(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

Firefox 151 Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-151-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new

Firefox 152 Enters Public Beta Testing with Many Changes and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-152-enters-public-beta-testing-with-many-changes-and-improvements

Firefox 153 Nightly available with new settings UI, page sharing via QR code, AI controls on Android etc.:
https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/153.0a1/releasenotes/

Mozilla announces AI controls for Firefox mobile:
https://betanews.com/article/mozilla-announces-ai-controls-for-firefox-mobile/

Firefox expands Shake to Summarize feature to Android and more languages on iOS:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/firefox-expands-shake-to-summarize-feature-to-android-and-more-languages-on-ios/

Mozilla Thunderbird 151 Enables OAuth Sign-In with Account Auto-Configuration:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-151-enables-oauth-sign-in-with-account-auto-configuration

Midori 11.8 brings partial Chrome extension support, enhanced ad-blocker, and improved VPN:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/midori-11-8-brings-partial-chrome-extension-support-enhanced-ad-blocker-and-improved-vpn/

ONLYOFFICE 9.4 is out with a stricter FOSS licence:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/onlyoffice-9-4-released

Things Are Quietly Changing at Bitwarden, and People Are Worried:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17344234/bitwarden-quiet-changes

Introducing Proton Pass for AI agents: The password manager for AI that keeps you in control:
https://proton.me/blog/pass-access-tokens
(Yeah, you should absolutely give AI agents access to your account passwords and other sensitive data 😉)

Fractal 14 Release Candidate Brings Smoother Room Filtering and Call Notifications:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/fractal-14rc-released/

Ardour 9.5 Open-Source DAW Released with Chord Editing and Quantization:
https://9to5linux.com/ardour-9-5-open-source-daw-released-with-chord-editing-and-quantization

AltStore launches on-device app sideloading without a computer or AltServer:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/altstore-launches-on-device-app-sideloading-without-a-computer-or-altserver/

Wireshark 4.6.6 Is Out with Updated Protocol Support and Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-6-6-is-out-with-updated-protocol-support-and-bug-fixes

FosseryWeb progress report:
https://social.linux.pizza/@fosserytech/116629482037576965

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Firefox #Thunderbird #Midori #ONLYOFFICE #Bitwarden #ProtonPass #Fractal #Ardour #AltStore #Wireshark #WebBrowser #Browser #Email #EmailClient #OfficeSuite #PasswordManager #Networking #FosseryTech

@astian just a fun little exercise. These three #android browsers have the same two tabs open

https://astian.org/midori-browser/compare/

https://astiango.com/?q=midori+vs+waterfox+android&type=web

Waterfox is likely higher due to me experimenting with extensions. But the only ones running in #Midori are uBlock and Dark Reader.

I have dark mode activated in #Vivaldi too. I'm not exactly worrying over 66MB memory! But Vivaldi isn't hogging my resources either.

@kuketzblog

Ich könnte noch einen Browser in die Runde werfen: #Midori

Er wird als sehr schnell, leichtgewichtig und "Privacy-Focused" beworben. Seit 2023 wird als Browser-Engine "Gecko" eingesetzt. Er hat allerdings einige Produkte der Firma #Astian, die ihn anbietet mit an Bord, die einen unsicher machen... (Astian Privacy, AstianVPN und AstianGO) - eine Gemengelage aus hohen Ansprüchen und den Interessen einer Firma.

https://www.tecmint.com/midori-lightweight-linux-browser/

https://astian.org/midori-browser/

I'm still undecided on which mobile browser will be my default, but much will hinge on tab groups. I haven't found a #Firefox fork for Android which includes container tabs, so relying on plugins for cookie isolation etc.

While there are more browsers out there, trying to differentiate one fork from another, in terms of privacy has been difficult.

The #Vivaldi / #Waterfox / #Midori combination still has no clear winner.