(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Git 2.51 released with preparations for hash function change from SHA-1 to SHA-256 (for better prevention of hash collisions), cruft-free multi-pack indexes, new internal stash representation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Git-2.51-Released

Proton Lumo 1.1 released with more effective project planning and code generation, better performance, public source code for both web client and mobile apps:
https://proton.me/blog/lumo-1-1

Podman 5.6 released with new Quadlet management commands, --swap option for `podman machine init` command, updated `podman kube play` command to enhance Kubernetes compatibility, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/8/podman-5-6-released-with-improved-quadlet-management-remote-client-capabilities-and-more/

Ventoy 1.1.06 released with TrueNAS Scale support, boot issues fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/8/ventoy-1-1-06-truenas-scale-support-boot-fixes-and-enhanced-treeview-mode/

Illumos Cafe plans to revive interest in Illumos-based OSes like OpenIndiana, SmartOS, OmnisOS, and Tribblix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Illumos-Cafe
(The more choice, the better. They probably won't really be suitable as daily drivers anytime soon (not even BSDs are for the majority of people) but maybe will get there once.)

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Git 2.51 Released With More Changes Preparing For Git 3.0

Git 2.51 is out this Monday as the newest milestone for this widely-used, distributed version control system.

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Just got my mind blown, as you might have read I started to use conventional git commits, trying to bundle my commits in a good fashion way with valuable commit messages.

As I created a merge request today I just noticed how much easier reviewing will be as you can click on commits made on this review and only see changes related to example a refactor or an feature.

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Git 2.47 Released: Incremental Multi-Pack Indexes, Base Branch Detection, and More #Git #VersionControlSystem #Opensource #Linux #ReleaseNotes
https://ostechnix.com/git-2-47-released/