📰 Open Source Endowment Launches to Fund Critical FOSS Infrastructure
The Open Source Endowment introduces an investment-backed model to provide sustainable funding for widely used open source projects.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/open-source-endowment-launches-to-fund-critical-foss-infrastructure/
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📰 Calibre 9.4 Adds “Reading Stats” to the E-Book Viewer to Show Reading Progress
Calibre 9.4 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with "reading stats" to the E-book viewer to show reading progress, a nicer Edit book UI, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-4-adds-reading-stats-to-the-e-book-viewer-to-show-reading-progress
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📰 Microsoft Updates DirectX Shader Compiler With Improved Vulkan Driver Interoperability
Microsoft has published a new version of its open-source DirectX Shader Compiler. Besides adding Shader Model 6.9 production support, making this DX Compiler update interesting to us are the SPIR-V back-end improvements and enhancing interoperability with Vulkan drivers...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DX-Shader-Compiler-Better-VLK
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📰 GStreamer 1.28.1 Released with Support for the AV1 Stateful V4L2 Decoder
GStreamer 1.28.1 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with a new Whisper-based speech-to-text transcription element and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-1-released-with-support-for-the-av1-stateful-v4l2-decoder
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📰 The OpenClaw Hype: Analysis of Chatter from Open-Source Deep and Dark Web
OpenClaw has sparked heavy Telegram and dark web chatter, but Flare's data shows more research hype than mass exploitation. Flare explains how its telemetry found real supply-chain risk in the skills marketplace, yet limited signs of large-scale criminal operationalization.
🔗 Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-openclaw-hype-analysis-of-chatter-from-open-source-deep-and-dark-web/
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📰 Mozilla Thunderbird 148 Released with EWS Improvements
Mozilla Thunderbird 148, an open-source email client, is out with PKCE authentication for Yahoo and AOL and improved Exchange support.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-thunderbird-148-released-with-ews-improvements/
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📰 AOMedia Begins Developing OAC Next Generation Open Audio Codec
The Alliance for Open Media has started developing OAC, a new open-source audio codec intended as the long-term successor to Opus.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/aomedia-begins-developing-oac-next-generation-open-audio-codec/
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📰 Australia's Cyber Agency Releases Azul, an Open Source Malware Analysis Repository
Think of it as a searchable, automated knowledge base for malware.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/azul-malware-analysis-repository/
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📰 Widelands, the open source Settlers-like devs plan to ban all AI generated contributions
Widelands is a free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, and their developers appear to be setting a firm stance against an AI generated contributions.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/widelands-the-open-source-settlers-like-devs-plan-to-ban-all-ai-generated-contributions/
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📰 Olimex ESP32-P4-PC is an open source IoT board with a 400 MHz dual-core RISC-V chip and plenty of I/O for $29
Open hardware maker Olimex has introduced a new development board powered by an ESP32-P4 processor featuring a dual-core 400 MHz RISC-V processor, and a low-power 40 MHz RISC-V microcontroller core. With just 768 KB of internal memory, 32MB of PSRAM, and 16MB of SPI flash storage, the Olimex ESP32-P4-PC is clearly not meant for use .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/olimex-esp32-p4-pc-is-an-open-source-iot-board-with-a-400-mhz-dual-core-risc-v-chip-and-plenty-of-i-o-for-29/
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📰 Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live
The first release of 0 A.D. that doesn't have an "Alpha" label attached, as the free and open source RTS has grown up with their faster release schedule.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/free-and-open-source-rts-0-a-d-release-28-boiorix-is-live/
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📰 I found an open-source Canva alternative, and it handles everything I actually need
Finding good free and open-source alternatives to popular design tools like Canva can feel like a scavenger hunt. Many open-source graphics options look outdated, are missing core or advanced features, and often just don’t flow the way modern tools should. I’ve tried dozens of graphics apps, and some gems have their moments, but I don’t stick with most of them for serious work.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/open-source-canva-alternative-graphite/
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