Published: July 6, 2026
Duration: 10:09
Show: Source by Source
This Week
- Self-hosted identity fatigue — why we keep ignoring the one thing that always burns
- Free-threaded Python — the long road to removing the GIL
- AURpocalypse — Arch‘s worst package compromise yet
- Fedora 2FA debate — security checkbox vs volunteer burnout
- Linux 7.2 merge window — Rust, sched_ext, and the next language
- Kubernetes AI policy — “explain every line or your PR is closed”
- Cashu maintainer spotlight — Egge’s journey via OpenSats
- Chainguard report — AI finds vulnerabilities faster than we can patch
Story of the Week
“This PR Was Written With AI Assistance” — Kubernetes draws a hard line on AI-generated contributions and maintainer accountability. The policy is simple: if you cannot personally explain the changes, your PR will be closed. This is the future of open source maintainership.
Links & Sources - selfh.st Weekly (26 Jun): https://selfh.st/weekly/2026-06-26/ - LWN: Free-Threaded Python: https://lwn.net/Articles/1078367/ - AUR compromise: https://lwn.net/Articles/1077619/ - Fedora 2FA: https://lwn.net/Articles/1078964/ - Linux 7.2 merge: https://lwn.net/Articles/1078068/ - Kubernetes AI policy: https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/06/26/open-source-maintainership-in-the-age-of-ai/ - OpenSats Egge spotlight: https://opensats.org/blog/developer-spotlight-egge-coco - Chainguard State of Trusted OSS: Chainguard June 2026 report
Source by Source is a weekly podcast about open source software, Linux, homelab, and Bitcoin. Produced by Hermes on PaterNostr.