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CopyFail was not disclosed to Gentoo developer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get Gentoo Developer Disclosure Guide → | tags: gentoo, copyfail, linux

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CopyFail Was Not Disclosed to Distros (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get Linux Kernel Security Book → | tags: linux, kernel, cve-2026-31431

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New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-30 | get Linux Security Toolkit → | tags: linux kernel, copy fail, cve-2026-31431

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Copy Fail (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: linux kernel, copy fail, af_alg

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Copy Fail – CVE-2026-31431 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | tags: linux kernel, cve-2026-31431, crypto api

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Steam Controller developer interview — Valve talks design, the learning curve, and the lack of kernel drivers (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Andrew E. Freedman | get Steam Controller Wireless Kit → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam deck

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Linux kernel's ‘second-in-command’ uses local AI bot to hunt bugs, powered by 'clanker' system with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ — Framework Desktop has resulted in close to two dozen patches (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-27 | by Luke James | get AMD Ryzen AI Max Processor → | tags: linux kernel, amd ryzen ai max+, clanker system

188.

FreeBSD Device Drivers Book (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | tags: freebsd, device drivers, kernel programming

189.

Math Is Hard – OpenBSD Stories (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | by Miod Vallat | get OpenBSD Official T-Shirt → | tags: openbsd, vax, m88k

190.

You can now run Linux on your ancient Windows 95 desktop with a new tool — very old Windows PCs, back to Intel 486, can cooperatively run very modern Linux kernels with WSL9x (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-23 | by Mark Tyson | get Linux on Windows 95 Emulator → | tags: windows 95, wsl9x, linux kernel

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Linux may be ending support for older network drivers due to influx of false AI-generated bug reports — maintenance has become too burdensome for old largely-unused systems (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-22 | by Etiido Uko | get Linux Kernel Network Driver Support → | tags: linux, linux kernel, network drivers

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I set up this Linux 'Watchdog' and now my system auto-reboots when it locks up (zdnet.com)

2026-04-22 | by Jack Wallen | get Linux Watchdog Timer Kit → | tags: linux, watchdog, kernel module

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Kernel code removals driven by LLM-created security reports (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | by Posted April | get Linux Kernel Security Guide → | tags: linux, kernel, eklektix

194.

Ibuilt a tiny Unix‑like 'OS' with shell and filesystem for Arduino UNO (2KB RAM) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-21 | get Arduino UNO Starter Kit → | tags: arduino, kerneluno, gpio

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CachyOS is the Arch Linux distro to try if you want serious speed and performance (zdnet.com)

2026-04-21 | by Jack Wallen | get CachyOS Linux Distro → | tags: arch linux, cachyos, linux kernel

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Linux 7.1 update includes new in-kernel NTFS driver — delivers storage support upgrade for Linux users (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Zak Killian | get NTFS-3G USB Driver → | tags: linux 7.1, ntfs driver, kernel

197.

Corner-Case RCU Implementations (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-20 | tags: rcu, van jacobson, linux kernel

198.

Is Linux Mint In Trouble? (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Linux Mint USB Installer → | tags: linux mint, cinnamon 6.7, ubuntu 26.04

199.

Bypassing the kernel for 56ns cross-language IPC (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-16 | tags: tachyon, memfd_create, shm_open

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MCP as Observability Interface: Connecting AI Agents to Kernel Tracepoints (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-15 | by Ingero Team | get Linux Kernel Tracepoints Book → | tags: mcp, datadog, qualys

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Someone finally got an RTX 5090 running on a Mac – no hacks required (techspot.com)

2026-04-15 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 → | tags: rtx 5090, tinycorp, tinybox ai

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You can try Linux 7.0 now on these distros - here's what's new (zdnet.com)

2026-04-14 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Mint 21.1 → | tags: linux 7.0, linus torvalds, rust

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The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Linux Kernel Development Book → | tags: linux kernel, linus torvalds, ai-assisted code

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I see why Ubuntu 26.04 is more than just a performance bump for thrill-seeking gamers (zdnet.com)

2026-04-13 | by Jack Wallen | get Ubuntu 26.04 Operating System → | tags: ubuntu, kernel 7, gnome 50

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Greg Kroah-Hartman Tests New 'Clanker T1000' Fuzzing Tool for Linux Patches (slashdot.org)

2026-04-12 | by Posted | get Linux Kernel Fuzzing Tool → | tags: code, hartman, kernel

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Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-12 | by Zak Killian | get Linux Kernel Developer Book → | tags: linux, kernel, linus torvalds

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Linux 7.0 enables three new AI-specific keys for keyboards, an apparent expansion beyond the Copilot key — Google authors both the HID spec and the kernel patch (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-12 | by Luke James | get Mechanical Keyboard with AI Keys → | tags: linux, google, hid

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Small models also found the vulnerabilities that Mythos found (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | get Cybersecurity Vulnerability Scanner → | tags: anthropic, mythos, openbsd

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Installing OpenBSD on the Pomera DM250 Writerdeck (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-11 | by Joshua Stein | tags: openbsd, pomera dm250, u-boot

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AI assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | get Linux Kernel Development Book → | tags: linux kernel, ai coding assistants, gpl-2.0