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23 Oct 2026 edition

9 articles · 6 sources ·

Top topics: Open Source · Web · DevOps

Open Source

[$] The first part of the 7.4 merge window

Since the merge window for 7.4 opened, there have been 6,753 non-merge changesets pulled into the mainline repository. Many more are expected, especially given the possibility that this merge window will be extended to…

Source: LWN.net daroc
Open Source

[$] Seeking smaller kernel stacks

Memory has always been a scarce resource in computing systems, but the problem seems to have worsened recently. In particular, the worldwide shortage of memory chips has led to a renewed focus by systems developers on…

Source: LWN.net corbet
Open Source PostgreSQL

Security updates for Friday

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (buildah, expat, grafana, grafana-pcp, httpd, iperf3, openssh, php, php8.4, php:7.4, php:8.2, and php:8.3), Debian (aide, chromium, clamav, erlang, linux-6.12, roundcube,…

Source: LWN.net jzb
Web

Accordion Icons: Which Work Best?

A closer look at accordion icons, why split menus are harmful, and why it’s better not to have icons and text labels link to different actions. Plus, why the caret is the safest icon choice. You’ll find more [useful…

Source: Smashing Magazine hello@smashingmagazine.com (Vitaly Friedman)

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