FreeDesktop.org Adopts The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Adding to the array of software projects and specifications under the FreeDesktop.org umbrella, the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard “FHS” has been adopted by these desktop-focused open-source developers… ⌘ Read more
The Microsoft SoftCard for the Apple II: getting two processors to share the same memory
We talked about the Z80 SoftCard, Microsoft’s first hardware product, back in 2023, but thanks to Raymond Chen and Nicole Branagan, we’ve got some more insights. The Microsoft Z-80 SoftCard was a plug-in expansion card for the Apple II that added the ability to run CP/M software. According to Wikipedia, it was Microsoft’s first hardware product and in 1980 … ⌘ Read more
AMD Contributes BFloat16 Support To LLVM’s SPIR-V Target
AMD software engineers continue making interesting contributions to the LLVM compiler stack around SPIR-V as the IR used by Vulkan and other Khronos APIs… ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.7.2 & MacOS Sonoma 14.8.2 Updates Released
MacOS Sequoia 15.7.2 and macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 are available as software updates for Mac users who are not running the macOS Tahoe operating system. Safari 26.1 is also available as an update for these versions of MacOS. These are security updates for macOS Sonoma and Sequoia, and the updates do not include new features or … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/11/04/macos-sequoia-15-7-2-macos-sonoma-14-8-2-updat … ⌘ Read more
Python Software Foundation Running Out of Money
After turning down $1.5 Million from the US Government as an act of DEI Virtue Signalling, the Python Software Foundation reveals that they have a $1.4 Million deficit, with only 6 months of money left. ⌘ Read more
MacOS Tahoe 26.1 Update Released for Mac
Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.1 for all Mac users, being the first major point release software update for macOS Tahoe since it debuted a few months ago. macOS Tahoe 26.1 includes a few new features, some bug fixes, and security patches, making it an important update to install for any Mac user that is … Read More ⌘ Read more
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There are no really good GUI toolkits for Linux, are there?
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de Yeah, give it a shot. At worst you know that you have to continue your quest. :-)
Fun fact, during a semester break I was actually a little bored, so I just started reading the Qt documentation. I didn’t plan on using Qt for anything, though. I only looked at the docs because they were on my bucket list for some reason. Qt was probably recommended to me and coming from KDE myself, that was motivation enough to look at the docs just for fun.
The more I read, the more hooked I got. The documentation was extremely well written, something I’ve never seen before. The structure was very well thought out and I got the impression that I understood what the people thought when they actually designed Qt.
A few days in I decided to actually give it a real try. Having never done anything in C++ before, I quickly realized that this endeavor won’t succeed. I simply couldn’t get it going. But I found the Qt bindings for Python, so that was a new boost. And quickly after, I discovered that there were even KDE bindings for Python in my package manager, so I immediately switched to them as that integrated into my KDE desktop even nicer.
I used the Python KDE bindings for one larger project, a planning software for a summer camp that we used several years. It’s main feature was to see who is available to do an activity. In the past, that was done on a large sheet of paper, but people got assigned two activities at the same time or weren’t assigned at all. So, by showing people in yellow (free), green (one activity assigned) and red (overbooked), this sped up and improved the planning process.
Another core feature was to generate personalized time tables (just like back in school) and a dedicated view for the morning meeting on site.
It was extended over the years with all sorts of stuff. E.g. I then implemented a warning if all the custodians of an activitiy with kids were underage to satisfy new the guidelines that there should be somebody of age.
Just before the pandemic I started to even add support for personalized live views on phones or tablets during the planning process (with web sockets, though). This way, people could see their own schedule or independently check at which day an activity takes place etc. For these side quests, they don’t have to check the large matrix on the projector. But the project died there.
Here’s a screenshot from one of the main views: https://lyse.isobeef.org/tmp/k3man.png
This Python+Qt rewrite replaced and improved the Java+Swing predecessor.
Securing the software supply chain: How distroless containers defend against npm malware attacks
The wake-up call: npm ‘is’ package compromise In July 2025, the npm package “is”—downloaded millions of times each week—was quietly hijacked. A simple phishing email to its maintainer opened the door for attackers to inject malicious… ⌘ Read more
theCUBE Research economic validation of Docker’s development platform
Docker’s impact on agentic AI, security, developer productivity, costs, ROI An independent study by theCUBE Research To investigate Docker’s impact on developer productivity, software supply chain security, agentic AI development, cost savings, and ROI, TheCUBE Research asked nearly 400 enterprise IT & AppDev leaders from medium to large global enterprises. The industry context is that… ⌘ Read more
Release Candidate for iOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 Available for Testing
Release Candidate builds of iOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, and iPadOS 26.1, are now available for users participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. Release Candidate (RC) builds are typically the final version in a beta period, absent any major bugs, and the release of an RC build indicates the final versions … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
Python Software Foundation has bigger spine than big tech
Back in January 2025, the Python Software Foundation applied for a $1.5 million grant from the US government’s National Science Foundation, under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems program, to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPI. After a lot of paperwork, their application was approved, but upon receiving the contractual agreement, the Python Software Foundation decided to b … ⌘ Read more
Octoverse: A new developer joins GitHub every second as AI leads TypeScript to href=”https://we.loveprivacy.club/search?q=%231”>#1**
In this year’s Octoverse, we uncover how AI, agents, and typed languages are driving the biggest shifts in software development in more than a decade.
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Python Says Discriminatory DEI Policies More Important Than $1.5 Million Dollars
The Python Software Foundation has turned down a $1.5 Million Dollar grant from the US government, as it would require them to cease discriminatory Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion practices. ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Automatic Window Resizing in MacOS
MacOS has evolved with some powerful window resizing features, including automatic window resizing capabilities that were introduced in newer versions of MacOS system software. These automatic window resizing functions will activate when dragging windows around on the Mac screen, and will either attempt to tile windows, resize windows, or make windows fill the screen, depending … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/10/27/how-to-disa … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Automatic Window Resizing in MacOS
MacOS has evolved with some powerful window resizing features, including automatic window resizing capabilities that were introduced in newer versions of MacOS system software. These automatic window resizing functions will activate when dragging windows around on the Mac screen, and will either attempt to tile windows, resize windows, or make windows fill the screen, depending … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/10/27/how-to-disa … ⌘ Read more
Property-Based Testing in Practice
Property-based testing (PBT) is a testing methodology where users
write executable formal specifications of software components and
an automated harness checks these specifications against many
automatically generated inputs. From its roots in the QuickCheck
library in Haskell, PBT has made significant inroads in mainstream
languages and industrial practice at companies such as Amazon,
Volvo, and Stripe. As PBT extends its reach, it is important to understand
how developers are usin … ⌘ Read more
Check Your Mac Security Update Status with SilentKnight
Basically every Mac user is familiar with the process of updating MacOS system software to install updates for their operating system, which typically arrive as point releases (like 15.6) or major version releases (like 26). But did you know that MacOS will also periodically install security updates and anti-malware updates to Gatekeeper, MRT, and Xprotect? … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/10/24/check-your-mac-secur … ⌘ Read more
Teenager detained at gunpoint by US cops because “AI” mistook a chips bag for a gun
If you’re eating a bag of chips in an area where “AI” software is being used to monitor people’s behaviour, you might want to reconsider. Some high school kid in the US was hanging out with his friends, when all of a sudden, he was being swarmed by police officers with with guns drawn. Held at gunpoint, he was told to lie down, after which he was detained. Obviously, … ⌘ Read more
Why More People Are Taking Control of Their Digital Lives with Self-Hosted Alternatives
Remember when owning software meant you bought a CD, installed it, and it was yours until your computer died? Even if you got a new computer, you could install that same software on the new one. Only “serious” software packages had strict licensing restrictions. These days, most of our tools live in the cloud, guarded… ⌘ Read more
AI Guide to the Galaxy: MCP Toolkit and Gateway, Explained
This is an abridged version of the interview we had in AI Guide to the Galaxy, where host Oleg Šelajev spoke with Jim Clark, Principal Software Engineer at Docker, to unpack Docker’s MCP Toolkit and MCP Gateway. TL;DR What they are: The MCP Toolkit helps you discover, run, and manage MCP servers; the MCP Gateway… ⌘ Read more
Docker + E2B: Building the Future of Trusted AI
Trusted Software Starts Here The era of agents is here. Some teams are experimenting, others are just getting started, and a few are already running agents in production. But one challenge stands out: trust. Trust that your agents will act securely. Over 20 million developers already rely on Docker to build and ship software safely… ⌘ Read more
Der ganze Vorgang ist archetypisch für die seit Jahrzehnten völlig ohne Not stattfindende politische Selbstverzwergung Europas.
A comment on heise about the recent AWS outage.
(Too bad there’s no good translation for the great word “Selbstverzwergung”.)
I’m paraphrasing: Europe (and other regions) depend on US IT services, a lot, without an actual need. We saw AWS, Google, and Microsoft build large datacenters and then we thought “welp, shit, nothing we can do about that, guess we’ll just be an AWS customer from now on.” Nobody really went ahead and built German/European alternatives. And now we completely depend on the US for lots of our stuff.
The article even claims that there’s now a shortage of sysadmins in the EU? I’m not so sure. But I’d welcome it, makes my job more secure. 🤣
Hosting services, datacenters, software, everything, it’s all US stuff. Why do we accept this, why not build alternatives …
Cryptographic Issues in Cloudflare’s Circl FourQ Implementation (CVE-2025-8556)
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10 Crazy Things Resulting from Hidden Contract Provisions
We often scroll past pages of endless fine print and click “I agree,” never imagining the bizarre, life-altering consequences buried within. These legal documents—from software End-User License Agreements (EULAs) to celebrity film contracts and even property deeds—are crafted to grant sweeping power to the issuer. But what happens when companies slip absurd demands, perpetual rights, […]
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Beta 4 of iOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 Available for Testing
Apple has issued the fourth beta of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1, for users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. The betas continue to offer refinements, adjustments, improvements, and bug fixes to the various OS 26 operating systems. The latest 4th beta build includes a new Liquid Glass … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/10/20/beta-4-of-ios-26-1 … ⌘ Read more
Docker Model Runner Meets Open WebUI: A Simpler Way to Run Local AI Models
Hi, I’m Sergei Shitikov - a Docker Captain and Lead Software Engineer living in Berlin. I’m focused on DevOps, developer experience, open source, and local AI tools. I created this extension to make it easier for anyone - even without a technical background - to get started with local LLMs using Docker Model Runner and… ⌘ Read more