See: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-verified-recognize-contributors/ ping: https://framapiaf.org/@tubsta@bsdlab.au/116478621827645455

See: https://itsfoss.com/news/playnix-linux-console/ https://playnix.io/1-11-playnix-console.html

Linux kernel czar says AI bug reports aren't slop anymore • The Register (Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, 2026-03-26) – interview Greg Kroah-Hartman can't explain the inflection point, but it's not slowing down or going away … "Something happened a month ago, and the world switched. Now we have real reports." It's not just Linux, he continued. … Two weeks later from SJVN: Project Glasswing and open source software: The good, the bad, and the ugly – opinion Just what FOSS developers need – a flood of AI-discovered vulnerabilities He quotes David Wheeler, director of Open Source Supply Chain Security at the Linux Foundation (LF), which supports Glasswing: … "Is there a risk of lock-in? Yes, that's always a risk. That said, I don't think the risk is as bad and we're working on ways to address this. … "… the new open source software cyber reasoning system (OSS-CRS) emerged from AIxCC and is a standard orchestration framework for building and running LLM-based autonomous bug-finding and bug-fixing systems." The second part was new to me. AIxCC: AI Cyber Challenge | DARPA Launched in 2023, the Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) is a two-year competition that brings together the best and brightest in AI and cybersecurity to safeguard the software critical to all Americans. … In the penultimate paragraph, SJVN agrees with the CFO of the Linux Foundation. There's real urgency.

See: https://pixelcluster.github.io/VRAM-Mgmt-fixed/

See: https://frame.work/be/en/blog/framework-next-gen-event-is-live-on-april-21

See: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-7-features-changes https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Hardware-Errors-AMD-Zen-3 https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-7.0 https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-0-release/

@Gina @tinker There's NO drama in Free Open Source Software. Look, there's a sticker so it must be true.https://www.runningwithbulls.com/2026/03/no-drama-just-linux/

@ruben@kedara.social said: Sysadmin tasks will be performed (remotely) Maybe difficult with OpenZFS-encrypted root-on-ZFS. Will your mom be prepared to enter the passphrase when a task requires a restart of the OS?

Kubuntu 26.04 Beta — Resolute Raccoon | Kubuntu Seeing Firefox 148 (from Snap Store) raised an eyebrow, because I already have 149.0 (the official Debian package). I booted the beta from an old, slow USB memory stick. Live, without upgrading. It has Firefox 149 First impressions: no regression an existing issue with graphics is not fixed. There's probably a bug report for the graphics issue. I can't remember where I discussed it, I didn't want to spend too much time. The bug is an annoyance, but my time will be better spent getting a new computer …