Post #1486146

2026-04-05 10:46 UTC

(Linux news in previous posts) FOSS NEWS MidnightBSD 4.0.4 Released With Aged & Agectl For Age Verification/Attestation: https://www.phoronix.com/news/MidnightBSD-4.0.4 (I wonder what the heck is going on in the project that they didn't want to comply, and then they suddenly do... Hopefully it won't happen to more currently non-compliant projects) GhostBSD says no to age verification, but will probably comply with age attestation laws: https://forums.ghostbsd.org/d/793-freebsd-and-age-verification/35 (Now that's pretty sad, GhostBSD was one of the systems I would consider if I ever decided to switch to BSD. I'll stay on Linux because there are quite a few distros who openly oppose this nonsense, but I'd like to see at least one BSD system fully opposing just in case) Introducing Proton Meet: Confidential video calls for work and life: https://proton.me/business/blog/introducing-proton-meet Waterfox to integrate Brave adblock engine, with search ads enabled by default: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/waterfox-to-integrate-brave-adblock-engine-with-search-ads-enabled-by-default/ Floorp introduces Zen Mode and enhanced Split View with 4 panes: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/floorp-introduces-zen-mode-and-enhanced-split-view-with-4-panes/ OBS Studio 32.1.1 Is Out to Improve the Audio Mixer and Audio Deduplication: https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-32-1-1-is-out-to-improve-the-audio-mixer-and-audio-deduplication Gaim 3 Is In Development For Restoring The Original Gaim Instant Messaging App In GTK4: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gaim-3-In-Development Jami “Euclid” brings revamped UI, improved accessibility, better RTL support, and more: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/jami-euclid-brings-revamped-ui-improved-accessibility-better-rtl-support-and-more/ OptiScaler tool gets a huge new release with more upscaling and frame generation goodies: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/optiscaler-tool-gets-a-huge-new-release-with-more-upscaling-and-frame-generation-goodies/ ScummVM 2026.2.0 "Railmonicon" out now supporting more retro games: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/scummvm-2026-2-0-railmonicon-out-now-supporting-more-retro-games/ OpenGOAL project adds the Naughty Dog classic Jak 3: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/opengoal-project-adds-the-naughty-dog-classic-jak-3/ Chiaki-ng the open-source PlayStation Remote Play app gets better streaming quality and stability: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/chiaki-ng-the-open-source-playstation-remote-play-app-gets-better-streaming-quality-and-stability/ Heretic II has a new reverse-engineered source port: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/heretic-ii-has-a-new-reverse-engineered-source-port/ (more FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #AgeVerification #BSD #MidnightBSD #GhostBSD #ProtonMeet #Waterfox #Floorp #OBS #Jami #ScummVM #Gaim #OptiScaler #Heretic #FosseryTech

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(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread) Introducing Proton Workspace: An encrypted suite for team collaboration: https://proton.me/business/blog/proton-workspace (Now my university will have a hard time finding an excuse to use Office 365 lol) ONLYOFFICE ends its partnership with Nextcloud over new unauthorized "Euro-Office" fork: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/onlyoffice-ends-its-partnership-with-nextcloud-over-new-unauthorized-euro-office-fork/ The Document Foundation kicks out Collabora Office devs from LibreOffice project: https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/tdf-ejects-its-core-developers/ (April's Fools joke, I think? Or is it real? 🤔) Arti 2.2 enables HTTP CONNECT by default, enhances RPC features, and fixes security issues: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/arti-2-2-enables-http-connect-by-default-enhances-rpc-features-and-fixes-security-issues/ Servo 0.0.6 Released With Many Great Improvements: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.0.6-Released Pi-hole releases FTL v6.6, Web v6.5, and Core v6.4.1 with security fixes, adds MAC control: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/pi-hole-releases-ftl-v6-6-web-v6-5-and-core-v6-4-1-with-security-fixes-adds-mac-control/ OpenVPN 2.7.1 Released with New Features, Improvements, and Bug Fixes: https://9to5linux.com/openvpn-2-7-1-released-with-new-features-improvements-and-bug-fixes Kodi 22 'Piers' Alpha 3 is out -- download it now!: https://betanews.com/article/kodi-22-piers-alpha-3-is-out-download-it-now/ Ollama gains major performance boosts on Apple Silicon thanks to Apple's MLX framework: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/ollama-gains-major-performance-boosts-on-apple-silicon-thanks-to-apple-s-mlx-framework/ Cloudflare Announces EmDash As Open-Source "Spiritual Successor" To WordPress: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Cloudflare-EmDash Vulkan 1.4.348 Ships Four New Extensions - Including One To Help OpenGL Emulation: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4.348-Released Nginx 1.29.7 Delivers Multipath TCP Support: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nginx-1.29.7-Multipath-TCP Gentoo Releases Experimental Images Using GNU/Hurd: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-GNU-Hurd-Experimental Redox OS Introducing New CPU Scheduler For ~1.5x Performance In Heavy Tasks: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-New-CPU-Sched Coreboot 26.03 Open-Source Firmware Adds Full Support for Intel PantherLake SoCs: https://9to5linux.com/coreboot-26-03-open-source-firmware-adds-full-support-for-intel-pantherlake-socs #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #News #ProtonWorkspace #ONLYOFFICE #LibreOffice #Arti #Servo #PiHole #OpenVPN #Kodi #Ollama #EmDash #Cloudflare #Vulkan #Nginx #Gentoo #GNUHurd #RedoxOS #Coreboot #OfficeSuite #OS #OperatingSystem #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tor #VPN #MediaServer #AdBlocker #SelfHosting #AdBlocking #WebServer #FosseryTech

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