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What Global Data Tells Us About the Economics of IXPs

Every day, more than 80,000 independent networks exchange traffic to keep the Internet running. They largely do this in one of two ways: by paying for IP transit to reach the rest of the Internet, or by peering directly with one another, often through an Internet exchange point (IXP).

We Shouldn’t Have to Give Up Our Safety Online to Be Safe

People should not have to choose between being safe from crime and being safe online. We deserve both. Yet proposals to weaken encryption risk creating exactly that trade-off.

Beyond the Seat at the Table: Raneem’s Journey from Policy to Action

For Raneem Zaitoun, a Lebanese Canadian digital governance expert, understanding the importance of the Internet began long before she entered international policy discussions. It started at home, during Lebanon’s electricity crisis, where frequent power outages did more than plunge neighborhoods into darkness—they cut people off from the opportunities the Internet made possible.

9to5Linux

openSUSE Releases Agama 25 Installer with Web-Based Terminal, Exit Option

While openSUSE continues to work on adopting Agama as the default installer for Tumbleweed, they updated the web-based installer with a web-based terminal so you can access the shell without leaving the browser, as well as an option to exit the installation at any time before the installation starts if you change your mind.

PipeWire 1.6.10 Is Out to Improve JACK, Bluetooth, Pulse Server, and ALSA Plugin

Coming a little over a month after PipeWire 1.6.9, the PipeWire 1.6.10 release fixes a potential crash in the X11 module because error handlers can be called twice, fixes a regression in the PSD rear delay upmixing code, and adds support for more output formats by letting sndfile choose the byte order.

DietPi 10.8 Released with New Tool to Manage WireGuard Servers and Clients

DietPi is an ultra-lightweight, highly optimized Linux distribution based on Debian. It is designed specifically to extract maximum performance out of single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Orange Pi, as well as older PCs and virtual machines.

Latest Steam Client Update Improves Support for Vulkan Games on Linux

The new Steam Client update fixes an issue on Linux where Vulkan games would hang after using Alt+Tab, address a case where the Steam updater UI would fail to show for some Linux users, fix a memory leak on Remote Play when using the NVENC encoder to stream H.264 using unlimited bandwidth from Windows PCs.

KeePassXC 2.8 Released with ARM64 and Wayland Auto-Type Support on Linux

Highlights of KeePassXC 2.8 include Qt 6 port for a modern UI experience, Auto-Type support on Wayland using XDG Desktop Portals, quick unlock via Polkit on Linux, AArch64 (ARM64) AppImage bundle for Linux, configurable keyboard shortcuts, and remote database synchronization with external tools.

Debian-Based siduction 2026.1 “Big Crime” Released with Linux 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7

Coming two years after siduction 2024.1, the siduction 2026.1 release is based on the Debian Sid (Unstable) repositories as of October 18th, 2026, it’s powered by a customized version of Linux kernel 7.2.11, and ships with the KDE Plasma 6.7.4 (with KDE Frameworks 6.30 and KDE Gear 26.08.2) and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments.

COSMIC 1.11 Desktop Environment Released with New Touchpad Settings

Coming three weeks after COSMIC 1.10, the COSMIC 1.11 release adds new options in COSMIC Settings to toggle touchpad tap and drag, which lets you double-tap on an item to drag it, and drag lock, which lets you briefly lift a finger during drag without dropping the dragged item.

SparkyOS Unveiled as a Portable Arch Linux-Based SparkyLinux Flavor

Meet SparkyOS, a new SparkyLinux flavor based on Arch Linux and using Xfce as the default desktop environment. Apart from being derived from Arch Linux, as SparkyLinux is based on Debian, the SparkyOS distribution is designed to be installed and used from a USB stick or external hard drive.

Firefox 158.0.1 Is Out to Block Compromised eMudhra Intermediate Certificates

Mozilla Firefox 158.0.1 is here just one week after Mozilla Firefox 158 to update the OneCRL block list with new security rules that block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates via OneCRL on October 17th, 2026, even if the Remote Settings option is disabled by policy.

qBittorrent 5.3 BitTorrent Client Is Out as a Major Update, Here’s What’s New

Coming more than five months after qBittorrent 5.2, the qBittorrent 5.3 release introduces an option to match all share limits, support for widely used image types in the HTTP server, support for banning IP ranges, logging of IP ban alerts, support for the “so” magnet link parameter, and an option to toggle closing search tabs with middle-click.

LinuxGizmos.com

Linux-based industrial Pi controller supports stackable I/O modules

Synergy Logic has launched the SLM-RP4, a UL-listed industrial edge controller based on the Raspberry Pi 4 platform. The DIN rail-mounted system integrates OpenPLC support and accommodates up to eight stackable I/O modules, providing a maximum of 128 I/O points for industrial automation, data acquisition, and IIoT applications.

Solder-down COM brings i.MX95 to Linux dev kit

ADLINK’s I-Pi OSM IMX95 is an industrial development kit based on NXP’s six-core i.MX95 processor with an integrated 2 TOPS NPU. It pairs a solder-down OSM 1.2 module with a 4-inch carrier board, offering dual Gigabit Ethernet, display connectivity, and expansion options for edge AI applications.

Fanless Core Ultra industrial PC gains external EMC protection

Cincoze’s DX-1300 is a compact, fanless industrial computer based on Intel Core Ultra 200S processors, supporting up to 96GB of DDR5 memory and modular I/O expansion. Part of the company’s rugged DX series, the system is also compatible with the newly announced PPM-I360 external power protection module, designed to reduce electrical interference in industrial environments.

Server-class 46-core RISC-V CPU runs mainstream Linux

SpacemiT’s V100 is a server-class RISC-V processor developed with the XiangShan team, featuring 46 CPU cores, DDR5-4800 memory support, and PCIe 5.0 connectivity. Supporting up to 92 cores in dual-socket configurations, the chip is claimed to be the first to fully comply with the RISC-V Server Specification, enabling compatibility with mainstream Linux distributions.

schestowitz.com

Manchester Has Never Been So Blue (Manchester United Crisis, Manchester City Winning Streak)

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Daniel Pocock’s Appeal

The other side had to hire an expensive counsel

Challenging Racism in the Courtroom

“After the sight of masked men at British ports and a sacked former home secretary using social media to vilify volunteer lifeboat crews, I don’t feel any Australian could give money to Reform UK without violating Australian laws that prohibit Australian citizens from resourcing insurrections abroad” -Daniel Pocock

UEFI and Restricted Boot Are Promoted by Bad Actors and Microsoft Staff Who Don’t Know Security, But Courts Look for Other Arguments (Pertaining to Law)

Recent: James Bottomley Has Promoted Microsoft-Controlled Restricted (‘Secure’) Boot, His Blog Has Just Been Cracked

Police Lines

A sign of trouble or some major incident having occurred nearby

Underestimating One’s Opponent, ‘Pep Style’

Risky approach

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KDE Linux at two

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 22, 2026

KDE Linux, the KDE Project's second stab at creating its own distribution, was first introduced as "Project Banana" at the Akademy conference in 2024 by Harald Sitter. Nate Graham announced the first alpha-quality release during Akademy 2025. Graham and Sitter paired up at Akademy 2026 to provide an update on its progress, lay out plans for refining the distribution to address user feedback, and discuss some of the problems that still need to be dealt with. KDE Linux is still not-quite-ready for prime time, but Graham hopes that it will be suitable for widespread use soon—for an undefined value of "soon".

I did attend Akademy this year, but was unable to sit in on the talk by Graham and Sitter as it was scheduled alongside at the same time as another presentation I planned to attend; instead I watched the video of the talk, and followed the slides, after returning home. I also had a chance to review the video and slides from Sitter's "KDE Linux Under the Hood" talk from the 2026 All Systems Go! conference that was held a few weeks later. A few details from that talk are included here as well.

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