Open Source News: R 2026, Hackorum, Kata Containers, & More

Open Source Events & Collaborations

    • Rencontres R 2026 will take place in Nantes, France, bringing together the R community for discussions, workshops, and networking.
    • Hackorum and pginbox join forces – two projects with a shared mission are merging their efforts to better serve the open source community.

    Open Source in Practice

    • Time Squirrel is a MIT-licensed native macOS timer that stores history locally in Markdown/JSON. No accounts, no cloud.
    • Background AI with Solid Queue – a guide on using Solid Queue for slow OpenAI API calls, ensuring non-blocking background processing.

    Security & Infrastructure

    • CVE-2026-41326 in Kata Containers: a vulnerability allows CopyFile policy subversion via symlinks. Update immediately.
    • Live migration failure for instances with PCI passthrough on OpenStack Epoxy / Ubuntu 24.04 – a known issue affecting virtual machine mobility.

    Community & Ethics

    • Language documentation needs community rights – interview with Van Gujjari writer Taukeer Alam on consent and recognition in linguistic work.
    • Trust is Good, Rebuilding is Better – a reflection on why trust alone isn’t enough; rebuilding systems transparently is key.

    Tech Industry & Trends

    • Sony challenges AirPods & Bose – new audio gear offers compelling reasons to switch.
    • Open source navigation library for Flutter – ux_navigation brings declarative navigation to Flutter apps.
    • eCOA platform uMotif launches scientific consulting – expanding beyond software into research design and analysis.
    • Calibration methods for DIY instruments – a practical guide from theory to hands-on application.
    • Mittwoch digest – covers retro phone features, Google’s interest in SpaceX plans, and more.
    • Scaling API design – Q&A with Sanjay Kumar on lessons for product managers.
    • PFSense expert in the Philippines – highlighted professional services for pfSense deployments.
    • Wilmington open house on Amazon data center – public discussion on proposed facility.
    • Disciples after the Bible – explores what happened to the twelve apostles post-scripture.
    • Strengthening the commons for AI – from signals to infrastructure, building robust open systems for the AI era.

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

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