• Some turbulence at CalyxOS

    From LWN.net@1337:1/100 to All on Fri Aug 8 18:30:07 2025
    Some turbulence at CalyxOS

    Date:
    Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:25:51 +0000

    Description:
    CalyxOS is an Android distribution that
    claims a focus on privacy and security. So when an
    announcement from the project begins by saying " we want to assure
    you that we have no reason to believe the security of CalyxOS and its
    signing keys have been compromised ", chances are that good things are
    not happening. In this case, it would appear that Nicholas Merrill, one of
    the founders of
    the project, has left for unclear reasons, and CalyxOS is responding by
    pausing all releases and security updates while its release process,
    signing keys, and security protocols are reworked. The result will be no updates for " four to six months ". The project is recommending that
    its users " should uninstall the OS " and wait for an all-clear
    signal. CalyxOS may have its work cut out for it when the time comes to
    try to convince those users to come back.

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    Link to news story:
    https://lwn.net/Articles/1033042/


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