(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

LBRY project is alive, now managed by LBRY Foundation, working on a new LBRY CLI:
https://gothub.lunar.icu/LBRYFoundation/lbry-cli

F-Droid warns Google’s sideloading rules will kill the project & several open-source apps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/f-droid-warns-google-s-sideloading-rules-will-kill-the-project-and-several-open-source-apps/

Brave launches Ask Brave AI chat search with privacy and multimedia answers:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/brave-launches-ask-brave-ai-chat-search-with-privacy-and-multimedia-answers/

Brave Wallet integrates Cardano for ADA and native assets:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/brave-wallet-integrates-cardano-for-ada-and-native-assets/

Signal announces advancements in post-quantum security for the encrypted Signal protocol:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/signal-announces-advancements-in-post-quantum-security-for-the-encrypted-signal-protocol/

Free Software Foundation Names New President:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FSF-New-President-2025

Media player Haruna 1.4 improves playlist management, mouse settings and playback controls:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/media-player-haruna-1-4-improves-playlist-management-mouse-settings-and-playback-controls/
(Really nice improvements, I have quite a lot of YouTube videos downloaded to watch later, more videos than time lol, so it's pretty neat that I can reorder videos now in the playlist.)
(Yes, I use Haruna despite having a VLC logo on my pfp lol)

Joplin 3.4 brings mobile rich text editor, enhanced publishing, and smaller desktop app:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/joplin-3-4-brings-mobile-rich-text-editor-enhanced-publishing-and-smaller-desktop-app/

Calibre 8.12 introduces Tolino firmware support and Ollama AI updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/calibre-8-12-introduces-tolino-firmware-support-and-ollama-ai-updates/

Blender 5.0 Vulkan Render Tests Passing On AMD & NVIDIA But Failing For Intel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.0-Vulkan-Intel-Fail

OpenMW 0.50.0 for Morrowind has a first Release Candidate with gamepad support and a gamepad UI:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/openmw-0-50-0-for-morrowind-has-a-first-release-candidate-with-gamepad-support-and-a-gamepad-ui/

Open source strategy shooter Unvanquished gets a big new release with SDL3:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/open-source-strategy-shooter-unvanquished-gets-a-big-new-release-with-sdl3/

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