Open Source News: Coworking, Security & Community

Social Coworking Sessions

• Getting to Know SORTEE: A session introducing the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolution.
• Vale and Text Linting: Coworking focused on using Vale for prose linting.
• Debugging in R: Collaborative debugging session for R code.

Tech & Security

• Linux kernel root exploit leaked, affecting Android devices. Update your systems.
• Anthropic plans to open a data center in Kentucky for AI development.
• Discover a self-healing Docker agent that recovered every injected failure over 16 days.

Open Source Tools & Tips

• Best open source document scanning utilities: alternatives to Adobe Scan.
• Use the Sponge app to batch-delete old photos on Android for free.
• OpenFDA query guide: accessing specific data sections.

Community & Events

• Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: July 10, 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC).
• Benedict Cumberbatch reads Albert Camus’ thank-you letter to his teacher.
• Wikimedia Bangladesh collaborates with Copyright Office on copyright gap.
• Reflections on 15 years at Wikimedia Foundation and a new chapter.

Miscellaneous

• Best Apple Watch Ultra bands of 2026, expert tested.
• Sun safety tips: UV apps and effective protection strategies.
• Late Night Linux – Episode 393 available.

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