In the news: CIQ Releases Compatibility Catalog for Rocky Linux; KDE Gets Some Resuscitation; Ubuntu 26.04 Beta Arrives with Some Surprises; Ubuntu MATE Dev Leaving After 12 years; Kali Linux Waxes Nostalgic with BackTrack Mode; Gnome 50 Smooths Out NVIDIA GPU Issues; System76 Retools Thelio Desktop; and Some Linux Distros Skirt Age Verification Laws.
CIQ, the founding company and support provider for Rocky Linux, RLC Pro, RLC Pro AI, and RLC Pro Hardened, has released the CIQ Compatibility Catalog (C3).
C3 will enable vendors and developers to self-attest or certify that their products are supported by the CIQ lineup to address the need for validated infrastructure in high-performance computing.
There are three levels of compatibility insurance: Community Compatibility (open to anyone in the Rocky Linux ecosystem at no cost), Vendor Verified (provides a structured validation path for ISVs, hardware vendors, and AI platform providers), and CIQ Certified (for organizations and vendors that need formal certification).
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