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Another EU State Switches to Open Source
German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email Digital sovereignty isn’t a phrase you often hear in the US, but it’s a big deal in Europe. Here’s why. The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has dumped its government email and calendar systems for open-source software. The six-month migration has replaced Microsoft Exchange and Outlook… Read more
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Upgrade to Kernel 6.17
Linux Kernel 6.16 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.17Linux kernel 6.17 is already available in the stable repositories of various distributions, including openSUSE Tumbleweed and Arch Linux. This is your friendly reminder that, as of today, the Linux 6.16 kernel series has reached the end of its supported life,… Read more
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Win11: No More Local Accounts
Microsoft Kills Windows 11 Local Account Setup Just as Windows 10 Reaches End of LifeLocal account workarounds removed just before Windows 10 goes dark. Microsoft has a track record of introducing features people never requested. Remember Recall? The controversial AI screenshot feature that captured everything on your screen raised serious privacy concerns.The pattern continues with… Read more
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Critical Vulnerability on sudo
CISA Alert: Critical Vulnerability in Sudo 🚨 A new vulnerability has been added by CISA to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: 🔹 CVE-2025-32463CVSS Score: 9.3 (Critical) Affected: All Sudo versions prior to 1.9.17p1Platforms: All Linux distributions and Unix-like systems According to CISA:Sudo contains a flaw that allows third-party functionality to be invoked without proper… Read more
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Austrian Army switches to Libre Office
Austria’s Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office (Mostly) for LibreOfficeThe Austrian military prioritizes independence over convenience. Governments around the world, especially European ones, are increasingly reacting to the threat of American-based services pulling the rug from under them. We have already seen many instances of this, like Denmark moving away from Microsoft or Germany… Read more
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HacktoberFest 2025!
Hacktoberfest 2025: Contribute to Open Source! October means Hacktoberfest—the global celebration of open source. Organized by DigitalOcean and partners, this event encourages developers to contribute to projects they use and support. (VanLUG thanks our Event Sponsor, Z-Space Vancouver! Co-working spaces where Art and Technology meet. Follow them here.) Open source thrives on collaboration. In 2024,… Read more
