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Bcachefs 1. 38 Released With Faster Mounts and Discard Fixes
16+ hour, 50+ min ago (477+ words) Bcachefs 1. 38 fixes mount stalls, improves discard handling, and speeds up snapshot-heavy systems with journal and allocator changes. Kent Overstreet has released Bcachefs 1. 38, a modern copy-on-write Linux filesystem that supports encryption, snapshots, compression, and other advanced features designed to compete with…...
Scribus 1. 6. 6 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Bug Fixes
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (263+ words) The Scribus development team released Scribus 1. 6. 6 today as yet another minor update to the Scribus 1. 6 stable series of this open-source and cross-platform desktop publishing app. Coming four months after Scribus 1. 6. 5, the Scribus 1. 6. 6 release is here to improve the image scaling…...
Shelly 2. 1 Package Manager for Arch Linux Revamps App Image Support
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (325+ words) Shelly developer Zoey Bauer released Shelly 2. 1 today as the latest stable version of this reimagined package manager for Arch Linux with support for AUR, Flatpak, and App Image apps. Shelly 2. 1 is here to revamp App Image support with a new…...
Fedora 44 Faces Second Release Delay, New Target Set for April 28
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (291+ words) Fedora 44 missed its second release target after April 21 was declared a no-go, and the distro is now officially aiming for April 28. Fedora 44 has experienced a second release delay, with the project now targeting April 28, 2026. This delay follows two missed milestones…...
Open SSL 4. 0 Released with Support for Encrypted Client Hello, SNMP KDF, and More
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (264+ words) Open SSL 4. 0 has been released today as a major update to this open-source, cross-platform, and free software library that provides secure communications over computer networks for applications and websites. Highlights of Open SSL 4. 0 include support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH,…...
Alma Linux Kitten 10 Adds i686 Userspace Support
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (214+ words) Alma Linux Kitten 10 now provides i686 package repositories and official 32-bit x86 container images, with the same model planned for Alma Linux 10 stable. Alma Linux has introduced i686 userspace support in Alma Linux OS Kitten 10, adding 32-bit x86 package repositories and official linux/386 container…...
Linux Mint Will Adopt a Longer Development Cycle Starting with Linux Mint 23
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (462+ words) Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre revealed today in the monthly newsletter for March 2026 that Linux Mint will adopt a longer development cycle starting with the upcoming Linux Mint 23 release. Back in February 2026, the Linux Mint devs revealed that they…...
AI Pushes Cal. com to Shutter Open and Go Nonfree
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (541+ words) Drat! Something else I've been meaning to try has been taken off my list. The calendar app " some call it a scheduling app " Cal. com announced on Tuesday that after five years it's dropping open source licensing and going forward…...
Duane O'Brien Takes OSI's Hot Seat
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (284+ words) There's a new person in charge at Open Source Initiative. On Wednesday the organization announced that Duane O'Brien will take the reins as OSI's executive director. He takes over for Stefano Maffulli, who took the job in September 2021 and left…...
GNU Linux-Libre 7. 0 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (333+ words) The GNU Linux-libre project announced today the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 7. 0 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers. Based on the recently released Linux 7. 0 kernel series, the GNU…...