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Author: Sourav Rudra

These Projects are Keeping X11 Dream Alive on Linux
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These Projects are Keeping X11 Dream Alive on Linux

Sourav RudraOctober 23, 2026

By now, you must know that mainstream Linux desktop environments, and by extension, distributions, are moving away from X11. If you don’t know what an

Red Hat Funded a Report That Found a Quarter of Incoming Pull Requests May Be AI Slop
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Red Hat Funded a Report That Found a Quarter of Incoming Pull Requests May Be AI Slop

Sourav RudraOctober 22, 2026

LF Research is the Linux Foundation’s research arm. It was set up in 2021 and publishes studies on how open source is built and used

This Newly Proposed Linux Filesystem Can Fix Corrupted Data
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This Newly Proposed Linux Filesystem Can Fix Corrupted Data

Sourav RudraOctober 22, 2026

The kernel’s filesystem mailing list has received an 18-patch proposal this week from Aurelien Desbrieres, the creator of BeamFS. It takes the place of FTRFS

You Can Reserve This Small-Factor, De-Googled Phone for $30
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You Can Reserve This Small-Factor, De-Googled Phone for $30

Sourav RudraOctober 21, 2026

Brax Technologies, the company behind the BraX3 smartphone and the open_slate tablet, opened pre-orders for the Wink last week with plans to ship it in

Microsoft’s AI Coding Agent Testing Tool Has Been Open-Sourced
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Microsoft’s AI Coding Agent Testing Tool Has Been Open-Sourced

Sourav RudraOctober 20, 2026

Coding agents now decide which SDK to use and which tools to call, though something that works smoothly for a human developer can still leave

Linux Kernel 7.3 Release is Good News For Gamers Short on VRAM
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Linux Kernel 7.3 Release is Good News For Gamers Short on VRAM

Sourav RudraOctober 20, 2026

A new kernel release is here about two months after Linux 7.2, and its biggest draw is performance. Filesystem speedups, scheduler work for gaming, and

CutefishOS is Back With a Vibe-Coded Desktop That Doesn’t Use Qt or GTK
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CutefishOS is Back With a Vibe-Coded Desktop That Doesn’t Use Qt or GTK

Sourav RudraOctober 19, 2026

Anthropic’s Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5 AI models have been used to write the new Cutefish Desktop for CutefishOS, a distro that was in the

Linux Mint 23 is No More. A New Release Takes its Place
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Linux Mint 23 is No More. A New Release Takes its Place

Sourav RudraOctober 18, 2026

In the project’s September monthly update, Linux Mint lead, Clement Lefebvre (clem), says that the distro’s version number now reflects the upcoming year and that

Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Aren’t
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Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Aren’t

Sourav RudraOctober 17, 2026

Anyone who wants a break from Linux is usually told to try another distro. That advice, while good, leaves out those who want a break

Epic Games Wants Linux Gamers. It’s Rebuilding EAC For Fortnite
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Epic Games Wants Linux Gamers. It’s Rebuilding EAC For Fortnite

Sourav RudraOctober 17, 2026

Linux gamers have gotten used to hearing that yet another multiplayer title is cutting off the platform due to a variety of reasons, though most

Valve’s Steam Client for Linux Goes 64-bit in Beta and Moves Into a Container
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Valve’s Steam Client for Linux Goes 64-bit in Beta and Moves Into a Container

Sourav RudraOctober 16, 2026

Valve’s October 15 Steam Client Beta changes how the Linux client is built and run. It moves the client to a 64-bit build and runs

Ubuntu 26.10 Has Come Out as a Rust-Packed Interim Release
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Ubuntu 26.10 Has Come Out as a Rust-Packed Interim Release

Sourav RudraOctober 15, 2026

The title says that because, until now, the core utilities in Ubuntu were not fully Rust. cp, mv, and⁣ rm had stayed on the GNU

Big Tech Funded a €115 Billion Warning Against Europe’s Digital Independence
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Big Tech Funded a €115 Billion Warning Against Europe’s Digital Independence

Sourav RudraOctober 15, 2026

The European Commission’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act, or CADA, looks to lay out four tiers of requirements for cloud services where public bodies

A Joint Venture of Open Source Proportions! Open Productivity is Here
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A Joint Venture of Open Source Proportions! Open Productivity is Here

Sourav RudraOctober 14, 2026

Collabora Productivity, Element, Nordeck, Open-Xchange, Univention, and XWiki have put their names behind a new Berlin-registered company called Open Productivity Software GmbH. Leading the firm

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