Mastodawn

Quantum computers are coming sooner than expected. Now's a good time to check if your encrypted messenger has moved to post-quantum cryptography. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/yikes-encryptions-y2k-moment-coming-years-early

Yikes, Encryption’s Y2K Moment is Coming Years Early

Google moved up its estimated deadline for quantum preparedness in cryptography to 2029—only 33 months from now. That’s earlier than previous deadlines, and they proposed the new post-quantum migration deadline because of two new papers that comprise a big jump in the state of the technology. It’s ahead of schedule, but not altogether unexpected. Cryptographers and engineers have been working on this for years, and as the deadline gets closer, it’s not surprising to see more precise timeline estimates come up.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Hiyato 1d ago

Electronic Frontier Foundation 1d ago

“Discord is in the business of making money by selling their users’ personal data,” EFF's Samantha Baldwin told @arstechnica. “They are implementing ‘age verification’ to meet regulatory compliance and to collect more data about their customers, not protect children.” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/dad-stuck-in-support-nightmare-after-teen-lied-about-age-on-discord/

Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord

Data dump confirms dad's suspicions that Discord knew teen's age prior to hack.

Ars Technica

Hiyato Apr 2

GNOME Mar 24

Big news! Today we’re launching the GNOME Fellowship: funded positions for contributors to work on the GNOME project’s long-term sustainability. 🎉

We are starting with one 12-month fellowship; applications are open through April 20.

Find out more: https://fellowship.gnome.org/

#GNOME #OpenSource #GetFediHired

GNOME Fellowship

Critical work shouldn't wait for spare time. Become a GNOME Fellow!

GNOME Fellowship

Hiyato Apr 2

Jakub Steiner ⭐Jan 30

The weird part is that hopefully for GNOME 50 nobody notices any change.

https://teams.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/Design/icon-development-kit/

#gnome #gradualphasein

Hiyato Apr 2

Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Apr 2

A future Wine release could use Zink to run OpenGL via Vulkan https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/a-future-wine-release-could-use-zink-to-run-opengl-via-vulkan/

#Wine #Linux #LinuxGaming #OpenSource #Vulkan #OpenGL

A future Wine release could use Zink to run OpenGL via Vulkan

A new Wine merge request has been opened that is very interesting, as it could change the way Wine work with OpenGL to make it use Vulkan.

GamingOnLinux

Hiyato Apr 2

SuperTux Apr 1

dontt have an april fools joke prepared sorry because my life is fucking empty right now. Hello just kidding. Hello thanks for playing v0.7.0. We're adding sex to Supertux tomorrow. Haha. Sorry Just kidding. You fools lol. On april speicifically btw. Freaking fools man April fools. I got you all so good. I just pulled your leg so good brotatoes. Thanks anyway.

Hiyato Mar 19

Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Mar 19

Firefox v149 is getting a free built-in VPN and other new features https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/firefox-v149-is-getting-a-free-built-in-vpn-and-other-new-features/

#Firefox #VPN

Firefox v149 is getting a free built-in VPN and other new features

Mozilla are working towards improving your privacy on the web, with Firefox v149 planned for March 24th that brings out their own built-in free VPN.

GamingOnLinux

Hiyato Mar 19

GNOME Mar 18

We are pleased to announce the release of GNOME 50! You can read about what our contributors have been working on at https://release.gnome.org/50

We’d like to use this new release as an opportunity to thank all of the contributors who made it happen. ❤️

Let us know what you think!

#GNOME #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #Linux

GNOME Release Notes

Discover what's new in GNOME, the distraction-free computing platform.

GNOME Release Notes

Hiyato Feb 28

Keep Android Open Feb 27

Remember the long-since-expunged Android philosophy? "We also wanted to make sure there was no central point of failure, where one industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other." Because the Wayback Machine remembers (https://web.archive.org/web/20140702115900/https://source.android.com/source/index.html)…

Hiyato Jan 30

Jakub Steiner ⭐Jan 1