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Secret Chain
Anonymity with ProxyChains
If you want to stay anonymous on the web, you don't need the Tor browser or a Tor-based distro like Tails. ProxyChains obscures your presence through proxies – with or without Tor on the back end.
Easy Extraction
An XML, HTML, and JSON data extraction tool
Xidel lets you easily extract and process data from XML, HTML, and JSON documents.
OpenUK’s State of Open Con 2024
Building Open Technology Skills at SOOCon24
State of Open Con is the UK's annual open technology conference for open source software, open hardware, open data, open standards, and AI openness.
Word Alert
Looking for WordPress vulnerabilities with WPScan
The number of potential WordPress vulnerabilities is stunning. WPScan scans your site to find the problems that could lead to compromise.
A More Modern Man Page
Explainshell – A New Use for Man Pages
Explainshell aims to make documentation more accessible.
What's the Name?
Secure name resolution with DNS-over-TLS
Ordinary DNS sends queries in plaintext. If you're looking for something safer, dial up the privacy with DNS-over-TLS.
Keyboard Eavesdropping
An introduction to acoustic keyloggers
Is someone listening in on your typing? Learn more about how acoustic keyloggers work.
Together
Bonding your network adapters for better performance
Combining your network adapters can speed up network performance – but a little more testing could lead to better choices.
Keyboardio: Waiting for Chrysalis
A Graphical Interface for Customizing Keyboard Layouts
How is the popular keyboard manufacturer's graphical installer after nine years in development?
Snake Charmer
Using Python in the browser
PyScript lets you use your favorite Python libraries on client-side web pages.
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KDE Sets Ambitious Goals for 2026 and Beyond
KDE Connect reveals the goals for the Linux desktop darling, with one of those goals long overdue.
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It’s Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta
Fedora 45 beta has been released with updated Gnome, KDE Plasma, and kernel.
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Ubuntu Stonking Stingray Gets Even Rustier
Ubuntu 26.10 has completed its migration to the Rust-based coreutils.
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AI Fixes Linux Bottlenecks Using “Hideous” Code
A Linux developer used AI to fix bottlenecks that caused problems when building the kernel. The resulting AI-generated code needed a lot of work.
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Advanced Video Coding Still Under Patent
Brazilian patent BRPI0109962B1 has expired, which means that DivX and Xvid are no longer problematic for Linux, but it doesn’t mean that video is all of a sudden fully unleashed.
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2,000 Vulnerabilities per Linux Release
Thanks to AI bug hunters, the Linux kernel is seeing record numbers of vulnerabilities, and it's overwhelming developers.
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Linux Exempt from California’s Age Verification Law
So long as Linux is distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses, the OS is exempt from being required to verify the age of its users in California.
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Roll Out the Cake: Linux Turns 35
35 years ago, a Finnish student began a humble project that would forever change the course of technology.
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China Switching from Windows to Linux
China has ordered several government agencies to drop a Chinese-developed version of Windows 10 in favor of either KylinOS or UOS.
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Pine64 Halts Production of Linux Devices
With continued DRAM and eMMC shortages, Pine64 has decided to discontinue production of Linux devices.