Decoded.legal, a small English law firm specialising in internet, telecoms and tech law, has published its latest update on using Free and open-source software throughout its operations, following similar posts in 2022 and 2024. The firm's founder details continued use of Debian with GNOME on a ThinkPad X1 Yoga, alongside tools like Thunderbird, mutt, LibreOffice, pandoc, typst, vim and reveal.js for email, document production and presentations.
decoded.legal
· 2026-11-07
A critical remote-code-execution bug in the Linux kernel's TCP stack, CVE-2026-98432 (CVSS 9.8), has existed since 2016 and affects nearly all Linux servers. Debian shipped a patch on October 16, but as of November 2 every supported Ubuntu release, including LTS versions, is still listed as vulnerable, more than two weeks later and days after a working root exploit was reportedly demonstrated.
chalmovsky.com
· 2026-11-02
A solo developer has released ZacOS 9, a free and open-source Linux distribution that recreates the Mac OS 8/9 Platinum interface from scratch, including a custom window manager, file browser and menu bar. It runs standard Debian and Flathub apps within that retro look, includes a SheepShaver emulator for running classic Mac OS with a user-supplied ROM, and supports AppleTalk/AFP file sharing with old Macs. It can be tried live from USB or installed afterward.
sourceforge.net
· 2026-10-22
The Debian project is accepting community-submitted artwork themes for its upcoming Forky release, named Debian 14. Submissions must look distinctively Debian, work without patching core software, and hold up visually over time, with a November 26 deadline. The winning theme will appear on boot screens, login prompts, and desktop wallpapers for users of the release.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-09
Raspberry Pi Desktop, a Debian-based Linux distribution carrying the familiar Raspberry Pi OS interface, is now available again for conventional PCs and Intel-based Macs after a four-year absence. It can be booted from a USB drive without altering an existing installation, or installed directly onto a computer's internal storage, and is offered free of charge.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-08
Debian's security team published advisory DSA-6528-1, addressing nearly 90 CVEs discovered in the Linux kernel. The advisory, issued by Salvatore Bonaccorso, lists vulnerabilities spanning multiple kernel subsystems and recommends users update their systems to the patched packages.
lwn.net
· 2026-10-01
A longtime Linux user since 2011 published a personal opinion piece expressing skepticism toward the new 'Omarchy' operating system, citing concerns about who funds its development. The author says they will not use or try Omarchy, preferring Ubuntu and Linux Mint Xfce instead, citing worries about tracking and the ethics of the OS's development team.
blip.bearblog.dev
· 2026-09-24
Qualcomm announced that its Snapdragon X2 Series processors, which include an NPU capable of 80 trillion operations per second, will gain official Linux support. The company is upstreaming core drivers, including for the Hexagon NPU and Adreno GPU, starting with Debian by the end of this year and Ubuntu certification targeted for the first half of 2027 through a partnership with Canonical. Partners HP, ASUS and HUMAIN are also planning Linux-supported devices in early 2027, with current work validated on a Debian 13 'Trixie' environment.
linux.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-24
Qualcomm announced at its Snapdragon Summit that mainstream Linux distributions are coming to Snapdragon X-series laptops, starting with Debian support expected before the end of 2026. Ubuntu compatibility for Snapdragon X2-based devices is planned for early 2027, with ASUS reportedly aiming to ship Ubuntu support on its own X2 hardware by mid-year.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-23
CERN engineers announced at a Winterthur conference that the lab will shift over 2,200 machines from Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Debian. The move stems from RHEL 9 and 10's newer compiler requirements, which drop support for older CPU architectures still used in many of CERN's embedded control systems.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-05
The Debian Project has decided against banning AI-generated contributions to its Linux distribution, instead requiring that all submissions meet existing standards for quality, correctness, maintainability, and legal compliance regardless of the tools used. Contributors must review, test, and modify AI-assisted output before submission, though disclosing AI involvement remains optional rather than mandatory.
theverge.com
· 2026-08-31
Debian held a project-wide vote on whether to restrict AI-assisted contributions and settled on a policy of neutrality: the project neither endorses nor bans generative AI tools for code, packaging, or documentation. Contributors remain fully responsible for the quality, legality, and maintainability of anything they submit, whether or not AI tools were used to help produce it.
linux.slashdot.org
· 2026-08-30
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