Video by Open Data Institute via YouTube

open source
Open Source News: Sovereignty, Security & Community
Digital Sovereignty & Open Source Alternatives A new study finds that Opendesk is not a fully equivalent replacement for Microsoft 365, highlighting gaps in digital sovereignty for public administrations. Heise IT Summit 2026 will feature a conference on digital sovereignty, exploring strategies for reducing vendor lock-in. Switzerland is evaluating open source alternatives to proprietary software … Read more
Open Source Under Attack & AI Agents Rise
Key Insights Open source software is facing a dual threat: a surge in sophisticated poisonings by hackers targeting the supply chain, and legal risks from using open source AI models without proper IP checks. Yet, the community pushes forward with innovations like GitHub Copilot for Eclipse going open source and AI agents reshaping enterprise computing. … Read more
Open Source News: KDE €1M, Scaling Shift, Backlog Buckets
Open Source Project Management Gets a Boost OpenProject 17.4 introduces Backlog buckets, a feature designed to help teams manage large backlogs more effectively. This update addresses common pain points in agile workflows by enabling customizable organization of backlog items. The announcement hints at further agile improvements, signaling a continued focus on enhancing project management tools … Read more
The future of agile way of working in OpenProject: Backlog buckets
Video by OpenProject | Open Source Project Management via YouTube

We’ve heard from many teams that navigating hundreds of thousands of backlog items can quickly become overwhelming, so we built a solution.
With OpenProject 17.4, we’ve introduced Backlog buckets: a new way to organize your backlog exactly how your team needs it.
And we’re just getting started, as promised, more agile improvements are on the way. Stay tuned.
On the slow death of Scaling (birth of Adaption Labs) | Sara Hooker | HF ML Club India EP2
Video by Hugging Face via YouTube

This video features Dr. Sara Hooker, co-founder of Adaption Labs, discussing the transition from monolithic model scaling to an era of adaptive intelligence. Addressing the Hugging Face ML Club India, she explores why the "bigger is better" race in compute is reaching an inflection point and what this means for the future of research.
Timestamps:
* 00:00 – Introduction of Dr. Sara Hooker
* 02:37 – Personal anecdote: Using ChatGPT to generate presentation slides
* 04:03 – The problem with monolithic AI and "one-size-fits-all" models
* 05:27 – Analyzing the "Bitter Lesson" and the limits of scaling
* 07:08 – How the belief in scaling has shaped the AI ecosystem
* 09:28 – Evidence against monolithic models: Performant small models and weight redundancy
* 11:00 – Recent disappointments in massive model scaling
* 12:20 – Moving toward post-training and test-time scaling
* 14:14 – Optimization in the data space and Adapt Data
* 15:38 – Auto Scientist: Automating end-to-end model adaptation
* 19:26 – The pillars of research at Adaption Labs
* 21:30 – Q&A: Can you explicitly optimize for adaptability?
* 23:44 – Q&A: Relationship between pre-training, post-training, and test-time scaling
* 28:46 – Q&A: Defining adaptive intelligence vs. continual learning
* 31:32 – Q&A: Efficiency as a pillar for data and compute
* 35:12 – Q&A: Why do labs still invest in LLMs over alternatives?
* 37:20 – Q&A: The impact of the "Hardware Lottery"
* 40:30 – Q&A: The future of adaptive user interfaces
* 43:03 – Q&A: Accuracy and limitations of public "scaling laws"
* 44:28 – Q&A: Undervalued research domains (Sparsity and alternative architectures)
* 48:50- Q&A: Evolution of advice for machine learning beginners
* 53:16 – Q&A: The "Strawberry" problem and tokenization issues
* 56:44 – Q&A: The importance of research communities
* 57:50 – Q&A: pertinent theoretical research in optimization
CNCF TOC Public meeting May 19 2026
Video by CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] via YouTube

THE Complete list of all tools and apps I use on Linux!
Video by The Linux Experiment via YouTube

Check out TuxCare’s Endless LifeCycle Support for Amazon Linux 2 (and other): https://tuxcare.com/endless-lifecycle-support/amazon-linux-eol-support/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=amazon-linux-2-els&utm_content=the-linux-experiment
Grab a brand new laptop or desktop running Linux: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en#
👏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
Get access to:
– a Daily Linux News show
– a weekly patroncast for more thoughts
– your name in the credits
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLinuxEXP/join
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment
Or, you can donate whatever you want:
https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp
Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/
👕 GET TLE MERCH
Support the channel AND get cool new gear: https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Sponsor: TuxCare
01:45 Desktop Environment
04:11 Web Browser
06:05 Cool Utilities
09:12 Task management
10:38 File Manager
11:58 More cool utilities
15:14 Backups and Syncing files
17:17 Image & graphics
18:21 Document Editing
19:56 Note Taking
21:33 Video Editing & Recording
23:42 Email & Calendar
24:13 Other tidbits
25:33 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
#linux #linuxdesktop #linuxapps
Open Source Digest: Community, Security & Innovation
Community & Events Rencontres R 2026 will be held in Nantes, bringing together the R language community for talks and workshops. OpenSSF Ambassador Program launches its first cohort to promote open source security best practices globally. WMF CEO Bernadette Meehan meets the Japanese community to discuss Wikimedia’s future and collaboration. Tech & Development pfSense Dual-WAN … Read more
Open Source Digest: R 2026, Firefox in Docker, QEMU Bug, & More
Community & Events Rencontres R 2026 in Nantes: The annual R language conference will be held in Nantes, France. Mark your calendars for this key community event. Admin By Request Partners with Infosecurity Europe 2026: F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg will appear at the event, highlighting the intersection of cybersecurity and high-performance technology. Open Source Tools … Read more