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New Swiss law imposed by the Federal Department of Justice and Police would force services like Proton Mail and Threema to build backdoors into their services and hand over personal data in plain text, and might force users to hand over phone number or official ID:
https://news.itsfoss.com/swiss-privacy-bill-controversy/
(Seems like basically all governments around the world are out of control nowadays... Switzerland used to be a rare place with strong privacy laws but now it seems to be gone...)

PeerTube 7.2 released with clearer pagination, customizable columns, enhanced channel selection, improved visibility filters, reorganized video/live publication/update pages, video makers can now provide reasons when applying warnings to videos, improved handling of sensitive videos, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/peertube-7-2-brings-major-video-management-ui-overhaul-and-new-content-warning-tools/

/e/OS 3.0 released with refined parental controls (more control over app installations and screen time), new Murena Find search engine powered by Qwant, speech-to-text messaging support for Murena Workspace, Find My Device via SMS, better tablet support, detailed weekly reports on app tracking, new option to customize app geolocation access and show fake location for certain apps, new Murena Vault cloud storage powered by CryptPad:
https://news.itsfoss.com/e-os-3-0/

First preview release of Organic Maps fork CoMaps is available for Android:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/orgnanic-maps-fork-comaps-launches-first-preview-release-but-limited-to-android-users/

Aegis 3.4 released with haptic feedback (device vibration) when token is about to expire, filters across multiple groups, warning prompt when saving any entry with a duplicate name and issuer, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/2fa-app-aegis-3-4-brings-haptic-feedback-multi-group-filters-and-duplicate-entry-warning/

Ente Photos 1.1 released with daily memory notifications, enhanced home screen widgets, video streaming available on all platforms, option to share photos by tapping the 💚 icon, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/ente-photos-1-1-brings-daily-memories-expanded-widgets-and-enhanced-sharing-options/

VirtualBox 7.1.10 released with initial support for Linux kernel 6.15 and 6.16, various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-1-10-is-out-with-initial-support-for-linux-6-15-and-6-16-kernels

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PeerTube asks for donations to improve their new mobile app:
https://news.itsfoss.com/peertube-mobile-app-crowdfunding/

Organic Maps got forked due to transparency concerns, inclusion of proprietary components, CoMaps is born as a fully community-driven project:
https://news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-fork-comaps/

Delta Chat now works in Firefox, no longer depends on Electron/Chromium:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/delta-chat-desktop-now-runs-in-firefox-and-no-longer-depends-on-electron-or-chromium/

Firefox 139 released with custom new tab wallpapers and background colors, improved upload speed, full-page translations on extension pages (for moz-extension:// URL scheme only), transparent PNG images stay transparent when pasted into Firefox:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/mozilla-firefox-139-released-new-featuress

Firefox 140 beta available with Unload Tab feature to reduce memory and CPU usage, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, “Select All” option for bookmarks on Android:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-enters-beta-testing-as-the-next-esr-extended-support-release-series

Thunderbird 139 released with "Mark as Read" and "Delete" actions for email notifications, enterprise policy implementation to allow granular in-app notification control, support for manually sorting folders in the folder pane, customizable row count for Cards View in the Appearance settings, various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-139-adds-mark-as-read-and-delete-actions-to-email-notifications

OBS Studio 31.1 beta available with Multitrack Video support on Linux and macOS, preview zoom controls, support for additional canvases for Multitrack Video output, AV1 B-frame support for AMF, support for color format/space/range GPU conversion, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-31-1-promises-multitrack-video-support-on-linux-beta-out-now

VirtualBox 7.2 beta is available with Windows 11 Arm support, GUI improvements, source code available on GitHub:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Oracle-VirtualBox-7.2-Beta

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GNOME 48.2 released with support for restoring tiled/maximized windows to the correct monitor, fix for the launch of terminal commands from the run dialog, other bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-2-desktop-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes

GNOME Web gets WebKit features page in Settings, where experimental features can be tried out:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Web-Toggle-Features

KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta 2 available with reduced RAM usage by keeping less wallpaper copies, more device types supported by the Bluetooth widget, keyboard shortcuts for changing wallpaper etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.5-Less-Wallpaper-RAM

AlmaLinux 10.0 released with continued for x86-64-v2 (despite RHEL 10 only supporting x86-64-v3), UEFI Secure Boot on ARM platforms, continued SPICE support, tech preview support for KVM virtualization on IBM POWER:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-10.0-Released

KaOS 2025.05 released with Linux kernel 6.14, KDE Plasma 6.3.5, Qt 6.9, KDE Gear 25.04.1, KDE Frameworks 6.14, Qt 5 support dropped, updated packages:
https://9to5linux.com/independent-distro-kaos-2025-05-arrives-with-linux-6-14-and-kde-gear-25-04

Xfce's xfwm4 window manager will get built-in Wayland compositor component using wlroots in Xfce 4.22:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfce-xfwm4-Merges-Wayland-Code

Rhino Linux launches new community-driven UXBI KDE Plasma 6 port:
https://news.itsfoss.com/rhino-linux-ubxi-kde-desktop/
(Oh no, KDE got unicorned lol)

Out-of-date OpenH264 causing security concerns on Fedora due to a high severity CVE:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-OpenH264-Security-Woe

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Mozilla discontinues Pocket and Fakespot to focus on Firefox development:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/mozilla-kills-pocket-so-it-can-focus-on-firefox
(Or rather to focus on ToS development lol)

Signal introduces new "Screen security" feature in Windows to prevent Recall from monitoring conversations:
https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

Digital payment system GNU Taler gets accepted in Switzerland:
https://news.itsfoss.com/gnu-taler-swiss-operations/

New Mullvad VPN loader available for Windows and MacOS to simplify installation:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/mullvad-vpn-loader-streamlined-secure-app-installation-for-windows-and-macos/

GIMP 3.0.4 released with various bug fixes, improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-4-open-source-image-editor-is-now-available-for-download-with-bug-fixes

FFmpeg FFV1 Vulkan encoder provides +35% improvement for AMD, +50% for NVIDIA:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-Faster-FFV1-Vulkan-Enc

Luanti 5.12.0 released with SDL2 for window and input handling (enabling touch screen controls on all devices, support for non-QWERTY keyboards, high-DPI screens, IME support for text input, F11 to toggle fullscreen), keybindings can be set in Settings and can be toggled, option to enable dig and place buttons on touchscreens, node textures displayed in inventory, hotbar and hand, Reviews tab for package pages, etc.:
https://blog.luanti.org/2025/05/24/5.12.0-released/

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Servo browser engine can now render more complex websites like Gmail and Google Chat, supports single-valued "select" elements, shadow DOM is enabled by default, "servoshell" example browser now supports iframes etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-Gmail-Now-Works

Firefox gets experimental custom new tab image feature (can be enabled in Mozilla Labs):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/firefox-now-lets-you-set-a-custom-new-tab-background-image

Shotcut 25.05 released with Alpha Strobe video filter, Freeze Frame tool, option to adjust track header width, “Add Generator” button in the timeline toolbar, 1080p preview scaling, DeckLink Gamma modes for SDR and HLG HDR etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/shotcut-25-05-adds-alpha-strobe-video-filter-freeze-frame-tool-integration-and-more/

Inkscape 1.4.2 released with new splash screen, initial support for importing Vectornator / Linearity Curve files, improved importing of Affinity Designer (.afdesign) files, improved DXF12 export, improved PDF importing, other improvements and bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/inkscape-1-4-2-adds-initial-support-for-importing-vectornator-linearity-curve-files

FFmpeg developers aren't satisfied with the new Rust-based rav1d decoder, say that "Rust is so good you can get paid $20k to make it as fast as C":
https://news.itsfoss.com/ffmpeg-swipe-at-rust/
(This beef sounds like the ones Linus Torvalds says. Maybe he's also an FFmpeg dev? lol)

Canonical, Zerodha, Posit, Sanity, Tideways and other companies join the Open Source Pledge to fund FOSS projects:
https://news.itsfoss.com/major-boost-open-source-2025/
(Canonical and a random Indian financial company funding FOSS projects? Is it just me who has some bad feelings about this? 🤔️)
(Why would a bunch of for profit corporations support FOSS projects, if not because they want something out of them?)

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GTK 4.18 drops old GL renderer, breaking Megapixels camera app (and potentially some other apps) on PinePhones with Arch Linux (ARM), Alpine/postmarketOS edge, Fedora 42, Alpine 3.22/postmarketOS 25.06, NixOS 25.05, and Debian 13 "Trixie" systems, some workarounds include installing the Flatpak version of Megapixels, or running it in an Alpine 3.21 Distrobox container:
https://linmob.net/gtk-418-the-pinephone-and-megapixels/
(PinePhone's camera isn't the best anyways, but regardless it's sad to see it aging, it's basically the only affordable Linux phone on the market (unless you're a rich guy). Luckily I don't use a lot of apps on my phone as I prefer desktop for 99% of things, but since Google made some steps towards killing off custom roms (by restricting public access to smaller AOSP updates, and giving app devs the option to block sideloading), Linux phones have a crutial role in smartphone privacy, and it shouldn't be only for the rich. Of course, some Android phones are supported by UBports and postmarketOS but most mobile distros don't support many Android devices, users are left with less options.)
(With that being said, PinePhone has the most supported distros (20+) but ironically all of them are either unstable or has missing support for features like Bluetooth or GPS, with this dropped GL renderer, there might be even more issues in the future.)

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