FOSS NEWS

Firefox 131 released with temporary site permissions, updated website translate, Shift + click on search bar navigates to the home page of the default search engine, tab preview on mouse hover etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-131-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

First beta of Thunderbird available on Android, with easy Gmail (Google) login:
https://news.itsfoss.com/thunderbird-for-android-beta/
(Why login to Google in Thunderbird? It won't stop Google spying on you lol)

Automated system of Mozilla mistakenly found violation in uBlock Origin Lite extension, removed it from extension store, later Mozilla realizes its mistake, undoes ban, but the extension developer Raymond "gorhill" Hill decides to take it down, and only provide the install file separately:
https://www.ghacks.net/2024/10/01/mozillas-massive-lapse-in-judgement-causes-clash-with-ublock-origin-developer/
(It doesn't affect the original uBlock Origin, luckily Mozilla doesn't plan to drop Manifest v2 support yet, so the original uBlock Origin will still be usable. Hopefully gorhill changes his mind until then (the ploblem with sideloading the Lite extension is that it can't be updated without reinstalling it.))

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Rlxos (independent, immutable distro with customized Xfce desktop) 2.0 ("Sankalpa") released with updated build system, desktop animations, default theme, new font family, grid-based app menu, preconfigured Zsh as default shell, preinstalled GNOME Software, new sysroot system management tool etc.:
https://blog.rlxos.dev/introducing-rlxos-20-sankalpa
(It's a pretty unique distro, there aren't many immutable distros which ship a DE other than GNOME or KDE Plasma)

Nitrux 3.6.1 ("lp") released with updated software, performance improvements, preinstalled Pipx, desktop shortcuts to install LibreOffice and Bauh (now this one is a bit "Windows-y" lol):
https://betanews.com/2024/09/02/nitrux-3-6-1-switch-from-windows-11/

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FOSS NEWS

Firefox 130 released, with option to translate selected text on websites, over-scroll animation on Linux, new Firefox Labs page in settings to enable experimental features:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-130-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Firefox 131 beta released with improved webpage translate, temporary permissions, new Cookie Banner Blocker feature:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-131-beta-improves-translations-adds-temporary-site-permissions

QEMU 9.1 released with compression offload support, improved ARM and RISC-V support etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/qemu-9-1-improves-arm-and-risc-v-support-adds-compression-offload-support
(random normies be like: oh no you misspelled TEMU)

Audacity 3.6.2 released with a new legacy effects section, several bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-6-2-audio-editor-adds-legacy-effects-section-fixes-multiple-bugs

Thunderbird project shared their progress, they're working on Rust integration, Exchange support and revamped calendar:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/9/thunderbird-makes-progress-with-rust-integration-exchange-support-and-calendar-overhaul/

(This is the first week in a while without Proton news. C'mon Proton, how will you slay Google? lol)

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