Abandoning Scientific Linux Was a Mistake

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What happened

Article URL: https://blog.melashri.net/posts/scientific-linux-mistake/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49813286 Points: 69 # Comments: 41…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://blog.melashri.net/posts/scientific-linux-mistake/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49813286 Points: 69 # Comments: 41…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:46:39 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

What to watch next

  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Abandoning Scientific Linux Was a Mistake

  2. The Forgetful CPU (Linux on M4)

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The Forgetful CPU (Linux on M4)

Article URL: https://yuka.dev/blog-2026-10-02-linux-m4.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49933869 Points: 166 # Comments: 72…

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hacker News