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From the MX Linux community comes Extrox, a duo of Xfce-based spins—one MX, one Arch—that emphasize audio tooling without sacrificing day-to-day usability.
Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, and How Tails Under Tor Delivers ‘Open Source Done Right’
Two kernel zero-day fixes, two quick Tails releases, and one Tor-backed project determined to keep its privacy-minded users safe — this is open source security hygiene in action.
Exim Mail Server Hit by “Dead.Letter” TLS Flaw, Admins Told to Upgrade
Use-after-free bug in Exim’s GnuTLS BDAT handling lets remote attackers corrupt memory, with no workaround other than upgrading to version 4.99.3.
Can ‘Smart Window’ Revive Interest in Firefox?
Jack Wallen put Firefox’s new AI feature through its paces to see whether opt-in intelligence can win back users from other browsers.
Synex 13 Puts a Minimalist Spin on Debian for Work and Home
Built on Debian Trixie, Synex aims to cut post?install busywork with sensible defaults, app choices up front, and a clean KDE Plasma experience.
openSUSE Board Sees Changing of the Chair
Out with the old; in with the new. Gerald Pfeifer’s nearly seven?year run as chair ends with SUSE veteran Jeff Mahoney moving into the role.
After Years of Teasing, Warp Finally Goes Open Source
Warp opens its client code at last, though its broader AI ambitions for Oz orchestration remain firmly proprietary.
Is It Panic Time? Linux’s Big Bad ‘Copy Fail’ Security Exploit
‘Copy Fail’ puts Linux users on alert as kernel patches race out and distros scramble to puh them to the update channel.
Fedora 44 Brings GNOME 50, KDE 6.6, and Better Gaming (With Screenshots)
We take Fedora’s newest weekly?distro pick for a spin to see how it handles real?world browsing, office work, media… with a bit of gaming on the side.
‘Mentoring Mondays’ Is Otto Kekäläinen’s Way to Support New Debian Devs
In this low?pressure Monday meetup, Otto Kekäläinen helps aspiring Debian devs untangle packaging puzzles, absorb the culture, and turn curiosity into accepted contributions.
How Ubuntu Plans to Add AI Without Taking Over Your PC
Jon Seager’s roadmap brings agentic AI to Ubuntu through inference snaps and background enhancements, while vowing not to hard?wire AI into the OS or shove it at unwilling users.
Beda and McLuckie Reunited and Securing AI at Stacklok
After Kubernetes, Heptio, and VMware, the Kubernetes co?creators are betting that securing AI workflows and agents is the next big infrastructure problem — but they’re doing it with a VMware?inspired hybrid open source play.
Ubuntu 26.04 Released! The Raccoon Is Out of the Bag (With Screenshots)
Our weekly distro hopper took a look at the just released Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon,’ and finds that this latest from Canonical moves forward cautiously but resolutely.
Fedora 44 Tips Its Hat With a Virtual Release Party
The Fedora crew has bumped the launch more than once, yet the global, come?as?you?are virtual release party is going ahead right on schedule.
Newsflash gives RSS fans an easy way to discover feeds
Newsflash gives RSS fans an easy way to discover feeds, organize them by category, and keep every device in sync.
When Your Xorg Fork Is More About DEI Than Display Servers
A fork created amid claims of censorship and anti?DEI posturing is now in the news for the same reason: not how it renders pixels, but how it treats people.
AI Pushes Cal.com to Shutter Open and Go Nonfree
Cal.com blames AI-powered vulnerability hunting for its move from open source to locked-down code — and tosses a crippled ‘community’ edition to keep its cred.
FunOS: Ubuntu LTS with JWM and No Snaps
With Ubuntu LTS under the hood and JWM on top, FunOS keeps things light, snap?free, and ready for you to assemble your own workspace.
Duane O’Brien Takes OSI’s Hot Seat
O’Brien’s first job at OSI won’t be polishing the logo; it’ll be navigating a community still concerned over the group’s Open Source AI Definition and last year’s messy board election.
Encrypt Files on Linux with Hideout and Skip the Terminal
This minimalist GTK app puts GPG?powered file encryption behind a drag?and?drop interface that even a Linux newbie can use on the first try.