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

GIMP 3.1.2 released as a development preview of the upcoming 3.2, with new Overwrite mode, support for importing Photoshop patterns, exporting to Krita‘s .kpl palette format, and more:
https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-2-promises-new-paint-mode-support-for-importing-photoshop-patterns

Murena Fairphone (Gen. 6) launched with /e/OS 3.0, 5-year support, 12 user-replaceable parts, Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB internal storage, dual-sim support. costs €649 + shipping:
https://news.itsfoss.com/murena-fairphone-6/

Blender 5.0 will include HDR support for Linux with Vulkan + Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.0-HDR-Linux-Wayland

Canonical's Multipass VM manager is now fully FOSS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Multipass-Fully-Open-Source

qBittorrent 5.1.1 released with improved Wayland support, General tab text selectable by default in WebUI, versioning added to local preferences, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/qbittorrent-5-1-1-open-source-bittorrent-client-improves-wayland-support

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@sam tl;dr frontline tech support people at freedomphone do not know what source code is

this on its own is a red flag - avoid with prejudice to anyone who would recommend #freedomphone