Open Source Digest: Linting, Qubits, and Security

Open Source Digest: Linting, Qubits, and Security

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Introduction

Welcome to our latest open source digest, where we bring you a curated selection of news and updates from the community. From coding tools to quantum computing, we’ve got you covered.

Development Tools & Updates

    • Social Coworking and Office Hours – Code Linting in R: Join the social coworking session to learn about code linting in R, share tips, and improve your code quality.
    • asgard v0.4.0 now supports scheduling periodic tasks: The latest release of asgard adds support for scheduling periodic tasks, making automation easier than ever.
    • Bean Network Tester v0.7 release: A new version of the Windows network conditions simulator and toolkit is now available, offering enhanced features for testing network performance.
    • Why does ExifCleaner show network traffic if it claims to work offline? A community discussion addressing concerns about ExifCleaner’s network activity despite its offline claims.
    • Не зовут на собеседования? Написал бота, который увеличит твои шансы на это: A developer shares a bot designed to increase your chances of landing job interviews.
    • STITCH: A Spatio-Temporal Integration Tool for Contextual and Historical enrichment of survey data: STITCH is a new tool for enriching survey data with contextual and historical information.
    • Chrome Translator API with spaced repetition: A browser extension that helps you learn words using Chrome’s built-in Translator API and spaced repetition.

    Security & Hardware

    • CVE-2026-100310: GNU libextractor < 1.16 Privilege Escalation via LIBEXTRACTOR_PREFIX: A critical vulnerability in GNU libextractor versions before 1.16 allows privilege escalation. Users are advised to update immediately.
    • Quando la materia determina le prestazioni del qubit: An article discussing how material properties affect qubit performance in quantum computing.

    Community & Other News

    • Hacking silence: When neural impulses become open data: An exploration of how neural data is becoming open, raising ethical and privacy considerations.
    • Navy’s shipyard revamp could cost more than $200 billion: GAO: A GAO report indicates that the Navy’s shipyard modernization could exceed $200 billion.
    • West Chester Florist Launches Fall Collection With Same-Day Delivery Options: A local florist announces its fall collection with same-day delivery.
    • Skin Properties MediaPortal 1: A new skin for MediaPortal 1 is released, offering customization options.

Source

This digest is based on the original compilation at OpenWorld.News/open-source-digest/.

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