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- www.theverge.com Mozilla is eliminating its advocacy division, which fought for a free and open web
This is Mozilla’s second round of layoffs this year.
- www.gamingonlinux.com Manjaro Linux want your system info with their new data collection tool
The Manjaro Linux team are asking for testers for their new data collection tool called Manjaro Data Donor, which they plan to have as opt-out and not opt-in.
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Bits from the Debian Project Leader, November
bits.debian.org Bits from the DPLDear Debian community, this is Bits from DPL for October. In addition to a summary of my recent activities, I aim to include newsworthy developments within Debian that might be of interest to the broader community. I believe this provides valuable...
- blog.mozilla.org Help us improve our alt text generation model | The Mozilla Blog
Image generated by DALL-E in response to a request for a photorealistic image of a fox standing in a grassy landscape. Firefox 130 introduces automatic alt
- lxqt-project.org Release LXQt 2.1.0 | LXQt
The LXQt team announces the release of LXQt 2.1.0, the Lightweight Qt Desktop Environment.
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Fedora Linux 41 is here!
fedoramagazine.org Fedora Linux 41 is here! - Fedora MagazineThank you and congratulations to everyone in Fedora who worked so hard to make Fedora Linux 41!
- arstechnica.com Google CEO says over 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
We’ve always used tools to build new tools, and developers are using AI to continue that tradition.
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Thunderbird for Android 8.0 Takes Flight
blog.thunderbird.net Thunderbird for Android 8.0 Takes Flight - The Thunderbird BlogThunderbird for Android takes flight today! Find out what's new in the first stable release, where to download it, and how to get started!
- arstechnica.com Raspberry Pi OS’s yearslong switch from X Window to Wayland is now official
Having fixed up performance for its older boards, Raspberry Pi is ready to ship its Wayland-focused desktop.
- vivaldi.com A New Vivaldi - A Whole New Browsing Experience
Vivaldi 7.0 introduces a completely redesigned user interface, featuring floating tabs, sleek new icons, and a customizable Dashboard. The new Dashboard centralizes your digital tools into one convenient space. Along with updated Feed Reader capabilities.
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This week in KDE Apps
blogs.kde.org This Week in KDE AppsWelcome to a new issue of "This Week in KDE Apps"! Every week we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps.
- www.omgubuntu.co.uk Vivaldi 7.0 Released with New UI, Dashboard Feature + More - OMG! Ubuntu
Vivaldi 7.0 is out, and the makers describe it as not merely an update but 'a new Vivaldi' entirely. Those familiar with the browser will instantly see
- pointieststick.com This week in Plasma: all screens, all the time
We continued fixing bugs and making UI improvements this week. You’ll notice a good many of them are about screens somehow! Ah, screens, the magical windows to our computers. They are amazing…
- selfh.st This Week in Self-Hosted (18 October 2024)
Self-hosted news, updates, launches, and a spotlight on Formbricks, a self-hosted survey platform
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This week in Plasma: hardware is hard
cross-posted from: https://social.opendesktop.org/users/thisweekinkde/statuses/113332629027504589
> This week in Plasma: hardware is hard > > https://pointieststick.com/2024/10/18/this-week-in-plasma-hardware-is-hard/ > > @[email protected] @[email protected] > \#KDE #Plasma #KDEPlasma #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
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Syncthing Android app discontinued
forum.syncthing.net Discontinuing syncthing-androidUnfortunately I don’t have good news on the state of the android app: I am retiring it. The last release on Github and F-Droid will happen with the December 2024 Syncthing version. Reason is a combination of Google making Play publishing something between hard and impossible and no active maintenan...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21070831
> Announcement by the creator: > https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-android/23002 > > > Unfortunately I don’t have good news on the state of the android app: I am retiring it. The last release on Github and F-Droid will happen with the December 2024 Syncthing version. > > > Reason is a combination of Google making Play publishing something between hard and impossible and no active maintenance. The app saw no significant development for a long time and without Play releases I do no longer see enough benefit and/or have enough motivation to keep up the ongoing maintenance an app requires even without doing much, if any, changes. > > > Thanks a lot to everyone who ever contributed to this app! >
- discourse.ubuntu.com New Ubuntu Community Council 2024
Hi everyone I’m happy to announce the new 2024 Ubuntu Community Council! Heather Ellsworth (~hellsworth1) @hellsworth1 Scarlett Moore (~scarlettmoore) @scarlettmoore Nathan Haines (~nhaines) @nhaines José Antonio Rey (~jose) @jose Thomas Ward (~teward) @teward Merlijn Sebrechts (~merlijn-sebrecht...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/1268632
> > Hi everyone I’m happy to announce the new 2024 Ubuntu Community Council! > > - Heather Ellsworth (~hellsworth1) @hellsworth1 > > - Scarlett Moore (~scarlettmoore) @scarlettmoore > > - Nathan Haines (~nhaines) @nhaines > > - José Antonio Rey (~jose) @jose > > - Thomas Ward (~teward) @teward > > - Merlijn Sebrechts (~merlijn-sebrechts) @merlijn-sebrechts > > - Aaron Rainbolt (~arraybolt3) @arraybolt3 > > They are all elected for a period of two years.
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This Week in KDE Apps
cross-posted from: https://social.opendesktop.org/users/thisweekinkde_apps/statuses/113340776757238911
> This Week in KDE Apps > > https://blogs.kde.org/2024/10/20/this-week-in-kde-apps/ > > @[email protected] @[email protected] > \#KDE #KDEApps #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21072107
> Bitwarden introduced a non-free dependency to their clients. The Bitwarden CTO tried to frame this as a bug but his explanation does not really make it any less concerning. > > Perhaps it is time for alternative Bitwarden-compatible clients. An open source client that's not based on Electron would be nice. Or move to something else entirely? Are there any other client-server open source password managers?
- thehackernews.com FIDO Alliance Drafts New Protocol to Simplify Passkey Transfers Across Different Platforms
FIDO Alliance proposes secure credential exchange protocol to improve passkey transfers and enhance adoption.
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This week in KDE Plasma: 6.2 has been released!
pointieststick.com This week in Plasma: 6.2 has been released!And I’d say it’s a pretty good release! As with all large sets of changes, there are a couple of regressions we’re tracking, particularly around the areas of external monitor brig…
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21301425
> And I’d say it’s a pretty good release! As with all large sets of changes, there are a couple of regressions we’re tracking, particularly around the areas of external monitor brightness and multi-screen performance. They are being actively investigated. Other than those, so far all the issues have been fairly minor, requiring people to jump through various hoops to experience them. We’re still working on fixing them, of course! I’ll be writing up another post soon on these issues, discussing how they snuck into the final release, and what we can learn from the experience. But in the meantime, here’s the Plasma team’s work from this week.
- linuxiac.com Bottles 51.14 Update Brings Windows 11 Support
Bottles 51.14, a Windows compatibility layer for Linux, brings native force stop, Windows 11 support, and personal repos.
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"This Week in KDE Apps" is out!
cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/kde/statuses/113301163552358501
> "This Week in KDE Apps" is out! > > In this week's episode we enhanced the accessibility of a bunch of our most popular apps; released new versions of KleverNotes, KPhotoAlbum; and improved the performance and usability of KDE Connect, Kate, Konqueror, @tokodon and more. > > https://blogs.kde.org/2024/10/13/this-week-in-kde-apps/ > > @[email protected]
- pointieststick.com This week in Plasma: converging 6.2
The core Plasma team remains deep in bug-fixing mode until Plasma 6.2.1, with lots of bugs fixed this week! This is the second-to-last week of development before the repos are frozen, and we’…
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COSMIC DE Alpha 2 Released, This is What's New
www.omgubuntu.co.uk COSMIC DE Alpha 2 Released, This is What's New - OMG! UbuntuChocks away —British saying, don't stare at me weirdly— as the second alpha of System76's homegrown COSMIC desktop environment has been released. To make
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Social Web Foundation launches, supported by Vivaldi
vivaldi.com Social Web Foundation launches, supported by Vivaldi | Vivaldi BrowserWe’re proud to support the launch of the Social Web Foundation. We love the Fediverse!
- arstechnica.com Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004
Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.
