Another Comeback, Another Linux Project: Ikey Doherty Introduces Barney
Ikey Doherty is back with Barney, a new Linux build project that arrives with bold ideas and familiar questions about long-term commitment.
Linux & Open Source News
Explore the latest updates from the Linux and Open Source ecosystem. Find out about the newest distributions, software releases, and community-driven projects making headlines.
Omarchy Funding Climbs to $13M, With Over $4M a Year Set for Spending
With $13 million already committed, Omacom says it will spend aggressively over the next three years to support Linux Desktop development and its wider ecosystem.
Slackware-Based Zenwalk Current Milestone 2026 Released with Linux 7.1
Zenwalk’s latest rolling snapshot brings Xfce 4.20, a BORE-patched Linux kernel 7.1, Flatpak integration, and a refreshed desktop experience.
Fish Shell 4.9 Released with Faster Tab Completion
Fish Shell 4.9 is out with a workaround for a Konsole keyboard issue, faster completions around slow symlinks, and several scripting fixes.
GNOME Moves to Formalize Major Project Decisions with New RFC Process
GNOME has entered the final comment period for a proposed RFC process designed to document and coordinate major project-wide decisions.
Brave Says Its Browser Loads Pages 20% Faster Than Major Rivals
New Brave benchmarks put the privacy-focused browser ahead of Chrome, Edge, and Firefox across several resource-usage metrics.
DankMaterialShell 1.6 “Marble Tabby” Released with Dank Island
DankMaterialShell 1.6 delivers 5.2x faster IPC, up to 8.6x faster screenshots, 19% lower idle memory use, and a new island-style bar.
Wine 11.17 Adds Initial Display Mode Emulation, Fixes 44 Bugs
Wine 11.17 is out with initial display mode emulation, better preferred UI language handling, vkd3d 2.1, and 44 bug fixes.
KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds Auto-Scrolling and Built-In Dwell Clicking
KDE Plasma 6.8 is gaining middle-click auto-scrolling, a built-in dwell clicker, improved remote desktop support, and higher-quality screen recording.
Kubernetes 1.37 “Garhwal” Brings KYAML to Stable
Kubernetes 1.37 brings KYAML to Stable, enables HorizontalPodAutoscaler scale-to-zero by default, and delivers dozens of other improvements.