Post #3936803

2026-07-19 14:30 UTC

(Linux news in previous posts) FOSS NEWS Odysee CEO Julian Chandra stepping down, parent company Arweave in financial crisis: https://odysee.com/@JulianC:9/Goodbye-Odysee:e (As always, not much is known about the whole situation, only the surface. Odysee isn't great at communication in the past few years. Would suck to lose the largest FOSS content sharing platform though. Even if the LBRY blockchain stays alive, it probably won't attract that many people.) Firefox Moves to a Two-Week Release Cycle: Faster Updates Incoming from September 2026: https://debugpointnews.com/firefox-two-week-release-cycle-september-2026/ Midori 11.9 brings revamped Control Center, interface improvements, and better ad blocking: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/midori-11-9-brings-revamped-control-center-interface-improvements-and-better-ad-blocking/ Zen Browser 1.21.8b: Maintenance patch for Spaces, split view, and UI glitches: https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-browser-1218b-released-as-a-maintenance-patch-for-spaces-split-view-and-ui-glitches/ Secure messaging app Briar enters maintenance mode, will only receive bug & security fixes: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/secure-messaging-app-briar-enters-maintenance-mode-will-only-receive-bug-and-security-fixes/ Matrix 1.19 launches with encrypted room history sharing, custom emojis, and six new MSCs: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/matrix-1-19-launches-with-encrypted-room-history-sharing-custom-emojis-and-six-new-mscs/ Blender 5.2 LTS Released with New Fill Tool and Thin Wall Mode, Other Changes: https://9to5linux.com/blender-5-2-lts-released-with-new-fill-tool-and-thin-wall-mode-other-changes X (Formerly Twitter) is Possibly Going Open Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17381729/x-might-be-going-open-source xAI has open-sourced Grok Build after backlash over secretly uploading users’ repositories: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/xai-has-open-sourced-grok-build-after-backlash-over-secretly-uploading-users-repositories/ Microsoft Goes Nostalgic In Newest Open-Source Drop: Comic Chat Open-Sourced After 30 Years: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Comic-Chat-OSS Bolt.new open sources Bolt Slides for dynamic, AI-powered presentations: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/bolt-new-open-sources-bolt-slides-for-dynamic-ai-powered-presentations/ (Wow, 3 things open sourced this week! New record!) MKVToolNix 100 MKV Manipulation Tool Brings New Features and Enhancements: https://9to5linux.com/mkvtoolnix-100-mkv-manipulation-tool-brings-new-features-and-enhancements PeaZip 11.2 adds .ZIM archive support and improves drag-and-drop & keyboard shortcuts: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/peazip-11-2-adds-zim-archive-support-and-improves-drag-and-drop-and-keyboard-shortcuts/ Linkwarden 2.15 brings major mobile updates, a much lighter web app & reduced Docker image: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/linkwarden-2-15-brings-major-mobile-updates-a-much-lighter-web-app-and-reduced-docker-image/ (more FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Odysee #Firefox #Briar #Blender #FosseryTech

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(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread) Mozilla AI Releases Llamafile 0.10.4 With New Transcribefile Built On Transcribe.cpp: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Llamafile-0.10.4 Home Assistant Matter Server 9.1.0 adds support for Matter 1.6.0: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/home-assistant-matter-server-9-1-0-adds-support-for-matter-1-6-0/ Zed Editor 1.11.3 Brings Dedicated Git Views, Sonnet 5 Support, and 60+ Bug Fixes: https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zed-editor-1113-brings-dedicated-git-views-sonnet-5-support-and-bug-fixes/ Design tool Penpot brings background blur, better WebGL rendering & design token upgrades: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/design-tool-penpot-brings-background-blur-better-webgl-rendering-and-design-token-upgrades/ GitLab 19.2 brings Duo CLI, custom AI flows, and scheduled policies GA: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/gitlab-19-2-brings-duo-cli-custom-ai-flows-and-scheduled-policies-ga/ Gitea 1.27.0 patches major security flaws and enhances Actions: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/gitea-1-27-0-patches-major-security-flaws-and-enhances-actions/ Forgejo 16.0 adds SSRF protection, granular notifications, and refined review tools: https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/forgejo-16-0-adds-ssrf-protection-granular-notifications-and-refined-review-tools/ PostgreSQL 19 Beta 2 Released: Native Graph Queries, Unified REPACK, and Feature Freeze: https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/postgresql-19-beta-2-released-native-graph-queries-unified-repack-and-feature-freeze/ Rust 1.97.1 Drops Exactly One Week After 1.97.0 to Fix Critical Miscompilation: https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/rust-1971-release-critical-llvm-miscompilation-fix-lands-one-week-after-1970/ Python 3.15 Beta 4 Ships With Built-in frozendict, Lazy Imports, and UTF-8 Defaults: https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/python-315-beta-4-released-lazy-imports-frozendict-and-utf8-defaults/ OpenClaw v2026.7.1 released with Control UI overhaul, easier setup, new GPT, Codex, Tencent, Claude, etc. models available: https://docs2.openclaw.ai/releases/2026.7.1 FosseryWeb and page-builders update: I added article page generation support to page-builders, and ordered list, strikethrough text conversion support to its converter component. Also regenerated the existing article pages, to fix inconsistencies in the code, plus included the title and date of the article in the downloadable ODT and Markdown versions. https://fosseryweb.codeberg.page/articles/ https://fosseryweb-min.codeberg.page/articles/ https://codeberg.org/fosseryweb/page-builders (more FOSS news in comment) #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #News #Llamafile #AI #HomeAssistant #Zed #Penpot #GitLab #Gitea #Forgejo #PostgreSQL #Rust #Python #OpenClaw #FosseryWeb #FosseryTech

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