[$] Poisoning scraperbots with iocaine

Web sites are being increasingly beset by AI scraperbots — a problem that we have written about before, and which has slowly ramped up to an occasional de-facto DDoS attack. This h [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1056953/ #LWN #Linux #Rust #Git

A single stable kernel for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1058478/ #LWN #Linux #kernel

Security updates for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1058473/ #LWN #Linux #security

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for February 12, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for February 12, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1057382/ #LWN #Linux

From last week's Linux Update newsletter: Paul Nixer shows you how to use the Affinity graphics suite on Linux
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/300/Affinity-Suite?utm_source=mlm
#Affinity #graphics #OpenSource #Linux #Wine

@osuosl is raising funds to cover critical extra expenses that incurred while moving and modernizing their data center.

They host and maintain not only our gitlab instance, but also a bunch of services for a long list of important free software projects, including @alpinelinux, @armbian, #busybox, @chimera, #Debian, @fdroidorg, @fedora, #ffmpeg, #fosdem, #freedesktoporg, #gcc, @gentoo, @gnome, @inkscape, @kde, #kodi, @LineageOS, the #linux kernel, @llvm, #openbsd, #qemu, @reproducible_builds, @rust, #tor, #vlc and many more:
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Sony's introduction of the PS2 Linux Kit caught the attention of researchers at NCSA. They combined 70 PS2 consoles in 2003 to form a supercomputer, highlighting its ability to perform complex scientific calculations.

credit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsoleteSony/comments/1ije8cz/sonys_introduction_of_the_ps2_linux_kit_caught/

#linux #opensource

Toot 0.51.1 Released (this one does not smell): https://github.com/ihabunek/toot/releases/tag/0.51.1
#linux #update #release #foss #toot #mastodon #fediverse #cli #tui #client

Mbin v1.9.1 Content Aggregator Released: https://github.com/MbinOrg/mbin/releases/tag/v1.9.1
#linux #update #release #foss #mbin #aggregator #fediverse

GE-Proton10-30 Released: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/releases/tag/GE-Proton10-30
#linux #linuxgaming #update #release #foss #proton #steam #steamplay

@osuosl is raising funds to cover critical extra expenses that incurred while moving and modernizing their data center.

They host and maintain not only our gitlab instance, but also a bunch of services for a long list of important free software projects, including @alpinelinux, @armbian, #busybox, @chimera, #Debian, @fdroidorg, @fedora, #ffmpeg, #fosdem, #freedesktoporg, #gcc, @gentoo, @gnome, @inkscape, @kde, #kodi, @LineageOS, the #linux kernel, @llvm, #openbsd, #qemu, @reproducible_builds, @rust, #tor, #vlc and many more:
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New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Jackal and the Dark Rites of Arkham - 2026-02-07 Edition: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-02-07-edition/
#linux #linuxgaming #update #release #gaming #steamdeck #proton #steam #steamplay #newgames #jackal #darkritesofarkham

New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Tearscape - 2026-02-04 Edition: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-02-04-edition/
#linux #linuxgaming #update #release #steam #native #tearscape #newgames

New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Jackal and the Dark Rites of Arkham - 2026-02-07 Edition: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-02-07-edition/
#linux #linuxgaming #update #release #gaming #steamdeck #proton #steam #steamplay #newgames #jackal #darkritesofarkham

💾 The File Count Challenge 🔎

Have you ever wondered how many PDFs, images, videos, or particular kind of files you have on your device? It is the time to find out.

I am hereby proud to officially launch a Fedi-wide file count challenge, in exclusive partnership with the 2025-27 class of @xpub 👾

💁 How to participate

1. Go to your main device (not mobile)
2. Open the terminal
3. Run find . | grep '.pdf$' -c (on Windows: gci -r | where Name -match '\.pdf$')
4. Repeat the previous command, replacing “pdf” with any file format you are interested in sharing. We suggest: jpg, mp3, and png. 🔆 Bonus: html, js, ttf, odt, svg
5. Take a screenshot of the output
6. Share the screenshot on the Fediverse, using the #fileCountChallenge hashtag (please, copy-paste the actual text from the terminal in the image description/alt text)
7. Add your (user)name and results to the scoreboard
8. 🆒 Bonus: share the story explaining why you have so many/little files for one format.

🏆 Awards

There is a secret prize for the three people who have the most PDFs, JPEGs, and HTMLs. More info to follow.

Boost, share, fork… Do whatever you want, but please have fun while doing it.

I willl keep writing updates. Yaaaaaaay ⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️⌨️

#fileCountChallenge #fileCount #XPUB #challenge #terminal #Linux #cmd #CLI #find #grep #filesystem #file #files

New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Tearscape - 2026-02-04 Edition: https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-02-04-edition/
#linux #linuxgaming #update #release #steam #native #tearscape #newgames