Would anyone be interested in hearing about our #FOSS adventure? We''re a feminist non-profit in the midst of migrating from Windows to #Linux: servers and desktops! We try to be as #opensource as possible, for ethical, security and privacy reasons.

🚨 New Video: YubiKey 5 Review - Security Essential or Overpriced?

The "Industry Standard" is usually a warning sign.

In this video, we are looking at the YubiKey 5 NFC and 5C NFC. These are arguably the best engineered security keys on the planet. They are injection molded, "violence-proof," and they work with just about everything. But for those of us in the Linux and FOSS community, they present a problem.

Can you trust a security tool if you aren't allowed to see how it works?

Part 3 of the Sovereign Authentication series.

100% human made. #NoAI

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G44zJm-UwJQ

📺 PeerTube: https://gnulinux.tube/w/s9B6sBsjwh8ro2sHpZi86f

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#TerminalTilt #NoAI #Privacy #Security #PasswordManager #Yubikey #Yubico #FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Cybersecurity #SelfHosted #DeGoogle #DigitalSovereignty #QueerCreator #DisabledCreator #HumanMade #TechEthics

Security updates for Monday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059864/ #LWN #Linux #security

The Ladybird browser project shifts to Rust

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059812/ #LWN #Linux #Rust #Firefox

[$] Lessons on attracting new contributors from 30 years of PostgreSQL

The PostgreSQL project has been chugging along for decades; in that time, it has become a thriving open-source project, and its participants have learned a thing or two about what [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1058831/ #LWN #Linux #Python #Git #PostgreSQL #PostgreSQL #FOSDEM

Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/heroic-games-launcher-2-20-0-brings-numerous-important-bug-fixes/

#HeroicGamesLauncher #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #SteamDeck

Kerbal Space Program spiritual successor Kitten Space Agency now has a Linux version https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kerbal-space-program-spiritual-successor-kitten-space-agency-now-providing-linux-builds/

#KittenSpaceAgency #KSP #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux

Intel hiring GPU driver engineers for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/intel-hiring-gpu-driver-engineers-for-linux/

#Intel #Linux #Drivers #LinuxGaming

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟮𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/02/23) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/valuable-news-2026-02-23/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

NVIDIA hiring Linux driver engineers to help with Vulkan, Proton and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/

#NVIDIA #Linux

Mesa 25.3.6 released as the last bug fix for this driver series https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-25-3-6-released-as-the-last-bug-fix-for-this-driver-series/

#AMD #Linux #RADV #Vulkan #Mesa #OpenSource

Wine 11.3 released with vkd3d and Mono upgrades https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/wine-11-3-released-with-vkd3d-and-mono-upgrades/

#Wine #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming

Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc1

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059773/ #LWN #Linux #kernel

@pixx @OpenComputeDesign @kabel42

> But I'm not running a datacenter so who cares what i want 😂

The sad truth of modern #Linux.

So many liberated #chromebook stories here.

Sadly all weak 16gig models, but great for #debian #xfce

Overall huge #linux wins

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4 older Chromebooks sitting in a desk. One is open showing a Debian 13 xfce desktop

Digital sovereignty means owning the spaces where we gather. I’ve been testing Fluxer.app as a Discord replacement. It’s open-source, familiar, and lacks the corporate bloat/AI-push of the big platforms. Might be the new home for Terminal Tilt.

https://fluxer.app/

#Discord #Fluxer #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #Linux

Chirp #6 is out! Show Desktop functionality rework, HiDPI fixes, session crash squashed, IconTasklist fixes, and still more improvements to come! Clear skies ahead for an upcoming Budgie 10.10.2.

Read more at https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/chirp-6

#Budgie #BudgieDesktop #OpenSource #Linux

The removal of TrueNAS legacy (CORE) leaves space for a tenth button.

What would you like?

The button need not be FreeBSD-specific. Discussions frequently attract users of other systems.

The sidebar of r/freebsd is crowded (very tall), and this cluster of buttons is relatively far down, so I doubt that it will gain much attention. Still, cafe community thoughts are welcome.

Three screenshots:

1. an overview of <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/top/?sort=top&t=day> before removal of the TrueNAS button

2. the entire sidebar as represented at <https://sh.reddit.com/r/freebsd/about/>

3. focus on the other sub shortlist, and the other shortlist, within the sidebar.

Thanks.

#FreeBSD #BSD #Unix #Linux

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Screenshot: the r/freebsd subreddit before removal of the button for TrueNAS legacy (CORE).

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Screenshot: a representation of the entire sidebar (about r/freebsd).

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Screenshot: the part of the sidebar that includes the other sub shortlist and the vaguely-named other shortlist.

Y'know what? As an #opensource #advocate and #tech enthusiast, it's genuinely awesome to see increased mainstream coverage of #Linux and #FreeBSD. Unfortunately, a lot of these articles are riddled with mistakes, misinformation, clickbait, and overall low quality. A few minutes ago, while catching up on tech news I came across one #ZDNet author's frequent posts on Linux and FreeBSD.

To emphasize my point, I am only going to focus on one article titled, "After decades on Linux, FreeBSD finally gave me a reason to switch operating systems."

The following passages stuck out like sore thumb:

1.) "FreeBSD is more challenging than Linux."

-But is it really? Subjective, particularly if coming from a GUI-driven Linux distribution. Frankly I find FreeBSD easier because of the excellent documentation and coherent design.

2.) "FreeBSD is Unix-like" but further down he states, "Essentially, FreeBSD is Unix, where Linux is based on Unix."

-Contradictory, incorrect, and confusing for newcomers. FreeBSD is Unix. Linux (neither the kernel nor OS) is based on Unix.

3.) "Think of FreeBSD as a more challenging version of Linux. This operating system doesn't hold your hand, so you might learn a thing or two as you install it and the software you require. Even for a seasoned Linux veteran like me, FreeBSD can often be a head-scratcher."

-Challenging because it's *different than Linux*? FreeBSD doesn't hold your hand? What about #Debian, #Gentoo, #Arch, heck even #RHEL? Since the author didn't mention it, I'm going to assume he did not check the FreeBSD Handbook and his "seasoned Linux" experience has been using a Linux desktop for a couple years. Also, head-scratcher?! Being an experienced Debian user, I'd be scratching my head too if I just decided to use Gentoo on a whim. The trauma of hand-configuring the xorg.conf file was real.

Finally, contrary to the article's title, the author ended up not switching to FreeBSD.

-Clickbait.

I am all for more people exploring FreeBSD and Linux. They are great OSes but it is critical the information being reported is both accurate and consistent. For reference the article is linked below.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/freebsd-linux-review/

People often like to talk down Electron, but it is really that bad? There may be better ways to use Web technologies to make desktop apps, but isn’t having Linux versions of apps a good thing no matter how they are made?

https://linuxdevtime.com/linux-dev-time-episode-144/

#podcast #linux #development #electron

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Linux Dev Time artwork

@wfk @gmc @freedosproject

IIRC, current #Linux, #FreeBSD and I think #OpenBSD no longer supports 486 systems. But I did see an article that #NetBSD can still be put on a 486. But I lost the link

With that said, if I had that system, I would put some form of DOS on it. Maybe sone day I will find one :)

Shipped out the first two rehabilitated Thinkpads this morning. These have SSD drives, upgraded RAM and are running Linux Mint instead of the usual bloatware/spyware. Light and lean. Yay for repairability. 🛠️

If there's someone in your life that needs decent laptop for general use, let me know. I will refresh and ship one at no charge. (Donations are welcome, to cover the cost of shipping.)

More info at the top of this thread.

#SolarPunk #RightToRepair #Linux #EthicalTech #reuse #EthicalTech

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A Thinkpad laptop on top of a cardboard panel, being prepared for shipping.

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Four Thinkpads stacked with their power cords.

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The bottom cover of a Thinkpad has been removed and sits in the background. The components are visible including CPU fan and upgraded RAM.

I'm sympathetic to the idea that we shouldn't expect end users to choose their own OS. I am completely unsympathetic to the idea that we shouldn't expect organizations - including businesses, nonprofits, and universities - to protect their customers' data by not using Windows, when Windows is becoming spyware.

#Window #Linux #FreeDesktops #Recall #Copilot

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It's that Onion article entitled "Scientists Politely Remind World That Renewable Energy Ready To Go Whenever", but the scientists are standing in front of a screenshot of GNOME on Debian and it reads "Volunteers Politely Remind World That Free Desktops Ready To Go Whenever CAMBRIDGE, MA—Stating that they just want to make sure it’s something everyone keeps in mind going forward, an international consortium of free software activists and volunteers gently reminded the world Wednesday that free desktops are pretty much ready to go anytime. “We’ve got GNOME, KDE, Pantheon — we’re all set to move forward with this stuff whenever everyone else is,” said PenguinLover1992, adding that researchers are also doing a lot of pretty amazing things with open source hardware these days."

Is there a waypipe for MacOS? Like, a way to run something like the geany IDE hosted on a networked Linux VM over ssh on a MacBook.

#Linux #MacOS

Blog: Some notes about running RISC-V #ubuntu #linux in a VM. It works.

https://blog.popey.com/2026/02/running-risc-v-in-a-vm-to-test-my-snaps/
https://blog.popey.com/2026/02/running-risc-v-in-a-vm-to-test-my-snaps/

The Jolla Phone is booting up! As of late last week we got the very first functional samples completed with real mechanics, electronics, the SoC, modem, user-replaceable battery and everything together.

Very quickly from there we organised a two-day hackday in Tampere to pull it all together. Please see our post in the forum with lively pictures! Enjoy ❤️

https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/27821

#Jolla #SailfishOS #DigitalSovereignty #European #PrivacyFirst #Linux #CommunityPowered

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Jolla Phone booting up Sailfish OS

9,000 pre-orders. Time to celebrate. 🎉

This is not just a number. It is 9,000 people who chose privacy, independence, and a different kind of phone. People who decided that their data is theirs. People who believe something better is possible.

Secure your Jolla Phone at the special batch price before February ends. If you have been considering it, this is the moment.

Let's make it together. ❤️

https://jolla.com/phone

#Jolla #SailfishOS #DigitalSovereignty #European #PrivacyFirst #Linux #CommunityPowered

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9000 Pre-orders secured

My #StarterPack for #Linux #SelfHosting
1) Heimdall start page for your LAN
2) Shiori bookmarks
3) Copyparty for filesharing through web or FTP
4) Kanboard Kanban board
5) Kiwix for offline website content
6) calibre-web for ebooks
7) Hyper8 for self-hosted video content, like a poor man's #Youtube.
8) mkdocs for a markdown-based wiki

I self-host all of these, using #nginx as the web server in all cases. These all consume very little RAM and CPU, and would run very performantly on a Raspberry Pi 5 2GB, with a decent SSD. No #docker needed for any of them.
#OpenSource #DataSovereignty

"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that...

Plasma 6.6 is here (duh!), we fixed those widgets the new release broke 😬, we made the close buttons on the "Thumbnails" task switcher more legible, and the “Terminate this frozen window” dialog got a spinner, among many more tasty things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/21/this-week-in-plasma-6.6-is-here/

#Plasma6 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #desktop #linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD

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This animation shows the user trying to terminate a frozen application and how a spinner appears while Plasma tries to close it.

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The image shows Plasma showing the Thumbnails task switcher and how the close button on the active app is more prominent than in prior versions.

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource news video!

In this one, we have #GNOME 50 getting a massive beta, more progress on GNOME OS, the release of #KDE Plasma 6.6, and KDE debunking some FUD around their use of SystemD, the EU taking aim at infinite scrolling, and a lot more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZStNPWpE_0

Heya folks! It's sync day, and that means it's time for the weekly Solus roundup! Read all about it on our forums: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/12474-week-8-2026

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

Evan

I think it still looks okay on desktop, too! It’s almost the exact same size as before by default, but uses the space better and can of course adapt to nearly any window size (yay tiling!).

Also, I continue to push at the accent color tinting in my apps. I think it’s nice. Here, my computer has a purple accent.

#GNOME #Adwaita #libadwaita #Linux #OpenSource

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Screenshot of Dippi in a dark style on the desktop, where the two screens are side-by-side. There is a subtle purple tint to the app. The left half of the app has inputs for screen size, resolution, and type while the right size reads: “Analyze a Display. For LoDPI, a DPI range of 90–150 is ideal for desktops while 124–156 is ideal for laptops. For HiDPI, 180–300 is ideal for desktops while 248–312 is ideal for laptops.”

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Screenshot of Dippi on the desktop in a light style. It has a subtle purple tint. The left side is filled out for a 13.3" 1920×1080 laptop display, and the right side reads: Potentially Problematic

I finally did a little UI rewrite for Dippi 👀

#GNOME #Adwaita #libadwaita #Linux #LinuxMobile #OpenSource

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A phone running Dippi, which is a display DPI/aspect ratio calculator. The screen shows the inputs for a 13.3" diagonal laptop display with a resolution of 1920×1080.

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A phone showing the result for the display in the other image. It reads: “Potentially Problematic. Relatively high resolution, but not quite HiDPI. Text and UI may be too small by default, but forcing HiDPI would make them appear too large. The experience may be slightly improved by increasing the text size.” Below, it has the specs (16:9, 165 DPI, 1920×1080) and a prominent button to “share results.”

Plasma 6.6! Get your @kde Plasma 6.6 here on Fedora KDE!

Read all about it!

➡️ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/

#Fedora #KDE #Linux #OpenSource

A few months ago I reported (complained) about how my Lenovo P15 #ThinkPad felt let down by its thermals with it bouncing off 100°C constantly and causing extreme single digit frame rate in Minecraft every couple of minutes.

On windows I had to use throttlestop to limit the processor to 30W to stop it cooking itself at over 100W power consumption.

I’ve run Minecraft today under my #Linux environment and it runs perfectly with the system remaining at ~60°C

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Turn recipes into huge cooking production lines in the new Snacktorio demo https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/turn-recipes-into-huge-cooking-production-lines-in-the-new-snacktorio-demo/

#Snacktorio #IndieGames #Linux #PCGaming

Lexispell is a Balatro-styled roguelike word game with a demo worth trying https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/lexispell-is-a-balatro-styled-roguelike-word-game-with-a-demo-worth-trying/

#Lexispell #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #Gaming

[$] Open-source Discord alternatives

The closed-source chat platform Discord announced on February 9 that it would soon require some users to verify their ages in order to access some content — although the company q [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1058319/ #LWN #Linux #Rust

The Book of Remind

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059641/ #LWN #Linux #Debian