Highlights:

SERVICE: Welcome

Prime Numbers

As I write this, the San Francisco Superior Court has denied Amazon's motion for a summary judgment on a claim in its defense of a State of California lawsuit alleging anticompetitive behavior.

NEWS: News

In the news: CIQ Releases Compatibility Catalog for Rocky Linux; KDE Gets Some Resuscitation; Ubuntu 26.04 Beta Arrives with Some Surprises; Ubuntu MATE Dev Leaving After 12 years; Kali Linux Waxes Nostalgic with BackTrack Mode; Gnome 50 Smooths Out NVIDIA GPU Issues; System76 Retools Thelio Desktop; and Some Linux Distros Skirt Age Verification Laws.

NEWS: Kernel News

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on isolating patch submissions by type, and quantum security.

COVER STORIES: OpenSCAP

Harden Your Systems with OpenSCAP

If you're operating a large collection of Linux servers, OpenSCAP can help with regular auditing and system hardening.

COVER STORIES: SnapScope

Malware Problems in Linux App Stores

Fake cryptocurrency wallets in the Snap Store have cost users hundreds of thousands of dollars. A community project aims to create more transparency for Snap package users.

REVIEWS: What's in a Number?

The Latest Quirky and Creative Linux Distros

This month we explore Zenclora OS 2.0, MocaccinoOS 26.03, NebiOS 10.2, and CachyOS 260308.

REVIEWS: AerynOS

Exploring the Next-Generation AerynOS

AerynOS takes a different path from traditional Linux distros while still providing a user-friendly environment.

IN-DEPTH: Decentralized Chat with Matrix

Exploring the Matrix Communication Protocol

Corporate communication platforms might be convenient, but they put your privacy at risk. The Matrix open communication standard offers a different approach.

IN-DEPTH: Ghost

Is the Ghost CMS Ready to Replace WordPress?

Ghost is a powerful CMS for beginners and professionals who want to grow a business around their content.

IN-DEPTH: Meow, Meow

An AI Bot Responds in WhatsApp Chats

To impress his WhatsApp friends, Mike Schilli builds a chatbot in Go that contacts OpenAI on demand and provides answers.

IN-DEPTH: Non-Software Licenses

Open Source Licenses for Documents, Images, Audio/Video, Fonts, and Hardware

Linux users associate open source licenses with software, but a bevy of licenses are available for documents, images, audio/video, fonts, and hardware.

: Pimiga 5

An Amiga Emulator for the  Raspberry Pi

Turn your Raspberry Pi 500 into an Amiga 500 with the Pimiga 5 Amiga emulator and gain access to a huge selection of Amiga games, demos, and applications.

: memcached

Share Data Between Small Low-End Devices

With memcached, you can establish communication between Arduinos, Pi Picos, handhelds, and other small microcontrollers.

: Introduction

This month in Linux Voice.

LINUX VOICE: @SW:maddog's Doghouse

Managing Tech Use for Minors

Recent legislative bills put the burden of restricting minor use of technology onto operating systems, which has potential issues.

LINUX VOICE: Linkwarden

Manage Your Favorites with Linkwarden

Linkwarden lets you bookmark interesting web pages and saves copies in case the originals disappear.

LINUX VOICE: Argos Translate and LibreTranslate

Open Source Machine Translation Service

Run your own machine translation service with Argos Translate and LibreTranslate.

LINUX VOICE: FOSSPicks

This month we explore the top FOSS, including the ultimate FTP client, a 6502 Assembly Environment, and open source levels for Doom.

LINUX VOICE: Between Friends

Easy Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Use qrcp and Warp to move files effortlessly between your Linux computer, your phone, and even remote systems, minus an account, cables, or network wrangling.