




The article criticizes omarchy, a project by DHH that markets itself as a Linux distribution. The author argues omarchy is not a true distro but merely Arch Linux bundled with DHH's personal dotfiles and configuration preferences. The piece takes issue with omarchy's posturing, questioning why it has conferences, sponsors, and merchandise while established d

A comprehensive technical deep-dive into the TTY (teletype) subsystem in Linux and UNIX systems. The article traces the historical origins of TTY from physical teletype machines in the 1940s, through the evolution of terminal hardware, to the modern Linux TTY subsystem implementa
linusakesson.net·Hacker News: Front Page·12d ago·21 min readThe article reports on a series of recently discovered Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerabilities — Copy Fail, Dirty Frag, and Fragnesia — affecting Gentoo Linux. It notes a broader trend of vulnerabilities being found and disclosed at an accelerating pace, expected to con


The article warns about newly announced Linux kernel vulnerabilities following the copy.fail incident, specifically mentioning "Copy Fail 2: Electric Boogaloo" and "Dirty Frag." The author advises readers to avoid installing new software (except for distro kernel patches) and highlights the heightened risk of supply chain attacks via NPM during this period.


Star Labs®25d agoA technical deep-dive into CVE-2026-31431 ("Copy Fail"), a Linux kernel vulnerability. The author documents setting up a lab to run the exploit, disassemble the shellcode, trace it at the syscall level, and verify that rootless Podman containers (deployed on GNOME's GitLab runners) successfully contain the privilege escalation attempt. The post demonstrates
