Tech News Digest – March 27, 2025
Dallas SpohnTech News Digest - 2025-03-27
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[$] A process for handling Rust code in the core kernel
Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:43:40 +0000
TL;DR: Here is a summary of the text in 2 sentences:
The 2024 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit featured a tense discussion on using Rust code in the kernel's filesystem layer. The topic was revisited in 2025 with a broader scope covering storage and memory-management layers, but despite progress, process issues still need to be resolved.
The 2024 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit
included a tense session on the use of Rust
code in the kernel's filesystem layer. The Rust topic returned in 2025 in
a session run by Andreas Hindborg, with a scope that also covered the
storage and memory-management layers. A lot of progress has been made, and
the discussion was less adversarial this year, but there are still process
issues that need to be worked out.
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Security updates for Thursday
Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:03:36 +0000
TL;DR: Here is a 2-sentence summary:
Multiple Linux distributions have issued security updates to fix various vulnerabilities. The affected distributions include Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu, with fixes ranging from email servers (exim) to container tools (containerd) and other software applications.
Security updates have been issued by Arch Linux (exim), Debian (exim4, ghostscript, and libcap2), Red Hat (container-tools:rhel8), SUSE (apache-commons-vfs2, argocd-cli, azure-cli-core, buildah, chromedriver, docker-stable, ed25519-java, kernel, kubernetes1.29-apiserver, kubernetes1.30-apiserver, kubernetes1.32-apiserver, libmbedcrypto7, microcode_ctl, php7, podman, proftpd, tomcat10, and webkit2gtk3), and Ubuntu (containerd, exim4, mariadb, opensaml, and org-mode).
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A new home for kernel.org
Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:01:44 +0000
TL;DR: Here is a 2-sentence summary:
Akamai has announced that it will be hosting the kernel.org repositories, providing infrastructure support for Linux kernel development at no cost. This move aims to ensure uninterrupted development and distribution of the massive Linux codebase, which involves over 28 million lines of code and contributions from more than 13,500 developers from 1,300 companies.
Akamai has sent out a
press release saying that it is now hosting the kernel.org
repositories.
The Linux kernel is massive — approximately 28 million lines of code. Since 2005, more than 13,500 developers from more than 1,300 different companies have contributed to the Linux kernel. Additionally, there are many kernel versions, and developers update the code constantly, distributing that code to developers who are working on various distributions of Linux. Akamai now delivers the infrastructure that these developers and their users rely on, at no cost, supporting the Git environments developers use to access kernel sources quickly, regardless of where they're based.
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[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for March 27, 2025
Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:05:13 +0000
TL;DR: Here is a summary of the article in 2 sentences:
The latest edition of LWN.net Weekly Edition features articles on open source in government, OSI election, memory management, and more. The edition also includes briefs on various projects such as Asahi Linux, Reproducible Debian, and Neovim, as well as announcements about newsletters, conferences, security updates, and patches.
Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition:
- Front: Open source in government; OSI election; Memory-management medley; Address-space isolation; CMA; 6.14 Development stats; State of the page.
- Briefs: Asahi Linux progress; Reproducible Debian; rpi-image-gen; Neovim 0.11; OpenH264; Quotes; ...
- Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.
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Neovim 0.11 released
Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:11:46 +0000
TL;DR: Here is a summary of the text in 2 sentences:
Neovim version 0.11 has been released, featuring improvements such as simpler LSP client setup, better tree-sitter performance, and enhanced emoji support. The release also includes enhancements to Neovim's embedded terminal emulator, with more details available in the official release notes.
Version 0.11 of the Neovim text editor has been released. Notable changes in this release include simpler Language Server Protocol (LSP) client setup, improved tree-sitter performance, better emoji support, and enhancements for Neovim's embedded terminal emulator. See the release notes for a full list of changes.
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Dallas, a seasoned professional with a diverse background, transitions seamlessly between roles as a systems admin turned developer, technical writer, and curriculum developer at Red Hat. With a knack for unraveling complex concepts, he crafts engaging materials primarily in DocBook, guiding enthusiasts through the intricacies of Red Hat's certification courses. In his earlier days, Dallas's passion for Anime led him to contribute to Anime News Network, channeling his creativity and expertise into captivating content. His contributions extended beyond writing as he interviewed prominent figures in the Anime industry, offering insights into their creative processes and visions. Beyond his professional pursuits, he's a devoted husband and father, cherishing moments with his loved ones. Dallas's journey in the tech industry spans various roles, from a security developer at NTT Security to an operations architect overseeing Linux servers for commercial transcoding. His tenure at esteemed institutions like Goldman Sachs and Lockheed Martin has honed his skills as a systems engineer, instilling in him a deep-rooted understanding of complex systems. An avid FPV pilot, Dallas finds exhilaration in soaring through the skies with his drones, often contemplating the lessons learned from his aerial adventures. His diverse experiences, including serving as a naval submariner aboard the USS Alexandria and pursuing higher education in England, enrich his perspective and fuel his thirst for knowledge.