Tech News Digest – May 03, 2025

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[$] Flexible data placement

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 17:51:48 +0000
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At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit, Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch led a session on data placement, discussing how to give hints to enterprise-class SSDs to improve their decision-making on where to store data. The goal is to group data with similar lifetimes together to extend the life of the devices, but details still need to be worked out.
At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF) Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch led a combined storage and filesystem session on data placement, which concerns how the data on a storage device is actually written. In a discussion that hearkened back to previous summits, the idea is to give hints to enterprise-class SSDs to help them make better choices on where the data should go; hinting was most recently discussed at the summit in 2023. If SSDs can group data with similar lifetimes together, it can lead to longer life for the devices, but there is a need to work out the details.
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Security updates for Friday

Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 13:20:36 +0000
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Multiple Linux distributions have issued security updates to address vulnerabilities, including Debian, Fedora, Mageia, Oracle, SUSE, and Ubuntu. The updated packages affect various software components, such as web browsers (e.g., Firefox), programming languages (e.g., Node.js, Golang), and libraries (e.g., Ghostscript, LibreXSLT).
Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, nodejs, openjdk-17, and thunderbird), Fedora (firefox, golang-github-nvidia-container-toolkit, and thunderbird), Mageia (kernel), Oracle (ghostscript, glibc, kernel, libxslt, php:8.1, and thunderbird), SUSE (cmctl, firefox-esr, govulncheck-vulndb, java-21-openjdk, libxml2, poppler, python-h11, and redis), and Ubuntu (docker.io, ghostscript, linux-xilinx-zynqmp, and micropython).
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A pile of stable kernel updates

Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 06:50:20 +0000
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The Linux kernel has released six new stable updates, including versions 6.14.5, 6.12.26, 6.6.89, 6.1.136, 5.15.181, and 5.4.293. Each update includes a set of important fixes for users to take advantage of.
The 6.14.5, 6.12.26, 6.6.89, 6.1.136, 5.15.181, 5.10.237, and 5.4.293 stable kernel updates have all been released; each contains another set of important fixes.
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Redis is now available under the AGPLv3 open source license (Redis blog)

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 17:47:25 +0000
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Redis, after briefly switching to the Server Side Public License (SSPL) in March 2024, has reversed course and will now be released under the Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3) starting with Redis 8. The change was led by Redis creator Salvatore "antirez" Sanfillipo, who had written a new Vector Sets feature for the release and was enthusiastic about returning to an open-source license.
After a somewhat tumultuous switch to the Server Side Public License (SSPL) in March 2024, Redis has backtracked and is now offering Redis under the Affero GPLv3 (AGPLv3) starting with Redis 8, CEO Rowan Trollope announced. The change back to an open-source license was led by Redis creator Salvatore "antirez" Sanfillipo, who also contributed the new Vector Sets feature for the release. He said:

I'll be honest: I truly wanted the code I wrote for the new Vector Sets data type to be released under an open source license. Writing open source software is too rooted in me: I rarely wrote anything else in my career. I'm too old to start now. This may be childish, but I wrote Vector Sets with a huge amount of enthusiasm exactly because I knew Redis (and my new work) was going to be open source again.

I understand that the core of our work is to improve Redis, to continue building a good system, useful, simple, able to change with the requirements of the software stack. Yet, returning back to an open source license is the basis for such efforts to be coherent with the Redis project, to be accepted by the user base, and to contribute to a human collective effort that is larger than any single company. So, honestly, while I can't take credit for the license switch, I hope I contributed a little bit to it, because today I'm happy. I'm happy that Redis is open source software again, under the terms of the AGPLv3 license.

Since last year's license switch, though, the Valkey project has sprung up as a fork under the original 3-clause BSD license. [Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1019686/)

Celebrating 20 Years of the OASIS Open Document Format

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 16:05:22 +0000
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The Document Foundation is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Open Document Format (ODF) as an OASIS standard, which was ratified in 2005. To mark this milestone, the foundation will be publishing a series of presentations and documents on its blog that highlight the unique features and history of ODF, including its development and standardization process.

The Document Foundation is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ratification of the Open Document Format (ODF) as an OASIS standard.

Two decades after its approval in 2005, ODF is the only open standard for office documents, promoting digital independence, interoperability and content transparency worldwide. [...]

To celebrate this milestone, from today The Document Foundation will be publishing a series of presentations and documents on its blog that illustrate the unique features of ODF, tracing its history from the development and standardisation process through the activities of the Technical Committee for the submission of version 1.3 to ISO and the standardisation of version 1.4.

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SWE-agent: Open-source tool uses LLMs to fix issues in GitHub repositories

Category: Linux Today
Tags: AI
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 15:16:01 +0000
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The open-source tool SWE-agent connects powerful language models like GPT-4 and Claude Sonnet to real-world tools, allowing them to autonomously perform complex tasks such as fixing bugs in live GitHub repositories. With this technology, SWE-agent can also solve cybersecurity challenges, browse the web, and execute custom workflows.

By connecting powerful language models like GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5 to real-world tools, the open-source tool SWE-agent allows them to autonomously perform complex tasks: from fixing bugs in live GitHub repositories and solving cybersecurity challenges, to browsing the web or executing custom workflows.

The post SWE-agent: Open-source tool uses LLMs to fix issues in GitHub repositories appeared first on Linux Today.

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OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Launches with Plasma 6 and New Server Edition

Category: Linux Today
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 15:14:40 +0000
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The latest version of OpenMandriva Lx, version 6.0, has been released featuring an updated Linux kernel (6.14), various desktop environments including KDE Plasma 6 and GNOME 48, as well as LXQt 2.2. Additionally, a new Server Edition is also available with this release.

OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 is here featuring Linux kernel 6.14, KDE Plasma 6, GNOME 48, LXQt 2.2, and a brand new Server Edition.

The post OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Launches with Plasma 6 and New Server Edition appeared first on Linux Today.

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Linkerd 2.18 advances open source cloud-native service mesh

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 15:13:11 +0000
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Linkerd has released version 2.18, marking a decade-long evolution with improvements focused on operational simplicity and real-world production scenarios. This new release advances open source cloud-native service mesh technology.

Today the project is out with Linkerd 2.18, continuing the technology’s decade-long evolution with improvements focused on operational simplicity and real-world production scenarios.

The post Linkerd 2.18 advances open source cloud-native service mesh appeared first on Linux Today.

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Chimera Linux Introduces Key Bootloader Changes

Category: Linux Today
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 15:09:56 +0000
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The updated ISO images for Chimera Linux include changes such as adopting Limine bootloader, adding new arch support, and updating the kernel and desktop environments.

Chimera Linux's updated ISO images come with Limine bootloader adoption, new arch support, and updated kernel and desktop environments.

The post Chimera Linux Introduces Key Bootloader Changes appeared first on Linux Today.

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Wine 10.6: New Lexer, Bcrypt Enhancements, and 27 Bug Fixes

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 15:08:40 +0000
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Wine 10.6 has been released with several new features, including a new lexer for the Command Processor, PBKDF2 in Bcrypt, and enhanced image metadata support. Additionally, the release fixes 27 bugs that were present in previous versions of Wine.

Wine 10.6 brings a new lexer for the Command Processor, PBKDF2 in Bcrypt, enhanced image metadata support, and fixes for 27 bugs.

The post Wine 10.6: New Lexer, Bcrypt Enhancements, and 27 Bug Fixes appeared first on Linux Today.

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Google is going to let kids use its Gemini AI

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-02T20:03:07-04:00
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Google is informing parents through its Family Link parental controls that their children's monitored Android devices will soon have access to Gemini AI Apps. With Gemini, kids will be able to use the apps for tasks such as helping with homework or reading to them, according to Google.
Google is notifying parents using its Family Link parental controls via email that their kids will soon be able to access Gemini AI Apps on their monitored Android devices, The New York Times reports. The company says kids will be able to use Gemini to do things like help them with homework or read them […]
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk are racing to build an ‘everything app’

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-02T19:50:13-04:00
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk are competing to build an "everything" super app that combines finance, social media, gaming, and more, with Silicon Valley's holy grail as their goal. Altman recently shared his plan for such an app at an event space in San Francisco, offering a glimpse into the ambitious project.
Sam Altman and Elon Musk aren't just competing in the AI race; they both have ambitions to build Silicon Valley's holy grail: an "everything" super app encompassing finance, social media, gaming, and more. Earlier this week, I got a peek at Altman's plan from a cavernous event space on the northern edge of San Francisco. […]
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Here are the best AirPods deals you can get right now

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-02T19:09:59-04:00
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Apple's AirPods lineup often receives discounts if you know where to look, including the new AirPods Max and AirPods 4 (with and without ANC), as well as the latest AirPods Pro with USB-C. Additionally, the original AirPods Max, which are nearly identical to the last-gen model, also receive consistent discounts.
If you know where to look, you can often score discounts on Apple’s ever-expanding AirPods lineup. Both the new AirPods Max and AirPods 4 (with and without ANC) now consistently receive discounts, as do the latest AirPods Pro with USB-C. The same goes for the original AirPods Max, which are nearly indistinguishable from the last-gen […]
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Inside Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto party

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-02T17:21:12-04:00
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A popular crypto startup hosted its "coming-out party" at a warehouse in San Francisco's northern edge, featuring a performance by Anderson Paak and other festivities. The event had all the hallmarks of a Silicon Valley gathering, including champagne and high-tech eye-scanning orbs.
On the evening of April 30th, the hottest ticket in San Francisco was a buzzy crypto startup's coming-out party at a warehouse-like complex on the northern edge of the city. It had all the makings of an event you'd only find near Silicon Valley: Anderson Paak, champagne, and a bunch of eye-scanning orbs. Onstage, Sam […]
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Trump’s proposed budget deals another big blow to science, clean energy, and the environment

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-02T17:13:17-04:00
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President Donald Trump has proposed drastic budget cuts that could hinder green energy projects, weaken environmental protections, and reduce funding for health and climate research in the US. The proposal includes cutting $15 billion in federal funding for renewable energy and carbon capture technologies, which could have significant negative impacts on the environment and human health.
President Donald Trump proposed drastic budget cuts today that could stymie green energy projects, gut environmental protections, and further hobble health and climate research in the US. Topline budget proposals released today for the 2026 fiscal year would ax $15 billion in federal funding for renewable energy and new technologies to capture carbon dioxide emissions. […]
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We finally know a little more about Amazon’s super-secret satellites

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 01:08:53 +0000
TL;DR: There is no text to summarize. Please provide the text you'd like me to summarize, and I'll be happy to help!
Amazon's Kuiper satellites look nothing like SpaceX's Starlink.
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Health care company says Trump tariffs will cost it $60M–$70M this year

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 21:50:01 +0000
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The healthcare sector is preparing for increased costs and potential supply chain disruptions due to rising prices and potential shortages. This could have significant implications for patients, hospitals, and medical professionals, potentially impacting access to care and patient outcomes.
The health care sector is bracing for higher prices and potential shortages.
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DOJ confirms it wants to break up Google’s ad business

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 21:28:43 +0000
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A trial related to an advertising issue, specifically referred to as the "advertising remedy," has been scheduled to start on September 22.
The advertising remedy trial will begin on September 22.
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Editorial: Censoring the scientific enterprise, one grant at a time

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 21:00:56 +0000
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The recent terminations of grants are indicative of a broader assault on scientific research and inquiry. This attack threatens the fundamental principles of scientific discovery and potentially undermines our understanding of the world and our ability to address pressing global challenges.
Recent grant terminations are a symptom of a widespread attack on science.
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Judge on Meta’s AI training: “I just don’t understand how that can be fair use”

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 20:53:17 +0000
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A judge has played down concerns about Meta's use of torrenting, or unauthorized downloading, for training its artificial intelligence (AI) models, calling it "messy" but not necessarily illegal. The comments were made during a lawsuit filed by the Authors Guild and other copyright holders against Meta over allegations that the company is violating their intellectual property rights through AI training practices.
Judge downplayed Meta’s “messed up” torrenting in lawsuit over AI training.
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Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 10:30:00 +0000
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France has accused Russia of being behind a series of cyberattacks, while the US is working to shut down a gray market that allegedly enables scammers. Additionally, Microsoft has made progress in its efforts to eliminate passwords altogether by pushing the technology one step closer to reality.
Plus: France blames Russia for a series of cyberattacks, the US is taking steps to crack down on a gray market allegedly used by scammers, and Microsoft pushes the password one step closer to death.
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The Android Show, Rad Power's New Ebikes, and Yale's ADT Smart Lock—Your Gear News of the Week

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000
TL;DR: Philips Norelco offers an AI-powered shaver that takes advantage of advanced technology to improve shaving performance. Additionally, Wiz's Sync Box provides a budget-friendly option for syncing lights with your TV, offering a convenient and cost-effective solution for home entertainment enthusiasts.
Plus: Philips Norelco has an AI-powered shaver, and Wiz's Sync Box is an affordable synced lighting alternative for your TV.
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Mike Waltz Has Somehow Gotten Even Worse at Using Signal

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 19:46:40 +0000
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A recent photo appears to show Congressman Mike Waltz using an app that resembles Signal, but it's actually unknown what app he was using. Experts are puzzled by the image, with one stating "I don't even know where to start with this."
A photo taken this week showed Mike Waltz using an app that looks like—but is not—Signal to communicate with top officials. "I don't even know where to start with this," says one expert.
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DOGE Is in Its AI Era

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 19:10:17 +0000
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DOGE, in its pursuit of efficiency, has been relying heavily on AI, even if it doesn't make logical sense. Furthermore, DOGE is utilizing AI in a flawed and potentially harmful manner, despite the potential consequences.
In its push for “efficiency,” DOGE has leaned increasingly on AI—regardless of whether it makes any sense. And it's using it as an imperfect means to destructive ends.
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Welcome to Sam Altman’s Orb Store

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 17:52:39 +0000
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World, a company, has opened a new storefront in San Francisco. The store features eight new "orbs" that are designed for customers to scan with their eyes.
World opened the doors to its new San Francisco storefront with eight brand-new orbs ready for eyeballs to scan.
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[$] Flexible data placement

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 17:51:48 +0000
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Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch led a session at the 2025 LSFMM+BPF Summit on data placement, discussing how to give hints to enterprise-class SSDs to improve their decision-making on where to write data. The goal is to help group data with similar lifetimes together, potentially leading to longer device lifespan, but details need to be worked out.
At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF) Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch led a combined storage and filesystem session on data placement, which concerns how the data on a storage device is actually written. In a discussion that hearkened back to previous summits, the idea is to give hints to enterprise-class SSDs to help them make better choices on where the data should go; hinting was most recently discussed at the summit in 2023. If SSDs can group data with similar lifetimes together, it can lead to longer life for the devices, but there is a need to work out the details.
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Security updates for Friday

Category: LWN.net
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 13:20:36 +0000
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Several Linux distributions have released security updates to address vulnerabilities, including Debian, Fedora, Mageia, Oracle, SUSE, and Ubuntu. The updates patch issues in various packages, such as Chromium, Node.js, Firefox, Thunderbird, and others, to improve system security and prevent potential attacks.
Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, nodejs, openjdk-17, and thunderbird), Fedora (firefox, golang-github-nvidia-container-toolkit, and thunderbird), Mageia (kernel), Oracle (ghostscript, glibc, kernel, libxslt, php:8.1, and thunderbird), SUSE (cmctl, firefox-esr, govulncheck-vulndb, java-21-openjdk, libxml2, poppler, python-h11, and redis), and Ubuntu (docker.io, ghostscript, linux-xilinx-zynqmp, and micropython).
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A pile of stable kernel updates

Category: LWN.net
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 06:50:20 +0000
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The stable kernel updates, including versions 6.14.5, 6.12.26, 6.6.89, 6.1.136, 5.15.181, 5.10.237, and 5.4.293, have been released with important fixes. Each update contains a set of significant improvements and patches to ensure the stability and security of the kernel.
The 6.14.5, 6.12.26, 6.6.89, 6.1.136, 5.15.181, 5.10.237, and 5.4.293 stable kernel updates have all been released; each contains another set of important fixes.
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Redis is now available under the AGPLv3 open source license (Redis blog)

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 17:47:25 +0000
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Redis has reversed its decision to use the Server Side Public License (SSPL) and will now offer Redis under the Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3) starting with Redis 8. The change was led by Redis creator Salvatore "antirez" Sanfillipo, who contributed the new Vector Sets feature for the release and expressed happiness at returning to an open-source license.
After a somewhat tumultuous switch to the Server Side Public License (SSPL) in March 2024, Redis has backtracked and is now offering Redis under the Affero GPLv3 (AGPLv3) starting with Redis 8, CEO Rowan Trollope announced. The change back to an open-source license was led by Redis creator Salvatore "antirez" Sanfillipo, who also contributed the new Vector Sets feature for the release. He said:

I'll be honest: I truly wanted the code I wrote for the new Vector Sets data type to be released under an open source license. Writing open source software is too rooted in me: I rarely wrote anything else in my career. I'm too old to start now. This may be childish, but I wrote Vector Sets with a huge amount of enthusiasm exactly because I knew Redis (and my new work) was going to be open source again.

I understand that the core of our work is to improve Redis, to continue building a good system, useful, simple, able to change with the requirements of the software stack. Yet, returning back to an open source license is the basis for such efforts to be coherent with the Redis project, to be accepted by the user base, and to contribute to a human collective effort that is larger than any single company. So, honestly, while I can't take credit for the license switch, I hope I contributed a little bit to it, because today I'm happy. I'm happy that Redis is open source software again, under the terms of the AGPLv3 license.

Since last year's license switch, though, the Valkey project has sprung up as a fork under the original 3-clause BSD license. [Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1019686/)

Celebrating 20 Years of the OASIS Open Document Format

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 16:05:22 +0000
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The Document Foundation is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Open Document Format (ODF) being ratified as an OASIS standard, recognizing its role in promoting digital independence, interoperability, and content transparency worldwide. To mark this milestone, the foundation will be publishing a series of presentations and documents on its blog tracing the history and features of ODF from its development to standardization.

The Document Foundation is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ratification of the Open Document Format (ODF) as an OASIS standard.

Two decades after its approval in 2005, ODF is the only open standard for office documents, promoting digital independence, interoperability and content transparency worldwide. [...]

To celebrate this milestone, from today The Document Foundation will be publishing a series of presentations and documents on its blog that illustrate the unique features of ODF, tracing its history from the development and standardisation process through the activities of the Technical Committee for the submission of version 1.3 to ISO and the standardisation of version 1.4.

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Paprius Icon Set Update Adds New Icons, Plasma 6 Support

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 14:30:32 +0000
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A new version of the Papirus icon theme for Ubuntu is available to download, featuring 69 new icons and 18 updated ones. This update also includes packaging and DE changes, and adds support for Plasma 6, among other improvements.

If you use the Papirus icon theme on Ubuntu, you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Frequent updates are a major reason why the Papirus icon set is so popular with Linux users. After all, it’s annoying to switch to a stylish icon set that doesn’t have icons for most of your apps, ruining the vibe. Not so with Papirus. It’s perpetually expanding its coverage through regular updates. Papirus’s second update this year adds 69 new icons—nice—and 18 updated ones. It also includes packaging and DE changes, and deprecates its ePapirus variants since elementaryOS 8 […]

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Canonical Brings Ubuntu 24.04 to Qualcomm Dragonwing Vision Kit

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 02:14:12 +0000
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Canonical has released an official Ubuntu desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing platform, specifically designed for the Qualcomm RB3 (Gen 2) Vision Kit and RB3 (Gen 2 Lite) Vision Kit. This marks the addition of desktop builds to the previously available server images, providing a powerful development environment with AI acceleration and high-performance graphics capabilities.

Canonical has announced the first official Ubuntu desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing platform. A beta image of Ubuntu 24.04 desktop compatible with Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors, and specifically tailored for the Qualcomm RB3 (Gen 2) Vision Kit and RB3 (Gen 2 Lite) Vision Kit is available for testing. Ubuntu 24.04 server images were previously available for the same model vision kits, so it’s the addition of desktop builds that is an interesting development. Canonical say marrying a full Ubuntu desktop experience married with “powerful AI acceleration with high-performance graphics” in the Dragonwing devices provides “a powerful development environment […]

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We’re Off — Ubuntu 25.10 Opens for Development

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 16:19:46 +0000
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Ubuntu 25.10, code-named "Questing Quokka", has officially opened for development and is expected to be released in October. The opening marks the beginning of a busy period for developers, who are encouraged to submit builds and autopkgtests, with fixes being needed to address any breakage that occurs.

Development today opened on Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”, the next short-term release of Ubuntu, due for release in October. Canonical engineer Utkarsh Gupta fired the figurative starting pistol for developers in a post to the Ubuntu mailing list, announcing the opening, and the enabling of auto-sync. “As usual, we expect a large influx of builds and autopkgtests in this initial period, which will cause delays. Please help fixing any breakage that occurs,” Gupta adds. It’s only been a couple of weeks since the Ubuntu 25.04 release, but the dedicated devs who spent 6 months diligently shaping that release don’t get much time […]

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Linux App Release Roundup (April 2025)

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:10:00 +0000
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In April, several popular Linux apps received software updates, but not all of them received individual blog posts. This roundup post aims to cover some of these minor updates that didn't get their own articles on OMG! Ubuntu's blog.

April saw a solid set of software updates land for an slew of popular Linux apps. In this post, I run through a number of recent releases that didn’t get the “full article” treatment on this blog. Sometimes it’s a challenge to cover everything I want to (especially in an Ubuntu release month, as April was), and some updates are rather minor and hard to say too much about. Also, covering updates relies on me knowing they’re out in a timely fashion. I track as much as I can, as best as I can. But it’s easy for things to […]

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Track Moon Phases From Your Ubuntu Desktop With Luna

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:42:54 +0000
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Luna is a simple GNOME Shell extension that brings moon phases to your Ubuntu desktop, allowing you to track the current phase, illumination percentage, and upcoming changes right from your panel. This extension provides a convenient way to keep an eye on the moon's cycles from your Ubuntu desktop.

Luna brings moon phases to your Ubuntu desktop with a simple GNOME Shell extension. Track current phase, illumination percentage, and upcoming changes right from your panel.

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7 Essential Logseq Plugins I Use and Recommend

Category: It's FOSS
Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 08:56:47 GMT
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I'm excited to share my favorite Logseq plugins that help me manage my personal knowledge base. These plugins make it easier for me to organize and utilize the information I've collected, and I'm eager to share them with others who might find them useful as well.
Sharing my favorite Logseq plugins that I love to use for managing my personal knowledge base.
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FOSS Weekly #25.18: Linux Magazine, Modern Terminals, Muse Pi, apt Guide and More

Category: It's FOSS
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 05:49:00 GMT
TL;DR: This phrase is suggesting a juxtaposition between looking back at the past (going retro) and looking forward to the future (going futuristic). It's likely being used to describe a theme or aesthetic that blends vintage elements with modern twists or cutting-edge technology.
Going retro, going futuristic.
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Exploring Firefox Tab Groups: Has Mozilla Redeemed Itself?

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Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 05:10:17 GMT
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Firefox's Tab Groups feature helps users organize their tabs in an efficient manner, but the question remains as to just how efficient it is. The author shares their personal experience with using Tab Groups to illustrate its effectiveness.
Firefox's Tab Groups help you organize tabs efficiently. But how efficiently? Let me share my experience.
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Journals and Contents: Two Special Pages in Logseq

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Tags: General
Published: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:46:58 GMT
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Logseq allows you to extend the usefulness of your knowledge base by utilizing its Journals and Contents pages. These features enable task management, bookmarking, and other useful functions that can help you better organize and utilize your knowledge.
From task management to bookmarking, extend the usefulness of your knowledge base by using the Journals and Contents pages in Logseq.
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Dual Booting CachyOS and Windows

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Tags: General
Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:04:44 GMT
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CachyOS, a Linux distribution, can be easily dual-booted with Windows, which is an unusual feature for a distro within the Arch domain. This compatibility makes CachyOS stand out as a unique option that combines the flexibility of a Linux system with the familiarity of Windows.
Dual booting CachyOS with Windows is pretty standard and that's surprising for a distro in Arch domain.
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Enabling system-wide DNS over TLS

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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This article provides guidance on enabling DNS over TLS (DoT) on your system, including setting it up at boot time and during system installation. The article supports Fedora 42 and also provides instructions for trying out encrypted DNS with current Fedora Rawhide (Fedora 43).
This article will guide you to enforcing DoT (DNS over TLS) on your running system and at boot time. Support is avaliable in Fedora 42. It will also guide you to set up encrypted DNS for system installation, if you want to try it with current Fedora Rawhide (Fedora 43). Background Traditionally, DNS queries are […]
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The Fedora Project history and family tree

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: Red Hat
Published: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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The Fedora Project was established in 2003 as a testing ground for new Linux innovations, allowing a global community of contributors to test and refine ideas. Since its inception, Fedora has become known for its role in advancing Linux innovation, building on the foundation of Red Hat Linux.
This article provides a short overview and history of the Fedora Project. Introduction The Fedora Project has become known for Linux innovation. Since its inception in 2003, Fedora has been a proving ground where new ideas in Linux are tested and refined by a global community of contributors. Its creation sprang from Red Hat Linux’s […]
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Full Steam Ahead with RISC-V and Fedora Linux 42

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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The Fedora RISC-V SIG has successfully released RISC-V images for Fedora Linux 42 on schedule and without delay. This milestone marks progress towards gaining "primary" status for RISC-V, which involves meeting specific goals and timelines for the development and maintenance of RISC-V images.
The Fedora RISC-V SIG is excited to share that our RISC-V images for Fedora Linux 42 have landed on-time and without delay! If you’ve been watching our progress over the past few releases, you know that staying on schedule is a big deal, especially given our goals of eventually gaining “primary” status for RISC-V as […]
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How to rebase to Fedora Linux 42 on Silverblue

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:46:18 +0000
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Fedora Silverblue is an operating system built on Fedora Linux, suitable for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. The operating system offers advantages such as being able to roll back in case of problems, and this article provides instructions on how to rebase to Fedora Linux 42 if needed.
Fedora Silverblue is an operating system for your desktop built on Fedora Linux. It’s excellent for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. It offers numerous advantages such as being able to roll back in case of any problems. If you want to rebase to Fedora Linux 42 on your Fedora Silverblue system, this article tells you how. It not […]
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New in Fedora: Running x86 programs on ARM systems

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:41:45 +0000
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Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 42 introduces out-of-box support for running x86 and x86-64 programs on ARM systems through the emulation stack developed for Fedora Asahi Remix. This integrated feature is now available for all ARM systems running Fedora Linux, making it easier to run a wide range of applications.
The newly released Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 42 introduces out-of-box support for running x86 and x86-64 programs on ARM systems. This is accomplished by leveraging the emulation stack originally developed for Fedora Asahi Remix. This work is now integrated into Fedora Linux proper. This makes it available for all ARM systems running Fedora Linux, not […]
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