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Grype<p>We're on a roll! 🚀 Check out our weekly open source report for big wins: Python UV support in Syft, Grype improvements, &amp; more! <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://anchorecommunity.discourse.group/t/anchore-open-source-weekly-report-week-29-2025/503" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">anchorecommunity.discourse.gro</span><span class="invisible">up/t/anchore-open-source-weekly-report-week-29-2025/503</span></a></p>
Linuxiac<p>Learn what general-purpose Linux distros are and why they’re the go-to choice for many desktop and server users.<br><a href="https://linuxiac.com/general-purpose-linux-distros-explained/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxiac.com/general-purpose-l</span><span class="invisible">inux-distros-explained/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Danie van der Merwe<p>I’m finally able to use Wayland on an ongoing basis</p><p>It was the need for Waydroid only working under only Wayland, that forced me to again have another go at Wayland this week on my Manjaro KDE Plasma. Yet again I hit some issues, one or two of which were show-stoppers, but I have finally overcome the ...continues</p><p>See <a href="https://gadgeteer.co.za/im-finally-able-to-use-wayland-on-an-ongoing-basis/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gadgeteer.co.za/im-finally-abl</span><span class="invisible">e-to-use-wayland-on-an-ongoing-basis/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wayland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wayland</span></a></p>
OSM US<p>The OSM US team is proud to share our 2024 Annual Report. Thanks for being part of our mission to advance open mapping across the US! </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://openstreetmap.us/download/OpenStreetMapUS_AnnualReport_2024.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.us/download/Open</span><span class="invisible">StreetMapUS_AnnualReport_2024.pdf</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenStreetMap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStreetMap</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/opendata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opendata</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/geospatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geospatial</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSM</span></a></p>
FOSS Post<p>Firefox 141 has been released.<br><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/141.0/releasenotes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/141.</span><span class="invisible">0/releasenotes/</span></a></p><p>Now ships with a local AI model and vertical tabs. 🙊</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a></p>
heise online English<p>Intel takes the axe: Clear Linux OS abruptly discontinued</p><p>The Clear Linux OS, optimized for performance and container operation, is history. It remains to be seen why Intel has suddenly discontinued the distribution.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/en/news/Intel-takes-the-axe-Clear-Linux-OS-abruptly-discontinued-10496373.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/en/news/Intel-takes-t</span><span class="invisible">he-axe-Clear-Linux-OS-abruptly-discontinued-10496373.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Betriebssystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Betriebssystem</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Containerisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Containerisierung</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/LinuxDistribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxDistribution</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Danie van der Merwe<p>Harper is a grammar checker that is on-device and open source</p><p>“When it comes to grammar checking, Grammarly is the premium tool for it. It’s a proprietary tool, and it was among the first one to make a mark as a web-based Grammar checking tool. Then there is LanguageTool that is/was open source, made in German ...continues</p><p>See <a href="https://gadgeteer.co.za/harper-is-a-grammar-checker-that-is-on-device-and-open-source/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gadgeteer.co.za/harper-is-a-gr</span><span class="invisible">ammar-checker-that-is-on-device-and-open-source/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spellchecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spellchecker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
Loki the Cat<p>Google launches OSS Rebuild: their new system double-checks packages from PyPI, npm, and Crates.io by rebuilding them independently. When 77% of apps run on open source worth $12 trillion, having a bouncer at the dependency party isn't the worst idea 🕵️</p><p><a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/22/144239/google-launches-oss-rebuild" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/</span><span class="invisible">22/144239/google-launches-oss-rebuild</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>The Most Popular <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ClearLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClearLinux</span></a> Benchmarks &amp; <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Intel</span></a>'s Software Innovations Over Its History<br>This article is just a recap of the most popular Clear <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> tests and news from over the years to reminisce over the great software innovations that Intel engineers drove into this <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> project. <br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Clear-Linux-Popular-Recap" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Clear-Linux-</span><span class="invisible">Popular-Recap</span></a></p>
OpenUK<p>Nominate yourself or a colleague in the OpenUK Awards 2025 Open Source Security category sponsored by Control Plane 💫 <a href="https://openuk.uk/awards" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">openuk.uk/awards</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Shortlist September <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/openukawards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openukawards</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> 🏆🌟</p>
Posit<p>What makes tools truly useful? </p><p>Episode 2 of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TheTestSet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheTestSet</span></a> features Wes McKinney (Part 1of 2!) sharing his experience building Pandas &amp; Arrow, plus his surprising past in speedrun communities.</p><p>Tune in for his story at thetestset.co, on Spotify, or Apple Podcasts</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DataStack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataStack</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DataEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a></p>
omg! ubuntu<p>Skip running multiple commands to update packages on Ubuntu with TopGrade, a CLI tool able to upgrade everything, from apt to snap, vscode plugins to pip – all with just a single command.</p><p><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/topgrade-ubuntu-one-command-updater?v1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/topgra</span><span class="invisible">de-ubuntu-one-command-updater?v1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ubuntu</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
9to5Linux<p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/IPFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IPFire</span></a> 2.29 Core Update 196 Improves WireGuard Support, Modenizes Console Graphics Stack <a href="https://9to5linux.com/ipfire-2-29-core-update-196-improves-wireguard-support-console-graphics-stack" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/ipfire-2-29-core</span><span class="invisible">-update-196-improves-wireguard-support-console-graphics-stack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Micah Sherr<p>Nerd post!</p><p>I just discovered that <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DuckDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDB</span></a> (follow at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@duckdb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>duckdb</span></a></span>), which is a really cool <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> tool that allows you to directly do SQL queries against csv, json, and many more file types (among with many other features), also lets you output query results directly to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/LaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaTeX</span></a>.</p>
Guillaume Tronix :nix: :emacs: :linux:<p>Screenshot editing software Gradia 1.7 adds new tool to showcase code snippet images</p><p>Gradia1.7.0 is now available as the latest version of this free and open source screenshot editing tool for Linux users.</p><p><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/screenshot-editing-software-gradia-1-7-adds-new-tool-to-showcase-code-snippet-images/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/</span><span class="invisible">screenshot-editing-software-gradia-1-7-adds-new-tool-to-showcase-code-snippet-images/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
IanTwenty<p>This toot got some interest and I'd like to learn more about filing taxes in a free and open way in the UK. A Lemmy community might be more appropriate for such a broad topic so I made one on the UK-centric feddit.uk:</p><p><a href="https://feddit.uk/c/makingtaxdigital_freeandopen" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">feddit.uk/c/makingtaxdigital_f</span><span class="invisible">reeandopen</span></a></p><p>Subscribe and share any thoughts on Making Tax Digital (both as individuals and businesses), filing taxes, accounting with free and open source software etc.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/hmrc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hmrc</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a></p>
codepilot<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bau-ha.us/@CCC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CCC</span></a></span> Natürlich bei der <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tagesschau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tagesschau</span></a> kein Wort über den Sicherheitsaspekt und die vom CCC aufgezeigten Lücken... dass so ein wichtiges und sensibles Projekt wie die <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ePA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ePA</span></a> als <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> und <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/dezentral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dezentral</span></a> entwickelt und umgesetzt werden muss, wo mehrere Menschen an einem Strang ziehen und Kompetenzen und Aspekte vorher zusammen und sicher evaluiert werden...</p>
9to5Linux<p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Fwupd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fwupd</span></a> 2.0.13 <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> Firmware Updater Adds Support for HP USB-C 100W G6 Dock and More MediaTek Scaler Devices <a href="https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-0-13-linux-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-hp-usb-c-100w-g6-dock" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-0-13-lin</span><span class="invisible">ux-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-hp-usb-c-100w-g6-dock</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a></p>
omg! ubuntu<p>AI-assisted tab groups, reduced memory usage on Linux, unit conversions in the address bar AND expanded PiP support – it's Firefox 141. </p><p><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/firefox-141-release-ai-tabs-linux-memory" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/firefo</span><span class="invisible">x-141-release-ai-tabs-linux-memory</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefox</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a></p>
:arch: XeroLinux :kdelight:<p>Hey y'all !</p><p>Just posted first update to my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NixOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NixOS</span></a> challenge. It's been two weeks now. Just started using <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NixOSFlakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NixOSFlakes</span></a> !</p><p>Read on to know more <br><a href="https://bytes.xerolinux.xyz/posts/nixos-challenge/#update-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bytes.xerolinux.xyz/posts/nixo</span><span class="invisible">s-challenge/#update-1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
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