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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Applications_3_New_Releases_of_Istio_and_a_Look_at_NoteDiscover.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Applications: 3 New Releases of Istio and a Look at NoteDiscovery⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * ⚓ Istio_1.29.0_Change_Notes⠀⇛ Promoted the cni.ambient.dnsCapture value to default to true. This enables DNS proxying for workloads in ambient mesh by default, improving security and performance while enabling a number of features. This can be disabled explicitly or with compatibilityVersion=1.24. * ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.29.0⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of Istio 1.29. Thank you to all our contributors, testers, users and enthusiasts for helping us get the 1.29.0 release published! We would like to thank the Release Managers for this release, Francisco Herrera from Red Hat, Darrin Cecil from Microsoft, and Petr McAllister from Solo.io. * ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.27.7⠀⇛ This release contains bug fixes to improve robustness. This release note describes what’s different between Istio 1.27.6 and 1.27.7. * ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.28.4⠀⇛ This release contains bug fixes to improve robustness. This release note describes what’s different between Istio 1.28.3 and 1.28.4. * ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ NoteDiscovery:_A_Self-Hosted_Notes_Hub_to_Build_Your Private_Knowledge_Base⠀⇛ In an era where note-taking apps lock you into subscriptions and cloud ecosystems, NoteDiscovery offers a refreshing alternative, complete control over your data, zero cost, and a beautiful interface. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 235 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Audiocasts_Shows_Late_Night_Linux_and_Linux_User_Space.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Audiocasts_Shows_Late_Night_Linux_and_Linux_User_Space.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux and Linux User Space⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * ⚓ Late_Night_Linux_–_Episode_373⠀⇛ The professional-grade audio workstation Ardour has a great new version, Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn does a shocking but not surprising amount of browser fingerprinting, Firefox is getting a button to turn off the Hey Hi (AI) nonsense, a new way to prevent slop “contributions” to your project, another tale of someone failing to switch to Linux, and why we should talk more about why open source software can be better than proprietary alternatives. * ⚓ Linux_User_Space_Episode_6:08:_Bing_Bang_Boom⠀⇛ Coming up in this episode o Neocities went Bing Bang Boom o Discord says open up and say ahhh o KDE GNU/Linux snaps at snap ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 274 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Chromebooks_and_GNU_Linux_Appear_to_have_Gained_Much_Ground_in_.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Chromebooks_and_GNU_Linux_Appear_to_have_Gained_Much_Ground_in_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Chromebooks and GNU/Linux Appear to Have Gained Much Ground in Samoa (Independent State of Samoa)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026, updated Feb 17, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Flag_of_Samoa⦈_ 11 days ago: Microsoft_Windows_Measured_at_Less_Than_1%_in_American_Samoa Today_in_Samoa (not American Samoa): 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Desktop_Operating_System_Market_Share_Samoa⦈_ Samoa, not the US "territory" (colony), has probably never been covered here before. 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He sent me a message, part of it here: [...] * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Compile_Limine_in_woofQ2⠀⇛ woofQ2 is a "one stop shop" for building EasyOS, including compiling source packages that are not provided by the Devuan I have added compiling of Limine, as described in this recent There are three scripts, '0prepare', '1compile' and '2createpet', in woofq2/source/limine * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Fix_for_Limine_Installer⠀⇛ Forum members don570 and Caramel reported an issue with Limine Installer: https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?p=165226#p165226 Yes, the 'limine-installer' script launches the text editor from within a gtkdialog window, and the text editor has to also be terminated from within gtkdialog. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 413 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free and Open Source Software⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HardBore⦈_ * ⚓ HardBore_-_file_manager_using_web_technologies_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ HardBore is a file manager that’s in a very early stage of development. Sub-2ms cold start, native OS integration, full keyboard navigation. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ critique_-_review_git_diffs_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ critique is a terminal UI for reviewing git diffs with syntax highlighting, split view, and word-level diff. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ fil_-_UNIX_file_command_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ fil is a Unix file command written in Go. file tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are three sets of tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests, magic tests, and language tests. The first test that succeeds causes the file type to be printed. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ wayscrollshot_-_scrolling_screenshot_tool_for_Wayland_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ wayscrollshot is a scrolling screenshot tool for Wayland that captures and stitches images in real-time as you scroll. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ Omnicom_-_graphical_interface_for_serial_communication_-_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ Omnicom is a modern and elegant graphical interface for serial communication via picocom. This is free and open source software. * ⚓ tooi_-_text-based_user_interface_for_Mastodon,_Pleroma_and_friends_- LinuxLinks⠀⇛ tooi is a text-based user interface for Mastodon, Pleroma and friends. The name is a portmanteau of toot and TUI. tooi is a re-implementation of the TUI included with toot using the modern and more powerful Textual framework. This is free and open source software. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣀⣀⡀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣀⣀⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡧⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢋⣤⣶⣶⣶⣦⣌⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠉⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠈⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⢀⣴⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣉⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣀⡀⣀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⣸⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠙⠻⠿⣿⡿⠿⠛⢁⣴⣿⣿⣿⡇⢰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠳⢹⣷⣶⣦⣤⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠸⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠶⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣆⣀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⢯⣶⣇⢾⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣎⣿⡿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⢹⠉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣷⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣸⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⢿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⢠⣿⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡏⣾⣿⢍⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣼⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡿⢻⡿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣿⣿⣧⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 529 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Understanding_the_limitation_of_'do_in_new frame/window'_in_GNU_Emacs⠀⇛ GNU Emacs has a core model for how it operates, and some of its weird seeming limitations are easier to understand if you internalize that model. One of them is what you have to do in GNU Emacs to get the perfectly sensible operation of 'do in a new frame or window'. For instance, one of the things I periodically want to do in MH-E is 'open a folder in a new frame', so that I can go through it while keeping my main MH- E environment on my inbox to process incoming email. * ⚓ The Anarcat ☛ Antoine_Beaupré:_Keeping_track_of_decisions_using_the_ADR model⠀⇛ In the Tor Project system Administrator's team (colloquially known as TPA), we've recently changed how we take decisions, which means you'll get clearer communications from us about upcoming changes or targeted questions about a proposal. Note that this change only affects the TPA team. At Tor, each team has its own way of coordinating and making decisions, and so far this process is only used inside TPA. We encourage other teams inside and outside Tor to evaluate this process to see if it can improve your processes and documentation. * § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ o ⚓ GreyCoder ☛ Buster:_The_Best_Way_To_Avoid_Google's_ReCAPTCHAs7⠀⇛ The best way to bypass ReCAPTCHAs is to use Buster, a free browser extension. It’s is available for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. Buster fills out the audio challenge automatically for you. o ⚓ Doc Searls ☛ Where_Are_We?⠀⇛ But Google Search has changed. Old pages are gone from many searches. This matters to me because I’ve been writing on the Web for thirty-one years, almost entirely on static sites. But Google no longer finds many of those. My friend Dave Askins tells me the same malady has befallen much of his own archival work, which is present on the Web, but absent from Google searches. Why? o ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Sometimes_giving_syndication_feed_readers good_errors_is_a_mistake⠀⇛ Yesterday I put this into effect for certain sorts of problems, including claimed HTTP User-Agents that are for old browser. Then several people reported that this had caused Feedly to start presenting my feed as the special 'your feed reader is (claiming to be) a too-old browser' single entry feed. The apparent direct cause of this is that Feedly made some syndication feed requests with HTTP User-Agent headers of old versions of Chrome and Firefox, which wound up getting a series of HTTP 302 temporary redirections to my new 'your feed reader is a too-old browser' stub feed. Feedly then decided to switch its main feed fetcher over to directly using this new URL for various feeds, despite the HTTP redirections being temporary (and not served for its main feed fetcher, which uses "Feedly/1.0" for its User-Agent). * § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ o ⚓ Document Foundation ☛ Why_ODF_and_not_OOXML⠀⇛ Many interpreted the last article in this series as an attack on Microsoft for using the OOXML format against users’ interests. However, this was only one of my objectives, as I also wanted to raise users’ awareness of fake open-source software, such as OnlyOffice, which partners with Microsoft in a strategy to lock users in. Users are already aware of the advantages of standard, open formats because they access sites every day whose content is accessible thanks to the HTML format. This is a standard, open format that was first developed and then defended by its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee. He prevented Microsoft from transforming it into a proprietary format with Internet Explorer 6. This forced users to have two versions of a site: one in a standard format and one in a proprietary format. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 647 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Games_Battlestar_Galactica_ABIDE_Log_Riders_and_More.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Games_Battlestar_Galactica_ABIDE_Log_Riders_and_More.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Battlestar Galactica, ABIDE, Log Riders, and More⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026, updated Feb 17, 2026 * ⚓ Space_strategy_game_Battlestar_Galactica:_Scattered_Hopes_has_a_demo out_now_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Battlestar Galactica is one of the best space sci-fi series around, and now you have a chance to explore more in Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes. A demo has just been published on Steam ahead of the full release sometime in Q2 2026. * ⚓ ABIDE_is_an_extreme_stop-motion_horror_game_from_the_devs_of_Judero_and Mashina_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Set in a secluded community retreat that uses various therapeutic techniques to try and rehabilitate its residents, ABIDE certainly looks to be different. * ⚓ Comedy_co-op_physics_platformer_Log_Riders_adds_Linux_support_and_looks hilarious_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Log Riders is a co-op platformer around running on top of wooden logs, it looks hilarious and now there's full Native Linux support too. It released originally on February 12th, with the latest update adding both Linux and macOS support. * ⚓ Get_some_quality_horror_in_the_Love_You_to_Death_Humble_Bundle_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ The Love You to Death Humble Bundle has some highly rated scarier experiences for cheaps, here's your usual run over what games you can get in it. Listed below are the games with Steam links, player ratings and Steam Deck Verified / ProtonDB ratings for you too. * ⚓ Clean_the_infected_family_PC_in_the_new_Antivirus_Survivors_2003 Professional_demo_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Antivirus Survivors 2003 Professional takes the idea of Vampire Survivors and everything similar, and turns you into a mouse cursor inside an infected PC. With a retro Windows style, it's actually quite funny what the developer has done with it. * ⚓ X4:_Foundations_is_getting_cross-platform_cloud_saves_-_possible breakage_coming_for_Linux_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Egosoft have announced that X4: Foundations is finally getting cross-platform Steam Cloud saves, but desktop Linux users may need to make some backups. * ⚓ Blue_Archive_devs_confirm_Steam_Deck_and_controller_support_is_on_the way_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ The free to play Blue Archive from NEXON arrived on Steam last year, and they've confirmed upgrades are coming for Steam Deck and controller players. Covered here on GamingOnLinux back in July 2025, the game already works on Linux / SteamOS even with their "NGS(Nexon Game Security)" anti-cheat (as listed on our anti-cheat page). * ⚓ Thoroughly_strange_dungeon_crawler_Pluto_is_all_about_constructing spells_and_using_your_fingers_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ With a pretty creepy looking style, the dungeon crawler Pluto is all about experimentation as you construct spells and wiggle your fingers. They've recently set a release date for March 9th, and a demo refresh is coming for Steam Next Fest on February 23rd. * ⚓ The_clever_ASCII_animated_Stone_Story_RPG_is_getting_a_full_standalone sequel_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Stone Story Ascension was recently revealed as the full standalone follow-up to the impressive Stone Story RPG. * ⚓ GE-Proton_10-31_brings_fixes_for_Arknights:_Endfield,_Duet_Night_Abyss and_more_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Update 16/02/26 16:33 UTC - another hotfix GE-Proton 10-32 is out now: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 763 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Games_Godot_4_6_1_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_and_.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Games_Godot_4_6_1_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU_Linux_Builds_and_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Games: Godot 4.6.1, Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, and Unreal Tournament 2004⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Unreal_Tournament_2004⦈_ * ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Maintenance_release:_Godot_4.6.1⠀⇛ The first 4.6 maintenance release has arrived! * ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_GNU/Linux_Builds,_including Cinicross_and_Shadows_of_the_Afterland_-_2026-02-11_Edition⠀⇛ Between 2026-02-04 and 2026-02-11 there were 74 New Steam games released with Native GNU/Linux builds. For reference, during the same time, there were 665 games released for backdoored Windows on Steam, so the GNU/Linux versions represent about 11.1 % of total released titles. Quite a few good picks, with Cinicross that introduces Roguelite elements into a nonogram game (think Picross), and Shadows of the Afterland, an afterlife themed retro point’n click adventure. * ⚓ Unreal_Tournament_2004_is_now_free_with_a_community_patch_over_20_years later,_Linux_and_macOS_support_included⠀⇛ Though you won’t find Unreal (and Unreal Tournament) games on the Epic Games Store, these are the titles that really helped put Epic Games, or Epic MegaGames as it was known, and its eponymous game engine on the map. CEO Tim Sweeney refers to an ‘Unreal era’ as the company’s second, spanning from 1998 to 2005, before moving on to console and Gears of War. Of course, now Fortnite remains its biggest IP, and we can blame Fortnite for the cancellation of a Unreal Tournament reboot. The good news is that old Unreal games can be found for free online these days, as Epic has given permission to the Internet Archive to host the files online. This led to Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament appearing as free downloads in late 2024, and now, the team behind this project has provided free access to Unreal Tournament 2004, one of the series’ most popular entries. ⠙⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⠋⠉⢩⠯⠿⣥⣤⣿⣿⣷⣄⣠⡤⣶⡄⣾⡇⣰⣿⣧⣶⣤⡆⠀⠄⠀⠀⢠⣓⠂⠀⣰⣿⣷⡏⢀⣴⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣾⡇⣿⡿⠀⠐⠀⠀⠂⠀⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠤ ⣷⣄⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣷⣤⣀⢤⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⣿⡇⣿⡇⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠚⠠⠿⢿⣟⢞⠈⢸⡧⠐⠏⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣗⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠓⢻⣷⣶⣷⣶⠀⠟⣿⣋⣀⣀⣃⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⡄⡠⡄⠀⠛⠃⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣽⠿⠿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆ ⣿⣟⣿⠿⠯⢟⣀⣦⠀⡀⠀⣿⣿⣿⠃⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣂⣄⣾⣿⣾⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⢛⣿⣿⠑⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣽⣿⣿⠀⡀⣇⠀⠀⡄⠀⢸⣄⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⡇⠸⣿⣿⡏⠀⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⠀⣤⣴⣆⣴⣾⠿⠉⠏⡀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⢀⣿⡏⡀⠀⠁⠀⢸⣿⣦⡙⢿⣿⣿⡟ ⢿⣿⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢒⣿⢛⣇⣜⣿⡭⢽⣿⠩⢽⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣯⣽⣧⢠⣿⣿⣿⠟⢻⣷⣟⡛⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣻⡇⢸⣿⣿⠆⠰⡄⠀⣾⡿⣿⣿⣦⠙⢿⣿ ⡀⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣄⡿⢛⣾⠃⢴⢏⠙⠻⠃⣹⢛⠷⡻⣿⣟⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⢸⣿⣿⠋⠃⢸⣿⣯⣽⠀⡀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⡟⣷⣶⡇⠀⣿⣻⠻⣿⣿⠷⣬⠻ ⡃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⡷⣏⣿⣷⣟⡄⡶⡤⣴⣿⠗⢁⣴⡭⢴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢾⡇⢸⡿⢡⣶⣿⡟⠛⣛⡃⠌⠑⠮⠭⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⡛⠈⠛⠀⡿⠿⢺⣿⣣⢿⣿⣷ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⡿⢛⣵⡝⢻⣿⣬⣛⣿⣟⣠⣾⣓⢟⣥⠾⠋⣩⣄⠙⣛⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠄⠇⠘⠁⠘⣿⣿⣿⡷⠛⠁⠺⠣⠀⠤⠶⡢⠀⠄⢴⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠈⠁⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⣸⡻⢻⣿⣿⣛⣿ ⠀⢠⣄⠀⣀⣾⣿⡟⣱⡿⣿⣿⣛⢿⣿⡟⠋⣾⡿⠧⠮⢙⣲⣔⣀⣨⣥⢂⢻⣟⠿⡛⠛⠛⠛⢛⣡⡄⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⠟⠛⣃⠂⣀⠰⠀⠀⠀⠐⠟⠘⠙⠚⠀⠀⢀⣭⡿⡷⣾⣿⡇⠀⠠⠀⠀⣅⣈⡙⢨⣴⣶⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠻⢗⡍⠘⡝⢰⡿⣱⠟⠁⢿⣶⠇⢠⣔⠛⠒⠛⡋⡼⠉⣳⣿⡿⠿⣯⣤⣤⣁⣈⣀⠘⠛⠾⠾⠃⠀⠀⠀⠘⠱⠤⣤⣀⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠩⠭⠭⠭⣭⣤⣤ ⣀⣀⣠⣬⣶⣶⣶⣾⣧⡟⠀⢈⣚⡟⠀⠀⠠⣀⠸⠛⠒⠀⠈⠍⠗⠈⠠⡈⠏⢿⠿⣿⡿⢷⠂⠀⠒⠲⠒⠒⠒⢠⣿⣆⣀⢀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠘ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣀⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠀⠀⣷⣄⡬⢍⡀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣁⣈⣿⣿⡟⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠤ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣝⢀⡘⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⡄⣶⣾⣿⣿⣟⡚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⣿⣿⡇⠃⠀⢴⡀⠀⢀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠸⡷⠀⠀⠀⢔⣫⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣴⣿⠿⠿⣿⣧⣄⣰⡀⠘⢻⣿⣄⣩⣀⣈⣉⣘⢋⢳⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⣁⡀⠀⠀⠀⡸⠛⢠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣭⣭⣍⣉⣻⠷⣶⣿⣾⣿⣿⠿⠟⠀⠀⠼⣿⣿⠛⢘⣙⢛⣛⣊⡘⢦⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠤⠒⢛⡍⡉⣭⠁ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣛⡍⠁⠀⠀⢰⣿⡄⣺⣿⣿⠙⢿⠝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡋⠿⠉⢁⣀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣷⣼⣜⣛⣋⠻⢓⢃⣉⡃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠐⠋⢀⡅⠀⢸⡇⣰⢸⡄ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣿⣿⠀⢀⠺⣾⡿⠇⠀⠈⠁⢀⡀⢤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⠀⣠⣾⣿⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠈⠀⢻⣿⡃⢀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⢰⣯⡇⡆⢸⡇⡿⣬⣇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠓⠡⢀⣈⠸⣦⣶⠀⠀⠁⡀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⡠⣀⡿⡿⠿⠤⠤⠄⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠛⠳⠂⠂⠀⠚⢿⣃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⢑⢀⣧⠇⣾⡄⣧⢹⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠿⠃⣀⠠⠄⠈⢉⣗⠋⣽⡄⠠⠵⡇⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠉⣨⣽⣤⣄⣤⢤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⣄⣀⡾ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⡀⢰⣺⡇⢶⡿⠻⠿⡎⣇⠹⣄⣠⡴⠞⠙⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡏⣻⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣷⡌⢴⣛⣘⣭⣤⣦⠁⠙⢦⢻⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡍⠑⡛⠉⠭⣂⣭⣙ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 848 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Gentoo_on_Codeberg.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Gentoo_on_Codeberg.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Gentoo on Codeberg⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026, updated Feb 17, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇pyramid⦈_ Quoting: Gentoo on Codeberg – Gentoo Linux — Gentoo now has a presence on Codeberg, and contributions can be submitted for the Gentoo repository mirror at https://codeberg.org/ gentoo/gentoo as an alternative to GitHub. Eventually also other git repositories will become available under the Codeberg Gentoo organization. This is part of the gradual mirror migration away from GitHub, as already mentioned in the 2025 end-of-year review. Codeberg is a site based on Forgejo, maintained by a dedicated non-profit organization, and located in Berlin, Germany. Thanks to everyone who has helped make this move possible! These mirrors are for convenience for contribution and we continue to host our own repositories, just like we did while using GitHub mirrors for ease of contribution too. Read_on XDA: * ⚓ Gentoo_begins_its_exodus_from_GitHub_as_it_settles_into_Codeberg⠀⇛ How much would you allow an AI to scan and train off your code? People have differing opinions as to how much they're okay with an LLM taking a peek at their projects, and I think it's for the best of all humanity if I keep my own code away from the eyes of an AI. Regardless, the team over at Gentoo has made a decision: they'd rather not have Copilot on GitHub going through all of their code. 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Every task lived in Todoist. Every idea, thought, or half-baked insight went into Obsidian. Every recurring action relied on reminders or thin automation layers duct-taped onto the operating system. Each tool worked fine on its own. Together, they formed a workflow that felt fragmented, noisy, and oddly brittle, like a Rube Goldberg machine powered by mild anxiety. * ⚓ ZDNet ☛ I_replaced_Windows_with_Linux,_and_there's_only_one_feature_I miss [Ed: Microsoft provocateur and his latest concern trolling]⠀⇛ * ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 3_reasons_most_people_stick_with_Windows,_even_though Linux_is_free⠀⇛ You've probably heard about the recent AI controversies surrounding Windows, and you may have even heard of Linux as an alternative. Linux is a fantastic choice, but it's not for everyone—in fact, it's not for most. If you're an avid Windows user or a Linux enthusiast, I have three crucial reasons most users remain on Windows, even though Linux is entirely free. * ⚓ Even_with_Linux_being_free,_why_does_almost_everyone_still_choose Windows?_Here_are_3_reasons_that_explain_the_dominance_that_began_in_the 80s_and_continues_strong_to_this_day. [Ed: Possibly LLM slop from dubious domain[⠀⇛ Even though Linux is free and championed by open-source software communities, Windows has maintained a solid lead in the desktop market since the mid-80s, supported by broad device compatibility, a dominant presence in schools (such as in the UK with over 90% adoption), and strong corporate integration. Windows has maintained a solid lead in the desktop market since the mid-80s, with a dominant presence in both home and professional environments, while Linux remains free-to-use. Historical adoption, broad compatibility, and educational dominance explain why most people continue to choose Windows over Linux. * ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ I_tried_running_Linux_on_an_Apple_silicon_Mac_and regretted_it⠀⇛ I am in a household where every single device I own is currently running Fedora Silverblue, except for a Mac. It's far better than the mess Windows is, but I started to wonder if it can beat macOS as well. So I decided that maybe it was time that my MacBook Air got the pleasure of changing operating systems, but it turned out to be a very underwhelming experience. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1033 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/GNOME_Crosswords_0_3_17_Circle_Bound.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/GNOME_Crosswords_0_3_17_Circle_Bound.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ GNOME: Crosswords 0.3.17: Circle Bound⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇GNOME_Crosswords_new_look_—_now_using_the_accent_color⦈_ Quoting: Crosswords 0.3.17: Circle Bound – Jonathan Blandford — I applied for GNOME Circle a couple years ago, but it wasn’t until this past GUADEC that I was able to sit down together with Tobias to take a closer look at the game. We sketched out a proposed redesign, and I’ve been implementing it for the last four months. The result: a much cleaner look and workflow. I really like the way it has grown. 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But my wife's mother and sister are visiting from Japan, and they're really into horror movies. I am not. So while they were watching people get chased through dark corridors by things with too many teeth, I was in the other room hacking on container pipelines with zero guilt. Sometimes the stars just align. 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KDE Plasma 6.6 also adds the ability to adjust the visual “sharpness” of all content on the screen on distros running Linux kernel 6.19, implements a USB portal that allows sandboxed apps to request access to USB devices, and introduces OCR capabilities to the Spectacle screenshot tool. Read_on Also in: * ⚓ Plasma_6.6⠀⇛ Plasma 6.6 makes your life as easy as possible, without sacrificing the flexibility or features that have made Plasma the most versatile desktop in the known universe. With that in mind, we’ve improved Plasma’s usability and accessibility, and added practical new features into the mix. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⣀⣀⠀⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡆⠈⠉⠁⠉⠿⢿⣿⡿⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣭⣿⣿⣦⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣶⣦⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣆⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠆⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⢠⣴⣦⡀⠈⠿⠿⠿⠟⠁⣸⣿⣟⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⢿⡿⠿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣝⡻⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠺⠛⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿ ⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠙⠉⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡄⠀⠀⠀⢿⡛⠻⠿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠀⠈⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿ ⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣲⡆⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣾⣷⣒⢰⣶⣶⡖⠈⢻⣿⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⢭⠭⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢶⣭⣭⣭⣵⠶⠃⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⢠⡈⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣄⣴⣿⣶⠀⣄⡉⠙⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡂⠈⠁⠀⠀⣴⣿⣮⠟⠻⢿⣿ ⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠶⣦⣤⣤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⠆⠀⠀⠉⠐⣿⠿⣯⣭⣍⣉⣽⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠉⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⢠⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⢩ ⣿⣿⠓⠀⠀⢠⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠈⠒⠠⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢋⡛⠶⠶⠶⠋⠀⡀⠀⠀⢂⠹⣦⣌⣉⣛⠛⣋⣁⡜⠏⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⢰⠻⣟⡛⠿⠿⠿⣿⠀⠸⠿⠻⢿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣠⣾ ⣯⣥⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⠀⠀⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣙⠻⠶⠚⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢦⣌⣙⠛⠛⠛⠛⢋⡠⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠈⢦⣉⠛⠷⠶⠛⡁⠆⠀⠀⠈⠐⠒⠚⠁⣠⣿⣿ ⡏⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⠀⠀⢍⠙⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢱⣤⣙⠛⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⡅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⢤⣉⣛⠛⠛⡉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿ ⡇⠄⠤⠤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⡀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⢈⠛⠻⠿⠶⠾⠛⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢁⣾⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⡇⠂⠂⠒⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣭⣭⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠁⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀⡉⠐⠒⠒⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⢠⣴⣿⢻⣿⣾⣿ ⡇⡁⠒⠒⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣀⠈⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣾⣿⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣻⣿⢿⠷⠀⠆⠠⠛⠀⢿⣦⣙⣿⣿ ⡇⠄⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡆⠀⢌⡶⣽⣭⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣧⣈⢻⣿⣿⣿ ⡗⠂⠒⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠉⠓⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠘⢿⣷⣾⣿⣿ ⡇⡅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠈⠲⣤⣘⠛⠿⣿ ⡗⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⢷⣶ ⡏⠁⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⣤⣀ ⣇⣂⣀⣀⣀⣀⣂⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⡇⠔⠀⠀⠀⠶⠀⠶⠆⡰⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠂⠂⠂⠐⠐⠐⠀⠀⠐⠐⠄⠀⢸ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1247 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Kernel_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Hardware_for_Tinkeri.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Kernel_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Hardware_for_Tinkeri.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Kernel, Distributions and Operating Systems, Hardware for Tinkering⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * § Kernel Space / File Systems / Virtualization⠀➾ o ⚓ The Anarcat ☛ Antoine_Beaupré:_Kernel-only_network_configuration on_Linux⠀⇛ What if I told you there is a way to configure the network on any Linux server that: [...] o ⚓ MaskRay ☛ Call_relocation_types⠀⇛ Most architectures encode branch/call instructions with a PC-relative displacement. This post discusses a specific category of branch relocations: those used for function calls and tail calls. Some architectures use two ELF relocation types for a call instruction: [...] * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Linuxize ☛ Best_GNU/Linux_Distributions_for_Every_Use_Case⠀⇛ A practical comparison of the best GNU/Linux distributions for beginners, developers, servers, gaming, and security testing. o ⚓ Don Marti ☛ Chromebook_conversions_in_Hayward,_California⠀⇛ Who: People interested in digital freedom on a budget What: Chromebook conversion session o ⚓ Jonathan Frederickson ☛ How_I_manage_my_Guix_System_configs⠀⇛ I've been meaning to write up a post on how I manage my Guix System configurations for a while, because I've hit on a solution that feels kinda nice, inspired by how folks do things in NixOS. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Calls_for_Board_Candidates_Moves_Forward⠀⇛ After a delay to clean up the membership database, the Election Committee confirmed the process is back on track. Project members will choose candidates to fill two open seats on the openSUSE Board. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ xSDR_–_A_tiny_M.2_2230_SDR_module_with Artix-7_FPGA_and_LMS7002M_RFIC_(Crowdfunding)⠀⇛ Wavelet Lab’s xSDR is a tiny, single-sided M.2 2230 software-defined radio (SDR) module designed for integration into laptops, embedded systems, and edge computing devices. A successor to the company’s previous uSDR, the “x” in xSDR stands for “extended,” adding 2×2 MIMO support and a wider frequency range to the same tiny footprint. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ DShanPi-A1_Hey_Hi_(AI)_Education_Rockchip RK3576_SBC_features_HDMI_input_and_output_ports,_dual_GbE⠀⇛ DshanPi-A1 Hey Hi (AI) Education is a single board computer (SBC) powered by a Rockchip RK3576 octa- core Cortex-A72/A53 SoC, and paired with up to 8GB RAM and 64GB eMMC flash, which I first discovered in the GNU/Linux 6.19 changelog. The board features HDMI 2.1 video output, a mini HDMI video input port, a MIPI DSI display interface, two MIPI CSI connectors for up to four cameras, dual GbE, an M.2 Key-E socket for WiFi and Bluetooth, a few USB ports, and a 40-pin GPIO header compatible with some Raspberry Pi HAT boards. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Project_Aura_–_A_neat,_easy-to-assemble,_DIY Air_quality_monitor_compatible_with_Home_Assistant⠀⇛ Project Aura is an ESP32‑based DIY air quality monitor that combines a touchscreen display and industrial sensors. It is fully integrated with the Home Assistant open-source home automation platform. The words “DIY” and “open source” often imply manufacturing the board yourself and soldering components, but that’s not the case for Project Aura. It’s based on off-the-shelf components connected through cables without any soldering requirements, while the enclosure can be 3D printed. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1377 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Latest_From_Red_Hat_s_Site.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Latest_From_Red_Hat_s_Site.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Latest From Red Hat's Site⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Performance_and_load_testing_in_Identity_Management_(IdM) systems_using_encrypted_DNS_(eDNS)_and_CoreDNS_in_OpenShift_clusters⠀⇛ This article is the second part of a two-part series analyzing Identity Management (IdM) performance when encrypted DNS (eDNS) is introduced. The previous_article focused on extensive testing from a virtual machine (VM) joined to an IdM server. In this second part, we evaluate performance from within Pods and Deployments on an Red_Hat_OpenShift cluster version 4.20, calling the IdM BIND server directly and indirectly (through the CoreDNS service), which is quite a different scenario. * ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Build_a_CI/CD_pipeline_with_OpenShift_Dev_Spaces_and_GitOps⠀⇛ In this article, we will set up a CI/CD pipeline. This integrated CI/CD workflow leverages Red_Hat_OpenShift_Dev Spaces to provide developers with a consistent, containerized environment defined by a devfile.yaml. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Building_the_foundation_for_an_AI-driven,_sovereign future_with_Red_Bait_partners [Ed: Slop promoting, not much substance to it]⠀⇛ At Red Hat, we believe the telecommunications landscape is entering its most transformative chapter yet. To thrive, telecommunications service providers must transcend their traditional role as connectivity providers to become indispensable enablers of digital autonomy. As we head to MWC Barcelona, the industry conversation has reached a decisive pivot. * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ From_legacy_VMs_to_the_network_brain:_Why_2026_is the_year_of_the_common_telco_cloud⠀⇛ As we prepare to head to the Fira and MWC Barcelona 2026, I find myself thinking about an industry question I am constantly asked: “Where is the value?” * ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_sovereign_is_your_strategy?_Introducing_the_Red Bait_Sovereignty_Readiness_Assessment_tool⠀⇛ Digital sovereignty is the ultimate strategic lever for innovation. It propels organizations beyond compliance into true operational freedom where you, not your cloud provider, dictates your business continuity.Red Hat believes that sovereignty shouldn't be a wall but a foundation for the freedom to choose where and how you run your workloads. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1452 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Linux_CVE_assignment_process.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Linux_CVE_assignment_process.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Linux CVE assignment process⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇penguin⦈_ Quoting: Linux CVE assignment process - — As described previously, the Linux kernel security team does not identify or mark or announce any sort of security fixes that are made to the Linux kernel tree. So how, if the Linux kernel were to become a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA) and responsible for issuing CVEs, would the identification of security fixes happen in a way that can be done by a volunteer staff? This post goes into the process of how kernel fixes are currently automatically assigned to CVEs, and also the other “out of band” ways a CVE can be issued for the Linux kernel project. 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Turns out the hype is justified. Linux Mint has been my go-to recommendation for Windows users, but testing ZorinOS changed my opinion. Read_on ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣤⣾⡿⠿⣿⣿⣷⣄⣀⠀⣀⣠⣴⣧⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢀⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣁⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⣾⠿⢻⡿⠛⠛⠛⢛⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣿⠀⠀⣰⣿⠋⠉⣹⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣿⣇⠀⠐⢿⣿⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⢿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀ ⣶⣶⣦⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣶⡿⠁ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢻⠿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣀⣀⣄⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀ ⣿⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣟⠃⠻⣿⣿⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠉⢩⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠛⠛⠛⣻⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠙⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠑⠢⠤⣀⠉⠙⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢰⣿⣿⠋⠉⠉⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣸⣿⣿⠀⣰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1582 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/PostgreSQL_pgdsat_version_1_2_and_postgres_dba_7_0_released.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/PostgreSQL_pgdsat_version_1_2_and_postgres_dba_7_0_released.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ PostgreSQL: pgdsat version 1.2 and postgres_dba 7.0 released⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ pgdsat_version_1.2_has_been_released⠀⇛ pgdsat is a security assessment tool that checks around 80 PostgreSQL security controls of your PostgreSQL clusters including all recommendations from the CIS compliance benchmark but not only. This PostgreSQL Security Assessment Tool allow assessments to be carried out in an automated manner to verify the security policies established inside the company. It also gives understanding of the security issued that your cluster can be faced. * ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ postgres_dba_7.0_—_34_diagnostic_reports_for_psql⠀⇛ postgres_dba 7.0 is a major update to the interactive psql- based diagnostic toolkit for Postgres. No extensions required — just \i start.psql and explore 34 reports covering: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1623 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Programming_Leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Programming Leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * ⚓ Ryan Himmelwright ☛ Clojure_Script_for_Project_Git_Logs⠀⇛ As mentioned in my last week notes post, I wrote a simple Clojure script to help me review what I’ve completed across projects during a given time period. * ⚓ James Brown ☛ roguelazer's_website:_what_makes_programming_great?⠀⇛ Most of the time, when I'm actually doing it, I love my job. There's a reason that computer programming (or "software engineering" if you're highfalutin) attracts so many people, and it's not just the unsustainably high salaries at overvalued tech companies or the promise of free gogurt in a corporate cafeteria. I want to take this post to try and make a case for what makes it so great. The first aspect I wanted to discuss, which I think is pretty well covered, is that programming is fundamentally a creative act. Even in the worst slop-house where you're writing boring Java or Go code that converts one form of ProtoBuf to another, you are making the decisions on how to do that, you are structuring the code, and you get to enjoy the satisfaction of building something yourself. Creating and building something is one of the most essential human joys there is, and is essential to human satisfaction1. Most of the time, there's more than one way to do it, and even for the simplest program, the design space is enormous enough that no two people will come up with the same approach. Exploring this space and deciding how to tackle a problem is beautiful. * ⚓ SICP ☛ Structure_and_Interpretation_of_Computer_Programmers⠀⇛ The only thing required of or provided to users is a sustainable pace. No satisfaction, job security, dignity, mental health, or value (unless the users happen to be the customers, but in many contexts that isn’t true). And the users are really an afterthought to the main goal, which is generating customer value in software form. Nowhere does the rest of society get a look in. The people who get run over by your self-driving car? Not mentioned. The people who breathe in your diesel engine’s fumes? Nope. The people whose personal connections are interrupted by the valuable ads that you sell to your valuable customers as your highest priority? Who even are they? * ⚓ Carlo Zancanaro ☛ Setting_Up_Cuirass_Locally⠀⇛ Recently I've been trying to get a PR merged with some fixes for Lua. I thought this would be a pretty straightforward thing to merge, but it turns out that modifying the Lua packages leads to 990 packages needing to be rebuilt. This is more than the 300 limit for a merge to master, so instead of merging my changes directly Andreas has kindly pushed them to a lua-team branch and queued it up behind go-team, gnome-team, and rust- team. * ⚓ S R Creigh ☛ Error_payloads_in_Zig⠀⇛ I do error payloads in Zig by making a union(enum)-based Diagnostics type for each function. These types have special methods which remove code bloat at call sites. A Diagnostics type can be defined inline, and the errorset can be generated inline from the Diagnostic’s enum tag. * ⚓ John S J Anderson ☛ The_only_developer_productivity_metrics_that_matter «_genehack.blog⠀⇛ Here are the only two things you should be worried about when it comes to the question of how productive a given team of software developers is: 1. How often does the team routinely ship new versions of the software they build? 2. How often do things break when the team ships a new version? THAT’S IT. Story points per sprint doesn’t matter; lines of code, doesn’t matter; Jira tickets closed, for the love of everything, do. not. matter. * ⚓ Qt ☛ Rain_effect_with_Quick3D_Particles⠀⇛ Here is an overview on the new features added to the Quick3D.Particles module for Qt 6.10 and 6.11. The goal was to support effects that look like they are interacting with the scene and to do this without expensive simulations/ calculations. Specifically we'll be using rain effect as an example when going trough the new features. * ⚓ Jens Gustedt ☛ Defer_available_in_gcc_and_clang_–_Jens_Gustedt's_Blog⠀⇛ About a year ago I posted about defer and that it would be available for everyone using gcc and/or clang soon. So it is probably time for an update. Two things have happened in the mean time: [...] * § Perl / Raku⠀➾ o ⚓ Philipp_Kern:_What_is_happening_with_this_"connection verification"?⠀⇛ You might see a verification screen pop up on more and more Debian web properties. Unfortunately the Hey Hi (AI) world of today is meeting web hosts that use Perl CGIs and are not built as multi-tiered scalable serving systems. The issues have been at three layers: * § Python⠀➾ o ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Python_virtual_environments:_isolation_without the_chaos⠀⇛ A virtual machine, aka virtual environment, is an isolated installation that lives directly in your project directory. Think of it as a self-contained workspace for a single project. In Python, each virtual environment includes its own Python interpreter, package installer (pip), and installed libraries. These aren’t unique to virtual environments, these elements are included in every Python project. The difference with projects built with virtual environments is that everything is isolated. Each environment has its own copies of the Python interpreter, pip, and libraries, so changes in one project won’t affect any other project or the system Python. * § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ o ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ This_Bash_script_replaced_3_apps_I_use_everyday⠀⇛ My system never breaks, but it constantly decays. Caches pile up, duplicates multiply, and filenames slowly turn into nonsense. Keeping things clean became a job of its own. For a long time, I relied on a small collection of tools to keep this under control. They all worked well, but they shared the same flaw. They were reactive, manual, and required me to remember to run them. Eventually, I realized they were all enforcing simple rules I already understood. So I stopped opening apps and wrote a single Bash script to apply those rules automatically. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1817 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Reverse_Engineering_Linux_Distro_REMnux_Marks_15_Years_With_Maj.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Reverse_Engineering_Linux_Distro_REMnux_Marks_15_Years_With_Maj.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇REMnux_v8_desktop_view_(left)_and_its_tool_list_(right)⦈_ Quoting: Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support — Linux has become a lucrative target for bad actors, making specialized security tools more essential than ever. REMnux is a Linux distribution built specifically for such scenarios, helping researchers understand malware. While Kali Linux is the go-to for penetration testing, REMnux specializes in reverse-engineering and analyzing malware. Both are essential security tools, but they serve different purposes. The new v8 release brings many improvements, with some agentic AI support sprinkled in. 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This release will provide fixes for all supported versions (18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, 14.22). * ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Monday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, pdns- recursor, python-django, and wireshark), Fedora (gnutls, linux- sgx, mingw-expat, nginx, nginx-mod-brotli, nginx-mod- fancyindex, nginx-mod-headers-more, nginx-mod-modsecurity, nginx-mod-naxsi, nginx-mod-vts, p11-kit, python-aiohttp, vim, and xen), Red Hat (kernel, kernel-rt, python-s3transfer, python-urllib3, and resource-agents), SUSE (aaa_base, abseil- cpp, build-20260202, cargo-auditable, cargo-c, chromedriver, cockpit, cockpit-packages, cockpit-subscriptions, curl, elemental-toolkit, elemental-operator, gnome-remote-desktop, go1.24, go1.25, gpg2, haproxy, himmelblau, htmldoc, ImageMagick, iperf, java-1_8_0-openjdk, kernel, krb5, kubevirt, libowncloudsync-devel, libpng16-16, libsodium, libsoup, libsoup2, micropython, net-snmp, opencryptoki, openjfx, openssl1, ovmf, postgresql14, postgresql15, postgresql16, protobuf, python-aiohttp, python-brotli, python-maturin, python-pip, python-urllib3, python310, python311, python-rpm- macros, python311-cryptography, python314, screen, systemd, u- boot, util-linux, and vim), and Ubuntu (dotnet8, dotnet10, expat, freerdp2, freerdp3, and python-aiohttp). * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_Patches_First_Actively_Exploited_Chrome_Zero-Day of_2026⠀⇛ A Chrome 145 update fixes CVE-2026-2441, a vulnerability that can likely be exploited for arbitrary code execution. * § Windows TCO⠀➾ o ⚓ 2026_64-Bits_Malware_Trend,_(Mon,_Feb_16th)⠀⇛ Yes, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows can smoothly execute 32-bits code on 64-bits computers. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1961 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_19_2_Linux_6_18_12_Linux_6_12_73_and_Lin.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_19_2_Linux_6_18_12_Linux_6_12_73_and_Lin.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.2, Linux 6.18.12, Linux 6.12.73, and Linux 6.6.126⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 I'm announcing the release of the 6.19.2 kernel. If your system did not boot in 6.19.1, then you should upgrade, this reverts one problematic commit. If the last stable release worked just fine, no need to upgrade. The updated 6.19.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/ linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-6.19.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/ stable/linux-s... thanks, greg k-h 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Read_more⦈_ Also: Linux_6.18.12 Linux_6.12.73 Linux_6.6.126 ⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣦⣀⡀⠀ ⠀⠀⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠻⣿⡆ ⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣧⠈⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢋⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠁⢠⣿⡇ ⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣘⣿⣿⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⢿⣿⠀⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⢋⣁⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣼⣿⡇ ⠀⠈⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣇⠈⠹⣿⣿⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣹⣿⡆⠸⣿⣿⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⢃⣾⡏⠀⣿⣧⠘⢿⣀⣿⡏⠀⠀⠙⠛⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⢹⣿⡇⠈⠻⣿⣆⠀⠸⣿⣤⣤⣤⣬⣽⣿⠟⠛⠛⢻⣿⡄⢸⣿⣤⣤⣼⣿⠿⠉⠈⠉⠉⠉⠹⢿⣧⣤⣤⣾⡟⠁⠀⣿⡏⠀⠈⢿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⡇ ⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⠇ ⠀⠀⠉⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⠿⠃⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2019 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/The_Efforts_to_Silence_People_Are_Proportional_to_Their_Positiv.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/The_Efforts_to_Silence_People_Are_Proportional_to_Their_Positiv.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ The Efforts to Silence People Are Proportional to Their Positive Effect⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Aleksey_Navalny⦈_ Throughout history, human kind (or kings, which tend to be greedy and power- lusting) competed to dominate everybody else, not only other animals. The ultimate "alphamale" test is, can one person control and command the entire world? No king ever controlled the entire planet. No corporation ever truly controlled an entire country. But they will carry on trying. The more effective their critics and exposers, the harder they will attempt to squash them. In Russia, things are dire because critics get routinely assassinated (literally). In the West, more "subtle" tactics are attempted. Our community is besieged by thugs, bullies, and Microsoft money. 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16. ⚓ Microsoft_Amutable_Already_Reveals_That_Its_Focus_Is_Not_Linux,_It'll Promote_"Remote_Attestation"⠀⇛ This is basically an attack on Software Freedom, even if they toss around the brand "Linux" 17. ⚓ More_People_in_Chad_Move_to_GNU/Linux⠀⇛ Last year we began to see GNU/Linux rising there - a trend which continues this year 18. ⚓ Dr._Andy_Farnell_on_How_Universities_and_Culture_of_Education_Got Crushed_by_"Technofascist_Nightmare"⠀⇛ Farnell says he "already soft-quit in [his] mind" 19. ⚓ Debt_of_Broadcom_Grew_by_More_Than_50%,_Broadcom_is_Deeper_in_Debt_Than Google⠀⇛ Expect many more cuts 20. ⚓ Over_at_Tux_Machines...⠀⇛ GNU/Linux news for the past day 21. ⚓ IRC_Proceedings:_Sunday,_February_15,_2026⠀⇛ IRC logs for Sunday, February 15, 2026 ========================================================================= The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text. 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gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/today_s_howtos.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's howtos⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * ⚓ Linuxize ☛ SCP_Cheatsheet⠀⇛ Quick reference for secure file transfer with scp over SSH * ⚓ Dan Langille ☛ Show_us_your_refcompressratio⠀⇛ Following from a recent toot, I’ve decide to expose some very personal data. * ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Find_Most_Used_Disk_Space_Directories_and_Files_in Linux⠀⇛ In this article, you will learn how to find the largest files and directories consuming disk space in Linux using the du, find, and ncdu commands with examples. * ⚓ How_to_Install_Gemini_CLI_on_FunOS⠀⇛ Gemini CLI is a powerful Hey Hi (AI) assistant that runs directly inside your Terminal. With Gemini CLI, you can generate code, explain scripts, debug errors, summarize files, and automate development tasks without leaving the command line. Since FunOS is based on Ubuntu, installing Gemini CLI on FunOS is straightforward. * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Basic_Guide_To_Shielding⠀⇛ The video focuses on three common types of shielding—absorber sheets, shielding tapes, and shielding cabinets. A wide variety of electronic devices use one or more of these types of shielding. [GreatScott] shows off their basic effectiveness by putting various types of shielding in between a noise source and a near-field probe hooked up to a receiver. Just placing a bit of conductive material in between the two can cut down on noise significantly. Then, a software defined radio (SDR) was busted out for some more serious analysis. [GreatScott] shows how Faraday cages (or simple shielding cabinets] can be used to crush down spurious RF outputs to almost nothing, and how his noisy buck-boost designs can be quieted down with the use of the right absorber sheets that deal well with the problematic frequencies in question. The ultimate upshot of the tests is that higher frequencies respond best to conductive shielding that is well enclosed, while lower frequency noise benefits from more absorptive shielding materials with the right permeability for the job. * ⚓ Tommy Palmer ☛ A_hot_take_about_Tailwind⠀⇛ I’ve used Tailwind on more than a few projects, and I tend to go back and forward on my opinion of it. Unlike most people who use it though, I actually like writing plain old regular CSS. But calling CSS plain, old, or regular, is unfair. Compared to what I first learnt in 2006 CSS can do so much more. Despite advances in CSS, Tailwind has grown in popularity enough that it’s now shipped with frameworks like Phoenix, Laravel, and Tanstack. * ⚓ Raymond Camden ☛ Three_Plug-N-Play_CSS_Libraries⠀⇛ As an example of what I would not consider to be "plug-n-play", is the excellent Shoelace library, which requires you to use web components to make use of the library. I really like Shoelace, but the options I'm sharing below are even simpler to use. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2610 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/today_s_leftovers.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/17/today_s_leftovers.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ today's leftovers⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2026 * § Desktop⠀➾ o ⚓ Ghacks ☛ Why_Most_Users_Stay_On_Windows_Despite_Linux_Being Free?⠀⇛ These 3 factors explain why: software and hardware compatibility, user familiarity, and Microsoft’s long- standing control over institutional environments. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_LEGO_alarm_clock_is_as_loud_as_a_rocket launch⠀⇛ To convert that LEGO kit into an alarm clock, Rasic 3D-printed a launch pad that acts as an enclosure for a few electronic components. The most important of those is an Arduino UNO R4 WiFi board. It displays the time on an LED matrix and cranks the launch mechanism with a stepper motor. It also plays the alarm sound — anything the user chooses to record — through a repurposed megaphone by “pushing” the play button on that megaphone’s control board with a relay. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Object_detection_with_Ultralytics_YOLO26_on Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛ YOLO (You Only Look Once) is a powerful object detection model created by Ultralytics that enables you to identify content in images and videos from the command line and Python. From here, you can perform classification and respond to images or videos with your code. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Open_source_registries_don't_have_enough money_to_implement_basic_security⠀⇛ Open source registries are in financial peril, a co-founder of an open source security foundation warned after inspecting their books. And it's not just the bandwidth costs that are killing them. "The problem is they don't have enough money to spend on the very security features that we all desperately need to stop being a bunch of idiots and installing fu when it's malware," said Michael Winser, a co-founder of Alpha-Omega, a Linux Foundation project to help secure the open source supply chain. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 2698 ➮ Generation completed at 02:50, i.e. 26 seconds to (re)generate ⟲