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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

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Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colorado-and-california-age-verification-bills-exempt-open-source-operating-systems/
(Good to see some win in this front, although other laws like the US federal law and the Brazilian one don't exclude FOSS so the problem still exists)
(Also, as Switched to Linux pointed out in his video, the Colorado bill is still a bit vague regarding whether restrictive copyleft licenses like GPL are excluded: https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/bill-passed-foss-carve-out-in-colorado:f)

System76 changed their stance, won't include any age attestation/verification in Pop!_OS and COSMIC:
https://system76.com/blog/post/co-and-ca-exempt-open-source-from-age-attestation

KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta 2 Brings Union Theming and Quiet Bug Fixes to Linux Desktops:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-plasma-67-beta-2-released/

AppGrid 1.8 Native App Launcher for KDE Plasma 6 Is Out with New Features:
https://9to5linux.com/appgrid-1-8-native-app-launcher-for-kde-plasma-6-is-out-with-new-features

Sway 1.12 Wayland Compositor Released with HDR10 Support via Vulkan Renderer:
https://9to5linux.com/sway-1-12-wayland-compositor-released-with-hdr10-support-via-vulkan-renderer

Labwc 0.20 Wayland Compositor Released with wlroots 0.20 Support:
https://linuxiac.com/labwc-0-20-wayland-compositor-released-with-wlroots-0-20-support/

Ubuntu 26.10 daily builds now available to download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-26-10-daily-builds

Manjaro 26.1 Preview Brings GNOME 50, Plasma 6.6, and Kernel 7.0 to Your Desk:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/manjaro-linux-261-bianmay-preview-4-released/

NixOS 26.05 “Yarara” Released with GNOME 50, systemd by Default for Stage 1:
https://9to5linux.com/nixos-26-05-yarara-officially-released-with-gnome-50-systemd-by-default

MX Linux 25.2 Brings Kernel Patches, Text Mode Installer, and Better Live Persistence:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/mx-linux-252-released/

Rhino Linux 2026.1 snapshot brings Lomiri desktop to x86_64 and ARM64:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/rhino-linux-2026-1-snapshot-brings-lomiri-desktop-to-x86_64-and-arm64/

Armbian 26.5 Released with Linux 7.0, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Builds, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/armbian-26-5-released-with-linux-7-0-ubuntu-26-04-lts-builds-and-more

Qubes OS 4.3.1 Release Candidate Brings Fedora 43 and Critical Security Patches:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/qubes-os-431-rc1-released/

(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)

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Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems

Remember all the ruckus with various US states introducing operating-system level age verification laws? Colorado and California thankfully exempt open source.

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Armbian 26.5 introduce Linux 7.0, build Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, nuovo desktop subsystem e supporto hardware ampliato per dispositivi ARM. #Armbian #LinuxARM #SingleBoardComputer #OpenSource #LinuxDesktop #Ubuntu

https://www.linuxeasy.org/armbian-26-5-porta-linux-7-0-e-build-ubuntu-26-04-lts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Armbian 26.5 porta Linux 7.0 e build Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Armbian 26.5 introduce Linux 7.0, build Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, nuovo desktop subsystem e supporto hardware ampliato per dispositivi ARM.

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reComputer RK3576/RK3588 Edge AI computers are supported by reComputer AI Lab one-click deployment platform

Seeed Studio has just launched the reComputer RK3576/RK3588 Edge AI computers designed for developers, embedded AI innovators, robotics, industrial AI, vision AI, local LLMs, and real-world edge deployment. Rockchip RK3576 and RK3588 computers are pretty common these days, and the Seeed Studio models offer triple video output, dual Ethernet (GbE or 2.5GbE), several USB ports, and M.2 expansion. But the most interesting part is probably the software with Armbian-based Linux OS and support for the reComputer AI Lab platform that enables one-click deployment of AI-accelerated computer vision, audio, and LLM/LVM demos. reComputer RK3576/RK3588 specifications: SoC (one or the other) Rockchip RK3576 Octa-core CPU - 4x Cortex-A72 cores at 2.2GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 cores at 1.8GHz GPU – ARM Mali-G52 MC3 GPU NPU – 6 TOPS (INT8) AI accelerator with support for INT4/INT8/INT16/BF16/TF32 mixed operations. VPU Video Decoder: H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1, and AVS2 up to 8K at 30fps or 4K at

CNX Software - Embedded Systems News
Сегодня другу пришёл его #OrangePi zero 3 и что самое приятное, сразу с таким как у меня корпусом и платой расширения. Установили #ARMbian , спасибо комьюнити, что такая возможность есть. Не устаю восхищаться силой #opensource и сообществ. Не уверен, что друг до конца разделяет мой восторг, что я втянул его в эту историю и теперь в круге моего общения с #homelab я буду возится не в одиночестве.
Radxa ROCK 2F: la SBC económica con WiFi 6, video 4K, conexión PCIe y soporte Armbian. https://raspberryparatorpes.net/rivales/rivales-raspberry-pi-radxa-rock-2f/ #Radxa #Rock2F #Armbian
Setting up a Radxa ROCK 3a for Home Assistant
https://coffeenow.moomop.uk/post/2026/04/setting-up-a-radxa-rock/
A post about successfully setting up #HomeAssistant on a #Radxa board using #Armbian, replacing an underpowered Raspberry Pi.
Setting up a Radxa ROCK 3a for Home Assistant

To date, we’d been running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 3A+, just because that was what we had rather than that it was really suitable. This post is about setting it up on a Radxa ROCK 3A that I recently acquired…

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Hot take that might not be that hot...

If you are a self-proclaimed teaching channel, you have the duty to do your due research.

Case in point, you do NOT tell people to use an alternative #SBC to the RPi whose OS was last updated mid-2025, is still running Debian 12, its vendor is stuck on Kernel 6.1, and the SBC has been unavailable anywhere (because thank you very much AI) when you post the video (today!).

And you don't even bother talking about #Armbian, which would remediate at least part of those issues, because let's face it, if it weren't for Armbian, most of the non-RPi SBCs would not have an even remotely proper OS support.

And lack of proper OS support will only lead to bad experiences for the users sooner or later.

Do better.