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Linux offers control, security, and freedom, but its learning curve, software, and hardware issues may challenge some users.
https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-may-not-be-for-you/
https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-may-not-be-for-you/
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Fri Jan 09 2026 05:38:01 UTC
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Subject: Linux Kernel Considers Linking The Relocatable x86 Kernel As PIE In 2026
To allow for additional security hardening of the Linux kernel, a patch series has been updated more than one year later to link the relocatable x86_64 kernel as Position Independent Executable (PIE) code...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-x86-RFC-Linking-PIE
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-x86-RFC-Linking-PIE
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Fri Jan 09 2026 07:09:31 UTC
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Subject: Linus Torvalds: Stop making an issue out of AI slop in kernel docs -- you're not changing anybody's mind
'Because the AI slop people aren't going to document their patches as such'Today, it is hard to escape LLM bots and the endless slop they emit, but the Linux kernel might be largely safe … for now.…
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/08/linus_versus_llms_ai_slop_docs/
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/08/linus_versus_llms_ai_slop_docs/
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Fri Jan 09 2026 08:41:00 UTC
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Subject: Linus Torvalds: "The AI Slop Issue Is *NOT* Going To Be Solved With Documentation"
The Linux kernel developers for months now have been debating proposed guidelines for tool-generated submissions to the Linux kernel. As part of the "tools", the main motivator for this documentation has been around the era of AI and large language models with coding assistants and more. Torvalds made some remarks on the Linux kernel mailing list around his belief in focusing the documentation on "tools" rather than explicitly focusing on AI, given the likelihood of AI-assisted contributions continuing regardless of documentation...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-Linux-Kernel-AI-Slop
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-Linux-Kernel-AI-Slop
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Fri Jan 09 2026 10:12:30 UTC
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Subject: Arch-Based Omarchy 3.3 Brings AI Dictation Hibernation and Hyprland Fixes
Arch-based Omarchy 3.3 introduces local AI dictation with Voxtype, hibernation support, dynamic themes, and more.
https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-3-3-brings-ai-dictation-hibernation/
https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-3-3-brings-ai-dictation-hibernation/
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Fri Jan 09 2026 11:44:01 UTC
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Subject: EU Launches Call for Evidence on European Open Digital Ecosystems
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a new Open Digital Ecosystems strategy focused on open source, security, and EU tech sovereignty.
https://linuxiac.com/eu-launches-call-for-evidence-on-european-open-digital-ecosystems/
https://linuxiac.com/eu-launches-call-for-evidence-on-european-open-digital-ecosystems/
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Fri Jan 09 2026 13:15:31 UTC
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Subject: Latest SteamOS Beta Now Includes NTSYNC Kernel Driver
Valve released the SteamOS 3.7.20 beta overnight and with it they are finally building the NTSYNC kernel driver for helping accelerate Windows NT synchronization primitives...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-OS-Beta-NTSYNC
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-OS-Beta-NTSYNC
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Fri Jan 09 2026 14:47:01 UTC
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Subject: KDE Gear 25.12.1 Released with Various Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps
The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.12.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.12 series of this collection of open-source apps for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and other platforms.
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-12-1-released-with-various-improvements-for-your-favorite-kde-apps
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-12-1-released-with-various-improvements-for-your-favorite-kde-apps
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Fri Jan 09 2026 16:18:31 UTC
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Subject: loss32 Wants to Turn Linux Into a Full Win32 Desktop Powered by WINE
loss32 is an experimental Linux project that runs an entire Win32 desktop under WINE, aiming to make decades of Windows software feel native on Linux.
https://linuxiac.com/loss32-wants-to-turn-linux-into-a-full-win32-desktop-powered-by-wine/
https://linuxiac.com/loss32-wants-to-turn-linux-into-a-full-win32-desktop-powered-by-wine/
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Fri Jan 09 2026 17:50:01 UTC
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Subject: Canonical Builds Steam Snap For Ubuntu ARM64 Leveraging FEX
Canonical is making it easier for ARM64 Ubuntu users like those on the NVIDIA DGX Spark to do a bit of gaming with Steam. Canonical engineers have assembled a Steam Snap for 64-bit ARM that comes complete with the FEX emulator for running Windows/Linux x86-based games on ARM64 Linux...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Snap-ARM64-FEX
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Snap-ARM64-FEX