[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for August 20, 2026

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front: Debian AI GR; Python pathlib; bootstrappable builds; Fedora and AF_ALG; Arm 128-bit PTEs; BPF CI; 7.2 statistics. Briefs: Brief news items from throughout the community. Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.