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Status Update, September 2025

Soc Virnyl Estela | 2025-09-25 | reading time: ~2min

Not really sure what to write on this blog. But for this month's status update, I don't really have much anything going except volunteer stuff in https://ossph.org and https://opensuse.org.

There are lots of things going on actually and I can't really be bothered to type them all.

So I am going to write them in bullet points:

  • Finally got devel:languages:zig approved in openSUSE Build Service. This is to experiment on how we package Zig in openSUSE (and to fix other issues such as packages that are still stuck in a Zig version).
  • Resuming boot.dev course. I need to understand how cloud storage works (but it seems to be straightforward... security side of things though i something I am looking towards into).
  • Reviving https://ossph.org. The org now plans to revive the community by introducing more activities such as talks, workshops or meetups. For now we are doing meetups and increasing engagement in the Discord community.
  • Got a MacBook Air M2. I might have gone for an M3 or M4 but I can't be bothered since the machine exceeded my expectations. I am writing this post currently on my MBA. Maybe I will give this to my sister once I had more money as she currently struggles with her MBA M1 (broken kind of keyboard).
  • Realising that the effort to do something should be compensated with better opportunities. And that energy is reciprocated at the same level.
  • I need to think of solutions to help out the Filipino community. So far, none.

Well, that's all for this monthly update.

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