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IRC is back on linux.org

I set up an IRC server this week. irc.linux.org, port 6697, TLS. Main channel is #linux.org. NickServ and ChanServ are both running, so you can lock down your nickname and register your own channels: Code: /msg NickServ REGISTER <password> <your@email> /msg ChanServ REGISTER #yourchannel Once a channel is registered it stays yours, ops and all, even if you're the only one who ever shows up. If you haven't touched IRC in fifteen years, nothing has... https://www.linux.org/threads/irc-is-back-on-linux-org.70338/

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Tuba 0.11.0 released with full Mastodon quote support

A big update to Tuba, the GTK4/libadwaita Fediverse client, has landed – along with an experimental version for Android. Tuba 0.11.0 is the first major update to the social app in a year and brings full support for Mastodon quotes. Quoting posts, whether others can quote your posts and revoking consent from those who have are all supported in the composer. While the app had offered it own approach to “quote tweet” sharing of other people’s posts, adding support for Mastodon’s “consent-based” version means you will quote whilst respecting the needs/wishes of other users on the decentralised social media service. […]

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[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for August 20, 2026

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front: Debian AI GR; Python pathlib; bootstrappable builds; Fedora and AF_ALG; Arm 128-bit PTEs; BPF CI; 7.2 statistics. Briefs: Brief news items from throughout the community. Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.