📰Linus T tells The Reg how Linux solo act became a global jam session
Ts'o, Hohndel and the man himself spill beans on how checks in the mail and GPL made it all possible If you know anything about Linux's history, you'll remember it all started with Linus Torvalds posting to the Minix Usenet group on August 25, 1991, that he was working on "a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/linus_torvalds_and_friends/
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📰 Debian Is Figuring Out How Age Verification Laws Will Impact It
With age verification/attestation laws down to the OS level enacted by California and being decided upon by other US states, it's been a hot topic of discussion in the open-source world. For the Debian project that is strictly volunteer/community-driven unlike various commercial Linux platforms, they are figuring out how such laws will impact them...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Undecided-Age-Laws
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📰 Parrot OS 7.2 Ships with Linux Kernel 6.19 and Copy Fail Fix
Parrot OS 7.2 is now available with Linux kernel 6.19, updated security tools, Debian package sync, and Copy Fail mitigation.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/parrot-os-7-2-ships-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-copy-fail-fix/
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📰 GParted Live 1.8.1-3 Released with Linux Kernel 6.19.10 and GParted 1.8.1
GParted Live 1.8.1-3 Debian-based live system for performing disk partitioning tasks using the GParted partition editor is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.19.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gparted-live-1-8-1-3-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-10-and-gparted-1-8-1
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📰 GParted Live 1.8.1 Released With Linux Kernel 6.19
GParted Live 1.8.1, a bootable Linux system for disk partitioning, is out with Linux kernel 6.19, Debian Sid updates, and the stable GParted 1.8.1 release.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gparted-live-1-8-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19/
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📰 SparkyLinux 2026.03 Tiamat Released Based on Debian Testing Forky
SparkyLinux 2026.03 has been released, featuring updated Debian Testing packages, Linux kernel 6.19, and refreshed rolling ISO images.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/sparkylinux-2026-03-tiamat-released-based-on-debian-testing-forky/
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📰 SparkyLinux 8.2 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.19, Updated Packages
SparkyLinux 8.2 distribution is now available for download with support for Linux kernel 6.19, based on Debian 13 "Trixie". Here's what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-8-2-released-with-support-for-linux-kernel-6-19-updated-packages
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📰 Google Now Using AutoFDO To Enhance Android's Linux Kernel Performance
Google's Android LLVM toolchain team shared publicly this week that they have begun making use of AutoFDO for automatic feedback directed optimizations of their Linux kernel build used by Android...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Android-Using-Linux-AutoFDO
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📰 Linux MAINTAINERS Cleaning For Recently Departed Intel Devs, Altera Drivers Oprhaned
The layoffs and restructuring at Intel in 2025 caused unfortunate hits to their Linux/open-source engineering including various driver maintainers leaving and even their CPU temperature driver being orphaned for lack of maintainers. Sent out today were a number of additional updates to the MAINTAINERS file for the Linux kernel to reflect other Intel departures in recent months.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-MAINTAINERS-Intel-March
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