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Miguel Ojeda already mailed in the many Rust code changes for the in-development Linux 7.2 kernel. This is quite a big Rust code with more than forty thousand new lines of Rust code in the kernel...

GNU Linux-Libre 7.1 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers  9to5Linux

Linux 7.1 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures  CNX Software

Newly-merged code for the in-development Linux 7.2 kernel will now expose the case-folding (case insensitive) behavior of local file-systems so that Linux file servers and others can properly report the actual behavior rather than guessing if case-folding is actually used/supported...

Linux 7.2 To Better Communicate File-System Casefolding For Helping Windows NFS & More  Phoronix

Linux Kernel 7.1 is a Feature Release That Could Be Useful For You  It's FOSS

Following yesterday's release of the upstream Linux 7.1 kernel release, GNU Linux-libre 7.1 is out with its new build for de-blobbing various drivers from loading non-free-software microcode/firmware and other sanitizing of the kernel code in the name of software freedom...

ZeroFS Turns S3 Buckets Into Linux Filesystems and Block Devices  Linuxiac

Infrastructure Stability in Linux-Based Hosting Environments  Nasscom

Linux kernel 7.1 out now with new NTFS driver, lots of hardware improvements  GamingOnLinux

Linux kernel 7.1 out now with new NTFS driver,  GamingOnLinux

Arch Linux supply chain attack spreads to 1,900+ AUR packages  Risky Business Newsletters

Linux 7.1 is here, and it kills i486 support, fixes Steam Deck audio, and overhauls NTFS  XDA

Linux 7.1 arrives with an NTFS overhaul and major hardware performance boosts  Neowin

Linux's Easy Anti-Cheat problem might finally get fixed as Epic Games posts an interesting job listing  XDA

Linux 7.1 brings new NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fix + more  OMG! Ubuntu

Among the early pull requests sent in prior to today's Linux 7.1 release of new material aiming for Linux 7.2 were all the Kbuild updates...

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 14th, 2026  9to5Linux

Lately, headlines dominated by AI-driven zero-day vulnerabilities have raised a question: Is open source software becoming too risky for the enterprise? With open source comprising more than three-quarters of the average enterprise codebase, the question matters. But the answer is clear: open source software remains inherently safe, structurally resilient, and fundamentally secure.Open source effectively serves as the foundation for all of modern technology, not just enterprise IT, and this is about much more than just Linux. Application servers, databases, network routing, developer environme

As telecommunications (telco) mobile networks evolve from physical hardware to virtualized and containerized infrastructure, the volume of necessary network element upgrades has increased exponentially. For Telstra, Australia’s leading telco and technology company, this shift makes traditional manual network configuration unsustainable.To support a connected future, Telstra needed to move beyond manual intervention and embrace a strategy where the network could manage, protect, and optimize itself. Telstra modernized its approach by transitioning to Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, shift