Looking for #opensource #linux #fediverse #mastodon people in #Ireland #Eire - #hackerspaces included ... anybody out there?
Releasing a universal #Linux #kernel #exploit with very little or even no previous time to distribute a patch through distributions is not cool. Doing it on the day before a weekend - on two weekends in a row - is just being an asshole. Looking at you, #CopyFail and #DirtyFrag.
You may think it helps your PR, that people will queue to use your cool new AI/agentic/whatever tool because you found the bug. You may think that releasing the full exploit because somebody else was even quicker with "leaking" your cool find makes it right. You're wrong. This is neither responsible nor coordinated disclosure. In security, we've tried to learn the hard lessons on keeping in-production, live systems on a global scale safer.
Yes, those bugs have existed for a long time in the kernel source. Yes, other bad actors may already have found them. But you're shining a light on it *and* giving every script kiddie in the world a working exploit to point their mass scans at. That's dangerous. There's a reason why the normal process is to reach out at least to the most widely installed distributions before releasing the bug details publicly. There's a reason why 90 days is a good default - it allows downstream percolation of patches. You can still get the credit. This way, you only create stress for admins.
[For a little relief, refer to https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/dirty-frag-exploit-gets-root-on-most-linux-machines-since-2017-no-patches-available-no-warning-given-copy-fail-like-vulnerability-had-its-embargo-broken for a quick mitigation, because updating kernels and rebooting a fleet of hosts just takes time, weekend or not. #HugOps]
Small steps:
Recently, I moved from VS Code to VS Codium (same app sans Microsoft surveillance - see https://vscodium.com/).
This morning, I migrated from github to Codeberg (https://codeberg.org/), integrating the latter with VS Codium (this move negating MS github surveillance).
With minor issues resolved (mostly due to my own noobness with all this stuff), all good.
Fellow coders: PM if you'd like details - happy to help if able.
Help us test @Podman_io 6.0! Test Days will be from May 11-15. This release will bring modern networking, simplified architecture, and a cleaner configuration. :)
How to participate: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/join-us-for-podman-6-0-test-days-may-11-15-2026/
Play The Classic 3D Pinball Space Cadet Video Game
Experience the classic and shockingly good game of 3D Pinball for Windows - Space Cadet on a modern device using the GNU/Linux operating system.
Piping terminal output to the browser using systemfd https://lobste.rs/s/pdhf7w #browsers #linux #practices #web
https://blog.izissise.net/posts/webdev-livecompile/
SN Operator from Epilogue brings SNES carts to modern PCs and its now up for order https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/sn-operator-from-epilogue-brings-snes-carts-to-modern-pcs-and-its-now-up-for-order/
Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology https://lobste.rs/s/ct9mlh #freebsd #illumos #linux #netbsd #openbsd
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/
Eine Nachlese zum #Linux-Treff Nord am 07.05. Dieser war mit in der Summe 26 Personen, davon 4 neue Gäste gut besucht.
Vielen Dank dafür.
Es gab u.a :
- Hardwarespende Werkzeug, vielen Dank dafür,
- Beantwortung Anwenderfragen,
- #lpd am 16.05. beim Theo,
- Review Besuch Augsburger Linuxtag.
War wieder ein interessanter Abend.
Das nächste Treffen findet wieder virtuell am 14.05.2026 statt.
Wer teilnehmen möchte, einfach eine Mail an kontakt@lug-noris.de schreiben.
Am 07.05. findet der Linux-Treff Nord beim Theo in der Schnepfenreuther Hauptstraße 19 statt.
Hier gibt es ab 18:00 Uhr gutes Essen und dann ab ca. 19:30 Uhr geht es mit #Linux und freier Software weiter.
Es steht u.a. folgendes an:
- Bericht Augsburger Linuxtag,
- wir installieren Linux, gerade auch auf alte Rechner,
- #endof10,
- #lpd,
- und wer sonst noch etwas mitbringt.
Wieder im großen Saal.
Wenn Dich freie Software und Linux interessiert komm doch vorbei.
#ltn #nürnberg #lug
BashStyle-NG version 11.5, Codename: Dagda, released with three fixes that ensure proper prompt drawing in certain cases.
Gotta say I was a weeency bit disappointed when I booted Fedora 43 into Linux kernel 7.0.4 and wasn't greeted with THIS... 😁
cc: @dm
Linux and open source getting age checking exemptions could be problematic https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linux-and-open-source-getting-age-checking-exemptions-could-be-problematic/
Changes/UseKmsconVTConsole https://lobste.rs/s/8n2pnd #graphics #linux
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/UseKmsconVTConsole
[$] Friction in Fedora over AI developer desktop initiative
A push by Red Hat employees to create a Fedora "AI Developer Desktop" with support for out-of-tree kernel drivers and AI toolkits has been met with objections from some long-time m [...]
https://lwn.net/Articles/1071949/ #LWN #Linux #RedHat #Bazzite #Git
Meet ✨️️ Resolute Raccoon ✨️, the unyielding problem solver. 🗝️ 🌿 
Created with Krita and Blender within 56 days. Inspired by the Ubuntu release name 26.04 LTS.
#art #mastoart #fediart #raccoon #animals #krita #blender3d #digitalArt #noai #nature #night #rust #linux #wallpaper
CARTER AND REAGAN DISPUTE VIEWS ON ARMS POLICY
#unix_surrealism #funhole #plan9 #9front #iwp9 #art #comic #poster #news #netflix #linux #werc #glenda
Linux Compromises, Broken Embargoes, and the Shrinking Patch Window https://lobste.rs/s/mithjg #linux
https://www.askbaize.com/blog/linux-compromises-broken-embargoes-and-the-shrinking-patch-window
Fedora’s AI Developer Desktop proposal is now blocked after two Council members reversed their initial approvals.
https://linuxiac.com/fedora-ai-desktop-initiative-blocked-after-council-vote-reversal/
Kavic Marabush's Pocket Guide to Computers
#unix_surrealism #magnetic_nymph #comic #computers #linux #runbsd #foss #programming
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