📰 Linus Torvalds Rejects AI Coding Bans as Linux Rethinks Disclosure Rules

Linus Torvalds opposes banning AI coding tools while Linux kernel developers propose dropping the Assisted-by disclosure requirement.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linus-torvalds-rejects-ai-coding-bans-as-linux-rethinks-disclosure-rules/

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📰 Decoding with Rockchip at Kernel Recipes 2026

Next week we'll be in Paris for Kernel Recipes! We’re pleased to sponsor this gathering of the kernel community and contribute a talk on upstream H.264 and HEVC decoding for Rockchip RK3588/RK3576.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/decoding-with-rockchip-at-kernel-recipes-2026.html

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📰 After 23 Years, Longtime Linux Developer To "Step Back For A While"

Longtime Linux kernel engineer Darrick Wong who stepped down as the XFS file-system maintainer in 2023 is now taking a step back from his other Linux kernel development roles after working on the kernel the past 23 years...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Darrick-Wong-Step-Back-23-Years

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📰 The Best Features Of Linux 7.3: Performance Improvements, Lots From Valve

The Linux 7.3 kernel is slated to be officially released on Sunday, 18 October, barring any last minute issues from coming about. With that said, here's a reminder about some of the most exciting features to look forward to in this next kernel version...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Best-Features

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📰 Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug

A local privilege escalation exploit published today gains root on OpenBSD 7.9 by chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a separate kernel flaw, bypassing OpenBSD's KARL kernel-address randomization and its SMAP and SMEP hardware protections. Security firm Calif, which found and reported the flaws, published a detailed writeup and full proof-of-concept code after OpenBSD shipped.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/researchers-demonstrate-openbsd-root.html

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📰 Linux Lands Fix for Rare, Varying SMP Boot Hangs Affecting Kernels Since 2024

Among the flurry of last minute patch activity ahead of tomorrow's presumed Linux 7.3 stable kernel release is a fix for addressing some rare hangs at boot time. The reports varied but ultimately tracked down to a kernel change made two years ago...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-KThreads-NBCON

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📰 Omarchy 4.0.5 Released with Linux Kernel 7.2.8, Better Hardware Support

Omarchy 4.0.5 ships with Linux kernel 7.2.8, Qt 6.12 compatibility fixes, desktop performance improvements, and better support for NVIDIA laptops and audio devices.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/omarchy-4-0-5-released-with-linux-kernel-7-2-8-better-hardware-support/

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📰 BFS Removed With Linux 7.4 As Old UnixWare File-System

Linus Torvalds began honoring pull requests overnight of new code entering the Linux 7.4 kernel -- as well as removing old code. BFS is the latest obsolete file-system removed from the mainline kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/BFS-Removed-With-Linux-7.4

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