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Submission + - How to turn a 0day into a PR disaster: bully security researchers (heise.de)

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: Microsoft bullied the publisher of BlueHammer (CVE-2026-33825), RedSun (CVE-2026-41091), UnDefend (CVE-2026-45498), YellowKey (CVE-2026-45585), and GreenPlasma/MiniPlasma (CVE-2020-17103 derivatives). A GitHub account was deleted, another account locked down, threats of international legal charges were made, and public law enforcement tipped off. That is a really unpleasant way to deal with a security nightmare of one’s own making. According to Microsoft, the courtesy of informing the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) in advance was not extended. The researcher refutes that claim and speaks of layoffs of competent security staff, blocked accounts, and broken communication channels. There are also rumours of new formality requirements concerning video attachments.

Submission + - German Sovereign Tech Fund supports KDE Plasma (kde.org)

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: The German Sovereign Tech Fund invests 1.2 million Euro (= 1,400,000 USD)in KDE Plasma technologies. According to the STF, they are investing in KDE because it is one of the two major desktop environments used across Linux and plays a key role in how millions of people experience open technology. Strengthening KDE's testing infrastructure, security architecture, and communication frameworks is how they invest in the resilience and reliability of the core digital infrastructure that modern society depends on.

Submission + - France announces move toward Linux (numerique.gouv.fr)

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: Looks like 2026 may be the year of the Linux government desktop. We have announcement from multiple European countries and fderal states and now La France steps in. Budget minister David Amiel stressed:

We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure and our strategic decisions depend on solutions over which we have no control – neither the rules, nor the pricing, nor the developments, nor the risks. The transition is underway: our ministries, our operators and our industrial partners are now embarking on an unprecedented initiative to map our dependencies and strengthen our digital sovereignty.

Also the EUOS proof-of-concept project (not a project of the European Union, but it should be) rethinks how Linux would be deployed in the public sector.

Submission + - UFC-Que Choisir Takes Ubisoft to French Court Over The Crew Shutdown (reuters.com)

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: When Ubisoft pulled the plug on The Crew’s servers without warning, players were left with a worthless game they’d already paid for. Now, consumer watchdog UFC-Que Choisir is fighting back, demanding gamers’ right to play regardless of publisher whims. Supported by the “Stop Killing Games” movement, this landmark case challenges unfair terms before the Créteil Judicial Court (Val-de-Marne near Paris), and aims to protect players from disappearing games.

Submission + - OnlyOffice CEO objects Euro-Office license changes (onlyoffice.com)

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: Lev Bannov of OnlyOffice is concerned about the Euro-Office inclusion of Onlyoffice with trade marks removed: "We liked the AGPL v3 license because its 7th clause allows us to ensure that our code retains its original attributes, so that users are able to clearly identify the developers and the brand behind the program.". Euro-Office is a more comprehensive office productivity package of IONOS which aims to challenge Microsoft Office 365 and Google Workspaces offerings in Europe.

Submission + - Google Sounds Alarm Over Europe's Tech Sovereignty Package

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: Kent Walker, Alphabets Global Affairs VP and Chief Legal Officer, pushes against open source policies in the European Union. Mr. Walker is not a European citizen or resident.

The company warned that Brussels’ policies aimed at reducing dependence on American tech companies could harm competitiveness. According to Google, the idea of replacing current tools with open-source programs would not contribute to economic growth.

Submission + - Consultation Without Continuity: Open Source and the Digital Networks Act (europa.eu)

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: The recent European Commission’s call for evidence on open ecosystems, led by Leontina Sandu of the DIGIT department, attracted an impressive number of 1,658 contributions. Open Source developers demonstrated their creativity by developing tools to extract and analyse these contributions. Yet, the Commission’s handling of open source remains highly inconsistent. Strikingly, the recent Digital Networks Act (DNA) legislative proposal of the European Commission does not even acknowledge open source or the Open Internet Stack. How absurd is it in 2026 to talk about internet infrastructure without saying a single word about open source?

Submission + - European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy (europa.eu)

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: The European Commission is stepping up its efforts behind open-source software, rolling out a new open ecosystem strategy to support EU technological sovereignty, competitiveness and cybersecurity. Building on President von der Leyen’s political guidelines, the initiative will review the Commission’s 2020–2023 open-source approach and set out concrete actions to strengthen Europe’s open-source ecosystem across key areas such as cloud, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and industrial technologies. The strategy will be presented alongside the upcoming Cloud and AI Development Act, forming a broader policy package aimed at reducing strategic dependencies and boosting Europe’s digital resilience.

Submission + - European policymakers discuss digital independence (youtube.com)

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: As the new term of the European Commission begins, policymakers from various political groups (Agenda, Stream) convened yesterday in the European Parliament to discuss strategies for ensuring Europe's Digital Independence and addressing the challenges of technology lock-in. A key takeaway from the discussions was that relying solely on open-source contributors for the Eurostack is not enough—there's a pressing need for substantial public investment.

Submission + - EU asks the public about data privacy framework with the US

Submitted by Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: The European Commission asks for public input on their data privacy framework with the US. A French contributor spilled the milk:

The DPF doesn't protect any of us in the EU from NSA spying and Fisa 702 & Cloud Act legal requests from US Justice

.The agreements prior to the EU-US DPF were invalidated by the European Court for these reasons.

Wine

Submission + - Wine project frustration and forking (winehq.org)

Submitted by
Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: "Wine attempts to implement the Windows API layer on Linux. There are some limitations and an important one is the missing DIB engine, bug 421. Chris Howe comprehends the dissatisfaction of core developers with the abitrary project governance:

Sorry to sound like a stuck record but the Wine website still lists "write a DIB engine" as a requirement, and every time someone does, the patches dissapear down a hole because they're "not right". Someone document what "would be right", or take "write a DIB engine" off the list. I'd love to have a go at documenting it myself, but I don't have the time to reverse engineer it from a few years' worth of rejected solutions.

The latest attempt of Massimo Del Fedel satisfied all requirements set previously for the long standing bug 421 and his optional engine seems to work fine by all Wine quality standards. He seems to be extraordinary stubborn and insusceptible to mobbing. Usually it is extremely frustrating for developers when the goal post is constantly moved. When is the right time that project members should fork when their chief maintainer does not respond anymore or pursues an adverse commercial agenda?"

Government

Submission + - Secret EU Open Source migration study surfaced (stefanoforenza.com)

Submitted by
Elektroschock
Elektroschock writes: "For 4 years MEP Marco Cappato tried to get access to the EU Council open source migration study because he is a member of a responsible IT oversight committee in the European Parliament. His repeated requests for access where finally answered by the Council with the alleged loss of the study. Now, the study finally was gathered and published on the internet. It is embarrassing! Upon request the Gartner Michael Silver claimed there were no mature public Linux installations in Europe "I have not spoken to any sizable deployments of Linux on the desktop and only one or two StarOffice deployments", gartner spread patent and TCO fud. Also the European Patent Office participated in the project although it is no EU institution."

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