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- 1Revisiting a Young Isaac Newton●Revisiting a Young Isaac Newton by Katie Neith, edited by Robert Egan https:// phys.org/news/2026-09-revisiti ng-young-i
A new feature by Katie Neith, edited by Robert Egan, takes a fresh look at Isaac Newton's early years and his path to writing the Principia, the foundational work of classical physics. The piece is being shared alongside the free Project Gutenberg edition of the Principia, giving readers easy access to the original text alongside the modern retrospective.
- 2European Commission seeks feedback on EU Kids act until 26 November●The European Commission is currently requesting feedback on the EU Kids act up until 26th November. I have given feedbac
The European Commission has opened a public feedback period on the proposed EU Kids act, running until 26 November. A maintainer of the open source project Principia submitted comments arguing the proposal would harm under-funded open source projects. Others in the free software community are being encouraged to weigh in before the deadline.
- 3EU KIDS act prompts open source maintainer to lobby MEPs●I'm considering sending emails to local MEPs regarding the EU KIDS act, in the position of me as the Principia maintaine
The maintainer of Principia, an open source physics sandbox game and its community website, says they are considering emailing their local Members of the European Parliament about the EU's proposed KIDS act. They admit they have not yet fully grasped what the proposal would mean for them, but believe it could affect them in their role running the game and its online community, and want to raise concerns directly with lawmakers.