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Thorsten Leemhuis reports: Epochal change in Linux text consoles — Fedora plans to move VTs to userspace with Kmscon, promising sharper, faster, and safer consoles (Wayland‑style shift). Change may spread across distros. 🖥️🔒✨🐧 https://www.heise.de/en/news/Epochal-change-in-Linux-text-consoles-underway-11155097.html #Linux #Fedora #Kmscon

Epochal change in Linux text consoles underway

Better security, getting rid of legacy, and new features: This is what an impending change in Linux's Virtual Terminal (VT) technology promises.

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ivt Apr 3

@nemo I read "userspace" as "uppercase" and thought it's a belated April fool's.

I better go get my coffee now. ☕

@ivt :) ☕ ✅

@nemo sharper, faster, and safer should not be the lede.

The lede should be AT LONG FREAKING LAST WE CAN MAYBE NOT HAVE TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT AND INCOMPATIBLE KEYBOARD LAYOUT SYSTEMS WHY DOESN'T EVERYONE REALIZE WHAT A BIG DEAL THIS IS