Issue #307 / Jun 2026

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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