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SQLite 3.52.0 Closes a Decade-Long ALTER TABLE Gap and Ships a New Query Formatter
SQLite 3.52.0, expected to release around March 11, 2026, will add ALTER TABLE support for NOT NULL and CHECK constraints, a new Query Result Formatter for the CLI, two new JSON array functions, and query planner improvements.
Linux 7.0 Enters Release Candidate Phase With 14,500 Commits, Intel Nova Lake and AMD Zen 6 Support
Linus Torvalds confirms the next kernel will be 7.0, citing confusion over large numbers, as the first RC ships with one of the largest merge windows on record.
Deno 2.7 Stabilizes the Temporal API and Adds Windows ARM Support as Runtime Matures
Deno 2.7 ships stable Temporal date/time API, official Windows ARM builds, npm overrides, and over 40 Node.js compatibility fixes in its February 25 release.
Git 2.53 Arrives with Monorepo Gains and Mandatory Rust on the Horizon, Clearing the Path to Git 3.0
Git 2.53 defaults Rust support in both build systems and unlocks geometric repacking for partial clones, setting the stage for a Git 3.0 release by late 2026.
Node.js Ships Three Releases in February as SQLite Hits Release Candidate and Native TypeScript Stabilizes
Node.js published versions 25.6.0, 25.6.1, and 25.7.0 across February 2026, advancing built-in SQLite to release-candidate status, extending Single Executable Applications to ESM entry points, and adding SIMD-accelerated text encoding.
Open Source Projects Splinter into Opposing Camps as AI-Generated Contributions Force a Governance Reckoning
A RedMonk study of 32 organizations reveals a fragmented policy landscape as projects from cURL to the Linux kernel draw competing lines on AI code.
Kubernetes Ingress NGINX Reaches End of Life in March, Leaving Half of Cloud Native Environments Facing Urgent Migration
The community-maintained Ingress NGINX controller goes read-only in March 2026. With no future security patches and four new CVEs disclosed in February, organizations running roughly half of all Kubernetes ingress traffic must now choose between Gateway API and alternative controllers.
PostgreSQL Ships Emergency Out-of-Cycle Release After Security Patches Break Core Text Functions and Standby Replication
PostgreSQL 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22 fix regressions introduced when patching five CVEs, including a broken substring() function on non-ASCII text and standby servers halting mid-replication.
MySQL's Governance Crisis: An Open Letter, Oracle's Promises, and the Race Against PostgreSQL
A community revolt over commit drought, staff cuts, and opaque development is forcing Oracle to rethink its stewardship of the world's most deployed open source database.
Prominent Open Source Developers Launch Endowment Fund to Permanently Solve OSS Funding Crisis
A new 501(c)(3) nonprofit modeled on university endowments aims to generate sustainable returns for critical open source projects, backed by the founders of HashiCorp, cURL, and Vue.js.
Firefox 148 Ships a Master AI Kill Switch After Users Revolt Against Mozilla's 'AI Browser' Pivot
Mozilla delivers on its kill switch promise: Firefox 148 adds a single toggle to block all current and future AI features, arriving February 24.
WASI 0.3 Brings Native Async I/O to WebAssembly as Akamai's Fermyon Acquisition Signals Server-Side Inflection Point
WebAssembly's server-side moment arrives as WASI 0.3 finalizes native async support and Akamai deploys Fermyon's Spin across 4,000 edge locations.