"AlmaLinux OS charted a new path in 2023 when Red Hat restricted source code access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux," remembers Linux Magazine.

"Rather than pursue 1:1 compatibility with RHEL like other Enterprise Linux alternatives, the AlmaLinux OS Foundation chose application binary interface (ABI) compatibility, which guarantees that applications and kernel modules that work on RHEL will work on AlmaLinux OS."

No longer constrained by the 1:1 promise, AlmaLinux can offer new features, or add back deprecated ones, while still remaining a stable, drop-in replacement for RHEL... The release of AlmaLinux OS 10.2 in May 2026 reveals just how far AlmaLinux has come....

When RHEL 10 increased the x86-64-v2 architecture baseline to x86-64-v3, many older server platforms (and some new ones) were left in the lurch. These older servers couldn't support the modern CPU feature sets in x86-64-v3, including AVX2 CPU instructions. AlmaLinux recognized that many community members employed older hardware that relied on x86-64-v2. While x86-64-v3 is enabled by default in AlmaLinux OS 10 and AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10, an additional x86-64-v2 build is also available. The x86-64-v2 build works best for environments that rely on standard OS packages or that can rebuild any additional packages required by x86-64-v2. For users with older hardware, the additional x86-64-v2 build allows continued use of current hardware, saving money and keeping servers from the landfill. AlmaLinux OS 10 is actively supported through 2030 with security support through 2035, significantly extending the life of older hardware....

Many legacy applications and containerized workloads still run on i686, a 32-bit computer processor architecture belonging to the Intel x86 family, including software that only ships as i686, CI pipelines that require a specific 32-bit glibc, and seemingly normal looking containers that require a 32-bit environment. RHEL 10 completely removed 32-bit application support and multilib libraries after deprecating support in earlier releases... AlmaLinux OS 10.2 has added package repos and official container images for 32-bit x86 (but not a 32-bit kernel or installer)...

NVIDIA GPUs, ubiquitous in modern computing, have been a pain point for Linux users. Getting the closed-source NVIDIA drivers has required extra steps and manual installation. When NVIDIA released an open source version of their graphics driver, AlmaLinux integrated the drivers, along with the associated CUDA components, into the AlmaLinux repository starting with AlmaLinux OS 9 and 10. AlmaLinux also signs the open source drivers, allowing secure boot with the NVIDIA drivers they ship. Unlike RHEL users, AlmaLinux users now have native support, allowing them to skip manual installation. AlmaLinux users can now enjoy a fully integrated NVIDIA experience.
In addition, "Thanks to ABI compatibility, AlmaLinux can sometimes deliver patches more quickly than RHEL," the article points out. And it lists other points where AlmaLinux OS 10.2 diverges from RHEL 10:

Re-enabling frame pointers disabled by default in RHEL and CentOS Stream to provide system-wide, real-time tracing and profiling to diagnose and optimize code.
Enabling both kernel and userspace components that allow installation of AlmaLinux on a Btrfs filesystem

Adding SPICE support dropped in RHEL 9, allowing users to interact with a virtual machine's desktop remotely instead of just from the host server.
Restoring support for older storage and network drivers disabled upstream, including Adaptec, Dell PERC, HP, Mellanox, QLogic, Emulex, LSI, and Broadcom.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: A Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with the chief executive of one of the most important artificial intelligence companies in the United States was a spy for China's Ministry of State Security, Beijing's top intelligence agency, according to people briefed on U.S. surveillance. The businesswoman, Alice Huang, was recruited by the ministry to collect intelligence on Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, as part of a drive to learn more about American A.I. chips and potentially influence the company to push for its most advanced chips to be made available to China, the people said.

[...] The New York Times reported last week that Mr. Huang was a target of a Chinese intelligence operation, and that U.S. intelligence agencies were conducting electronic surveillance of Ms. Huang, a Chinese citizen, for at least a year. The Times reported that Mr. Trump had been briefed last year about Mr. Huang's relationship with her, but chose not to do anything about it. Ms. Huang speaks English well and has relationships with executives at the highest levels of the A.I. chip industry, including Mr. Huang and the leaders of Gigabyte, one of the top assemblers of Nvidia supercomputers, said people who have met her. She has attended industry conferences and private executive dinners. It is unclear when Ms. Huang first met Nvidia's leader. In 2024, around the time the two of them were photographed together at a bar in Taipei, her company, Megaspeed, began a multibillion-dollar purchase of advanced A.I. microchips.

To many in the industry, the well-funded push by Megaspeed into A.I. appeared to come out of nowhere. Ms. Huang was connected to a network of companies and investors clustered around Shanghai and Zhejiang province that had used their ties to local officials in Shanghai to push aggressively from mobile video games into data centers, which provide the computing power behind artificial intelligence. Megaspeed has been building data centers in Southeast Asia and then renting their computing power to Alibaba, the giant Chinese internet firm, giving China a backdoor way of getting access to advanced Nvidia chips. Nvidia is restricted by the United States from selling those chips directly to China. Beyond its local connections, the network also has a financial link to the Chinese military establishment, through an investment in a cybersecurity subsidiary of China Electronics Technology Group, one of the country's largest makers of military technology. Following the report, top Republican lawmakers have asked Jensen Huang to appear before Congress to answer questions. "Recent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the People's Republic of China's access to sensitive US technology and information," representatives John Moolenaar, Brian Mast, and Rick Crawford said. "The issue of PRC infiltration and access to cutting-edge US technology is core to the investigative work of our three committees this Congress. It is vital that Congress determines the extent to which US national security has been placed at risk," the lawmakers added.

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Lewis Hamilton is set to start the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from the back of the grid as the Ferrari driver serves more grid penalties.

Live coverage of the Formula 1 Qualifying session for the 2026 Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.

Max Verstappen finished fastest in Free Practice 3 ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver beating Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris to the top of the leaderboard.

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KRAKAU (ANP/AFP/RTR) - De verdachte schutter van de aanslag in de Poolse stad Krakau heeft de Poolse nationaliteit en handelde alleen. Dat heeft de politie gemeld aan AFP en aan de Poolse nieuwssite Onet.

Zijn identiteit is "achterhaald door onderzoekswerk van de politie", aldus een politiewoordvoerder verder tegen Onet. Over een motief is nog niets bekend.

Bij de aanslag in het centrum van Krakau vielen zaterdag in eerste instantie minstens vijf doden en tien gewonden. Later bevestigde de politie een zesde dode: vier vrouwen en twee mannen. Meerdere media meldden daarna ook dat er vijftien gewonden zijn. Er raakten twee agenten gewond, van wie een ernstig.

Gewonde schutter

Ook de veronderstelde schutter raakte gewond toen hij probeerde te ontkomen. Hij is overgebracht naar het ziekenhuis.

Bij zijn aanval droeg hij militaire kleding. Hij reed met een auto het centrale plein van de stad op en begon te schieten. Volgens de politie had hij niet alleen een lang militair wapen, maar meerdere wapens bij zich. In zijn auto is ook munitie gevonden.

Reactie premier

De Poolse premier Donald Tusk sprak op X van een "tragische schietpartij". Een woordvoerder van Tusk laat weten dat de premier onderweg is naar Krakau.

De Europese Unie heeft steun betuigd na de schietpartij. "Polen staat er niet alleen voor", schreef de EU-buitenlandchef Kaja Kallas op X. "Het tragische verlies van levens bij de schietpartij in Krakau is een tragedie die tot ver buiten Polen zal worden gevoeld", aldus de belangrijkste EU-diplomaat.

PARIJS (ANP) - In verschillende Franse steden wordt voor het vierde weekend op rij gedemonstreerd tegen onder meer hoge kosten voor levensonderhoud en de staat van het onderwijs. Bronnen bij het Franse ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken zeggen tegen de zender BFMTV dat het aantal demonstranten "aanzienlijk is afgenomen", vergeleken met eerdere zaterdagen.

Jongerenorganisaties zeggen dat in heel Frankrijk 250.000 mensen deelnamen aan de protesten, van wie 75.000 in Parijs. Het ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken houdt het bij een schatting van 146.000 mensen.

In de meeste steden verliepen de demonstraties zaterdagmiddag vreedzaam. Aan het einde van de middag liepen de spanningen tussen de politie en demonstranten in Parijs op. Mensen gooiden met projectielen, stenen, flessen en rookgranaten naar agenten, waarop de politie flitsgranaten inzette.

In Lyon werden volgens BFMTV zeker elf mensen gearresteerd, omdat demonstranten bijeenkwamen terwijl er geen demonstratie in Lyon gepland stond voor zaterdag.

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

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Iemand sjouwt haastig een katheder met het CDA-logo het podium op. Een A4’tje met daarop de toespraak van leider Henri Bontenbal waait ervan af en wordt snel weer op de juiste…