Yeah, but it creates a lot of work for site admins, even for sites that don't really need https to begin with: Let's Encrypt to Cut SSL Certificate Lifetimes to 64 Days in February 2027 https://linuxiac.com/lets-encrypt-to-cut-ssl-certificate-lifetimes-to-64-days-in-february-2027/

Chimera is a small project. It exists primarily to serve its community and not any external entity. Making sure the maintenance cost is as low as possible is crucial. Chimera and its tooling are designed to automate away most of the boring stuff and make sure the packager’s job is pleasant and not bothersome. In a way, we aim to empower every user to be a packager. The barrier of entry is meant to be very low Creating distro build tooling for a small community https://chimera-linux.org/news/2026/10/the-case-for-cbuild.html

"COSMIC doesn't try to compare here; instead, it does its thing, and it does it really well. There's a variety of theming options that I, a KDE developer, am deeply, deeply envious of. Let's go through them": Is COSMIC DE mogging KDE Plasma? https://thelibre.news/is-cosmic-de-mogging-kde-plasma/

A list for really old laptops: 4 super-lightweight distros that beat Linux Mint on older laptops https://www.howtogeek.com/super-lightweight-distros-that-beat-linux-mint-on-older-laptops/

The EU ends a bit of Musk deception: Tesla forced to rename its Full Self-Driving system in Europe https://betanews.com/article/tesla-forced-to-rename-its-full-self-driving-system-in-europe/

Cloudflare acquires Deno, shifting its developers to Workers while the open-source JavaScript runtime faces an uncertain future: Cloudflare Acquires Deno JavaScript Runtime, Core Development to End in 2027 https://linuxiac.com/cloudflare-acquires-deno-javascript-runtime-core-development-to-end-in-2027/

An article about Damn Small Linux. Referencing it in present tense as a 50MB OS is a bit of clickbait: This 50MB operating system can resurrect your old PC https://www.makeuseof.com/this-50mb-operating-system-can-resurrect-your-old-pc/

The story of the BitKeeper brouhaha that led to Torvald's creating Git: A software company evicted the Linux community in 2005, and its replacement powers projects around the world https://www.xda-developers.com/a-software-company-evicted-the-linux-community-in-2005-and-its-replacement-powers-projects-around-the-world/

Computer! What was the exact end date of the 21st century robot wars?: These execs think voice AI hasn't reached its ChatGPT moment yet | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/11/these-execs-think-voice-ai-hasnt-reached-its-chatgpt-moment-yet/

Unofficial and unsupported Xubuntu Minimal images for RISC-V are also available for testing in virtual machines: Canonical Announces Official Ubuntu Desktop Images for RISC-V - 9to5Linux https://9to5linux.com/canonical-announces-official-ubuntu-desktop-images-for-risc-v

It comes as no surprise that the FSF has never supported Raspberry Pi, as it depends on nonfree software for the boot process, leaving an important part of the computer outside the user's control. That is already a serious problem, and it has now been compounded by an even more intrusive restriction on user freedom: Raspberry Pi puts digital handcuffs on RAM upgrades — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-raspberry-pi

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year: Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust? | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/video/amazon-and-others-are-done-keeping-data-center-deals-secret-is-it-enough-to-build-trust/

“The current decline may be just the beginning of a new downward cycle”: PC shipments fall 20.1 percent in “sharpest decline” since Q1 2023 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/pc-shipments-fall-20-1-percent-in-sharpest-decline-since-q1-2023/

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Just published on FOSS Force: Fresh Eyes on Old Code: AI and Open Source Security https://fossforce.com/2026/10/fresh-eyes-on-old-code-ai-and-open-source-security/

Et ginn awer wierklech nach kaum gutt Floumäert am Land. Déi meeschte gi futti gemaach vu Sammler an Dropshipper, déi sech hannert dem Stand een dorop erofhuelen, dass se d'Leit iwwert den Dësch zéien.
U Spaass un der Freed al Saache verkafen a kafe kann een hei net wierklech.

On every continent and in each of the 43 markets that Wood Mackenzie surveyed, four-hour duration batteries were less expensive than open-cycle gas turbines. The consultancy predicts that the cost of electricity from batteries will continue to decline while electrons from gas turbines will only grow more expensive in the coming decades: Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/batteries-are-now-cheaper-than-natural-gas-turbines-used-at-many-data-centers/

Despite what the Prosperity Gospel and the Efficient Market Hypothesis would have you believe, having billions of dollars is in no way a reliable predictor that you also possess the wisdom to unilaterally dictate how thousands or millions of other people must live their lives, and that dictatorial power is most the tangible effect of being a billionaire: Thwarted (09 Oct 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/09/impunitism/#rats-eating-my-face

This Week In Gnome: #269 Permission Admission https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/10/twig-269/

OpenAI says it dismissed the three researchers last week after an internal probe concluded they broke its rules for handling confidential material: OpenAI defends firing three researchers as trio disputes the reason https://betanews.com/article/openai-safety-researchers-fired/