Self-Host Weekly (17 July 2026)

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This week, Linus Torvalds (the CEO of Linux) found himself scolding the community for its backlash against AI in response to development concerns over Sashiko, an agentic Linux kernel code review system.

If you're too lazy to read the memo, below are the snippets I found the most notable in what eventually led to the creator telling AI haters to (literally and figuratively) fork it:

> I realize that some people really dislike AI, but this is an area where I'm willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level maintainer.

> Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it.

> There are other questions around AI (like what the economy of it will actually look like in the end), but "is it useful" is no longer one of those questions.

> The solution is to make sure those LLM tools help maintainers instead of just causing them pain. There's no question on that side.

> Because it's not like natural intelligence is always all that great either.

> The kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology.

> And so we make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear of new tools.

Naturally, Torvalds' remarks created a bit of a stir among both those in disagreement with his takes and those who find his methods of communication too crass. (TBD on how this will impact this week's milestone release of Hannah Montana Linux v26.)

In other news, Windows also had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week as researchers revealed a 0-day exploit the same day Microsoft's Patch Tuesday release addressed a record-breaking number of security fixes.

Other activity and happenings you should be aware of:

The team behind Fluxer, a promising open source Discord alternative, announced they're finalizing the project's API and self-hosting documentation (although maybe a bit too late given the release of Chatto, a newer alternative that recently created some buzz)
Immich (photos) started pushing releases to FUTO's official F-Droid repo with their v3.0.3 release (for Android users who prefer to install apps outside of Google Play)
Plex began rolling out an updated interface for its Roku and Fire TV Stick apps, and users aren't happy about it
Dawarich (location tracking) added a poster studio in its latest release, which allows users to generate custom printable maps of their travels
The latest NocoDB release, 2026.07.0, introduces new features available only to enterprise customers – a continued trend leaving the community increasingly frustrated (1, 2)
Two relatively young and increasingly popular authentication platforms – Pocket ID and Tinyauth – announced they're officially OpenID Connect certified this week
Logseq (wiki/collaboration) dropped its initial beta release for v2.0 while also announcing the product is being split into two versions
Visual Studio Code received a modern facelift in its recent v1.129 release (currently only in preview and will need to be enabled from the settings)
Elon Musk committed to publishing the source code behind X (formerly Twitter) after completing its current security vulnerability review
OpenAI launched their first-ever physical device – the Codex Micro, a $230 keypad controller for the platform's AI coding assistant
TWIL about Open OSCAR Server, an instant messaging server compatible with old school AIM and ICQ clients

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