662: The GitHub DietIs it time to replace GitHub in our workflow? We git into it. Plus, our favorite features in the new Linux 7.0 release.
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LFNW2026 ScheduleLinux 7.0: Btrfs β’ β A translation layer of logical block addresses that allows changes without moving or rewriting blocks for relocation
Linux 7.0: XFS β’ β Autonomous self-healing; delivers live filesystem health events to userspace for automatic repairs
Linux 7.0: EXT4 β’ β Improves write performance for concurrent direct I/O writes
Linux 7.0: IO-uring β’ β Adds support for BPF filtering to IO_uring for high performance async I/O
Linux 7.0: Scheduler β’ β Scheduler updates land with time slice extension, performance and scalability work for high core count systems
Linux 7.0: Rust β’ β Formally concluding the 'Rust experiment'; Rust for the Linux kernel is here to stay
Linux 7.1: i486 β’ β Begins phasing out Intel 486 CPU support; no known Linux distributions still ship with i486 support
Give Up GitHub β’ β We realize this is not an easy task; GitHub is ubiquitous. Through their effective marketing, GitHub has convinced FOSS developers that GitHub is the best (and even the only) place for FOSS development.
opengist β’ β Self-hosted pastebin powered by Git, open-source alternative to Github Gist.
Forgejo on Codeberg β’ β Beyond coding. We forge.
Forgejo β’ β Self-hosted alternative to GitHub; liberate your software from proprietary shackles with a familiar environment
NixOS Wiki: Forgejo β’ β Lightweight software forge; completely free software and a fork of Gitea
Forgejo Actions β’ β Reusable pieces of code for CI workflows; compatible with GitHub Actions
NixOS Forgejo Actions Runner β’ β NixOS configuration for turnkey deployment of Forgejo Actions runners
Forgejo Federation (PR #10453) β’ β Work-in-progress for federated repositories; enabling decentralized software development
Forgejo Snippets (Issue #1069) β’ β Create a shareable piece of text, be it code or plain text, publicly or privately
Git Novice Guide β’ β Free interactive tutorial; learn version control with Git from scratch
Pick: sshroute β’ β Network-aware SSH router - routes connections to different IPs/ports/keys/jump hosts based on active VPN or network
Pick: rendercv β’ β Resume builder for academics and engineers
Pick: ESPHome Starter Kit β’ β DIY sensor kit for Home Assistant with ESPHome; build your own smart home devices
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