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Ubuntu Will Switch To ntpd-rs As Its Next Rust System Component
Canonical engineers are planning a switch to ntpd-rs as the newest Rust-based system component for Ubuntu Linux for handling time synchronization...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Switching-To-ntpd-rs
Visual Studio Code now integrates with Ollama via GitHub Copilot.
If you have Ollama installed, any local or cloud model from Ollama can be selected for use within Visual Studio Code.
Heard of systemd's latest controversy? We spoke with one of the key people involved in it.
You did it! 🥳
European Parliament just decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop.
This means on April 6, 2026, Gmail, LinkedIn, Microsoft and other Big Techs must stop scanning your private messages in the EU. #PrivacyWins 💪
🚨 We’re seeing a widespread GitHub campaign using fake VS Code alerts + Google redirects to route developers to attacker infrastructure.
The flow adapts based on cookies and fingerprints users before serving a second-stage attack. Not your average phishing link.
Sharing to help warn developers what to look for:
Which Open Source Operating Systems plan to include Age Verification? The Lunduke Journal compiles a list.
Does It Age Verify?: https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify
FreeCAD Version 1.1 Released
After an enormous amount of work and dedication from FreeCAD contributors we are delighted to announce that FreeCAD Version 1.1 is now released and available for download. There are significant amounts of improvements and new features.
https://blog.freecad.org/2026/03/25/freecad-version-1-1-released/
Ubuntu 26.10 Looks To Strip Its GRUB Bootloader To The Bare Minimum For Better Security
Ubuntu developers at Canonical are looking to strip the signed GRUB bootloader features to the bare minimum for the Ubuntu 26.10 release later this year. Dropping support for XFS, ZFS, Btrfs, LVM, md-raid (except RAID1), LUKS-encrypted disks, and other features is being looked at in the name of security...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.10-Lighter-GRUB
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