Cute: some automated bot /thing/ (from a single IP) has been hammering the on-site contact form today. The first 2 messages came through, but the other 5,000 went to spam. I disabled the contact form as several hundred messages were arriving every few minutes, which isn't ideal. ☮️ (Jetpack Forms don't provide captchas, alternative form plugins are $$, and things are fine usually).
Euphonica is a slick MPD client written in Rust and GTK4/libadwaita, and it's now available on Flathub.
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Euphonica MPD Client is Now Available on Flathub
Euphonica is a slick new MPD client for Linux, written in Rust and GTK4/libadwaita. It's currently in beta, but testing is easier as it's...
 #Flatpak #Linux #Rust
Ubuntu 25.10 development builds receive a Yaru theme update, adding new icons – including a rubbish pair!
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New Icons, Theme Tweaks Land in Ubuntu 25.10
Yaru, Ubuntu's default theme, has received a refresh ahead of October's 25.10 release. The artwork drop adds new app icons, and improves ...
 #Ubuntu #Design #Linux
ICMYI: Mozilla is finally pulling the plug on 32-bit Linux builds of Firefox, a decade after most rival browsers did.
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Firefox is (Finally) Ending Support for 32 bit Linux
Mozilla is FINALLY pulling the plug on 32-bit Firefox builds for Linux, a decade after Google Chrome did the same. Why now? It says they're ge...
 #Mozilla #OpenSource #Tech
KDE Linux has hit alpha! It is an immutable Linux distro aiming to be a 'reference implementation' OS showcasing Plasma, KDE apps and development tooling.
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KDE Release First Alpha of its New Linux Distribution
KDE has launched its own immutable Linux distribution in alpha. It acts as a 'reference implementation', offering atomic updates, Flatpak...
 #Linux #KDE #OpenSource
Mozilla adds CoPilot chatbot to Firefox in the latest nightly builds, plus previews new Task and Timer widgets for the New Tab page.
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Firefox Nightly Adds CoPilot AI Chatbot + New Tab Widgets
Firefox Nightly builds add CoPilot to the chatbot sidebar, expanding the browser's range of third-party AI service integrations. Plus: new New...
 #CoPilot #firefox #opensource
ICMYI: The latest dev snapshot of GIMP adds Link Layers, a long-requested non-destructive editing feature similar to Smart Objects in Photoshop.
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GIMP 3.1.4 Dev Release Adds Link Layers, Vector Support
GIMP 3.1.4 is out, a fresh development snapshot of what will become the next major stable release. It introduces two long-awaited new features.
 #gimp #opensource #linux
"The workflow of opening a file and hand-writing code is becoming obsolete. Instead, developers will start with a prompt" — the team behind the Rust-powered Warp, an 'agentic development environment'. It's launched a suite of AI features it says will enables devs to ship 'agent-generated code all the way from prompt to production' – for a fee, ofc.
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Warp (AI Coding Tool) Touts New 'Prompt to Production' Workflow
Warp, the Agentic Development Environment, for Windows, macOS and Linux has launched a suite of new features to improve prompt-based coding.
 #ai #warp #development
Linux Mint 22.2 has been released! The new version includes theme updates, a new fingerprint utility, and refreshed software — plus the Linux 6.14 kernel.
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Linux Mint 22.2 Released, This is What's New
The new Linux Mint 22.2 release is available for download. It features theme changes, fingerprint support, and updated apps. More details inside.
 #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxMint