Linux & Open Source News

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Security Alert: Keylogging Plugin Discovered in Pidgin Messaging App

OnAugust 27, 2024

Critical warning: Pidgin users warned of ss-otr plugin containing a keylogger, shares screenshots. Immediate uninstall is advised.

Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund Injects €686,400 into FreeBSD

OnAugust 27, 2024

Germany's STF funds FreeBSD with €686,400 to advance zero trust builds & SBOM tooling for enhanced security.

GParted Celebrates 20 Years of Partition Management Excellence

OnAugust 26, 2024

From 2004 to 2024, GParted celebrates 20 impactful years in tech, with 34M downloads and global usage in 250 countries.

LibreELEC 12.0.1 Rolls Out with Kodi 21.1 Upgrade

OnAugust 26, 2024

LibreELEC 12.0.1 media center is out! Transition to aarch64 for Raspberry Pi 4/5. Here's more on that.

Torvalds Expresses Regret Over Merging Bcachefs into Kernel

OnAugust 26, 2024

Linus Torvalds criticizes Bcachefs' development in the Linux kernel, expressing frustration over unstable updates.

Wine 9.16 Debuts with Initial Driver Store Implementation

OnAugust 25, 2024

Wine 9.16 launches with Driver Store, Wayland Pbuffer support, MSHTML updates, and more.

Meet Redis 8: The Fastest and Most Versatile Redis Yet

OnAugust 25, 2024

Redis introduced Redis Flex, cutting costs by 80%, and launched Redis for AI, empowering devs to build and deploy fast GenAI apps efficiently.

FreshRSS 1.24.2 Rolls Out New Security Features and Extensions

OnAugust 24, 2024

FreshRSS 1.24.2 self-hosted RSS feed aggregator focuses on quality, introduces PHP 8.4+ compatibility, and new features for article sharing and user extensions.