Open Source Digest: EU Mandates, Security, & Community Events

July 17, 2026 by HM Godoy

EU Regulations & Market Moves Google must open Android and Search data to rivals under new EU specifications, reshaping digital competition. OnePlus exits EU and US markets, signaling a strategic shift. Security & Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-62764: Apache Accumulo vulnerability allows users to trigger a graceful shutdown without proper permissions—update recommended. SecretSpec 0.15 released with provider credentials, … Read more

Open Source Digest: Community, Security, and Innovation

July 14, 2026 by HM Godoy

Community Events and Collaborations Social Coworking Sessions: The SORTEE community continues its social coworking and office hours, fostering collaboration among open scientists. Additionally, a session focusing on Vale and text linting tools helps improve documentation quality. World Music Day Edit-a-thon 2026: A global event to create and improve Wikipedia articles about music, culture, and history, … Read more

Open Source Digest: Coworking, Security, Tools & Community

July 13, 2026 by HM Godoy

Community & Events SORTEE Social Coworking: Join the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology for social coworking and office hours to connect with peers. Vale & Text Linting Coworking: Participate in coworking sessions focused on Vale and text linting tools to improve writing workflows. Malaysia Wikimedians in Seoul: The Wikimedia community … Read more

Open Source News: Security, AI, and Community Highlights

July 9, 2026 by HM Godoy

Security & Vulnerabilities A critical Linux kernel vulnerability, GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), affects kernels 2.6.39 through 7.1, enabling stack use-after-free and local privilege escalation. Patches are being prepared. Expert-tested malware removal tools for 2026 are reviewed, emphasizing open-source options like ClamAV for cross-platform protection. Community & Events Africa Wiki Women Community Roundtable 2026 will discuss responsible AI … Read more

Open Source News: Coworking, Security & Community

July 7, 2026 by HM Godoy

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. … Read more

Open Source News: Coworking, Security, AI, and Community

June 21, 2026 by HM Godoy

Community & Events Social Coworking & Office Hours: Upcoming sessions cover SORTEE, Vale text linting, and R debugging – great for skill-sharing and networking. Igbo Wikipedia Training: A workshop at University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC) aims to boost Igbo language Wikipedia contributions. Wiki Mentorship: A participant shares their journey from learner to contributor in … Read more

Open Source Roundup: R Meetups, Debugging & LLM Tips

June 12, 2026 by HM Godoy

Community Events Social Coworking & Office Hours: SORTEE (open science), Vale & text linting, and R debugging sessions offer collaborative coding and peer learning. Rencontres R 2026: The annual French R conference will be held in Nantes. Save the date! Tech & Tools FreeBSD Kernel Bug: A privilege escalation exploit (‘Bumsrakete’) grants root access; patch … Read more

Open Source Digest: Mentorship, Debugging, and AI Updates

June 8, 2026 by HM Godoy

Community & Events Social Coworking & Office Hours: Vale and Text Linting session coming soon. Join to learn best practices for text linting. Social Coworking & Office Hours: Debugging in R workshop offered. Perfect for R users looking to improve debugging skills. Rencontres R 2026 – Nantes: Mark your calendars for this French R conference … Read more

Open Source Digest: AI & Community Highlights

June 7, 2026 by HM Godoy

Community & Events The R community gathers at Rencontres R 2026 in Nantes, France, focusing on R language, data science, and open collaboration. Social Coworking sessions offer collaborative spaces for text linting and R debugging, fostering peer learning. African Month 2026 aims to add 91 new articles to Wikipedia to improve coverage of Africa. Tools … Read more

Open Source Digest: R, AI, Security & Community News

June 2, 2026 by HM Godoy

Debugging & Community Events Social Coworking and Office Hours will focus on debugging in R, offering collaborative help for R users. Rencontres R 2026 is scheduled for Nantes, France, bringing the R community together. Africa Wiki Women’s On-Wiki Skills Mentorship Program celebrates growth, impact, and digital inclusion. Open Source & AI Policy The Open Source … Read more

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