Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for January 30, 2025
This edition contains the following feature content:
- Vendoring Go packages by default in Fedora: the ongoing story of the impedance mismatch between language-specific repositories and the traditional Linux distribution model.
- The Rust 2024 Edition takes shape: the next major Rust edition is about to land; here's what the final changes look like.
- The first part of the 6.14 merge window: an overview of what has landed in the mainline so far.
- The trouble with the new uretprobes: a newish (and somewhat strange) system call creates problems with container-management systems.
- FOSDEM keynote causes concerns: who should be given a platform at this important conference?
- Offline applications with Earthstar: a privacy-oriented database system.
This week's edition also includes these inner pages:
- Brief items: Brief news items from throughout the community.
- Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.
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