KDE Plasma desktop 6.1 has been released.
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.1.0/
If you are interested in trying KDE 6 then you should try this release.
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.1.0/
If you are interested in trying KDE 6 then you should try this release.
KDE Community
Plasma 6.1
Plasma 6.1 brings improvements and powerful new features to every part of your desktop
Original developer of the "neofetch" CLI information program has archived all of his public repositories, saying that he "have taken up for farming". ☺️
It's definitely an interesting career shift; from software development to farming. 🙈
https://github.com/dylanaraps
It's definitely an interesting career shift; from software development to farming. 🙈
https://github.com/dylanaraps
GitHub
dylanaraps - Overview
self taught, creator of @kisslinux . dylanaraps has 71 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
Systemd 256.1 Fixes "systemd-tmpfiles" Unexpectedly Deleting Your /home Directory
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-tmpfiles-purge-drama
Just when you thought Systemd couldn't get any more monstrous. 😚
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-tmpfiles-purge-drama
Just when you thought Systemd couldn't get any more monstrous. 😚
Phoronix
Systemd 256.1 Fixes "systemd-tmpfiles" Unexpectedly Deleting Your /home Directory
For those running the command 'systemd-tmpfiles --purge' and think that this command just deletes your temporary files, think again and watch out
Pipewire 1.2.0 has been released, with some interesting updates:
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases/1.2.0
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases/1.2.0
GitLab
1.2.0 (Aviation) · PipeWire / pipewire · GitLab
PipeWire 1.2.0 (2024-06-27) This is the 1.2 release that is API and ABI compatible with previous 1.1.x and 1.0.x releases.
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Because it's pointless to repeat what the original source is already saying in its official release announcement. Other websites do this for clicks and views, but as a reader, you should always prefer getting news from the source rather than some recycled blogspam website.
This is more prevalent in the open source world, where the source is probably more knowledgeable about their software than the journalist (random Internet guy, actually) reporting about it.
Cover only stuff that matters, and leave the fluff to fluffy ones.🌹
Open Source RAT tools that you can use... for... ehm educational purposes only.🙃
https://fosspost.org/top-maintained-open-source-rat-tools
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FOSS Post
Top 7 Maintained Open Source RAT Tools
Open Source RAT tools or "RAT" are similar tools to remote desktop which allow management over a remote host. These are the top ones so far.
Firefox 128 has been released.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/128.0/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/128.0/releasenotes/
Mozilla
Firefox 128.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
These are some open-source services that you can put your web application behind in order to gain additional security from the threat defenses they provide.
https://fosspost.org/open-source-waf-web-application-firewalls
https://fosspost.org/open-source-waf-web-application-firewalls
FOSS Post
Top 5 Open Source WAFs (Web Application Firewalls)
Are you looking for an open source WAF to protect your web server or application? See the top ones that are still being maintained and used.
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Zed editor is now available for Linux.
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/54-zed-editor-is-now-available-for-linux
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/54-zed-editor-is-now-available-for-linux
FOSS Outpost
Zed Editor is Now Available for Linux
Zed is an open-source code editor coming from the people behind the Atom editor (the old code editor which was developed by GitHub before being discontinued)...
Just 8 months after she joined the foundation and two months after GNOME people said she was hired for "her experience in fundraising"... GNOME's executive directer Holly Million steps down from the foundation:
https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/07/12/gnome-foundation-announces-transition-of-executive-director/
Maybe don't hire a shaman next time? 😳
https://foundation.gnome.org/2024/07/12/gnome-foundation-announces-transition-of-executive-director/
Maybe don't hire a shaman next time? 😳
System76 talk about their updates so far on the COSMIC desktop environment: https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-july-2024
They are getting closer to the first alpha release.
They are getting closer to the first alpha release.
Linux kernel 6.10 has been released, and you check the new changes from Kernel Newbies: https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.10
kernelnewbies.org
Linux_6.10 - Linux Kernel Newbies
Summary of the changes and new features merged in the Linux kernel during the 6.10 development cycle
In an incredible move, Switzerland has enacted a law obligating public sector bodies to provide the source code of any software developed for or by them under an open source license.
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland
Open source is taking over the world. 😎
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland
Open source is taking over the world. 😎
Joinup
New Open Source law in Switzerland
Switzerland has enacted the "Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfilment of Governmental Tasks" (EMBAG), establishing a mandatory requirement for open source software within public sector bodies.
Blender 4.2 LTS has been released.
https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.2/
https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.2/
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NVIDIA has announced a set of updates about open-sourcing its Linux kernel graphics drivers.
Worthy to check them out if you own a NVIDIA card:
https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-transitions-fully-towards-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/
Worthy to check them out if you own a NVIDIA card:
https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-transitions-fully-towards-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/
NVIDIA Technical Blog
NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules
With the R515 driver, NVIDIA released a set of Linux GPU kernel modules in May 2022 as open source with dual GPL and MIT licensing. The initial release targeted datacenter compute GPUs…
An issue in Microsoft Windows has caused disruptions in IT infrastructure around the world. The synchronization of these reports suggests that something central at Microsoft broke.
Meanwhile Linux-driven institutions are just having a normal day. 😏
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cnk4jdwp49et
Meanwhile Linux-driven institutions are just having a normal day. 😏
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cnk4jdwp49et
BBC News
Chaos persists as IT outage could take time to fix, says cybersecurity firm boss
Airports, banking and healthcare were all hit when a Crowdstrike update triggered huge Microsoft outages.