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- 1Servo browser engine ships CSS Grid and text selection work●August in Servo: CSS Grid, text selection, and more
The Servo project has published its August development update, highlighting progress on CSS Grid support, improved text selection, and other engine improvements. The open-source browser engine, originally developed by Mozilla and now maintained with support from the Linux Foundation, continues to attract attention as an independent alternative in the browser engine space.
- 2GNOME Foundation welcomes new Communications Specialist●It’s my first day as Communications Specialist for @ gnome Foundation! Let’s goooooo! # work # linux # opensource
A new Communications Specialist has started work at the GNOME Foundation, announcing the first day on the job with enthusiasm. GNOME, a major free and open-source desktop project for Linux, drew congratulations from the community, with well-wishers cheering on the hire as a positive step for the foundation's outreach and communication efforts.
- 3seL4 hypervisor can run full guest operating systems including Windows 11●"seL4 supports virtual machines that can run a fully fledged guest OS such as Linux. Subject to seL4’s enforcement of co
The seL4 microkernel supports virtual machines capable of running fully fledged guest operating systems such as Linux, with communication between guests and native applications governed by seL4's enforcement of communication channels. Discussion notes it can apparently even host Windows 11, highlighting the kernel's flexibility as a verified, security-focused hypervisor foundation for mixed operating system workloads.
- 4Talk of a NoAI fork of the Linux kernel●@ agowa338 @ tante it could once enough people band together and # fork the # kernel for a # NoAI version of it. Linus c
Free software supporters are discussing whether contributors could band together to fork the Linux kernel and maintain a 'NoAI' version that bans code generated by large language models. The argument is that Linus Torvalds and the kernel's leadership could not prevent such a community split if enough developers backed it. It reflects wider unease in open source circles about AI-generated code entering foundational projects.
- 5Learner takes on Linux Foundation inclusive open source course●So the next course in my # LinuxFoundation to do list is Inclusive Open Source Community Orientation (LFC102) I would li
A Linux user and educator has announced plans to take LFC102, Inclusive Open Source Community Orientation, the Linux Foundation's free course on building welcoming open source communities. They say they want to combine technical training with efforts to build a collective of like-minded people so inclusive practices become a shared project rather than an individual one.