to the target


   6. ⚓ Living_in_Freedom_When_'False_Flag_Operations'_Like_EFF_Get_Captured_by
      Billionaires_to_Take_Freedom_Away⠀⇛


           There are many ways to think of Software Freedom


      ⚓  New⠀⇛


   7. ⚓ Gemini_Links_06/02/2026:_Git_and_Email_Patches;_MNT_Pocket_Reform⠀⇛


           Links for the day


   8. ⚓ Geminispace_Net_Growth_in_2026_About_a_Capsule_a_Day⠀⇛


           A pace like this means net gain of ~300 per year, i.e. about
           the same as last year


   9. ⚓ Benjamin_Henrion_Warned_About_the_Illegal_and_Unconstitutional_Unified
      Patent_Court_(UPC)_in_FOSDEM_2026⠀⇛


           Listen to Benjamin Henrion


  10. ⚓ Economies_Crashing_Not_Because_of_Slop_Improving_'Efficiency'_(That's_a
      False_Excuse)_and_'Expensive'_(Read:_Qualified)_Workers_Discarded_in_Race
      to_the_Bottom⠀⇛


           Actual cocaine addicts are pushing out moral people


  11. ⚓ IBM's_CEO_Speaks_of_Layoffs,_Resorts_to_Mythical_(False)_Excuses⠀⇛


           This has nothing to do with slop


  12. ⚓ Links_06/02/2026:_Voter_Intimidation_and_Press_Shutdowns_in_US,_Web
      Traffic_Warped_by_LLM_Sludge⠀⇛


           Links for the day


  13. ⚓ Does_Linux_Torvalds_Regret_Having_Dinners_With_Bill_'Russian_Girls'
      Gates?⠀⇛


           See, the rules that govern the Linux Foundation and its big
           sponsors aren't the same rules that apply to all of us


  14. ⚓ IBM:_Cheapening_Code,_Cheapening_Staff,_Cheapening_Everything⠀⇛


           IBM's management runs IBM like it's a local branch of
           McDonald's. IBM is a junk company with morbid innards.


  15. ⚓ GNU/Linux_Measured_at_6%_in_One_of_the_World's_Largest_Nations⠀⇛


           Democratic Republic Of The Congo


  16. ⚓ Linux_Foundation_Operative_Says_We_and_Our_Software_All_"Owe_an
      Enormous_Debt_of_Gratitude"_to_a_Software_Patents_Reinforcer⠀⇛


           The only true solution is to entirely get rid of all software
           patents


  17. ⚓ More_Than_99%_of_"AI"_Companies_Aren't_AI,_They're_Pure_BS⠀⇛


           We need to discard those stupid debates about "AI" and reject
           media that gets paid to participate in such overt narrative
           control (manipulation like The Register MS)


  18. ⚓ AI_Used_to_Save_Lives,_Now_"AI"_is_a_Grifting_Scheme_That_Burns_the
      Planet_and_Will_Crash_the_Economy⠀⇛


           What the media calls "AI" (it gets paid to call it that) is the
           same stuff that could instead be dubbed "algorithms"


  19. ⚓ Amutable_is_a_Microsoft_Siege_Against_Freedom_in_GNU/Linux,_Just_Like
      the_People_Who_Brought_You_'Secure_Boot'_Controlled_by_Microsoft⠀⇛


           Do whatever is possible to avoid Amutable and its "products"


  20. ⚓ Growing_Focus_on_Publication⠀⇛


           Over the past ~10 days we always served more than a million Web
           hits per day


  21. ⚓ "Going_to_be_a_large_number_of_Microsoft_layoffs_announced_soon"⠀⇛


           Everybody knows a giant wave of layoffs is coming Microsoft's
           way


  22. ⚓ End_of_the_'GPU_Bubble'_and_NVIDIA_Finally_Admits_It_Won't_Bail_Out
      Microsoft_OpenAI_Anymore⠀⇛


           circular financing (financial/accounting fraud)


  23. ⚓ Corrupt_Media_Won't_Hold_Accountable_Rich_People_for_Role_in
      Pedophilia⠀⇛


           Journalistic misconduct or malpractice is a real thing


  24. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛


           GNU/Linux news for the past day


  25. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Thursday,_February_05,_2026⠀⇛


           IRC logs for Thursday, February 05, 2026


  26. ⚓ EPO_Management_("Alicante_Mafia")_Not_Properly_Sharing_Information_on
      Scale_of_Strikes_by_EPO_Staff⠀⇛


           disproportionate (double) deductions in salaries against people
           who participate in strikes, which are protected by law


  27. ⚓ Gemini_Links_06/02/2026:_Slop/Microslop,_Home_Assistant,_and_Valid_Ex
      Commands⠀⇛


           Links for the day


  28. ⚓ Blackmail_evidence:_Debian_social_engineering_exposed_in_ClueCon_2024
      talk_on_politics⠀⇛


           Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock


  29. ⚓ Bitcoin_crash:_opportunity_or_the_end_game?⠀⇛


           Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock


  30. ⚓ Changes_at_the_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_(SRA)⠀⇛


           SRA is basically a waste of money


  31. ⚓ Claims_That_IBM_Will_Lay_Off_20%_(or_15%)_of_Its_Workforce_This_Year
      Unless_It_Finds_a_Way_to_Push_Them_All_Out_by_Threats,_Shame,_Guilt⠀⇛


           Where are the articles about IBM layoffs?


  32. ⚓ IBM_Isn't_a_Serious_Company_Anymore,_It's_a_Ponzi_Scheme_Operated_by_a
      Clique_and_It_Misuses_Companies_It_Acquires_to_Prop_Up_or_Legitimise_the
      Scheme⠀⇛


           IBM seems like it's nothing but a "Scheme"


  33. ⚓ Google_News_Drowning_in_Slop_About_"Linux"_(Slopfarms_Galore)⠀⇛


           Google should know better than to link to any of these
           slopfarms, but today's Google is itself a pusher of slop


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    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ How_to_Copy_SSH_Keys_with_ssh-copy-id⠀⇛


           Learn how to use the ssh-copy-id command to copy your SSH
           public key to a remote server for passwordless authentication.


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ Docker_Cheatsheet⠀⇛


           Quick reference for Docker commands and concepts


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ SSH_Hardening:_Best_Practices_for_Securing_Your_Server⠀⇛


           Learn how to harden your SSH server with best practices
           including key-only authentication, disabling root login,
           changing the default port, and setting up Fail2Ban.


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ Tmux_Cheatsheet⠀⇛


           Quick reference for tmux sessions, windows, panes, and common
           commands


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ How_to_Fix_SSH_"Permission_Denied_(publickey)"_Error⠀⇛


           Learn how to troubleshoot and fix the SSH "Permission denied
           (publickey)" error. Covers file permissions, key mismatches,
           SELinux, and SSH agent issues.


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ Rsync_Cheatsheet⠀⇛


           Quick reference for rsync commands and options


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ Sed_Cheatsheet⠀⇛


           Quick reference for sed stream editor


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ How_to_Install_Docker_on_Debian_13_(Trixie)⠀⇛


           Learn how to install Docker on Debian 13 Trixie step by step
           using the official Docker repository. Includes verification,
           non-root access, updates, and uninstall steps.


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ How_to_Install_Python_on_Ubuntu_24.04⠀⇛


           This guide explains how to install Python on Ubuntu 24.04 using
           the deadsnakes PPA or by building from source. Covers Python
           3.13, 3.14, and virtual environments.


    * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ How_to_Install_Surveillance_Giant_Google_Chrome_Web_Browser
      on_Ubuntu_24.04⠀⇛


           Step-by-step instructions for downloading, installing,
           updating, and managing Surveillance Giant Google Chrome on
           Ubuntu 24.04 using the official .deb package and repository.


    * ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Install_Docker_Desktop_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛


    * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_PhotoPrism_on_Debian_13⠀⇛


           Managing thousands of photos scattered across devices can feel
           overwhelming. PhotoPrism offers an elegant solution: a self-
           hosted, AI-powered photo management platform that puts you in
           complete control of your memories.


    * ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Yarn_on_Rocky_GNU/Linux_10⠀⇛


           Installing Yarn on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 opens the door to faster,
           more reliable JavaScript package management for your
           development projects. Yarn, developed by Meta (formerly
           Facebook), addresses many limitations found in traditional
           package managers by offering parallel downloads, offline
           installation capabilities, and deterministic dependency
           resolution.





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    * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Deep_Dive_Into_Inductors⠀⇛


           There are three things to notice about the effect of an
           inductor: increases in current are delayed, decreases in
           current are delayed, and when there is no change in current
           there is no noticeable effect. The inductor doesn’t resist
           current flow, but it does resist changes in current flow. This
           resistive effect only occurs when current is changing, and it
           is known as “inductive reactance”.


           After explaining an inductor’s behavior the video digs into how
           a typical inductor coil actually achieves this. The basic idea
           is that the inductor stores energy in a magnetic field, and it
           takes some time to charge up or discharge this field,
           accounting for the delay in current that is seen.


    * ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ A_surprising_path_to_accessing_localhost_URLs
      and_HTTP_services⠀⇛


           One of the classic challenges in web security is DNS rebinding.
           The simple version is that you put some web service on
           localhost in order to keep outside people from accessing it,
           and then some joker out in the world makes 'evil.example.org'
           resolve to 127.0.0.1 and arranges to get you to make requests
           to it. Sometimes this is through JavaScript in a browser, and
           sometimes this is by getting you to fetch things from URLs they
           supply (because you're running a service that fetches and
           processes things from external URLs, for example).


    * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ The_$0_Linux_"Swiss_Army_Knife"_every_developer_should
      install_today⠀⇛


           Working as a developer doesn't mean you always code. Often,
           you're assigned boring, mundane tasks. Be it converting data
           formats, encoding and decoding data, or validating their
           structure, jumping from tool to tool is cumbersome. That's
           where Dev Toolbox comes into play.


    * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ The_fastest_ways_to_find_files_from_the_command-line_on
      Linux⠀⇛


           The one thing that slows me down (or at least used to slow me
           down) was having to look up documentation or commands while
           working with Termux. So I found a way to bring an AI assistant
           (not a coding agent) into Termux. Now I can look up commands
           and search for stuff on the fly without leaving the terminal.
           It's helping me learn Termux faster and saves me the trouble of
           switching between apps.


    * § linuxcapable⠀➾


          o ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Fail2Ban_on_Arch_Linux⠀⇛


                 This guide walks you through how to install Fail2ban on
                 Arch GNU/Linux and configure it to slow down brute-force
                 attacks against services like SSH and HTTP
                 authentication. Fail2ban watches your logs for repeated
                 failures, then applies temporary firewall bans for the
                 source IPs that match those patterns.


          o ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Nmap_on_Arch_Linux⠀⇛


                 Nmap (Network Mapper) discovers hosts, open ports,
                 running services, and operating system details across
                 your network. Security professionals use it for
                 penetration testing and vulnerability assessments, while
                 system administrators rely on it for network inventory
                 and troubleshooting connectivity issues.


    * § idroot⠀➾


          o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_SMPlayer_on_Debian_13⠀⇛


                 Finding a reliable media player that handles every video
                 format without constant codec hunting can be frustrating.
                 SMPlayer solves this problem elegantly on Debian 13,
                 offering a feature-rich multimedia experience right out
                 of the box.


          o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Caddy_on_Fedora_43⠀⇛


                 Caddy stands out as a modern web server that makes
                 website deployment remarkably simple. Unlike traditional
                 servers such as Apache or Nginx, Caddy automatically
                 handles HTTPS certificates through Let’s Encrypt,
                 eliminating hours of manual SSL configuration.


          o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Nomacs_on_Fedora_43⠀⇛


                 Finding a reliable, lightweight image viewer for GNU/
                 Linux can transform your daily workflow. Nomacs stands
                 out as an exceptional choice for Fedora 43 users who need
                 a powerful yet resource-efficient solution for viewing
                 and managing images.


          o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_FreeIPA_on_Fedora_43⠀⇛


                 Managing user accounts, authentication, and access
                 control across multiple GNU/Linux systems can quickly
                 become a nightmare. Enter FreeIPA—an integrated security
                 information management solution that transforms identity
                 management from a daily headache into a streamlined
                 process. Think of it as Active Directory for GNU/Linux
                 environments, combining LDAP, Kerberos, DNS, and
                 certificate management into one powerful package.


          o ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Erlang_on_Manjaro⠀⇛


                 Erlang stands as one of the most powerful functional
                 programming languages for building concurrent,
                 distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. Manjaro Linux,
                 with its rolling-release model and access to vast
                 software repositories, provides an excellent environment
                 for Erlang development.


    * ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Use_Docker_Hub_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛


    * ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Install_Docker_Compose_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛


    * ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_Install_VirtualBox_on_Ubuntu_26.04⠀⇛





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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


    * § Applications⠀➾


          o ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Phorge_–_powerful_developer_toolkit⠀⇛


                 Phorge is an opinionated, community-driven platform for
                 collaborating, managing, organizing and reviewing
                 software development projects.


    * § Games⠀➾


          o ⚓ Xe's Blog ☛ Life_pro_tip:_a_Steam_Deck_can_be_a_bluetooth
            speaker⠀⇛


                 Your headphones may only let you get audio from one
                 source at once, but GNU/Linux has no such limitations!


          o ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Valve_delays_Steam_Machine_and_says_it_is
            reconsidering_pricing_—_critical_component_shortage_and_costs
            behind_the_move⠀⇛


                 Valve is reportedly delaying the latest Steam hardware
                 due to uncertainty with memory chip pricing, but it seems
                 to still be on track to arrive during the first half of
                 2026.


          o ⚓ Seth Michael Larson ☛ Dumping_Nintendo_e‑Reader_Card_“ROMs”⠀⇛


                 The Nintendo e‑Reader was a peripheral released for the
                 Game Boy Advance in 2001. The Nintendo e‑Reader allowed
                 scanning “dotcode strips” to access extra content within
                 games or to play mini-games. Today I'll show you how to
                 use the GB Operator, a Game Boy ROM dumping tool, in
                 order to access the ROM encoded onto e‑Reader card
                 dotcodes.


                 I'll be demonstrating using a new entrant to e‑Reader
                 game development for the venerable platform: Retro Dot
                 Codes by Matt Greer. Matt regularly posts about his
                 process developing and printing e‑Reader cards and games
                 in 2026. I was a recipient for one of his free e‑Reader
                 card giveaways and purchased Retro Dot Cards “Series 1”
                 pack which I'm planning to open and play for the blog.


    * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾


          o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾


                # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_24.04.4_LTS_HWE_update_is_now
                  available⠀⇛


                       The Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS hardware enablement stack
                       (HWE) has finally hit the updates repo, bringing
                       Linux kernel 6.17 and Mesa 25.2.7 to users on the
                       current long-term support release.


                       All users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS can install this
                       newer kernel version and updated GPU driver set as
                       a regular software update. The stack will also be
                       baked into the Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS ISO when released
                       on February 12, 2026.


    * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾


          o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾


                # § Mozilla⠀➾


                      # ⚓ It's FOSS ☛ Finally!_Firefox_Is_Getting_a_Kill_Switch
                        for_Its_(Unwanted)_Hey_Hi_(AI)_Features⠀⇛


                             Maybe this will bring back some of those lost
                             users.


          o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾


                # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ How_Industrial_Robot_Safety_Was_Written_In
                  Blood⠀⇛


                       It was January 25th of 1979, at an unassuming
                       Michigan Ford Motor Company factory. Productivity
                       over the past years had been skyrocketing due to
                       increased automation, courtesy of Litton Industry’s
                       industrial robots that among other things helped to
                       pick parts from shelves. Unfortunately, on that day
                       there was an issue with the automated inventory
                       system, so Robert Williams was asked to retrieve
                       parts manually.


                       As he climbed into the third level of the storage
                       rack, he was crushed from behind by the arm of one
                       of the still active one-ton transfer vehicles,
                       killing him instantly. It would take half an hour
                       before his body was discovered, and many years
                       before the manufacturer would be forced to pay
                       damages to his estate in a settlement. He only
                       lived to be twenty-five years old.


          o § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾


                # § Open Access/Content⠀➾


                      # ⚓ Nick Heer ☛ The_CIA_Killed_the_World_Factbook⠀⇛


                             Bad news from the CIA. I mean, probably not
                             what Senator Ron Wyden was referring to and,
                             on a relative scale for the CIA, this is
                             pretty tame. But, still, disappointing: [...]


                      # ⚓ Hidde de Vries ☛ WCAG-EM_2.0_lets_you_report_on
                        accessibility_of_more_than_just_websites⠀⇛


                             WCAG-EM is the most commonly used
                             accessibility reporting methodology in The
                             Netherlands. The Dutch government runs a
                             dashboard that collects conformance reports
                             of thousands of government websites and apps,
                             of which almost all were created by following
                             WCAG-EM. It's used less outside The
                             Netherlands, but my hope is that will change
                             and others find it useful.


                             WCAG-EM will not tell you how to make a
                             website accessible, it gives you a consistent
                             process to check. WCAG has the requirements,
                             WCAG-EM has steps to report on them. With its
                             sampling process, it helps reliably and
                             consistently report on websites that are too
                             big to evaluate page by page.





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Having just published Part_III_about_the_SRA, which deals with abusive
litigation that targeted us and how my wife responded to it, I'd like to write
about positive things.


Tux Machines experienced phenomenal growth this year. We see a lot of traffic
and we're publishing many original stories - something that Tux Machines always
did (since 2004) but neglected somewhat in later years because Drupal is slow
(a bloated pain) and there was way too much news to catch up with.


In hindsight, the attacks on Tux Machines only made it stronger and more
popular. It's like a "war scar" that makes the combatant much stronger upon
returning to a battleground.


GNU/Linux makes many advances this year (in gaming also!) and Tux Machines will
do its best to issue commentary - not just news links - to cover this. █


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posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 07, 2026


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Quoting: Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents - TDF
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     Unfortunately, I keep reading about open-source software advocates
     who happily use Microsoft’s proprietary DOCX, XLSX and PPTX formats
     for their documents and therefore prefer proprietary software such as
     OnlyOffice to LibreOffice. Others write outrageous things such as:
     “OOXML is a standard format, and we have to accept it.”


     I would therefore like to take this opportunity to clarify, once and
     for all, why OOXML has never been, is not, and will never be a
     standard format unless Microsoft decides to completely redesign its
     office applications.


     I consider this impossible in light of past decisions, such as
     Excel’s inability to handle elements of the human genome properly.
     This forced the scientific community to change the names of these
     elements due to Microsoft’s refusal to fix an obvious Excel bug.


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