January 2026 | Stackscale

The Linux kernel prepares for a “day after” Linus Torvalds

For more than three decades, the Linux kernel has grown with a comfortable paradox: a massive project maintained by hundreds of people worldwide, yet with a final, centralised step that has effectively passed through the hands of a near-single figure. Linus Torvalds didn’t just write the first lines of code; since 1991, he has also

Let’s Encrypt Opens the Door to HTTPS by IP: IPv4 and IPv6 Certificates With a 160-Hour Lifetime

For years, web encryption has relied on a basic assumption: if a service wants HTTPS, it needs a domain name. That’s practical—people browse names, not numbers—but also historical: certificate validation and lifecycle management were designed around DNS. That rule has started to change. As of January 15, 2026, Let’s Encrypt has announced general availability of

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The Linux kernel prepares for a “day after” Linus Torvalds

Let’s Encrypt Opens the Door to HTTPS by IP: IPv4 and IPv6 Certificates With a 160-Hour Lifetime

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