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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 03, 2026

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    Updates:

    1. California’s Age Attestation Bill to Exclude Linux and All Open Source OSes
      California’s Digital Age Assurance Act will exempt open source operating systems and applications from its age-verification requirements.
    2. Mozilla: Excuses for Privacy Shortcomings, Servo, and Firefox Developer Experience
      Mozilla picks
    3. Kernel Space: Multikernel, BPF, and More
      Linux news
    4. Mozilla Firefox 155 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
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    5. Applications: Calibre 9.13, Dynamic Music Pill 1.3.0, NordVPN
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    6. Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” Released with Reproducible Builds, ARM64 Support
      Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux and powered by Linux kernel 7.1 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment.

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    19. Ubisoft Does Not Like GNU/Linux, Blocks Users (Despite Full Compatibility)
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    20. Linux Besieged by LLM Plagiarism Engines That Clog Up the Development Pipeline, LWN Increases Fees After Persistent Problems With LLM Scrapers
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    30. Today in Techrights
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    32. Steam Client Now Supports HDR Streaming on Steam Deck OLED
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