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It's FOSS 2 hours ago

Linus Torvalds Says He Likes Using AI, While His New Kernel Branch Credits Claude Code 📋

His eight-patch series takes advantage of AI assistance to cut the extra work the kernel does when many threads read the same file. 📋

Linuxiac 3 hours ago

LumineCapture Is a New Screenshot Tool Built for Speed on Linux 📋

Written in Rust, LumineCapture offers fast screenshots on Linux Wayland, with built-in editing, OCR, and support for KDE Plasma and COSMIC. 📋

Phoronix 4 hours ago

FreeType 2.15 Released With Apple HVF Driver, ISO Open Font Format Edition 5 📋

FreeType 2.15 is now available for this widely-used font rendering library used across many different operating systems and software applications... 📋

It's FOSS 5 hours ago

openEuler is Revamping the Development Experience of the Open Source Community With an AI Toolchain 📋

AI now reviews code and fixes CVEs in the community's pipelines, DevStation moves to a 2-week update cycle, and openEuler is layering an agent-native OS on top. 📋

9to5Linux 6 hours ago

Mozilla Firefox 159 Enters Public Beta Testing with Wayland Improvements 📋

Firefox 159 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with Wayland improvements, better support for importing Google Chrome bookmarks, and other changes. 📋

It's FOSS 6 hours ago

Linux May Get a New Home for AI Agent Skills 📋

A proposed agents directory would hold skills and other resources for coding assistants, starting with one that finds the commit behind a bug. 📋

Linux Magazine 6 hours ago

openKylin 3.0 Released with Expanded AI Integration 📋

The latest release features a pre-installed AI agent to help perform tasks. 📋

9to5Linux 7 hours ago

Ubuntu’s Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview 📋

Ubuntu's Myna local speech-to-text application is now available for public testing on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.10. 📋

Phoronix 8 hours ago

Intel Announces The GPU D Series For Crescent Island 📋

Intel announced today the GPU D Series for the enterprise-focused, inference-optimized GPU accelerators known to now as Crescent Island... 📋

Linux Magazine 8 hours ago

DigitalOcean Ends Open Source Credits Program 📋

In a change that has surprised many open source developers, DigitalOcean has decided to sunset its Open Source Credits Program. 📋

How-to Geek 8 hours ago

3 Windows-exclusive apps that actually run fine in Linux (and how I make them work) 📋

Not every approach serves every app. 📋

Linuxiac 8 hours ago

Linus Torvalds Experiments with AI-Generated Kernel Code, Sees 3x Speedup 📋

Linus Torvalds experiments with AI-generated Linux kernel code, using Claude Code to optimize memory operations and improve read performance. 📋

LWN.net 9 hours ago

[$] The 2026 Maintainers Summit 📋

The Maintainers Summit is a one-day, invitation-only gathering of about 30 kernel developers; it is held once each year to discuss policy-related issues that are not always amenable to resolution via email. The 2026 event was scheduled for October 8 in Prague, Czechia. Unsurprisingly, the discussion there was dominated by large language models (LLMs) and their effect on the development community, but some time was also found to talk about security bugs and long-term succession planning. 📋

Linuxiac 10 hours ago

Firefox 158 Adds JPEG XL Support, Improves PDF Handling on Linux 📋

Mozilla Firefox 158 adds JPEG XL image support, improves PDF generation on Linux and macOS, and delivers smoother scrolling. 📋

Foss Force 10 hours ago

Gentoo Is Looking for Infrastructure Sponsors 📋

After losing several long-running sponsors, Gentoo is seeking hosting, hardware, rack space, and cash to support its infrastructure. The post Gentoo Is Looking for Infrastructure Sponsors appeared first on FOSS Force. 📋