483 – Chucking at Charlie
First up in the news: Mint 23 is named, Ubuntu 26.04 coming up and its already causing controversy, Firefox gets more features, big tech making some changes, and the governments of the world are meddling, in good and bad ways… and we welcome another host!
In security and privacy: Flatpak getting more secure allegedly
The News:
The code name for Mint 23 is “Alfa”
Does Ubuntu Now Require More RAM Than Windows 11?
26.10 could drop btfrs zfs and luks
Firefox Announces Built-in VPN and Other New Features Including New Mascot
Google Now Lets You Change Your Gmail address
Samsung’s Messages App Is Shutting Down
Microsoft Mysteriously Freezes Accounts for VeraCrypt, WireGuard, Windscribe
Why did the FCC ban foreign-made consumer routers?
NHS staff resist using Palantir software
France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins
Student Loans Fiasco, and its IT underpins
LibreOffice Drama: TDF Removes Collabora Developers in One Sweep
Security And Privacy:
Flatpak 1.16.4 Brings Important Security Fixes
CPUID website hacked: users report HWMonitor and CPU-Z delivering malware
Cloudflare aims to dethrone WordPress with EmDash, its new plugin-secure CMS
Check This Out:
New & Update Flatpaks – Nora
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