Week highlights: @GIMP is getting an SVG exporter; Ton Roosendaal is stepping down as executive director of @Blender πŸ”Ά Foundation; @Kdenlive is planning exciting new features; @FreeCAD is launching a bughunt for v1.1.
So much happened last week in FOSS: new releases of Gradia, RapidRAW, and displaycal; @GIMP is getting SVG exporting and in-app notifications, [@krita]( ) is getting color management support on Wayland, @Blender πŸ”Ά just got another major corporate sponsor. Unnoticed earlier development: the Surge XT project has an OB-Xd fork as a new arrival
"We tested 21 leading AI models on how they handle self-harm scenarios. The results were sobering." image
"A rich library of 2,500 new fonts and integrated LUTs in Kdenlive, with all plugins pre-installed and ready to useβ€”perfect for graphic designers and creatives." This is from the latest Modicia distro release announcement. Dear developers, it's okay to use AI to assist you with content as long as you stay on top of it. When you use its output uncritically, you no longer manage the AI, it manages you.
Week highlights: new releases of RapidRaw, Gradia, @Friction, and Handbrake; new features in @GIMP
Weekly recap: new major releases of PixiEditor and Flameshot, new features coming to @GIMP, @FreeCAD @npub1kjg4...x5v4 and @Ardour DAW
Belated weekly update: new releases of Shotcut and Qtractor, the Blender team starts working on an iPad port
Week highlights: new @Blender πŸ”Ά, RapidRAW, Gradia, Sigil, and Hydrogen releases; new @npub1jtat...8zna UI prototypes. TBH, there were four RapidRAW releases last week, all with new features. The developer says he uses AI for development. Do whatever you like with this information. I don't know anything anymore :) See here for the full post:
On a separate note, picking artworks for the dedicated section of weeklies has become challenging. There isn't a ton of polished work to begin with (I look through hundreds every time), and then many artworks that look polished turn out to be AI-generated according to online tests. The worst part is that, at least for text, AI detection is unreliable. I recently tested one such service by feeding it content that was knowingly human-written, and got "75-92% AI-generated" in results.
(Double-) week highlights: new releases of @GIMP, @npub1jtat...8zna, Cardinal by @npub1uzx2...06u5; new features in @FreeCAD and @FreeCAD