Ubuntu 26.04 has been released! MariaDB is now in the 'main' archive, which for Ubuntu users and Canonical customers means that MariaDB is an officially supported core component, rather than just an extra option. Latest version also features an Ubuntu-tailored security like custom AppArmor profile for MariaDB and a hardened systemd service.

Want to contribute to Ubuntu/Debian but stuck on packaging task? Welcome to Mentoring Mondays

Want to contribute to Ubuntu/Debian but stuck on packaging task? Welcome to Mentoring Mondays

Want to contribute to Debian but stuck on packaging task? Welcome to Mentoring Mondays

Want to contribute to Debian but stuck on packaging task? Welcome to Mentoring Mondays

For anyone doing their first contribution to MariaDB: start out by learning how the mariadb-test-run command works and how to efficiently rebuild the MariaDB sources and re-run the test suite.

MariaDB’s new AppArmor profile is now enforcing in Debian unstable and heading to Ubuntu 26.04. If you are a dba/sysadmin, check your logs and share feedback via the Debian bug tracker.

MariaDB’s new AppArmor profile is now enforcing in Debian unstable and heading to Ubuntu 26.04. If you are a dba/sysadmin, check your logs and share feedback via the Debian bug tracker.

MariaDB's new AppArmor profile is now enforcing in Debian unstable. If you are a dba/sysadmin familiar with AppArmor and using MariaDB, check your logs and share feedback via the Debian bug tracker.

MariaDB's new AppArmor profile is now enforcing in Debian unstable. If you are a dba/sysadmin familiar with AppArmor and using MariaDB, check your logs and share feedback via the Debian bug tracker.

MariaDB's new AppArmor profile is now enforcing in Debian unstable and heading to Ubuntu 26.04. If you are a dba/sysadmin, check your logs and share feedback via the Debian bug tracker.

After comparing several of these directories, seems https://euro-stack.com/ is the most comprehensive. I also like that it allows to filter by both being European and open source.

It is also made by the same people who run https://eurostack.eu/ and who got a lot of visibility delivering the https://euro-stackletter.eu/ letter to President Von der Leyen a year ago. Hopefully they settle soon on what is their primary domain :)

After comparing several of these directories, seems https://euro-stack.com/ is the most comprehensive. I also like that it allows to filter by both being European and open source.

It is also made by the same people who run https://eurostack.eu/ and who got a lot of visibility delivering the https://euro-stackletter.eu/ letter to President Von der Leyen a year ago. Hopefully they settle soon on what is their primary domain :)

Yet another directory of European tech alternatives: https://eutechmap.com/ 🇪🇺

There quite a few of these now. Which directory do you think is the best one to recommend/promote?

Yet another directory of European tech alternatives: https://eutechmap.com/ 🇪🇺

There quite a few of these now. Which directory do you think is the best one to recommend/promote?

Univeristy student keen to gain open source skills this summer? If you, or someone you know, want to contribute to Debian with Google's sponsorship, explore the GSoC 2026 project ideas now: https://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2026/Projects

Applications open until end of March - look into project ideas already this weekend!

Univeristy student keen to gain open source skills this summer? If you, or someone you know, want to contribute to Debian with Google's sponsorship, explore the GSoC 2026 project ideas now: https://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2026/Projects

Applications open until end of March - look into project ideas already this weekend!

Univeristy student keen to gain open source skills this summer? If you, or someone you know, want to contribute to Debian with Google's sponsorship, explore the GSoC 2026 project ideas now: https://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2026/Projects

Applications open until end of March - look into project ideas already this weekend!

I tested 9 flagships (Claude 4.6, GPT-5.2, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Kimi K2.5, etc.) in my own mini-benchmark with novel tasks, web search disabled and zero training contamination and no cheating possible.

TL;DR: Claude 4.6 is currently the best reasoning model, GPT-5.2 is overrated, and open-source is catching up fast, in particular Moonshot.ai's Kimi K2.5 seems very capable.

The MySQL community manager since 10 years, Frederic Descamps , expains in his blog why he now quit Oracle and joined MariaDB.