Thursday, November 12, 2026

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7.3-rc6 and the "AI Normal": Your Kernel Is Now Debugged by Machines

Linux 7.3-rc6 landed October 4, roughly two weeks out from the expected stable release. The bigger story of the 7.3 cycle isn't one feature — it's the flood of AI-assisted fixes that has quietly rewritten how the kernel gets built, and what that means for the machines you run.

5 Oct 20265 min

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Hacktoberfest 2026 Wants You to Stop Counting Pull Requests

Hacktoberfest 2026 opens October 1 with a new format: pull requests no longer count toward swag, the theme is open AI, and 300+ local fests are on the map. Here is how the month actually works this year.

1 Oct 20263 min