Open Source Digest: R, EduWiki, Security & More

Open Source Digest: R, EduWiki, Security & More

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Community & Events

    • Rencontres R 2026: The annual R conference will be held in Nantes, France. Mark your calendars for this key event for the R community.
    • EduWiki Workshop: A recent workshop showcased practical uses of Wikimedia Commons in education, highlighting how teachers and students can leverage open media resources.

    Software & Tools

    • SLS 2026 Jun Release: New random pictures are available for the SLS 2026 June release, adding fresh visuals for users.
    • Mutt 2.3.2 Released: The classic email client mutt has a new version 2.3.2, bringing updates and bug fixes.
    • Caddy & Jellyfin on macOS: A community member seeks help with Caddy in OrbStack (macOS) where native Jellyfin shows client IP as 127.0.0.1 due to source IP masquerading.

    Security & Networking

    • Pet Project Goes Wild: Writing tun2socks: An article details the journey of a pet project that evolved into a tun2socks implementation, fixing Android VPN vulnerabilities.
    • Patch Me If You Can: Episode 665 of a security podcast discusses patching strategies and challenges.
    • Your Rails App Can Be Perfectly Secure: A guide to achieving robust security for Ruby on Rails applications.
    • Testing Disaster Plans: David Bernstein offers practical advice on how to actually test a disaster plan, ensuring it works when needed.

    Performance & Energy

    • Joule Profiler: A phase-based energy measurement tool for developers to analyze and optimize energy consumption of software.

    Hardware & Displays

    • Low-Noise Amplifier Project: Details of a DIY low-noise amplifier project for electronics enthusiasts.
    • Tianma at Display Week 2026: Highlights include Micro-LED HUD, ultra-high-refresh AMOLED, and glasses-free 3D medical display technologies.
    • Wearable Accuracy Showdown: Tracking 3,000 steps on Apple Watch, Google Pixel, and Oura Ring reveals which device is most accurate.

    Multimedia & Culture

    • Chuck Jones’ The Dot and the Line: This Oscar-winning animation from 1965 celebrates geometry and hard work, now available online.
    • SQLite Self-Ranking over Chrome Profiles: An MIT project uses hit rate as a curation signal to rank SQLite databases from Chromium profile files.

Source: OpenWorld.News/open-source-digest/

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