Mastodawn

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

Krita 5.3.0 (and 6.0) Released with Wayland Color Management Support, Fully Revamped Text Handling, etc.:
https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.0-released/
https://9to5linux.com/krita-6-0-digital-painting-app-released-with-wayland-color-management-support
(Having the ability to write text directly on the canvas is great, I've been waiting for this a long time, I found it quite annoying with my auto-tiling setup that a separate text window popped next to the main window, and I couldn't see the full canvas.)

GIMP 3.2.2 Released with Various Improvements and UI/UX Updates:
https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-2-2-released-with-various-improvements-and-ui-ux-updates

LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-2-open-source-office-suite-released-with-more-than-80-bug-fixes

Calibre 9.6 Adds New Card-Based View of Full-Text Search Results with Book Covers:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-6-adds-new-card-based-view-of-full-text-search-results-with-book-covers
(I recently downloaded Calibre to read an ebook for a university assignment, I really like its customizability, that I can set text width, number of columns, panels to show, etc. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's bundled with a full-blown ebook manager and ebook editor, while all I need is just a simple ebook reader, idk why it has to pull all that extra stuff if I download the reader (at least on Debian))

AMD Introduces GAIA Agent UI For Privacy-First Web App For Local AI Agents:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GAIA-0.17-Agent-UI

FreeCAD 1.1 Released with Improved Wayland Support, New Tools, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/freecad-1-1-released-with-improved-wayland-support-new-tools-and-more

Mixxx 2.5.6 Open-Source DJ App Improves Controller Mapping Support and Effects:
https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-6-open-source-dj-app-improves-controller-mapping-support-and-effects

Swift 6.3 introduces the first official Android SDK and improved C interoperability:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/swift-6-3-introduces-the-first-official-android-sdk-and-improved-c-interoperability/

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Krita 5.3.0 Released!

Today is the simultaneous release of Krita 5.3.0 and Krita 6.0.0! Depending which version of Qt and KDE Frameworks you build, the same source will result in one of the other. Both versions are almost functionally identical, with 6.0.0 having more Wayland functionality.

Krita

9to5Linux 2d ago

Calibre 9.6 Adds New Card-Based View of Full-Text Search Results with Book Covers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-6-adds-new-card-based-view-of-full-text-search-results-with-book-covers

9to5Linux Mar 13

Calibre 9.5 E-Book Manager Introduces a New Tool to Remove Unused Images

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-5-e-book-manager-introduces-a-new-tool-to-remove-unused-images

9to5Linux Feb 27

Calibre 9.4 Adds “Reading Stats” to the E-Book Viewer to Show Reading Progress

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-4-adds-reading-stats-to-the-e-book-viewer-to-show-reading-progress

9to5Linux Feb 20

Calibre 9.3 E-Book Manager Improves Support for the Hanvon N10 e-Reader

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-3-e-book-manager-improves-support-for-the-hanvon-n10-e-reader

9to5Linux Feb 6

Calibre 9.2 Ebook Manager Improves the Bookshelf View, Ebook Viewer, and More

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-2-ebook-manager-improves-the-bookshelf-view-ebook-viewer-and-more

NERDS.xyz – Real Tech News for Real Nerds Jan 30

Calibre 9.0 arrives with a bookshelf view, smarter editing, and better Linux scrolling

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/calibre-9-0/

9to5Linux Jan 30

Calibre 9.0 Open-Source Ebook Manager Released with New Bookshelf View

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-0-open-source-ebook-manager-released-with-new-bookshelf-view

Guibuu Dec 7

Una cosa es estar en contra de la integración sin ton ni son de la IA en cualquier producto, de las empresas sin ética que entrenan sus modelos con información obtenida ilícitamente, de las dudas razonables medioambientales sobre los nuevos centros de datos que se están construyendo para dar servicio a esta tecnología, de la calidad en algunas de sus respuestas o del problema del «AI slop» que está inundando la red.

(Continúa 👇)

#AI #IA #AISlop #Calibre #eBook #eBookManager

Anthony Dec 6

Definitely read this whole thread about the eBook manager calibre adding AI slop to "chat with books", and why that's a horrible move that immediately destroys trust in calibre. Here are some highlights I especially appreciated:
Here, Calibre, in one release, went from a tool readers can use to, well, read, to a tool that fundamentally views books as textureless content, no more than the information contained within them. Anything about presentation, form, perspective, voice, is irrelevant to that view. Books are no longer art, they're ingots of tin to be melted down.
It is completely irrelevant to me whether this new slopware is opt-in or opt-out. Its mere presence and endorsement fundamentally undermines that stance, that it is good, actually, if readers and authors can exist in relationship to each other without also being under the control of a extractive mindset that sees books as mere vehicles, unimportant as artistic works in and of themselves.
https://wandering.shop/@xgranade/115671289658145064

#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #eBooks #eBookManager #calibre #AISlop

Cassandra is only carbon now (@[email protected])

One last thing about the Calibre thing for now, then I promise I'll take a break until I can coalesce some of these thoughts into something more coherent. Anyway, @[email protected] drew an interesting contrast between Calibre adding AI conversations and KeePassXC allowing slopcode in the repo.

The Wandering Shop