This page tracks substantive changes to Slight Future — new pages, revised guides, corrected information, and structural updates. Minor typo fixes and formatting adjustments are not individually listed unless they affect technical accuracy.

The changelog exists because technical references are only trustworthy if readers can verify when content was last reviewed. If you are following a guide written for Debian buster and the site has since been updated for bookworm, that context matters.

2026​

March 2026​

• Expanded WSL coverage with updated notes on WSLg behaviour under Windows 11 24H2 and revised environment variable guidance
• Refreshed Debian DNS resolver guide with current systemd-resolved interaction notes for bookworm
• Updated privacy policy with clarified Cloudflare Web Analytics description
• New entries across the security and web development sections covering recent crawler pattern changes
• Site infrastructure migrated to Docusaurus with custom theme and self-hosted assets
• Added topics hub with cross-section navigation for major theme clusters

February 2026​

• Added firewall comparison notes covering UFW and firewalld practical differences across distributions
• Updated mod_brotli configuration guide with revised compression level recommendations and interaction notes for HTTP/2 push deprecation
• Published FileLocator review with detailed assessment of search indexing performance
• Revised rm -rf behaviour in WSL with additional observations from WSL 2.x kernel updates
• Minor corrections to several tech notes based on reader feedback

January 2026​

• Refreshed browser extension coverage with updated Manifest V3 migration status notes
• Added IPv6 fail2ban configuration notes addressing jail behaviour differences with IPv6 sources
• Updated several tech notes for current distribution releases (Debian 12.x, Ubuntu 24.04.x, Fedora 41)
• Revised about page with updated section descriptions
• Fixed broken anchor links in three how-to guides identified by reader reports

2025​

November 2025​

• Published AppleNewsBot analysis documenting aggressive crawler behaviour patterns observed over a six-month log window
• Updated EA Origin chat investigation with additional context on EA app transition and messaging changes
• Revised web performance topic pages with current Core Web Vitals threshold context

September 2025​

• New tech note on GNOME Web app icon handling covering favicon resolution behaviour and manifest parsing differences
• Updated DNS configuration guides with notes on DNS-over-HTTPS resolver behaviour in recent Firefox and Chrome builds
• Added cross-references between security pages and the Privacy & Security topic cluster

July 2025​

• Major revision of the X11 on WSL guide incorporating WSLg improvements and deprecating older X server recommendations
• Published comparison of UFW and nftables direct rule management for common server hardening scenarios
• Structural reorganisation of the how-to section to improve discoverability of Linux-on-Windows content

April 2025​

• New security analysis covering browser extension permission escalation patterns observed across Chrome Web Store submissions
• Updated mod_brotli guide with notes on Apache 2.4.58+ configuration changes
• Corrected a package name error in the Debian DNS guide that affected installations on minimal server images — thanks to a reader who reported the issue

February 2025​

• Added Linux on Windows topic page consolidating WSL, filesystem, and display-related content
• Revised the web performance topic cluster with updated compression and caching strategy notes
• Minor corrections to tech notes covering shell behaviour differences between bash 5.1 and 5.2

2024​

October 2024​

• Published Netcraft anti-phishing toolbar IPv6 investigation with detailed findings on toolbar bypass conditions
• Updated several how-to guides for Debian 12 (bookworm) package names and paths
• Added section on systemd timer units to the server administration coverage

August 2024​

• New tech note documenting edge cases in rm -rf behaviour when the working directory spans WSL and Windows filesystem boundaries
• Revised browser extension review methodology to account for Manifest V3 migration complexity
• Updated TLS configuration recommendations across security pages to reflect current best practices

May 2024​

• Major expansion of web development section with new Apache configuration guides including Brotli compression setup
• Published analysis of bot traffic patterns from Apple News, Googlebot, and Bingbot observed across multiple small sites
• Structural improvements to navigation — added section hub pages for how-to, security, technote, and webdev

February 2024​

• Updated X11/WSL guide with WSL 2 networking mode changes and revised firewall rule recommendations
• Corrected systemd service unit examples in two how-to guides that used deprecated options
• Refreshed privacy policy to clarify Cloudflare hosting details

2023​

November 2023​

• New security investigation into EA Origin chat protocol behaviour — the plaintext XMPP finding that became one of the most-referenced pages on the site
• Added IPv6-specific notes to firewall configuration guides
• Updated several pages with Fedora 39 compatibility notes

August 2023​

• Published initial browser extension security analysis covering permission model weaknesses
• Expanded DNS troubleshooting section with resolver behaviour comparisons across major distributions
• Corrected a configuration syntax error in the Apache mod_rewrite guide

April 2023​

• Significant revision of the Debian DNS resolver guide incorporating systemd-resolved changes in bookworm pre-release
• Added practical notes on WireGuard DNS leak scenarios for Linux desktop users
• Minor formatting and readability improvements across the tech notes section

2022​

October 2022​

• Published initial WSL guide covering X11 application display, including X server selection and environment setup
• New tech notes on filesystem behaviour differences between WSL 1 and WSL 2
• Updated server hardening guides with current fail2ban filter patterns

June 2022​

• Expanded web development section with server log analysis methodology notes
• Published review of network monitoring tools with practical comparison for small-server operators
• Added notes on HTTP/3 (QUIC) behaviour observed in Cloudflare edge deployment

March 2022​

• Revised multiple how-to guides for Debian 11 (bullseye) — updated package names, paths, and default configurations
• Corrected a misleading statement about UFW default policy behaviour that had been reported by two separate readers
• Added cross-references between related tech notes and how-to guides for improved navigation

2021​

September 2021​

• New tech notes covering systemd-resolved interaction with traditional /etc/resolv.conf management
• Published practical guide to DNS resolver debugging on Debian systems
• Added initial web performance notes covering compression trade-offs and cache header strategy

May 2021​

• Expanded security section with additional protocol analysis pages
• Published notes on browser fingerprinting resistance in Firefox and Chromium-based browsers
• Reorganised the site navigation to separate how-to content from investigative tech notes

January 2021​

• Updated several pages for compatibility with Debian 11 pre-release and Ubuntu 21.04
• Added notes on WSL 2 GPU passthrough behaviour for compute workloads
• Corrected a permissions issue in the iptables guide that affected non-root users

2020​

October 2020​

• Published initial Linux server hardening guides covering SSH configuration, firewall basics, and fail2ban setup
• New notes on WSL 2 architecture differences and practical implications for development workflows
• Added privacy tooling comparison covering DNS-level blocking approaches

June 2020​

• Expanded browser extension coverage with notes on Manifest V2 permission model
• Published initial web development notes covering Apache configuration fundamentals
• Minor corrections across multiple pages based on reader feedback

February 2020​

• Structural reorganisation separating how-to guides from reference notes
• Added initial review section with assessments of development tools and text editors
• Updated DNS guides with DNS-over-TLS configuration examples

2019​

November 2019​

• Published early security notes covering common XMPP implementation weaknesses
• Added initial set of Linux administration how-to guides covering package management, service configuration, and log analysis
• First version of the privacy policy and terms of use

July 2019​

• Initial publication of technical notes from personal documentation
• Site structure established with separate sections for how-to guides, tech notes, and security analysis
• First pages published covering DNS configuration, shell scripting patterns, and web server setup

Older changes predate structured changelog tracking. The site grew from personal notes into published reference material gradually, and not every early revision was formally recorded.

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